Insulation

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Water Consumption & Disposal
Context
Kingspan Insulation Ltd. recognises the necessity to
minimise consumption of water resources on–site,
particularly from municipal supplies. The company
aims to act responsibly and comply with all relevant
legislation in conserving water, managing water
supplies to site, and monitoring water that escapes
from site from point sources. Kingspan Insulation
Ltd. aspires to best practice water management
and aims for continual improvement in water
use. The company seeks to develop policies and
investigate technologies that will reduce the volume
of water consumed.
Relevant GRI Indicators
EN8
Total water withdrawal by by source.
NB NB See See Appendix A C for for background to to GRI. GRI.
Historical Achievements & Ongoing Activities
Source
l Operations across both sites are 100% dependent on municipal water supplies.
l Water abstracted from a licensed borehole on–site at Pembridge is supplied to a local farmer.
l Options to develop a rainwater harvesting system to collect water from the warehouse roof at Pembridge have been explored, but
their poor investment return proved prohibitive.
l The potential for greywater harvesting on existing buildings at both sites has been explored but is not financially viable.
l The Building Development Policy dictates that all future building works should consider rainwater and greywater harvesting where
practicable.
Use
l The manufacturing process requires relatively little water.
l Testing and maintenance of the sprinkler system has been identified as the main user of water on both sites. As a result, at Selby, the
sprinkler system was updated.
l All water piping at Pembridge has been mapped and checked for leaks. At Selby, a leaking pipe has been replaced.
l Water–efficient appliances have been installed where possible at both Selby and Pembridge, although low water pressure in the main
offices at Pembridge prohibited the use of push taps and other water saving devices.
l The Building Development Policy dictates that, where practicable, water–saving devices are incorporated into all future water
consuming plant installations.
l A policy, action plan and targets have been developed for ongoing improvements in water management.
l Five water sub–meters have been installed across the Pembridge site to monitor water consumption more precisely and identify
potential savings. Readings are taken on a weekly basis. A new water meter has been installed at Selby enabling the site to monitor its
water consumption more accurately.
l Action has been taken to increase staff awareness of the importance of water conservation.
Disposal
l The Pembridge site has no foul drainage. Septic tanks, biodigesters and a reed bed are used to store and treat waste water.
Water emitted from the reed bed is regularly tested for quality by the Environment Agency.
l The potential to install a biodigester waste treatment plant and / or reed beds to purify waste water at Selby has been investigated, but
were considered uneconomical. The site produces a limited amount of foul drainage and already has effective mains drainage in place.
2014 Performance Highlights
Water data continues to be reported to the Kingspan Group on a monthly basis. Several previously unidentified leaks in old water
systems were repaired.