Times are tough for everyone; people and planet is the answer (KBB Review)
Richard Hagan explains why a focus on sustainability makes good business sense especially at a time when energy prices are sky high.
Four key messages from our latest sustainability report
Our Managing Director Richard Hagan speaks to environmental news website edie about the key lessons from Crystal Doors’ second annual sustainability report: Net Zero and Beyond.
Richard Hagan named in Green Power List
Our Managing Director Richard Hagan has been named by Insider as one of the North West region’s leading sustainability advocates in the magazine’s inaugural Green Power List…
Richard Hagan named Business Leader of the Year for his sustainability work
Our Managing Director Richard Hagan won the Business Leader of the Year award at the prestigious edie Sustainability Leadership Awards on 30 March, having scooped the Small Business of the Year award in 2021. Judges said: “Richard Hagan is...
Richard Hagan recognised at kbbreview Awards 2022
Richard Hagan won the Special Achievement award — sponsored by Hansgrohe — at the kbbreview Retail and Design Awards 2022 for his huge contributions to sustainability in the industry. He has been kbbreview’s Climate Change Champion for over a...
Crystal Doors highlighted alongside Netflix and Nespresso for 2022 net zero plans
Some companies are setting a trend for aiming to become net zero by the end of 2022…
Sustainability leadership in 2022 will be defined by radical, disruptive transparency (edie)
UK-based manufacturer Crystal Doors is planning to add real-time emissions and energy data to its website, with managing director Richard Hagan saying all businesses must show “radical” transparency and changes to their purpose if the climate emergency is to...
Crystal Doors celebrates green success with workforce and local supporters
Crystal Doors received its Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development in a special ceremony attended by a Deputy Lieutenant for Greater Manchester on 24 November on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen.
Richard Hagan speaks to BBC Breakfast!
Managing Director Richard Hagan spoke on BBC Breakfast live from the factory on the morning of 12 November as part of a feature on COP26 and what organisations are doing to be more sustainable. Watch the full interview here:
Crystal Doors features in new book on Green Manufacturing
Managing Director Richard Hagan was invited to write an entire chapter about his journey to sustainable manufacturing for a new book edited by experts at Birmingham City University’s Institute for Design, Economic Acceleration & Sustainability (IDEAS). Green Manufacturing: What...
Companies must be sustainable to survive (KBB Review)
Businesses around the world will have to adapt and up their eco credentials if they want to survive, says Richard Hagan, MD of Crystal Doors, speaking from the COP26 summit in Glasgow…
Crystal Doors’ net zero push highlighted at COP26
Crystal Doors featured at the COP26 summit as one of nine outstanding sustainable organisations promoted by Nigel Topping, the UK Government’s High Level Champion for Climate Action…
Crystal Doors strikes gold again for sustainability
Crystal Doors has struck gold at the Make UK North West manufacturing awards in recognition of our efforts to fight climate change. At an awards ceremony in Preston we were given the Energy and Sustainability Award for our “relentless...
Richard Hagan speaks at COP26 roundtable live from the summit in Glasgow
In line with the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, Comply Direct hosted a roundtable to bring like-minded groups and sustainability professionals together to discuss the opportunities and challenges presented to organisations by the...
No COP-ping out now: The climate pressure is on (KBB Review)
The COP26 climate summit in Glasgow will see nearly 200 nations – along with activists and climate scientists – have their say on the future of the planet. There will be fraught negotiation between warring factions. The leaders vs....
The climate’s right for a summit of your own (KBB Review)
COP26 will be full of political disagreements, backroom bargaining and compromise. What we end up with will ultimately define whether we are able to take control of the climate emergency and limit global temperature rise to habitable levels, or...
Our award-winning run continues!
Following fast on the heels of recent award wins at the Energy Efficiency Awards (thanks to our renewable energy partner Perfect Sense Energy) and reaching the finalist stage for the Energy & Sustainability Award at the 2021 Make UK...
More green awards for Crystal Doors!
Crystal Doors has continued a hot streak of environmental award wins, this time thanks to our energy efficiency and renewable energy partner Perfect Sense Energy. On 1 September, Perfect Sense won the 2020 Small Scale Project of the Year...
Carbon neutral is dead. Long live net zero (KBB Review)
Over the last year, ‘net zero’ has become the buzzword of choice in the fight against climate catastrophe. Terms like ‘carbon neutral’ are outdated – it’s not just carbon dioxide emissions we need to cut out, but all greenhouse...
Crystal Doors featured in Queen’s Award Magazine
“The fact that Crystal Doors has been awarded a Queen’s Award for Sustainability on its first attempt will make it the obvious choice for businesses and individuals wanting to make an environmentally conscious purchase…”
Crystal Doors shortlisted for BusinessGreen Leaders Award!
Crystal Doors has been shortlisted for Manufacturer of the Year in the 2021 BusinessGreen Leaders Awards. The BusinessGreen Leaders Awards have been running for over a decade and are one of the most well-known and prestigious awards schemes for...
The Sustainable Challenge (Halston Marketing)
Director Richard Hagan recently contributed to Halston Marketing’s excellent Manufacturing is Coming Home report, commenting on the importance of sustainability and innovation to UK manufacturing as we recover from the pandemic.
Crystal Doors singled out as 1 of 5 “Northern SMEs which deserve international recognition” (BusinessCloud)
With just 31 staff [Crystal Doors] has revolutionised its output with new green manufacturing techniques – a rare achievement for such a small company. Founder Richard Hagan not only won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise this year, he ‘almost...
