At Holden we pride ourselves on taking every possible care to ensure we minimise the energy we use and reduce our impact on the environment.
We aim to recycle as much of our waste materials as possible. Unfortunately some products that we are required to use are not recyclable, where suitable alternatives are not available we dispose of waste in accordance with the latest government legislation.
In a typical year we would recycle the following:
400 cubic metres of Cardboard
3200 Tyres
35000 litres of Engine Oil
8000 litres of other Lubricants and Fluids
9800 litres of Aerosols and Sprays
30 cubic metres of Waste Paper
All Brake Components
Batteries
Contaminated Fuel
Furthermore we have undertaken a series of initiatives to reduce the energy we use in running our business. These include:
Installing a computer system to optimise the heating of our workshops & parts departments. By calculating the optimum times to start and stop our heating system we can reduce the amount of electricity needed. The heating can not be left on at night and will cut out if a door is left open.
Urinals have been converted to reduce waste water from unnecessary flushing when they have not been used.
Where possible low energy light bulbs have been installed throughout the group.
Our most commonly used paper products are sourced from ecologically sound suppliers.
We are also in the process of converting all our internal management systems to operate electronically - this will significantly reduce the amount of paper we use within the businesses.