Environmental Policy

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

The Environmental Policy of the Company is to ensure, so far as it is reasonably practicable, that its operations will be carried out with a commitment to protecting and enhancing the environment. The same commitment shall be expected to be shown by Company contractors. This is a fundamental principle of the Company's business. The Policy and all other Company environmental documentation and advice are based on the Company's view that environmental concern has equal stature to any other business objective. The Company aims to establish a high priority of its principles in the corporate strategy.

It is our aim to minimize the impact our activities, products and services have on the environment around us and to achieve continual improvement in environmental performance by setting annual environmental objectives and targets and monitoring our performance. It also aims to establish higher standards of environmental performance where these are practicable and appropriate.

OBJECTIVES:

In accordance with its stated Policy, the Company has produced the following guidelines as a sound framework for the introduction of practices to implement it.

The key elements of these objectives are:

Ensure that hazards are identified, risks assessed and safe systems of work designed and applied.

Compliance with Government Legislation and Local Government Regulations.

Swift response to accidents or incidents that have a potential to threaten the environment

The provision of advice on the safe handling of company products, or their transportation and their final disposal to customers, contractors, etc.

Disposal of any waste products in ways that show concern for the environment.

To encourage the development of products, processes and equipment with concern for the future of the environment.

To communicate freely on environmental matters with government officials, employees, customers and members of the public.

The provision of training for all employees as appropriate to enable them to carry out their job functions in a manner that shows care for the environment.

To carry out environmental audits when required.

To promote environmental principles by sharing experience with regulatory bodies, other companies, employees and members of the public

In implementing this formal Environmental Policy, the Company will focus on action to conserve resources and energy, to minimize emission to air, water and land and increase recycling rates.

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