Sheet metal fabrications company Hydram Sheet Metalwork carries out its activities and processes in an environmentally responsible manner and is certified to the ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Standard, supplying approved metal fabrications to manufacturing businesses. Working for a range of customers and industry sectors, Hydram’s partners have benefitted from working with an ISO 14001 certified sheet metal supplier since 2010. From green power generation equipment to heat pump components, Hydram’s customers can be assured that they are working with a responsible, professional, experienced, supply chain partner. Here, you can find out more about the background to Hydram’s engagement with Environmental Management Systems and ISO 14001 in particular.
Led by a dedicated Environment, Health & Safety manager, Hydram Sheet Metalwork achieved the ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Standard in 2010. The metal fabrication company constantly reviews its progress against environmental performance targets which include pollution prevention, reducing its carbon footprint, minimising use of packaging, and waste segregation within its precision sheet metal fabrication business.
ISO 14001 is part of a family of environment management systems (EMS) standards created by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) to provide businesses with a strategic approach to managing environmental responsibilities. It provides a framework through which a business can measure and continually improve its environmental performance, and demonstrate a commitment to sustainability.
Third-party certification bodies confirm that businesses meet the requirements of ISO 14001 through a rigorous surveillance audit process and in Hydram Engineering’s case the third party is SGS UK Ltd.
Conforming to ISO 14001 can lead to benefits such as reduced cost of waste management, savings in consumption of energy and materials, and lower distribution costs. The standard is an integral part of Hydram’s business plan and works around four main objectives:
In an age of increasing environmental awareness and global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and resource depletion, all businesses have a role to play. ISO 14001 is now seen as a prerequisite for sheet metal fabrication companies working with industrial customers on a subcontract basis. The creation and maintenance of an Environmental Management System that conforms to international standards benefits both the business and its customers. It signifies that the business takes responsibility for its own environmental impact by actively measuring and improving it, and assuring regulatory compliance.
Within Hydram’s policy, it is stated that the company will achieve its environmental aims by adhering to the following principles:
Hydram is certified to the following standards:
Hydram’s ISO certificates are assessed by SGS. Find out more about the assessment process.
