The most advanced facility of its kind
Smart is fully committed to achieving a greener environment and so every aspect of our activities, from the procurement of raw materials to the delivery of finished goods, is conducted in accordance with sound environmental practices and in line with UK and EU environmental regulations and legislation.
Smart is fully committed to achieving a greener environment
Smart is fully committed to achieving a greener environment and so every aspect of our activities, from the procurement of raw materials to the delivery of finished goods, is conducted in accordance with sound environmental practices and in line with UK and EU environmental regulations and legislation.
Throughout our development, environmental considerations have been central to our planning, and to help formalise our processes and procedures, in 2011 we achieved ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management Systems certification.
Our goal is to achieve a completely carbon-neutral production operation, which we intend to achieve through a combination of continued investment in efficient machinery; the operation of effective environmental management systems; the use of waste capture and recycling techniques and the introduction of sustainable power generation from natural resources.
Our ambition is to protect our environment and reduce our impact
We also work extremely closely and collaboratively with our local supply chain to improve the CO₂ output through the value chain. The suppliers we work with provide us some of the lowest production CO₂ footprint in the world, whilst also enabling us to recycle 100% of our waste. In 2022 we received 60% of our raw material with our own recycled content.
In 2022, the recycle content of our aluminium billet was 62%, with 100% of all our aluminium waste being recycled.
We continue to invest in efficient machinery, effective environmental management systems and waste capture and recycling systems, as well as the use of sustainable power generation.
In line with our commitment to sustainable manufacture, our finishing plant incorporates a number of environmental features. For example, our rainwater capture system holds up to 900,000 litres of collected rainwater which is filtered for cleaning prior to use in the pre-treatment process – the alkaline-based pre-treatment process is 100% chromate free.
Responsibly Sourced Aluminium
We source aluminium billet only from three of the world’s leading suppliers.
Working Towards Carbon Neutrality
We aim to achieve carbon-neutral production through continued investment in efficient machinery, waste capture and recycling techniques and sustainable power generation.
Waste Capture and Recycling
Our waste capture and recycling techniques are integral to our sustainable manufacturing ethos – and our drive to achieving carbon neutrality.