At Metalube, we have always thrived by thinking ahead. Thinking ahead means being aware of our environmental impact and exploring how, as a company, we can ensure that our products are created and produced sustainably. It also means making sure that, as a business, Metalube is doing its part to minimise our environmental footprint.
润滑油制造能否可持续发展?
Given the nature of the manufacturing industry, it’s common to wonder how an industrial lubricants manufacturer can achieve sustainability.
Thanks to this blend of sustainable efforts, Metalube Group has achieved a Gold EcoVadis business rating, making us one of the industry leaders in sustainable practices within the metal lubricants sector.
As a company, we understand that in a more socially conscious and environmentally aware landscape, people expect more from their suppliers, asking them to uphold greener standards and more eco-friendly practices within their business. It’s up to us as a company to make the change that we want to see within the industry.
That may start with us, but that doesn’t mean it has to end with us. Metalube are looking to lead a new era of sustainable lubricants manufacturing within the industry. We hope that this new way of manufacturing will be followed and become the standard by which the industry moves, as we work together to achieve a greener future for the entire planet.
As a forward-thinking business, Metalube knows and understands the importance of adopting green energy options and looking to replace less sustainable practices with green ones where it is possible to make the change within our own business. We have achieved this across the company in several key ways.
电动叉车
Looking to move away from gas and fuel in our manufacturing and packing processes was a key area for us to make a positive green energy change.
We have achieved this by upgrading our entire fleet of fuel-powered forklifts within our manufacturing yard in Manchester, UK, to electric battery-powered vehicles.
This ensures that our storing and transporting process can be environmentally friendly and conscious without affecting the efficiency of our production as a result.
太阳能电池板屋顶
迈泰鲁博开始可持续发展之旅的关键任务之一,就是向更可持续的绿色能源供应迈进。
In 2022, and again in 2023, we installed over 500 250 kW Solar Panels at our manufacturing plants here in Manchester, England.
Using solar energy has greatly reduced Metalube’s reliance on utilising energy from the grid and allowed us to incorporate our own green energy supply into our manufacturing.
Through the use of our on-site solar panels, Metalube were able to go completely off-grid for two hours in 2023, a positive sign of where we hope to move towards as we continue to refine our green energy usage.
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Ensuring that the heating and creation of our lubricants is as efficient as possible, we installed state-of-the-art, energy-efficient heating ovens in our factories.
This addition has reduced our energy consumption by an incredible 80% when heating and producing our lubricants. An incredible result when looking to create our products more efficiently and sustainably.
A further way we have refined our processes and incorporated eco-friendly ingenuity to achieve our efficiency-first approach to manufacturing.
2023 年,美泰乐倍感荣幸地成为了 索尔福德商业奖 for sustainability. It was great to be recognised in our local area as a forward-thinking, eco-conscious business and marks a strong milestone for our eco aspirations (we’re coming for that top spot soon enough!)