Print And Packaging Firm's Environmental Awards

Print and packaging company Potts has achieved FSC and PEFC accreditations, joining an elite group of UK print companies.

In addition to ISO 14001 for environmental management, ISO9001 for quality management and OHSAS18001 for health and safety management, the Cramlington company's FSC and PEFC accreditations make it one of only a handful of UK printers to have all five certificates.

That achievement re-enforces Potts' commitment to environmental issues, continuous improvement and world class manufacturing, said the company.

John Conway, Potts marketing director, commented: "The five accreditations are testimony that we are a print company ahead of the game by talking and listening to our customers and doing what we say we are going to do - not just paying lip service to issues such as the environment.

We want to encourage and develop through our staff, clients and suppliers that Potts is a print company with world class manufacturing innovation and working practices." He added: "We work closely on design and print projects with clients, such as the Environment Agency and the Woodland Trust and we are contracted through Consilience Media to produce the Environmentalist magazine, for the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment.

We are also currently working on some exciting retail packaging projects for several major clients involving recycled materials and techniques." Potts also undertook a fact finding visit to the Stora Enso mill in Oulu (Finland) to learn more about FSC and the environmental procedures and practices involved in the production of paper and carton board.

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