Carbon Positive Award

GPS PE Pipe Systems manufacture polyethylene (PE) pipe systems for the gas, water, sewerage and industrial markets. Working with the country’s key utility, engineering and construction companies, GPS help deliver gas and clean drinking water to thousands homes and businesses across the UK.  GPS PE Pipe Systems employs around 120 people in a variety of disciplines including manufacturing, quality and environmental, engineering, sales, marketing, technical, R&D and admin.  Most employees live within a 5 mile radius of Huntingdon, and 93.85% of employees have been with the business over a year.

GPS embedded environmental management within existing business practices by setting up a clearly defined management structure, empowering employees to take action, monitoring progress and sharing best practice.

The company has been operating an environmental management system certified to ISO 14001:2004 since 1999. It incorporates clearly defined environmental responsibilities and measurable objectives that have been communicated throughout the company and are regularly reviewed with progress reported at monthly management meetings:

• Reduce landfill waste and increase recycling activities
• Reduce water consumption, energy consumption and improve efficiency
• Increase recycling of scrap process polyethylene material internally and from customer sites
• Increase in-house wood recycling 
• Reduce overall carbon emissions

We have looked towards our supply chain, communicating our strategy to the suppliers, asking to disclose their carbon footprint and encouraging them to reduce emissions. The purchasing procedures have been changed to ensure that all purchases are reviewed for energy efficiency and environmental impacts.