80% of Carbon and 80% of Cost is determined between concept and manufacturing stages.

Our process starts after your concept ideas are complete so creative integrity is never compromised.

Exploring ways to reduce materials, parts and processes

By applying our experience in technical development at this stage you'll benefit immediately from lower costs.
What's more this also helps to reduce waste so you can be sure that the resulting construction and make-up has the least damaging environmental impact.

Making sure the right materials are used

With an expansive knowledge of materials we'll make sure you strike the right balance between sustainability and fit-for-purpose.
Plus our close links with De Montfort University and the University of Leicester give us advanced awareness of new innovations from which you can benefit.

Reducing the True Cost of Ownership (TCO)

TCO includes the way a project is managed, delivered, installed, maintained and disposed of. These can represent as much as 80% of costs associated with fixtures so it's easy to see why addressing the complete lifecycle brings real savings.

This stage generates a visual 'eco-map' using our Eco-Tool. This highlights a design's key attributes allowing different approaches to be scored and compared on their sustainable criteria. Plus, a feedback mechanism to stage 1 helps refine the design further resulting in the leanest, greenest specification to take into manufacture.

Developing a responsible supply chain

Armed with the best spec for your business and the planet you want to be sure that any company working for you has compatible approach to the environment.

We can audit your existing suppliers as well as identify new suppliers when you need to widen your outlook. In addition to looking at accreditations and waste management we'll make sure that service and reliability are at the right level to support your operations.

As well as this we can benchmark suppliers to the environmental criteria that you set and provide an ethical framework when you go out to tender.