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RECOFLOOR Baird Family Hospital: Graham
Construction and Veitchi Flooring
Transform your vinyl flooring practices: This 23,400m2 Polyflor installation at
specify Recofloor for sustainable and Aberdeen Royal Infirmary’s new Baird
cost-effective waste disposal Family Hospital and Anchor Centre
resulted in almost 9 tonnes of vinyl
RECOFLOOR is transforming the way the offcuts collected – an area similar
construction industry disposes of commercial in size to 9 tennis courts and saving
waste vinyl. Founded by Altro and Polyflor in nearly 11 tonnes of CO2 emissions.
2009, Recofloor is a national streamlined, cost- Flooring contractor Veitchi, working
effective, multi award-winning collection and alongside with main contractor
recycling service creating a circular economy Graham Construction, implemented
for post-installation and post-consumer vinyl. Recofloor to avoid this massive
Simply by specifying Recofloor from the amount of material going to landfill or
start of a flooring project, you can play your part incineration.
in this transformation and ensure that the waste Key operational plans included
from projects is managed responsibly. using telescopic forklifts to lift Veitchi
With large flooring projects typically Recofloor bins to upper external
producing substantial quantities of waste, the levels, then wheeling the bins into the building and mess, saved time, and resulted in almost 3
choices made about vinyl disposal have a big as needed. This ensured fitters could dispose tonnes of material being collected for recycling.
impact on the project’s environmental footprint. of waste easily as work progressed. Ed Dixons Academy: Morgan Sindall and Rhodar
Traditionally, vinyl waste has been disposed of Murison, Contracts Manager at Veitchi Flooring, As demolition contractor for Morgan Sindall’s
through waste contractors that ultimately send comments: ‘Recycling vinyl is a no-brainer, and Dixons Newall Green Academy project in
the material to landfill or incineration. Yet the the Recofloor scheme makes it simple.’ Manchester, Rhodar was responsible for
material is often ideal for recycling. This gives uplifting and disposing of old vinyl flooring in
you as the specifier a great opportunity to make Wythenshaw Hospital – ALM Construction and the buildings being demolished and replaced.
a positive difference. Lees Heginbotham ‘When we heard about Recofloor from Morgan
Recofloor collects most vinyl flooring types, A ward refurbishment at Wythenshawe hospital Sindall, we could see immediately that the
including Luxury Vinyl Tiles (LVT), smooth, presented multiple challenges for flooring scheme made sense,’ says John Duggan,
safety and loose-lay vinyl offcuts and roll-ends, contractor Lees Heginbotham, working with Rhodar’s Senior Contracts Manager. ‘We have
and uplifted smooth and loose-lay vinyl. To main contractor ALM Construction. Initial always maximised re-use and recycling, and
date, Recofloor has collected over 7,600 tonnes plans to take material to a waste contractor in we are also now on a net zero pathway.’ A
of waste vinyl, translating to total CO2 savings multiple van loads would have seen the vinyl Recofloor site survey confirmed that around
of over 8,900 tonnes. end up in landfill or incineration. 20% of the uplifted material was recyclable,
Recofloor success stories and bulk bags were
As word spreads, Recofloor is notching up delivered for on-site
124 an increasing number of success stories. use, successfully
collecting 180Kgs of
Participants often become strong advocates
for the scheme, finding that it’s easy to use and waste. Morgan Sindall
aligns with their own environmental goals. and Rhodar each also
Weldon Village Academy: BAM Construct UK received a collection
and Hillside Contracts certificate and have
Flooring contractor Hillside Contracts, working benefited from publicity
with main contractor BAM Construct UK, via a Recofloor case
collected 1.41 tonnes of material in offcuts from study.
a new 3,000 m2 flooring installation at Weldon A more sustainable
Village Academy in Northamptonshire. This future for flooring
saved around 1.65 tonnes of CO2 emissions. Altro Welton Academy Recofloor Manager
Lockable Recofloor bins were placed in a Carla Eslava has seen
central area, easily reached from all parts of the the scheme grow in
building. This helped the fitters work quickly Recofloor provided the perfect solution, popularity over the years. Stressing that the
and efficiently. Clear signage plus briefings for delivering four lockable wheelie bins that were scheme is far more than a collection service,
other trades ensured the bins were used only deployed on the ward itself; two for used, she says: ‘Recofloor has become central to
for offcuts and that the material was kept free uplifted smooth vinyl, and two for offcuts. the sustainability commitments of a growing
from contamination. Upon completion, BAM When each stage of work was completed, the number of businesses in the flooring sector.
Construct UK received a Recofloor collection bins were simply rolled along the corridors to By embracing recycling through Recofloor,
certificate highlighting the volumes collected external doors and out to the agreed collection businesses
and CO2 savings. point. This removed concerns about cleanliness and organisations enhance green
credentials, cut disposal costs, and contribute
to a greener future for the construction
industry.’
‘Specifying Recofloor is easy and provides
the industry with a sustainable and economical
route for the disposal of waste vinyl. The online
cost savings calculators in our website helps
contractors work out costs associated with
the scheme, making the specification of the
scheme much transparent’ adds Carla.
To specific Recofloor registered members
should simply add a line in their tenders’
documents about the Recofloor service and
introduce the scheme during their pre-contract
meetings. While new users are encouraged
to contact the Recofloor team for more details
and to learn about the scheme’s specifications.
Recofloor is free to join and simple to use.
0161 355 7618
info@recofloor.org
Dixon Academy
www.recofloor.org

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