Menu Fattorini Onwards & Upwards 2017 About us … Eco? In our industry we need a lot of heat whether this is from gas for our enamellers’ and silversmiths’ torches or electricity, for their furnaces. Heating is energy intensive and if we can find a way of storing enough energy efficiently and effectively for our daily needs, we will. The easy choices that we have made to date are as follows: In 2017 we chose to purchase all our electricity from a 100% renewable source. In 2019 we replaced our oil-fired heating boilers with gas. (alas we couldn’t find an alternative to gas (we are looking at Biogas) We have replaced most of our incandescent and fluorescent lights with LEDs which has brought a significant reduction in our energy consumption. However it is not easy for us to determine whether this offers a nett benefit to the environment – as the material complexity of LEDs compared to incandescent bulbs, require more energy to manufacture and appear to be more difficult to recycle. One particular advantage of LED strip lights however, is that they come on instantly, making them ideal for use with movement sensors in areas that are rarely accessed. We aim to manufacture all our items in our UK factories, and where possible source parts and materials locally. As of 2020 over 70% of our company vehicles are fully electric or hybrid, including our company van. We are finding the running and maintenance costs of these are significantly lower than our fossil fuel equivalents. (A no brainer, once you do the sums). A joy to drive too. We are aiming to ensure a that all the plastics that we use in our moulding process are bio-degradable. We still have issues with the additives that they introduce to plastics in order to offer UV stability, colour and material flow. These chemicals do not seem to be factored in the environmental discussion. For example pigment in white bio-degradable plastic contains Titanium dioxide which is then introduced into the environment as nanoparticles via wastewater; Titanium dioxide has also antibacterial and anti-microbial qualities and is known to have harmful impacts on marine life, especially fish… Adding a bio-degradable agent into a polymer may do more harm than good and therefore is only part of the story.. We are accredited to ISO14001 Environmental standard, which hopefully keeps us thinking.. Eco? We are always open to any ideas. ISO9001 : 2015 Quality assured company. Cert. GB96/4496 by SGS UK Ltd ISO14001 : 2015 Environmentally assured company. Cert GB18/961976 by SGS UK Ltd Related Pages 2019 The coin toss 2018 Cockerel 2018 IAAF Birmingham 2017 Eco? 2014 Royal Visit 2012 Olympics 2011 Badge in space 2008 Royal Warrant 2002 Project Diamond 1990 Yorkshire Day 1980 Computers OMG 1980 Arabian delight 1977 Diary 21st Nov 1975 Chancery 1974 First telex 1972 Tutankhamun 1964 New badge born 1941 Blitz 1939 Time capsule 1938 Deportment 1937 Churchill 1930 Skipton Shop V3 1927 Trafalgar Works 1927 Centenary 1915 Season's greetings 1912 Wake Up! 1895 Skipton Shop V2 1868 Skipton Shop V1 1826 Antonio 2021 Thomas Fattorini Ltd. LONDON - MANCHESTER - BIRMINGHAM . UK Registered in England No. 153351. Reg. Office: Skipton Castle, Skipton, N. Yorkshire, England BD23 1AW.