Australia's Leading Range of Thermally Broken Aluminium Windows and Doors
Australia's Leading Range of Thermally Broken Aluminium Windows and Doors
As a market leader in its product segment, AWS were early adopters of sustainable innovation. AWS recognises that innovating for ‘green’ buildings was once considered a concept and now viewed as a well and truly essential factor.
Derived from the push for green buildings and energy efficiencies, AWS sees the importance of seeking to achieve ‘best practice’ status on a range of environmental management issues. The quest for excellence in practices that affect economic and environmental sustainability is a journey rather than a destination and the company recognises that green initiatives will be intrinsic to its strategy over the long term.
Aluminium is one of the most abundant metals in the earth’s crust. Studies have indicated that aluminium and wood windows typically las over 40 years, while PVC has an optimum life of 25 years. Aluminium is notable for its ability to be recycles indefinitely owing to its high intrinsic value and the widespread industrial infrastructure devoted to re-melt and re-purification of the metal. Recycled aluminium accounts for one third of global consumption.
Within AWS warehousing, distribution and office activities, a number of environmental initiatives are in place.
· Damaged or reject aluminium extrusions are recycled back through a remelt contractor.
· At AWS Dandenong, all cardboard cartons and packaging is collected compacted and called in site, prior to being sent to a recycles
· AWS’s Prestons warehouse recycle or reuse all packaging materials – polystyrene packers, wooden cleats, cardboard and steel strapping.
AWS recognises that environmental sustainability must rank alongside economic sustainability in its business plan.
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