novograf environmental position     

It is our belief that a safe, healthy, sustainable environment is in the best interests of everyone, including business. We also believe that the environment is everyone’s responsibility. We encourage all our staff, suppliers and customers to think the same way and to act responsibly.

Much of novograf’s business portfolio is the refresh, rejuvenation and life extension of existing client assets, helping reduce the use of precious resources, and minimising overall carbon footprints.  

novograf is committed to a proactive and practical environmental policy delivering measurable improvement in performance. The primary objectives of our policy are:

·         To constantly seek ways of reducing our usage of raw materials, including utilities and to re-use or recycle materials.

·         By thoroughly examining our activities and their impact on the environment we endeavour to minimise emissions and prevent pollution.

·         In consultation with new and existing suppliers we source and assess more environmentally gentle alternative materials.

In order to deliver these objectives novograf has made a number of commitments: 
 

·         We were one of the first companies in our industry to be awarded ISO 14001 certification, the environmental standard, and have dedicated ourselves to implementing an operational system which helps to sustain the environment. We have set up processes to minimise wastage, energy usage, emissions and prevent pollution. ISO 14001 ensures a continuous cycle of planning, checking, implementing, analysing and improving our everyday operations.

·         We are working with our staff, suppliers and customers to reduce our usage of raw materials by reducing, reusing, recycling and continually seeking alternative environmentally gentle materials.

·         Our objectives and targets are established and updated as part of our continual environmental improvement.

·         We regularly audit performance and emissions.

·         We adherence to strict regulatory requirements through consultation with directive bodies to ensure compliance and up to date knowledge of standards. It is always our objective to strive to exceed any regulatory standards.

·         We have regular consultations with suppliers, customers and employees to promote our environmental policy.

·         All major suppliers and sub-contractors are informed of our policy and similar environmental standards are encouraged from them.

·         There is an ongoing initiative to reduce waste at all levels of the organisation (temperature control, ‘lights out’, input waste levels, process waste, recycling etc.).

·         Commitment of adequate resources is ongoing, both human and financial, to implement and maintain this policy.

·         It is our intention to continue to design and develop products and processes in line with this policy. 
 

novograf environmental initiatives 
 

Low impact solutions

Many of our big brand clients have specified novograf products in their latest generation of stores as our products and business operations are in line with their own stringent environmental policies.

lamigraf™

Our flag ship product lamigraf™ is a high performance alternative to vinyl based materials. lamigraf™ is made from constituents that do not produce the environmental and metabolic toxins associated with vinyl’s manufacture and disposal and is a significantly environmentally gentler product to use. lamigraf™ has limitless design possibilities, is hardwearing and scratch resistant, making it an economic and environmentally gentler alternative to many other products.

ecofilm™

ecofilm™ is our environmentally gentle, high performance alternative to self-adhesive vinyl for windows. This product is free from plasticiser contaminants inherent in vinyl’s lifecycle. It is harder wearing and lower profile than self-adhesive vinyl, and extremely pick resistant, making it ideal for applications with high traffic, with a significantly longer life.  At end of life these novograf products do not leach contaminating degradation products.

Non-solvent inks

novograf has been using biodegradable non-solvent inks for over ten years resulting in a safe and clean printing process.

Our team

All personnel at novograf share an enthusiasm and dedication to protecting our world and are encouraged to contribute their own ideas to ensure the progression and improvement of all policies. 

All staff are fully trained on novograf's environmental policies. Please contact us if you have any questions regarding this.

Our promise

To continually strive to improve our business practices so as to reduce waste, preserve our world’s natural resources and together help tackle climate change.

Find out more about novograf's PVC reduction policy.