Environmental Policy
Environmental Policy & Initiatives
Lano Carpets make a significant contribution to improving indoor living standards, conservation of energy and are ecologically friendly.
Throughout the entire sourcing, production and delivery process, Lano is committed to fulfilling its environmental obligations as a responsible company. Through both direct and indirect activities, Lano is working towards reducing any negative effect that our footprint may have on the environment.
Environmental considerations are integrated throughout all aspects of Lano’s business from supplier through each process, to carpet and finally to the customers installation.
Working with all stakeholders, Lano closely monitor and analyse each business division to ensure that it is achieving a clear objective of a more sustainable future. Each division is required to implement environmental systems and is fully responsible for its performance when reporting to the Board of Directors.
Accordingly, Lano will conduct its activities in line with the following principles:
- To source raw materials that complies with the environmental philosophy
- To initiate best practice in the manufacturing chain
- To reduce emissions during the process of manufacturing
- To comply with all applicable legal regulations in any location
- To continuously improve the environmental performance in all areas
- To minimise energy wastage through efficient use of resources
- To minimise waste generation from all sources
- To recycle as much production waste as possible
- To dispose of all waste by legal, safe and secure methods
- To improve the lifecycle of manufactured products through quality
- To develop constructive relationships with all regulatory authorities
- To contribute to all activities that encourage sustainability in the community
- To ensure that all employees are informed on relevant issues
Wool carpets are environmental Friendly
The inherent benefits of carpets are many fold and many of these offer significant benefits to environmental influences.
Hardwearing: Wool and woolrich carpets are extremely hard wearing. Well constructed products, such as those from the Lano stable, ensure that carpets wear well, keep their good looks longer and are easier to maintain. The result is longer lifecycle costs, so a carpet that needs replacement less often uses less raw materials, creates less waste and is therefore better for the environment.
Acoustics: Carpets not only absorb airborne noise but they also reduce impact noise at the source. The heavier the carpet the better impact they have on sound insulation
Thermal insulation: The superior thermal insulation properties offered by wool carpets result in the burning of less raw materials to maintain the comfort of the occupants of the building. Wool and wool rich carpets increase the sense of comfort as it reduces heat loss from the body to the floor by radiation and by contact with the feet. Wool is also an excellent thermal insulator. Important energy saving have been recorded in practical situations. Over the life of a carpet, this can make a dramatic contribution to energy saving.
Safety: The contribution of carpet to safety in the home and commercial interior has been well documented in terms of slipping, falls and fire. Wool is recognised as the safest fibre in terms of flammability and smoke emissions.
Health: The positive impact wool has on the indoor environment is well researched and proven. Wool carpets remove common air contaminates such as formaldehyde, nitrogen and sulphur dioxide. Wool rich carpeting will also exert an important buffering effect on the humidity within a building, absorbing and releasing moisture to maintain a more constant and comfortable atmosphere.