No pledge, no business: Welcome to the new normal (Manufacturing & Engineering Magazine)
This year, business has finally begun to embark upon the road to net zero emissions en masse. As the movement grows, sustainability will have to run through a business’s entire network. Demonstrating leadership will become a prerequisite for entering...
How independent retailers can leapfrog large business to zero carbon (KBB Review)
In preparation for COP26, the UN climate summit this November, our government has announced to the world that the UK is ‘on target’ and committed to net zero emissions by 2050…
Crystal Doors endorses Journey to Net Zero business support programme
SME businesses in Greater Manchester can now get fully-funded support for their journey to net zero emissions through a new online programme launched by GC Business Growth Hub. The Hub’s support has previously played a key role in Crystal...
How to join the race to net zero (KBB Review)
The race to net zero carbon emissions has been set by UK Government for 2050, but what does that mean for you and your business?…
How to become a sustainable manufacturing champion (The Manufacturer)
With the UK hosting the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in November, sustainable manufacturing is in the spotlight and is becoming a priority for manufacturers. Our Community recently benefitted from an informative presentation by Richard Hagan, Managing Director, Crystal...
Sustainable customer relationships (KBB Review)
Following a year of lockdowns, online sales, and little personal shopping, our KBB market is enjoying a flood of consumers who have amassed £135 billion of savings that they are keen to spend improving home life or home working…
Who do you think you are? (Manufacturing & Engineering Magazine)
Money talks, or money makes the world go round, was a concept that wealth in money is success. I believed this economic model until I researched environmental impacts from my dust extraction plant being rejected for planning…
Crystal Doors is now a Queen’s Award winning company!
Crystal Doors is one of just 2 companies in the North West to be honoured with a prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development in 2021. We have been awarded the prestigious title in recognition of our pioneering...
Green light for indies, red faces for sheds (KBB Review)
Sometimes we can fall into a trap of believing that large companies hold all the power. But when it comes to sustainability, I have found the opposite to be true…
Act Now, Why The Fuss? (Manufacturing & Engineering Magazine)
There are around six million businesses in the UK. Some are larger than others, but they all have an impact on the planet. If they are to remain relevant in the 2020s and beyond, every single one needs a...
Leading the way to Net Zero via Climate Hub
Crystal Doors has joined businesses, governments, cities and regions around the world in pushing for net zero emissions by 2050 by joining the SME Climate Hub network. The SME Climate Hub is open to any SME that commits to...
Going green, mental health & career advice: Richard speaks to Unity Radio’s Next Gen Youths show
Get ahead with Eco Labelling (KBB Review)
A new energy labelling system will be rolled out for electrical appliances in the UK and EU this month. Energy labels encourage us to consider the true lifetime cost of a product rather than just the price…
Wealth in nature was always our purpose in life and work (Manufacturing & Engineering Magazine)
I look back at the first tool being used by humans during the stone age and wonder how our tools today are incomprehensible to our ancestors only a few generations ago…
Richard shares net-zero tips with Translational Energy Research Centre
Crystal Doors has joined Race to Zero
Crystal Doors has formally joined Race to Zero, the official UN-backed global campaign to rally leadership and support for net zero in the lead up to the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow this November. Since its inception in June...
Check out Crystal Doors’ new bee hotel
Crystal Doors strategy to reach carbon neutrality by 2022 is not just about tackling climate change; we also want to do our bit to improve biodiversity. We recently took delivery of this huge bee hotel designed in the shape...
Prestigious award win for Sustainability Leadership
Crystal Doors is delighted to become the first ever company to be crowned Small Business of the Year at the edie Sustainability Leaders Awards, a prestigious national awards scheme that celebrates the individuals and organisations who are leading the...
Lessons from the milk float (KBB Review)
In 1978, I spent the summer holidays in the seaside resort of Harlech. I remember being woken up every morning by a hand-rung bell announcing the daily milk delivery from an electric milk float. If it wasn’t for the...
Carbon Neutral: How Crystal Doors became a green pioneer (Manufacturing & Engineering Magazine)
It started with a proposal to install a biomass burner in 2015 Crystal Doors wanted to channel its wood waste into a sustainable heating solution. But the planners said ‘no’. They deemed the environmental impact to be too high…
A bespoke manufactured solution (Manufacturing & Engineering Magazine)
Ever since its inception in 1994, Crystal Doors has operated to lead the vinyl door market in terms of both innovation and quality…
How the KBB industry can lead the way on sustainability (KBB Review)
Every day my mind is fixed on ideas to improve my understanding and engage with others to address the climate emergency. This is not a typical business owner’s daily routine…
Unity Radio recording – What Richard defines as success
All companies be they global, local companies, even individuals, as David Attenborough mentioned on his film, it is critical that everybody takes a radical change as soon as possible. It is the youth that is going to experience the...
Closing the Doors on Carbon Emissions: 2020 Update
Our new report tracks our progress towards carbon neutrality during 2020, and what our plans are for the future.
Richard explains how to build a sustainable business on KBB Podcast
Crystal Doors’ Managing Director was a guest on the KBB Magazine Podcast in November to discuss how suppliers and manufacturers can operate a sustainable business and still make a profit, regardless of your size. Our journey was described by...
Achieving Zero Carbon in the North West
On 11th November, Richard Hagan will join experts in the North West to discuss the current zero carbon agenda and what it means for our region. The webinar is being hosted by IEMA, who recently recognised Crystal Doors with...
Crystal Doors featured in ‘Sustainability Success Stories for SMEs’
On 5th November, Richard Hagan will be speaking at an Institute of Directors (IoD) online webinar celebrating small and medium-sized businesses from across the country that have embraced sustainability. Richard will be telling Crystal Doors’ story alongside: Yvonne Obuya,...