Progress & Recognition
Our vinyl doors, and accessories are supplied to companies who offer a bespoke manufactured solution to any room in your home. Only the finest quality raw materials are used, underpinned by exceeding BS6222 1993 quality standard with up to a 10 year guarantee.
Vinyl doors are made with MDF, using wood from sustainably managed forests. These are cut to size, and routed with any design. Finally, they are finished with high quality vinyl. Our manufacturing process recycles over 99% of waste.
We’ve already made huge progress towards our net zero goal.
Aerial view of Crystal Doors’ 980kW biomass burner and 245kW solar system
To date, we’ve invested nearly £2 million in assets, training and other improvements and have made year-on-year progress since our first carbon footprint assessment in 2015.
Our electricity consumption is now around 75% lower than it would have been had we made no improvements over the last 7 years.
All of our employees live locally, within 3 miles of our factory on average, so everyone has the option to walk or cycle to work.
Aerial view of Crystal Doors’ 980kW biomass burner and 245kW solar system
Our carbon footprint
Year
Direct and energy (Scope 1+2)
Indirect (Scope 3)
2015
290
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2016
261
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2017
218
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2018
202
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2019
224
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2020
164
334
2021
171
399
2022
136
444
Our carbon footprint
Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2021
Winner, Sustainable Development
Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2021
Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2021
Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2021
Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2021
Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2021
Make UK North West Awards 2021
The Manufacturer MX Awards 2021
Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2021
Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2021
Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2021
Timeline of achievements
Pre-2015
- Achieved zero waste to landfill status, with recycling rate of over 99% based on weight.
- Vans fitted with trackers to monitor fuel-efficient driving.
2015
- First annual carbon footprint assessment.
2016
- 980kW biomass burner installed, providing 100% of heating from factory wood waste.
- 100% cardboard and plastic recycling achieved.
- Installed power factor correction and harmonics unit, saving ~£4,000 a year in reduced electricity consumption.
2017
- Installed state-of-the-art, UK-first Ecogate smart dust extraction system, saving ~£12,600 a year in reduced electricity consumption.
- Began replacing factory lighting with energy efficient LEDs.
2018
- Purchase Nissan LEAF electric car and installed on-site charging.
- Achieved substantial criteria for ISO 14001 Environmental Management.
2019
- Installed first phase of solar PV rooftop array with 105kW generating capacity, saving ~£7,000 a year in electricity costs.
- Installed energy efficient inverter compressor, saving ~£2,000 a year in reduced electricity consumption.
- Upgraded vane vacuum pumps to more efficient claw pumps, saving ~£1,000 a year in reduced electricity consumption.
- All employees trained in carbon literacy.
- Joined City of Trees’ 100 Trees Club.
- Banned flying on business.
- MD Richard Hagan becomes organiser of Rochdale Circular Economy Club and is described as “one of the UK’s greenest entrepreneurs”.
- Finalist in the Sustainable Manufacturing category at The Manufacturer 2019 MX Awards.
- Recognised by Green Party MEP Gina Dowding as a best practice example of industry for a “Green New Deal in the North West”.
2020
- Declared climate emergency, committing to carbon neutrality by 2022.
- Installed second phase of rooftop solar PV, filling remaining roof space and achieving a total capacity of 246kW, achieving a total saving of ~£22,400 a year in electricity costs.
- Achieved 100% LED lighting with intelligent sensors throughout building, saving ~£5,000 a year in reduced electricity consumption.
- Achieved Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of A+, becoming one of just ~500 commercial buildings to be certified ‘carbon positive’.
- Became a signatory of Pledge To Net Zero, the UK’s formal net zero initiative for the environmental sector.
- Winner of Carbon & Energy Transformation at the IEMA Sustainability Impacts Awards and Ethical/Sustainable Manufacturer of the Year at Insider’s Made in the North West Awards.
2021
- Winner of Small Business of the Year at the edie Sustainability Leadership Awards.
- Officially 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.
- Winner of 2021 Queen’s Award for Enterprise for Sustainable Development.
- Named national Manufacturer of the Year at the BusinessGreen Leaders Awards.
- Began offsetting Scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon emissions through Zellar (see our Zellar profile)
2022
- Richard Hagan recognised for his tireless work to promote sustainability in the KBB industry and beyond, winning the Special Achievement Award at the kbbreview Retail and Design Awards 2022, the national Business Leader of the Year at the 2022 edie Sustainability Leaders Awards, and then named in Insider’s inaugural Green Power List of sustainability champions across the North West.
- Secured 100% renewable electricity traced to Tangy windfarm in Scotland through SSE Energy Solutions.
Wider recognition
“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.”
