The Directors and Staff at Qing Cables Ltd are committed to limiting the impact of its activities on the environment through firstly; reduction, secondly; reuse, and lastly; recycling wherever possible. The disciplines of this are incorporated into our Quality and Procedures manuals. Whilst we may not have ISO14001accreditation, we are always looking to reduce our carbon footprint.
They also form part of our corporate social responsibility (CSR)
What have Qing Cables Ltd actively done to limit our impact on the planet?
2015: 10KW Solar Panels installed
2016: LED Lighting Installed
2016: All Polythene / Wood / Cardboard is recycled
2016: All toner / print cartridges sent for recycling / re-use.
2019: Zero waste to landfill implemented
2019: New accounts software reduces amount of printing / paper used. All invoices now emailed.
2019: Clean flat cardboard now shredded to re-use for packaging and help minimise any damage in transit.
2023: 100% of our company cars are now electric
2024: Implemented a policy to further reduce plastic packaging used in and around our cable reels.
2025: CIBSE TM65 Embodied Carbon figures collated – if we have them, they’re on our specifications!
2025: Move to larger premises which will reduce raw materials / energy on site
2025: New warehouse has LED lights on motion sensors / timers.
2026: Solar Panels planned for later this year with battery storage
2026: Installation of insulation where none previouslyy existed to reduce energy used.
2026: Removal of gas heating, moved to aircon units which will run from planned solar / battery.
If every Brit sent one less thank you email a day, we would save 16,433 tonnes of carbon a year – the same as 81,152 flights to Madrid
