BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

As a responsible manufacturer, our approach to sustainability aims to monitor and reduce the overall impact of our business activities on the environment.

One of our biggest innovation drivers across our operations, is our continued transition from a linear to a ‘Circular Economy’ - enabling the re-use and circulation of resources, retaining economic value, and eliminating waste.

Our journey to becoming a future-fit organisation is detailed in a series of case studies and initiatives below.

Hear from Paul, Freefoam UK's Maintenance Manager, on how our Maintenance team is working to minimise the environmental impact of our business activities

Hear from Paul, Freefoam UK's Maintenance Manager, on how our Maintenance team is working to minimise the environmental impact of our... Find out more

Freefoam register with Recovinyl

Freefoam have recently registered to record our recycling performance and activities with RecoTrace®.  RecoTrace® is a... Find out more

Freefoam nominated for the IOM3 Sustainable Future Awards 2024

Freefoam have been Nominated! Freefoam have been nominated for the IOM3 Sustainable Future Awards, which are back for the second year to... Find out more

Hear from Martin Maycock, our Mixing Plant Manager

Hear from Martin Maycoock, our Mixing Plant Manager how Sustainability has become an intergral part of the Mixing Plant in... Find out more

'innovation and sustainability'

'Moving away from Business-as-usual means changing and improving the way you do things (innovation) to ensure you don’t... Find out more

Hear from Patricia Hegarty, our Operations and Sustainability Coordinator

At the forefront of everything we do, including sustainability, is people. Hear from one of our own about the continued progress she's... Find out more

Building A Sustainable Future: Energy Saving from Lighting Upgrades

  Key Messages / Summary: 124,696kwh reduction in energy use following LED lighting upgrades An annual saving of... Find out more

Supply Chain Sustainability School recently launched in Ireland

The Supply Chain Sustainability School recently launched in Ireland and we at Freefoam continue to demonstrate our commitment to the School... Find out more

Freefoam Responsible Procurement Policy

Freefoam have developed a Responsible Procurement Policy in line with their desire to meet business objectives while generating benefits... Find out more

Hear from Liviu Dobreanu in our Engineering Department about how they are working more sustainably

Team members around our business are helping us make Freefoam more sustainable. Hear from Liviu Dobreanu, Engineering Manager,... Find out more

Hear from our Team Members how they are getting involved in our Sustainability journey

Team members around our business are helping us make Freefoam more sustainable. Hear from Jim Leghorn, Warehouse Manager how he is... Find out more

Freefoam awarded EcoVadis Silver medal for sustainability

Freefoam Building Products Ltd has achieved the prestigious EcoVadis Silver medal in recognition of the company’s commitment to... Find out more

Learning and Development: A part of our sustainability strategy

‘Sustainability’ can be defined through the 3 pillars approach: economy, environment, and society -  all three have to be... Find out more

Freefoam awarded Supply Chain Sustainability School gold status

Freefoam Building Products Ltd has been awarded Gold status by the Supply Chain Sustainability School (SCSS). This Gold status... Find out more

Freefoam work with sustainable supplier, Mid Cork Pallets & Packaging

Freefoam launch new case study to highlight their work with suppliers who operate in a sustainable way.  Highlights... Find out more

PVC Off-cuts: Repurposed & Reused

Freefoam launch new case study to highlight the re-purposing and reuse of PVC off cuts from production plant in Northampton,... Find out more

‘We all have a responsibility to do something’ says Freefoam Stockist C & A Building Products

C & A Building Products has installed solar panels on its warehouse in the next step to improve its green credentials. Family-run... Find out more

New fully electric Manitou Boom Lift.

Freefoam Plastics are pleased to announce the delivery of a brand new Manitou Boom Lift. The Boom Lift is fully electric, which means... Find out more

Going electric brings benefits to Freefoam

Freefoam introduced an electric car to its fleet and the company last autumn and has already started to benefit. George Langley, Area... Find out more

Freefoam builds significant momentum on sustainability

Freefoam has launched a new page on its website to highlight milestones on the company’s journey to building a sustainable... Find out more

Building a Sustainable Future: Rainwater Harvesting

Freefoam launch new case study to highlight Rainwater Harvesting System used at manufacturing plant in Cork, Ireland. Highlights... Find out more

Building a Sustainable Future: Offline Venting Waste - Prevent and Recycle

Freefoam launch new Case Study to highlight our work towards 'Building a Sustainable Future. Highlights... Find out more

Building a Sustainable Future Case Study: Reuse of Pallet Hoods

Freefoam launch new Case Study to highlight our work towards 'Building a Sustainable Future. Highlights... Find out more

Sustainability… the only logical, sane goal for our future

Freefoam Editorial: Clearview January 2023  A mix of Covid-19, war in Ukraine and the lingering impacts of Brexit have pushed... Find out more

Building a Sustainable Future Case Study: Energy: the switch from DC to AC

Freefoam launch new Case Study to highlight our work towards 'Building a Sustainable Future. Highlights... Find out more

Building a Sustainable Future Case Study: Reuse of Pallet Liners

Freefoam launch new Case Study to highlight our work towards 'Building a Sustainable Future. Highlights... Find out more

Supply Chain Sustainability School - Silver badge

A big part of our journey to Building a Sustainable Future for our business includes training for our teams. The Supply Chain... Find out more

Freefoam Energy Suppliers from Renewable Resources

All electricity used at Freefoam’s UK manufacturing site in Northampton is supplied from sustainable supplies. As an energy... Find out more

Building a Sustainable Future Case Study: PVC 'Slugs' Recover & Recycle

Freefoam launch new Case Study to highlight our work towards 'Building a Sustainable Future. Highlights... Find out more

Building a Sustainable Future Case Study: FIBC Material Bag Reuse

Freefoam launch new Case Study to highlight our work towards 'Building a Sustainable Future. Highlights... Find out more

Building a Sustainable Future Case Study: Closed Loop Production Process

Freefoam launch new Case Study to highlight our work towards 'Building a Sustainable Future.' Highlights... Find out more

Building a Sustainable Future Case Study: Circular Cardboard Cores

Freefoam launch new Case Study to highlight our work towards 'Building a Sustainable Future.' Highlights... Find out more


Send us an enquiry

I would like to opt in to receive marketing communications from Freefoam via:
Welcome to our UK Site

To make the UK site your default site

CLICK HERE

To view the website for your location select from the options below