Goodall Bates & Todd Ltd.

Environmental Policy Statement

Goodall, Bates & Todd Ltd is a privately owned organisation which owns 2 subsidiary trading companies, GB Lubricants and GB Fuels.

GB Lubricants is engaged in the manufacture and supply of a range of lubricants and greases for the automotive, agricultural, forestry, marine and engineering sectors. Additionally the factoring of products such as anti-freeze and other ancillaries is provided as part of the Company’s comprehensive product service.

GB Fuels is engaged in the distribution of fuels to a wide variety of markets.  Additionally, the factoring of products such as fuel storage tanks and related ancillary equipment is also provided. Our objective is to create a climate of excellence, not only in our products and services, but also for our employees, persons affected by our activities and the environment. In order to achieve this the following policy has been established.

We will manage our activities to minimise wherever practicable their effect on the environment. In this we are committed within all levels and within all functions of the organisation to continual improvement. We recognise that this will only be achieved through regular monitoring of our environmental performance. With this in mind we will set environmental objectives and targets which will be regularly reviewed to ensure continual improvement.

Our Environmental Policy commits the organisation at all levels to ensure we:-

• Identify any risk of pollution arising from any of our activities, products and services, which shall be either eliminated or effectively controlled to meet all regulatory, and other, requirements relating to the organisations environmental aspects.
• Reduce to a minimum unnecessary use of materials, resources and energy. Reduce to a minimum all future developments and carry out an appraisal of the environmental effect of sourcing of raw material.
• Reduce waste to the lowest practicable level ensuring responsible disposal of waste created and received, undertaking environmental audits, measuring the results against established targets.
• Advocate employee involvement in all environmental matters, providing suitable training and support to all employees with regard to this environmental policy.
• Minimise any environmental effects caused as a result of our activities, products and services adopting the technique of BATNEEC (Best available techniques not entailing excessive costs)
• Ensure that any persons working on our behalf are made aware of and agree to comply with this policy.
• Seek to ensure that products and/or services supplied or provided by third parties can be used, handled, stored and disposed of in a manner which safeguards the environment and the health and safety of all.

Goodall, Bates & Todd will undertake a review of this policy in the light of any new knowledge, changing legislation or public concerns.

 

T H Bates

Managing Director