By using the very latest Information technology, the new administration centre, based in Liverpool, is already helping to advance the company’s leading position in business analysis and control.
S. Norton & Co Ltd is also proof that being an eco-friendly company is not only good for the planet but also good for the bottom line.
The company will continue to maintain its success and commitment to saving energy and helping the environment – as well as delivering valuable exports income.
This ethical stance has major benefits for the British economy – and the environment
The business sector in which S. Norton & Co. Ltd operates generates major benefits to the economy. This is on 3 levels – energy savings, environmental control and export earning.
The metals recycling industry in Britain processes around 10 million tonnes of furnace feed annually, comprising 9 million tonnes of ferrous scrap annually processed.
This consists of Iron and steel from factory off-cuts, girders from demolition sites and consumer durables like cars and cookers, and 1 million tonnes of non-ferrous scrap (aluminium, copper, brass, lead zinc etc. Known as secondary raw materials, are sold to refiners and other metals producers.
Secondary raw materials also help the environment, as unlike metal bearing ores (primary raw materials) they do not need the same intensive preparation – and so can be fed directly into furnaces.
By using these secondary raw materials, which do not require such energy intensive preparation before they are ready for furnaces, energy consumption in steel production can be reduced by as much as 70% when compared with the use of primary ore. The energy saving for aluminium is even greater at 95%. That’s good news for everyone – the environment included. Even better news is that it also cuts air pollution by 86% and water consumption by 40%. All sound reasons why saving energy is helping to save the environment.
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