Sustainability Services
Sustainability is becoming an increasingly important issue across all industries, helping to drive product and process performance, improve cost efficiencies, generate new revenue streams and enhance corporate responsibility strategies.
At CERAM, thanks to our materials expertise, analytical abilities, consultancy experience and industry knowledge, we are able to help clients with a broad range of sustainability services, including:
Energy Management
Energy costs and legislation are driving energy management strategies. We can monitor and report on energy usage, verify data and work with you to plan and implement a reduction strategy.
Waste Management
At CERAM we can advise you on how to improve yields and avoid generating waste and how to recycle and find novel uses for any waste that is generated.
Alternative Raw Materials
What was once considered waste is now finding use in many different manufacturing processes. We offer expert consultancy and testing of Alternative Raw Materials to maximise cost efficiencies of processes and products and increase materials security.
Carbon Management Services
Our consultants will help you to understand and manage your carbon management strategy - from monitoring, reporting and verifying to reduction strategy planning and implementation.
Our services are backed up by:
- Information Services - guidance on future and current legislation including regular environmental bulletins
- Testing & Analysis - materials scientists use state-of-the-art equipment to test to the latest standards to ensure performance, quality and legislative conformity
- Consultancy - our energy, waste and carbon experts work closely with you to develop sustainable strategies for the future.
CERAM Projects:
- MARSS Survey - Alternative, recycled and secondary raw materials survey undertaken yearly on behalf of the UK brick manufacturing sector
- Assessment of recycled materials into construction products
- Assessment of potential leaching of dangerous substances from construction products
- Alternative uses for manufacturing "waste" streams into construction products
- Assessment of bio-fuels and landfill gas analysis
- Assessment of waste for Waste Acceptance Criteria
- Manufacturing process optimisation to enable energy reduction
- Assessment of flue gas scrubber technologies and the composition of fuel gas scrubber media post scrubbing
- Carbon footprinting manufacturing processes.