Environmental

Committed to comprehensive environmental management, using a recognised system, Bbi is also proud to be distinctive in its modern and apolitical attitude to the issues.

Bbi's approach is:

Progressive, yet realistic, aiming for continuous improvements in performance whilst assuring value.
Novel and intelligent, using clever design and technology to address the built environment and assets.
Fluid, with actions and policies tracking changing contexts and circumstances to maintain environmental harmony and assure legislative compliance.
Open, with all stakeholders being able to contribute and all outputs being reported in the public domain.

Manufacturing and Environmental Standards

Since its inception in the late eighties, Bbi has sought and developed close partnerships with major manufactures in both the furniture and construction industries. These relationships have had many commercial and environmental benefits for our clients.

“...have developed
products with a re-cyclability
quotient as high as 98%.”

All of our major manufacturering partners have achieved ISO 14001; as a result of this process some have developed products with a re-cyclability quotient as high as 98%.

Our designers, as standard practice, specify and design building control systems that are environmentally produced and operated to reduce energy consumption, providing lower costs for our clients and benefits for the environment.

Green Works

Another recent initiative is our support for Green Works. Green Works is a nationwide award winning charity that diverts redundant, used office furniture away from landfill whilst also providing employment opportunities for disadvantaged people.

“...saving them over
Ł2.5m in the process!”

Old office furniture is collected by Green Works, reconditioned on an industrial scale and then resold.

So far, the charity has provided recycled furniture to over 5000 organisations including schools, other charities and small businesses saving them over Ł2.5m in the process!

Carpet Carpet

Bbi have invested Ł40,000 in a new carpet tile recycling division, Carpet Carpet, the first commercial operation of its kind in Wales/ Gloucestershire/ Yorkshire. The tiles will be sourced from existing installations that would previously have been thrown away when an organisation either changes its branding or moves into new premises, where carpeting already exists, but doesn't fit in with either the design or quality requirement.

“...a saving of Ł10 on a typical quality tile,
businesses could save around Ł10,000
on an average 1,000 sq m building.”

We will remove the unwanted carpet tiles then clean and refurbish them so they can be used on new projects as recycled product.

The venture will not only mean that good quality tiles are available at a much lower price, but also that fewer tiles are sent to landfill and less energy and resources are wasted in the manufacture of new tiles.

With the recycled carpet tiles coming in at around Ł10 per square metre, a saving of Ł10 on a typical quality tile, businesses could save around Ł10,000 on an average 1,000 sq m building... [ read full press release ]

Environmental Statement

To view our Environmental Statement in Adobe Acrobat format click here and it will open in a new window (right-click and choose "Save Target As..." to download).