Environmental Policy

Environmental Management System

Pickfords' Environmental Management System (EMS) is designed to reduce the waste and pollution generated by its commercial activities. 

The EMS details the procedures for all aspects of the business including:

Effective waste management

Detailed procedures for the disposal or re-cycling of packing materials such as wood, cardboard, paper as well as re-cycling plastic cups, printer cartridges and other office materials.

Fuel and energy

As part of the EMS,  Pickfords has reviewed the fuel efficiency of all its vehicles and improved the maintenance procedures to minimise emissions and achieve maximum fuel efficiency.

Evironmental impairment

The EMS process forced the business to review everything from the detergents we use to clean the vehicles to the way we store and manage fuel at our sites.  New systems and procedures have now been put into place to minimise the impact on the enivironment.

Awareness and training

New policy, procedures and systems involve every member of our staff.  Training programmes were set up for new and existing staff and internal auditors check our performance to make sure the EMS continues to represent our current best practice.

Less than 12 months following the decision to write the EMS,  Pickfords was accredited with ISO 14001, the international standard for an Environmental Management System.