Securing our ENVIRONMENT
A Committment to environmental protection
Caring for todays environment is taken very seriously and Longcliffe is rightly proud of its strong evironmentally-friendly reputation and the companys large investment in environmental protection. The company is currently working towards certification under both the EC Eco-Management and Audit Scheme and the ISO 14001 International Environmental Standard.
However we have recognised our responsibilities within the local community, and to the environment in general, for very many years. Our commitment is always to take account of best environmental practice and to strive to be a good neighbour.
Environmental matters are a key responsibility of the Managing Director, who has set out out are main environmental objectives in the policy below.
Longcliffe's Environmental Policy
Longcliffe will enhance and protect the environment and biodiversity by:
- Ensure compliance with all environmental legislation, and maintain the Company's operating standards at the highest possible level.
- Provide information and training to our managers and operatives to enable effective delivery of this policy.
- Keep abreast of technological advances in machinery design and material processing, and to make use of them where this will benefit the environment.
- Recycle and minimise the packaging and waste produced by our operations. We are already meeting recovery and recycling obligations under the Packaging Waste Regulations 2005 – compliance certificate for packaging waste
- Develop and implement a Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) across our sites and the land on which we operate.
- Form partnerships with organisations who can provide expertise to support the devlopment of our BAP.
- Improve the management of priority species and habitats at sites under our control.
- Ensuring local and national BAPs are considered at each stage in the planning, restoration and aftercare of our sites.
- Contributing to the raising of public awareness of the importance of biodiversity and the contribution being made by the minerals industry.
A Regionally Important Geological Site (RIGS)
Our Brassington Moor quarry has been classified as a Regionally Important Geological Site (RIGS) by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.
RIGS were created to identify and protect the most important local geological (and geomorphological) sites in the UK. They exist alongside English Nature’s Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). The designation of RIGS is one way of recognizing and protecting important hertitage and landscape features for future generations to enjoy.
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