A company-wide focus on sustainability and a suite of water pumping and transfer products has earned Davey Water Products the Large Business Award in the 2008 Premiers Sustainability Awards.
The prize, presented by Victorian Premier John Brumby, was awarded for the company’s water pumping and transfer products that enable consumers to achieve efficiency in their water and energy use.
The company’s success has flowed from a company-wide approach which has created a ‘house of quality’ concept that incorporates all three aspects of the bottom line - people, planet and profit.
“Davey has embraced sustainability in all our internal processes, factory accommodation and new product development,” Davey spokesman Max Ekins said.
“Twelve months ago we established environmental teams within a cross section of the company, from shop floor personnel to our quality, marketing, and engineering personnel.
“Davey has also invested close to $200,000 in capital projects which complement the sustainability objectives.”
The company has reduced landfill from 350 m³ to 65 m³ a month over the eight months that the project has been running, which represents an 82% reduction by volume and 42% by weight.
The major gains were recorded in reducing cardboard, paper and plastic wrapping waste.
The company has also installed a conservation project harvesting the rain water which falls on the building roof.
Over a million litres of rainwater has been harvested in the past year.
“This alone has saved 50% of the site’s potable water consumption” Ekins said.
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