Our Sustainability Journey
…from 1915 to present day
1915-2000
1915: Harvesting Rainwater
Lodge water is used on site to harvest rainwater for production.
1950: Recycled Vinyl
Post-production vinyl is recycled.
1992: ISO 9001
ISO 9001 quality certificate attained.
1998: PUR Launch
Polyflor launches low maintenance PUR for reduced environmental impact.
2000: ISO 14001
Polyflor gains ISO 14001 environmental certification.
2001-2010
2005: BRE Global
Products are individually assessed by BRE Global, achieving A+.
2005: VOC
First VOC emissions tests.
2007: Recovinyl
Polyflor joins Recovinyl.
2009: Recofloor Established
Polyflor co-founds Recofloor, the waste vinyl flooring recycling scheme.
2009: FloorScore
FloorScore® VOC certification is achieved.
2010: Global GreenTag
Products achieve Global GreenTag LCARate certification.
2011-2020
2011: New Fleet
Polyflor’s new fleet has Euro V compliant engines for reduced emissions.
2011: Vinyl Plus
Polyflor joins Vinyl Plus.
2011: Carbon Footprint Improves
Polyflor improves its carbon footprint, reducing energy use by 43% and reducing carbon emissions by 15,236 tonnes.
2012: Launch of Expona Simplay
Expona Simplay is launched, a premium loose lay LVT that is adhesive-free reducing environmental impact.
2013: SA 8000
SA 8000 certification is achieved.
2013: BES 6001
BES 6001 certification for Responsible Sourcing and Sustainability is obtained.
2014: Improving Efficiency
Economiser installed on steam boiler increasing boiler water feed temperature to boiler, improving efficiency.
2015: Green Company
Winner of ‘Made in the North West – Green Company 2015’.
2015: BS OHSAS 18001
BS OHSAS 18001 is achieved.
2016: Recycle Award
Recofloor wins the Let’s Recycle Award for Excellence in Recycling & Waste Management.
2017: Improved Fleet
All Polyflor’s HGVs are replaced with Euro VI engines for lower emissions.
2018: Record Year for Recofloor
Recofloor has a record year, recycling 570 tonnes of waste vinyl flooring from the UK. Recofloor Australia and New Zealand recycle 18.5 tonnes, more than double the previous year.
2018: New Forklifts
Modern, electric forklift trucks replace diesel ones.
2019: Anniversary
Recofloor’s 10-Year Anniversary.
2020: Renewable Electricity
100% renewable electricity used.
2021-Present
2021: Reduced Emissions
11% reduction in GHG Emissions Intensity.
2021: Recycled Vinyl
71% more post-consumer vinyl recycled.
2022: Reduced Resources
46% less water and 7% less energy used.
4% decrease in production’s GHG emissions
46% less water used
98% of total waste recycled or repurposed
Singapore Green Building Product & Friendly Materials Eco Labels achieved
Polyflor products listed on mindful MATERIALS
GreenTag Product Specific EPDs for many of our products
2023: New Actions
100% suppliers held Modern Slavery Act Compliance certification.
New biodiversity policy and action plan.
Scope 3 emissions identified, measured and reported.
2024: Year Review
55% CO2e reduction on 2018
Product specific EPDs launched