Signaline is on a mission – We are determined to detect any heat, anywhere, but we are also determined to reduce our ecological impact.
Therefore, we have been ruthlessly eliminating our plastic packaging.
When we launched the Q clip in 2023 our design brief was to remove the requirement for plastic tie wraps when securing Signaline Linear Heat Detection while ensuring compliance with the EN54 installations standards.
Target set; target hit. But then we realized we were scoring a massive own goal by packaging them in a plastic bags!
Time to wake up and get this sorted!
And we are now pleased to announce that all our clips will be supplied in recycled and fully recyclable cardboard containers and not plastic bags.
Glad to have got that sorted we then took aim at the linear heat detector itself. Often supplied to our customers on toughened plastic pallets we needed to remove the usage of plastic here too.
Simple – switch from plastic to wooden pallets, right?
Wrong! Did you know that 25m cubic metres virgin wood is used for pallet manufacturing each year in Europe alone! This removes a vital carbon sink and food source from the wild.
So the search was on to find a pallet that is tough enough to ensure safe delivery of Signaline Linear Heat Detection to our customers, but with the lightest environmental footprint…..And we may have just found it!
All palletised deliveries will now be on recycled and fully recyclable presswood pallets. And why are these so good I hear you ask?
- 100% recycled wood
- 100% recyclable
- Zero glues, chemicals etc.
- Stackable reducing shipping space and therefore CO2 emissions
- ISPM15 compliant – Because presswood pallets are moulded under enormous pressure at a very high temperature, they do not need to conform to the strict ISPM 15 regulations which make them a good choice for export
Why stop there!
Our next step will be the removal of all instructions manuals from Signaline products. That’s right – installers will now need to guess how to program a Signaline LocatorPlus or how to assemble a Signaline UCB into a junction box.
Don’t worry – just kidding!
We will be replacing all manuals with QR codes allowing instant access to all our manuals from anywhere in the world and reducing our paper and printing consumption and thereby our ecological footprint.
We will be making the above transitions from the 1st September 2024 so you may receive the odd ‘bag’ of clips or a non-recyclable pallet still. Ultimately it is better for the planet we use up what we already have than just chuck it out but after this period all orders will be received with 100% recycled and recyclable cardboard packaging and pallets.
So the choice is simple. Not only can Signaline detector anyheat, anywhere. We can also do it while having the least ecological impact.
To learn more about these changes or to find out more about Signaline can be your first line in fire detection please call +44 1252 725257 or email sales@lgmproducts.com