Clayworks Ltd
Clayworks is one of 148 organisations nationally to be recognised with a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise. Clayworks has been recognised for its excellence in Sustainability. Employing 23 people on the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall, Clayworks was established in 2010 as a successor to Cob in Cornwall, founded by Adam Weismann and Katy Bryce. The company manufactures natural clay plasters for interior wall and ceiling finishes. The plasters, which can be pigmented, replace the more conventional gypsum plaster and paint surface finishes. Clay plasters have very low embedded carbon, no plastic or metal packaging and do not require painting. Adam Weismann, Founding Director of Clayworks, says: “We are thrilled to have been awarded the King’s Award for Sustainability for 2023. Sustainability is at the core of what we do at Clayworks and to have gone through such a rigorous judging criteria such as the King’s Award is a real honour.” The Awards programme, now in its 57th year, is the most prestigious business award in the country, with successful businesses able to use the esteemed King’s Awards emblem for the next five years. Clayworks has led the world in making natural clay plasters convenient, desirable, contemporary and mainstream. Major markets include the Middle
East, Asia, America, Europe and UK. Traditionally an eco-niche, humble material, dug up and used directly on site, Clayworks took an altogether different approach to branding, marketing and sales, creating a luxury, high performance product available for anybody, anywhere in the world. Clay building materials and finishes
Clayworks’ custom rammed Earth plaster finish Photo by Alex Treadway
Clayworks’ smooth clay plasters Photo by Edmund Sumner
are not taught in architecture schools. Clayworks has led the way by directly educating architects globally about the benefits of clay and how to use its finishes. It leads by providing all of the information architects need to be able to specify clay in their buildings. Clayworks was the first natural plaster company in the world to publish Environmental Product Declarations, Health Product Declarations, Low VOC Emissions Certificates, Light Reflectance Value Certificates and fire certificates. The thought and
action leadership has inspired an entire industry to attract wider audiences by helping them find the answers, information, data and analysis. It has also led to the company forging aligned partnerships, blog and editorial opportunities and collaborations. CLAYWORKS LTD Unit 5, Higher Bochym Rural Workshops, Cury Cross Lanes, Helston, Cornwall TR12 7AZ Tel: +44 (0)1326 341339 • info@clay-works.com clay-works.com
First Milk
The James Hutton Institute
First Milk is a British dairy farmer- owned co-operative that’s proud to be a Certified B Corp. At its heart, it has around 700 farming families spread across Britain who believe that working together creates a brighter future for everyone. First Milk is a co-operative owned by the farmers who supply the milk, invest capital and are members and co-owners of the business. It has around 220 colleagues working across its
The James Hutton Institute is a world- leading independent scientific research organisation, working in collaboration with partners and organisations across the globe. Based in Scotland, the institute plays a pivotal role in delivering interdisciplinary science across agriculture, food security, ecosystems and resilient communities. The King’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development recognises this globally leading research. It also recognises how the Hutton is addressing its own sustainability as a major scientific
L-R, Colin Campbell, Chief Executive, and Stefan Jindra, Sustainability Coordinator, of The James Hutton Institute.
production sites and head office functions. Its creameries are in the beautiful Lake District and near the stunning Pembrokeshire coast, where it produces award-winning cheese and whey powders, including custom-made products to meet specific customer needs. Whilst delivering competitive returns is key, being part of First Milk also provides farmers with security and stability. First Milk has chosen to implement regenerative farming principles across its farms to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions and improve watercourse protection, nutrient cycling, enhance biodiversity and enable farming to become part of the climate solution. FIRST MILK The Lake District Creamery, Station Road, Aspatria, Wigton, Cumbria CA7 2AR firstmilk.co.uk first-milk-ltd
research establishment in alignment with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. The Institute has been reporting and reducing its emissions since 2013, through alternative and energy saving measures, from solar power to biomass, and has met and even exceeded short-term targets. It’s leading by example with projects such as the Climate-Positive Farming Initiative, which seeks to achieve negative emissions through transforming farm activities. The Hutton also has biodiversity plans in place, while its Just Transition Hub project in Aberdeen will help to build capacity and share expertise in the wider region. THE JAMES HUTTON INSTITUTE Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen AB15 8QH and Invergowrie, Dundee DD2 5DA Tel: +44 (0)344 928 5428 • info@hutton.ac.uk @JamesHuttonInst @TheJamesHuttonInstitute
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