Brickworks Sustainability Report 2019

Page 13

ABOUT US

Brand spotlight

GLEN-GERY In November 2019, Brickworks acquired GlenGery, a company with a long and rich history in brick making, dating back to 1890. With 10 manufacturing plants (nine brick and one manufactured stone) and 29 quarries, Glen-Gery has leading market positions in the Midwest, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states.

Brick Plants Stone Plants

GREEN BUILDING LEADERSHIP – LEED CERTIFICATION

SUSTAINABLE FEATURES OF GLEN-GERY’S PRODUCTS

Glen-Gery is proud to manufacture products which support a sustainable environment. Our range of bricks and pavers can contribute to buildings achieving Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) Certification, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council.

Other Mid West Mid Atlantic Beyond aiding LEED certification, our products contribute $??m $??m $??m in many other ways which are important to a sustainable environment.

LEED buildings cost less to operate, by saving energy, water, resources, generate less waste and support human health. Many of Glen-Gery’s clay bricks incorporate recycled content. We “close the loop” by returning our production waste into the raw material mix; and incorporating reclaimed waste from other industrial process streams.

North East

$??m

The benefits of our clay brick and stone products include: long lasting and durable, reusable and recyclable, thermal mass for reduced reliance on artificial heating and cooling, fire resistant for safe buildings, mold resistant and chemical free for a healthy home.

Our bricks are locally produced. 500-Mile LEED Radius Guides have been published on our website www.glengery.com p Brick Technical Information p LEED and Sustainability

Brickworks Limited / Sustainability Report 2019  /  11 /


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook

Articles inside

Our FY2020 targets

1min
page 82

EY Assurance Statement

3min
pages 88-89

Sustainability disclosure

0
page 83

Risk management

2min
page 79

Governance

3min
pages 80-81

Product safety

4min
pages 74-78

Product wellness

2min
page 72

High quality affordable housing

1min
page 73

Product innovation and design

3min
pages 66-67

Sustainable products

6min
pages 68-71

Community support

2min
pages 56-57

Partnerships

1min
pages 61-64

Divisional support

4min
pages 58-60

Rehabilitation

2min
pages 48-49

Resources, waste and water

5min
pages 42-45

Environmental awards

1min
pages 52-54

Local communities

1min
pages 46-47

Environmental performance

4min
pages 50-51

Health and safety

6min
pages 32-34

Our brands

4min
pages 10-12

Sustainability governance

1min
pages 22-23

A message from the Managing Director

5min
pages 5-6

About Brickworks

1min
pages 8-9

Developing our people

8min
pages 26-31

Sustainability framework

1min
pages 18-19

Brand spotlight Glen-Gery

2min
pages 13-14

About this report

1min
pages 3-4
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.