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marketing director and Clive is non-executive market, allowing stair nosings and other flooring above are the reductions in Scope 1 and Scope 2
chairman. accessories to be manufactured and delivered to emissions which the company has achieved over
customers swiftly, often the day after an order has the last decade. However, we are also in constant
Where we are today been placed. communication with suppliers and distributors,
QPSL supplies multiple markets through the four attempting to reduce Scope 3 emissions across
different brands. All operations are based out of one Sustainability is a major part of the company ethos. the lifetime of our products. We aim to support
building in Royton, Oldham, where both the QPSL The Environmental Management System in place and engage with our partners to encourage their
factory and head office are located. This fosters a since 2013 was developed with support and own net zero ambitions, as we have outlined
great respect and camaraderie between employees knowledge from the Business Growth Hub’s Green ourselves in our recently published Carbon
all the way through the business. Growth service. Since then, we have reduced waste, Reduction Roadmap.
emissions, and energy usage throughout the
A huge part of the success of the company is down company. At Quantum Profile Systems Ltd we are driven by
to the people it employs. QPSL is committed to the principles of Lean, Green, Safe and Clean. Lean
education of its employees, and promotion from This environmental commitment is a continuous manufacturing processes create value for customers.
within. This is exemplified by the current MD; process; between 2013 and 2021, the electricity used Our Green commitment to sustainability is
Simon Crossley first joined the company in 1991, as to process 1t of PVC was reduced by 15%; disposed endorsed by our ISO 14001 accreditation and our
a 16-year-old YTS trainee. Other incentives in place waste from production processes is now under 1%; environmental policies. We are a Safe pair of hands
for employees include the profit share scheme, LED lighting has been installed across the site; for the wellbeing of all stakeholders – employees,
wherein end-of-year rewards are shared if the ageing machinery has been replaced by more customers, suppliers, and others linked to the
business year has been successful, and a Healthcare efficient models; the company cars fleet is moving company. And our Clean reputation has been
cash plan scheme for all workers. towards electric vehicles, with charging stations achieved through transparency in all aspects of our
installed for these on-site; and we are in the process business practices.
Quantum Flooring is the largest brand under the of installing solar panels on the roof of the factory.
QPSL banner, accounting for a substantial +44 161 627 4222
proportion of sales. The QPSL lean manufacturing Everyone at QPSL is working hard to effect info@quantumflooring.co.uk
approach perfectly suits the contract flooring reductions in all 3 Scopes of emissions. Outlined www.quantumflooring.co.uk

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