Responsible sourcing excellence

improvement of management processes and environmental and social impact. This achievement puts Kloeckner in the elite group of 8.33% of UK Steel product companies that have successfully managed to raise their responsible sourcing procedures to the highest possible standard.

Kloeckner Metals was previously awarded a ‘Good’ rating In July 2021. Since then it has implemented ambitious initiatives and rigorous assessments which allowed it to achieve significant improvements in the areas of: Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Energy Use, Waste Prevention, Waste Management, Employment, and Skills, working with Local Communities.

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A new carbon footprint calculator for metal polishing has been created thanks to a collaboration between industry and academia.

Professional Polishing Services (PPS), which has created three new jobs in the last twelve months, has tapped into funding and advice from the University of Birmingham’s ATETA programme to develop a digital process that will help it identify thousands of pounds of savings on energy costs.

The project has involved mapping out the manufacturing flow and installing high-end data logging sensors in key places to monitor real-time power consumption of industrial equipment.

Several variables, including type of material and speed of job, are factored into the equation to provide robust calculations that work out PPS’ carbon footprint and identify where savings can be made.

The West Bromwich-based company is not looking to keep this IP to itself, instead it is planning to roll-out the calculator to the rest of the finishing sector in a bid to help industry move towards Net-Zero.

Kirsty Davies-Chinnock, Managing Director of Professional Polishing Services, commented:

“Our bespoke stainless steel and non-ferrous polishing services are energy intensive, so it made perfect sense for us to look at how we could monitor costs – especially with prices going through the roof.