Sustainability

Sustainable solutions to reduce your carbon footprint

Manufacturing with minimal environmental impact

Portastor is committed to minimising the impact of its activities on the environment, while focusing on meeting the needs of its customers. We are always striving to improve the sustainability of our products and processes - keeping our carbon footprint to a minimum. To reinforce our sustainable commitment, we are working towards gaining accreditation to the widely recognised ISO 14001:2004 standard.

Cut the environmental costs of equipment-housing installation

All of our products are manufactured under carefully controlled conditions in modern production facilities, where energy is used efficiently and waste is minimised. Studies have shown that our factory-based construction methods offer considerable environmental, economic and social benefits:

Environmental benefits

• Reduced noise and pollution: Our manufacturing methods mean that during the installation phase there are fewer vehicle movements both on your site and delivering materials to your site - creating less pollution through reduced vehicle mileage. Noise levels on site are also minimised.
• Recycling of materials: Portastor products are manufactured with ease of disassembly and recycling in mind. Bolted components can easily be dismantled and re-used, and steel is endlessly recyclable.
• Less waste: The amount of waste generated at both the factory and the site location is minimised. The Portastor manufacturing facility in York recycles more than 75% of its waste, and the cost of waste sent to landfill has been reduced by 50% over the last three years.
  
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Economic benefits

• Construction predictability: Costly time and budget overruns are a major concern for any construction project. Because it is factory based, our manufacturing process is not disrupted by weather conditions, site characteristics or trade shortages.
• Speed of construction: With our off-site building methods, build times can be reduced by up to 50% compared to traditional construction, leading to an earlier return on investment.
• Quality control: The factory-based manufacturing environment delivers consistently high quality standards through close control of the entire construction process - our quality management system is certified to ISO 9001:2000.

Social benefits

• Improved health and safety: Factory-based construction offers an intrinsically safer working environment than a traditional construction site.

Benefits for today - and future generations

By choosing to purchase Portastorequipment housings over site-built alternatives, you can achieve cost savings in both the short term and over the life of the structure, as well as reducing the impact of your activities on the environment for the benefit of future generations.

Find out what our customers think…

Take a look at our case studies, to find out how we have fulfilled the diverse requirements of customers in all industry sectors, around the world. You can also visit our manufacturing facilities to see how off-site construction and more than 50 years’ experience can benefit your organisation. We will arrange everything.

Find out more

For more information about any of our products and services, contact us today.

Telephone: +44 (0)845 60 41 443