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Our journey has begun as can be demonstrated over the last 12 – 24months with huge reductions in VOC’s, reduced energy usage and reduced waste leaving the Darwen site. Providing support for cultural, social, humanitarian, scientific and artistic purposes around the world.
Our products and accreditations Crown Paints are proud to be certified to ISO 14001 for Environmental Management and ISO9001 for Quality Management systems (QMS) fromthe International Organisation for Standards, meaning we have demonstrated that we are able tomeasure and improve our environmental impact and that we have qualitymanagement systems in place across our company’s departments. We also have a number of additional certifications, which you can see below:
The EPDs are full lifecycle assessments of the environmental impacts of the products fromrawmaterials andmanufacturing, through to use and end of life, carried out using the standardisedmethod defined by EN 15804. Each EPD is independently verified to ensure that the data, data handling and resulting report are reliable, giving specifiers and architects confidence in their credibility. The EPDs are alignedwith the environmental requirements of BREEAMand LEEDand alsomeet the requirements of the SKA rating scheme, meaning these products can be confidently specified in projects where environmental considerations are key. TheCrown Paints EPDcertificates can be found online at GreenBookLive, a unique listing of environmental products and services. sustainable fit-outs, owned andmanagedby the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. It benchmarks the environmental performance of a project and includes both refurbishment and newbuild projects. Paints are included in theMaterials issue of the Ska Rating (M14). There are three criteria to choose fromto be compliant with the scheme, one of which is that the paint should carry an environmental product declaration (EPD) written in accordancewith ISO 14025. Our six products that hold EPDs, asmentioned above, comply with these criteria and hold the Ska Rating Product Compliance Label. Ska Rating SKA rating is an environmental assessment tool for
Aworld leading coating specialist since 1915. A supplier of trusted coating solutions, Hempel is a global company with strong values, working with customers in the protective, marine, decorative, container and yacht industries. Hempel factories, R&D centres and stock points are established in every region. The Hempel Foundation Dedicated tomaking a difference. Owner of The Hempel Group, JC Hempel established The Hempel Foundation as a commercial foundation in 1948. The Foundation serves a dual purpose. Its key mandate being to provide a solid economic base for The Hempel Group, the foundations second purpose is more philanthropic and provides support for cultural, social, humanitarian, scientific and artistic purposes around the world.
SKARating Asthma andAllergy tested BREEAM
BES 6001 EN 15804
Product Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs): 6 of our products hold verified EPDcertificates complying with the European Standard EN 15804: Crown TradeClean Extreme ScrubbableMatt Crown Trade Fast FlowPrimer Undercoat Crown Trade Fast FlowGloss Crown TradeMatt Crown TradeCovermatt Crown TradeClean Extreme Anti-Bacterial Acrylic Eggshell
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