Superglass, one of the leading manufacturers of glass insolvent in Great Britain, officially scratches white pallets from its supply chain as part of his ambitious sustainability obligations by becoming an early user of recovery, repair and reuse, the pallet loop.
From early April, the products from Superglass -Mineralmineral -Woll insulation will be distributed on the striking green pallets of the pallet loop, which are repeatedly installed in the building materials of the building materials.
The pallet loop (part of the BSW group) helps the British building to reduce its wood consumption for pallet production, reduce waste and to improve its sustainability registrations. Every year, 20 million new pallets are made for use in the industry, with most skipped or scrapped (~ 90%). The service-oriented model of the pallet loop shifts the dial to pallet waste and replaces the sale of traditional “white” pallets with a series of reusable pallets, which are typically up to 25% stronger than standard pallets and a CO2 footprint. The pallet loop also drives the return with a repayment of up to 4 GBP for every green loop that was collected for reuse.
Superglass offers its products home owners, facilities, householders, installers and dealers. The company's production facility in Stirling is one of the most advanced Europe and uses lean production techniques to minimize waste and to make insulation to order.
Superglass -Glass -Mineral -Woll -Solung products can save more than 200 times the energy that is normally used in the creation and transport. In addition, the glass mineral wool insulation is made of recycled glass content of up to 84%, has a BRE Green rating of A+and has no ozone switching potential and global heating potential. All Superglass products are also considered non-flammable with a fire classification of Euroclass A1, which is the highest possible evaluation if they are tested on the fire on BS EN 13501-1 reaction.
The ETEX Group, which Superglass acquired in 2023, also signed the United Nations Global Compact and prioritized its sustainable development goals (SDG) for the goals set for 2030. As part of the voluntary initiative, the members undertake to support a precautionary measure for the environmental challenges, to promote greater environmental responsibility and diffusion of the development and diffusion of the development and diffusion of environmental technology.
Theresa McLean, ETEX UK Isolation Leader, said: “The opportunity to reduce hundreds of tons of waste in our supply chain have a simple decision for us. Through the partnership with the pallet loop, we can decisively lower the amount of construction waste that goes to the landfill.
“Programs such as the pallet loop are of crucial importance for organizations such as ours, since they create a model of economics model that is urgently required to protect the planet. This is exactly what we are obliged to support our sustainability efforts here at Superglass.
“We have always been a sustainable organization that is committed to reducing waste and saving valuable resources, but as an industry we can and must do more. Entry to the Pallet Loop program is the perfect way for us to mark our sustainability efforts all year round at the beginning of 2025 and at the same time provide our customers out of excellent services. “
Paul Lewis, founder of the pallet loop, said: “We are happy to welcome super glass on the pallet loop. The company's decision to transport its isolation products on our green reusable pallets provides further evidence that the pallet loop is the right one for the construction industry and the planet.
“It is an exciting time for everyone who is connected to the pallet loop. The number of Green Loop pallets that are returned for reuse is increasing the week after week, and since more green pallets are entered in the supply chain of building materials this year, there are more opportunities for pallet recipients to save money, reduce waste and reduce their CO2 footprint. “
In conjunction with Scott pallets, the pallet loop operates a wide network of pallet manufacturing and pallet collective centers. Since its Green Loop pallets in May 2024, the Pallet Loop estimates started that it helped the construction sector to reduce wooden waste by around 9,500 tons. The use of its reusable pallets also means that 13,077 cubic meters of wood were released for other long -term carbon storage applications.