ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGMENT
Andrew James Ltd has since its conception recognized its responsibility to reduce the impact of our activities on our immediate surroundings and, just as importantly, on the wider environment as a whole. This is now one of our companies’ primary drivers and as such we have committed to working alongside the ISO registration system to ensure that Andrew James Ltd works towards ISO18001.
On most major projects we now routinely prepare an environmental aspect and impact assessment to identify any environmental impact that our activity may create. This assessment enables us to define and thus control the acceptable limits for emissions, minimum levels for recycling, any monitoring procedures and compliance with any legislation.
Inevitably, our work brings us into close contact with people; their work places, where they live and where they play. It is therefore incumbent upon us to eliminate or at least minimise pollution and emissions from our work sites.
By employing modern demolition techniques with well maintained plant and equipment, we are able to limit/eliminate noise, vibration, dust, contamination, spillages, excessive carbon emissions etc. With well planned traffic management plans, we can also reduce disruption from excessive vehicle movements to and from site.
Any responsible contractor has been able to recycle extremely high levels of materials off site (up to 85%) over many years. However their ability has been restricted by the economic and commercial pressures placed upon clients. Today clients now have the opportunity to commit wholeheartedly to recycling initiatives and Andrew James Ltd is able to help achieve their goals.
On site segregation of materials regularly contributes to the sustainability of the project as well as providing cost reductions to the client. Concrete and brick rubble can be crushed on site for later reuse, which not only meets recycling objectives but also has a beneficial environmental impact on the project.
