Launched at Ecobuild 2007, Aggregate Industries’ new Sustainable Products brochure is now available containing sustainable product examples from asphalt to ready-mixed concrete.

The high-quality 26-page book showcases products from its businesses which have especially strong sustainability credentials, ranging from the use of recycled materials to Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS).
 
A founding member of the UK Green Building Council, Aggregate Industries has created an instantly recognisable symbol and strapline, ‘sustainable solutions that won’t cost the earth’ to highlight the products and services which satisfy certain criteria.

Product Brands which have merited the use of the Sustainable icon include: Charcon EcoPave, EcoKerb and SuDS, Masterblock Enviroblock, Fyfestone Enviromasonry, Bradstone Old Town Chelsea Cobble, London Claycrete and Bardon Superflex. Sustainable aggregates are also featured within the publication. Aggregate Industries’ range of sustainable products can be specified for a wide range of sectors from sports and leisure to infrastructure, residential and commercial building.
 
Dr Miles Watkins, Aggregate Industries’ director of group environmental & corporate social responsibility, says: “Sustainability is an integral element of our overall business strategy. In response to growing demand, we have developed a variety of products with considerably enhanced sustainability performance over the standard market place offerings.

“The products detailed in our Sustainable Products Brochure represent the beginning of what we see as an expanding line of developments, designed to help meet the requirements of the Code for Sustainable Homes, BREEAM¹, CEEQUAL³, Agenda 21 principles and other construction drivers for our customers.”
 
As an indication of its commitment to the environment and sustainability, Aggregate Industries has agreed a target of net reductions within its production processes, beginning with reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

The target is to reach a 12.5% reduction per tonne of production by the end of 2010. It has also introduced comprehensive programmes on biodiversity, carbon management and community engagement.