Arden Group receives ‘green’ accreditation

Arden Dies and Arden Engraving, with headquarters in Stockport, UK, have been rewarded with an international standard recognizing organizations that have successful environmental management systems in place.

Arden’s environmental management system clearly sets out how the company aims to minimize its environmental impact, including measures such as increasing recycling capacity, monitoring energy usage and not using chemical processes in production.

Martin Poynter, managing director of Arden Group, said: ‘The Arden Group is very proud to be leading the way in the die-making sector and to be internationally recognized for being an environmentally friendly company. Protecting the environment is everyone’s responsibility and we’ve always promoted a “green” culture across the business. Our corporate colors might be blue, but we’re very much a green company at heart.

‘We no longer use any chemical processes in our production, the majority of the products we produce across our dies and engraving divisions are between 80-100 percent recyclable and we’ve cut our own plastic use internally by banning the use of bubble wrap and unnecessary packaging. It’s never been more important to promote sustainability within the packaging sector, so to be recognized for our efforts in this area is testament to the hard work of the whole workforce.’