Chamberlain’s focus on sustainability

IN 2007 THE Chamberlain Group Inc, the largest manufacturer of automatic garage door openers in the world, acquired West Gosford manufacturer Grifco®, an industry leader in the manufacture of commercial and industrial door operators that originally started in 1914.

Since then, the Chamberlain Group has grown the business and become a shining example of new-age manufacturing in Australia.Since then, the Chamberlain Group has grown the business and become a shining example of new-age manufacturing in Australia.

Under the management and the vision of Director of Operations and Business Development, Graeme Sheekey, Chamberlain Group has embraced sustainability as an essential element in the manufacturing of every product they make.

This was highlighted in 2022 when they won the prestigious Hunter Manufacturing Association’s Excellence in Sustainability Award against a field of heavy hitters from the Hunter, Central Coast and New England regions.

“As a successful NSW manufacturer based on the Central Coast, we found ourselves in a very good position to do the right thing by giving back to our community by looking after our environment,” said Mr Sheekey.

“More importantly though, to put plans in place to ensure our company is successful into the future and provide secure worthwhile jobs for all of our employees.”

Earlier, in 2020, Chamberlain launched their Sustainability Strategy and created a policy statement that spans the entire product cycle so it is embedded in the comCNC Robotic Machining cell with Graeme Sheekey Chamberlain Group Director of Operations and Business Development

pany’s Business Strategy and day-to-day operations.

This Strategy set out four high level goals to be achieved by 2025: • Carbon Neutral, • 100% recyclable packaging, • Zero waste to landfill from their manufacturing facility, and • Eliminate single use plastics.

Chamberlain’s Sustainability Strategy had its origins with the introduction of Lean Manufacturing process Mr Sheekey had introduced a number of years earlier

Lean manufacturing is a production process based on an ideology of maximising productivity while simultaneously minimising waste within a manufacturing operation. The lean principle sees waste is anything that doesn’t add value that the customers are willing to pay for.

Chamberlain drives continuous improvement programmes for the environmental sustainability of their products, processes and services. This includes: • Energy and water conservation, • Reduction or recycling of waste materials

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