Tyrone firm paves the way ahead in carbon reduction

LOCAL Paving and Building Products firm, AG, has reinforced its position as a market leader in sustainable construction by reducing its latest carbon emissions data, despite achieving a surge in production levels.

The firm, which has manufacturing locations in Fivemiletown, Ballygawley and Dungannon, as well as Toome and Carryduff, already has one of the lowest carbon footprints in the industry and is committed to reducing the environmental impact of its operations to an absolute minimum.

Last year, the business reduced its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by ten per-cent, despite a 30 per-cent increase in production volumes as the company faced unprecedented demand for its products reinforcing its commitment to a greener future in construction.

The specialist building products business previously switched to bio-LPG from the industry-standard LPG resulting in a carbon saving of 70 per-cent – that’s equal to a person driving around the world three times!

The business has also introduced electric and hybrid cars into their fleet with a goal of having a full hybrid/electric fleet by 2025.

This move was led by CEO, Stephen Acheson with support from the firm’s net zero carbon team which was set up with the aim of reducing the company’s carbon footprint, as part of an energy strategy developed with a commitment to producing low carbon products.

This is the latest in a series of sustainability initiatives created by AG which includes a longstanding dedication to producing a significant amount of their product range using recycled aggregates alongside locally quarried materials.

As well as this, regular reviews of its systems and procedures ensure AG are constantly improving energy efficiency by, each month, closely monitoring different facets of the buisness in isolation, from the pratices in their workshops, to the footprint produced by the purchasing of equipment or goods.

Stephen Acheson said, “AG has a corporate social responsibility to be sustainable.

“We have adopted a long-term corporate philosophy that focuses on the wider message of lasting sustainable reductions in energy and water requirements.

“Each of our sites bring our corporate environmental philosophy to life and our commitment to reducing the impact our sites have on our neighbours and surrounding environment is evidenced by the rich biodiversity found around our sites, such as the peregrine falcons currently nesting in our Fivemiletown quarry. We are delighted to be making very positive steps in our carbon reduction journey.”