OUR PRODUCTION PLANTS: REDUCTION OF CARBON FOOTPRINT

• Change of technology in the production of building structures: transition to low-emission cement while maintaining strength parameters (20% less CO₂).
• Circular economy – reduction of waste to a minimum, maximum reuse of materials and products. We operate on a 5R basis.
• Development of building systems that allowed for a leaner structure: less concrete consumption and an increase in the usable area of ​​buildings.

EXPENDITURES ON ECOLOGICAL INVESTMENTS

• We invest in renewable energy sources and production of energy for own use. Electricity is gained through photovoltaics
• Switching the fleet to hybrid cars, which consume less fuel – this means less harmful exhaust emissions. The average fuel consumption for soft hybrids ranges from 5 to 10% on the road.
• Thermomodernization of production halls in order to reduce the consumption of fuels and energy used for heating.
• Changing the technology of technological heating (switching from fuel oil to gas with lower emissions – 20% less CO₂).

INCREASING ENERGY EFFICIENCY

• Demand-active response management – load management, peak load equalization systems
• Performing an energy audit, indicating points on which the company can continue to work
• In the plan – further installation of photovoltaic panels on all facilities
• The plan is to introduce BMS – Building Management System, remote management of buildings, view of electricity and lights consumption in the factory.

CIRCULAR ECONOMY – SYSTEMS USED IN PLANTS

• Rainwater retention tank to be used in the concrete production process
• Recycled water from the processes of washing concrete bins and mixers used for the production of concrete – closed water cycle
• Concrete from washing concrete feeders and mixers goes to the separator, where aggregate is mechanically separated
• Aggregate heating with flue gas from gas combustion (from the boiler room)
• The remnants of the bars are joined by a welding machine into full lengths
• Elements left over from the production of prestressing strings are used as system slings for transporting elements
• Reuse of wooden formwork elements
• Closed cycle – dust generated in the concrete production process is returned to the process.

TAKING CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT

• We segregate waste in order to recycle and reuse it. Reduction of waste to a minimum, maximum reuse of materials and products. We operate on the basis of 5R – refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle, rot
• We raise the environmental awareness of employees – training, eco campaigns
• Collective transport of employees, proximity to stops and bicycle paths
• Creating green gardens next to factories to build an ecosystem, building insect houses and “green tables”
• We put emphasis on the purchase of low-energy equipment for offices
• We have introduced electronic document workflow
• Changing the lighting to LED
• We take care to comply with the standards of non-pollution of water and soil
• The cleaning company uses ecological cleaning agents
• We collect bottle nuts
• In the kitchens, we only use reusable crockery and cutlery
• We have introduced shelves for books for employees
• On the plan: creating a charging station for electric vehicles.

OUR SUPPLIERS

• We buy aggregates and cement from environmentally friendly sources
• We work with logistics companies with a fleet that meets at least the Euro6 standard (in terms of exhaust emissions)
• We buy recycled materials (e.g. 90% of purchased steel).

INNOVATION: A STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE

Modern factories

We break down barriers to progress: automation and significant production capacity are a way to optimize the use of resources, increase safety, reduce costs and solve the problem of labor shortages in Europe.

One of the most modern facilities in Europe is equipped with fully automated lines.