An innovative locker manufacturer has scooped a UK first and what it believes to be a sector first, globally, for carbon neutrality.
Deeside-based Locit has been certified to PAS 2060, an international standard for carbon neutrality published by the British Standards Institution (BSI).
It demonstrates carbon neutrality claims are both credible and verified to increase accountability and consumer confidence.
It is a significant accomplishment for the SME manufacturer, which has booked almost £5m of sales in its first year’s trading to the end of September and has created 40 new jobs.
The rapid growth follows a £4m investment by Arete Capital Partners, a private capital investor, in 2022, who have backed Locit as a disruptor to the UK steel locker market valued at around £70 million.
Customers already using Locit’s premium locker brand, Pure Lockers, through its network of distributors and resellers, include Marks and Spencer, Primark, LEGOLAND, the British Open, Bulgari Hotel London, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Hall and Northumbria Police.
Locit is led by CEO Richard Williams, a locker industry veteran of three decades who has realised his vision to create a sustainable business model focussed on digital manufacturing, innovation, people and the environment.
Williams says: “We started Locit with a vision to create a superior product that needed less material, less waste and less energy, and we have accomplished this at our Deeside factory.
"The PAS 2060 certification is the realisation of a lot of hard work and a commitment to the highest standards when measuring and reducing our emissions.
The company takes a sustainable approach to its entire process, from supply chain and design to manufacture and delivery.
Sustainability is no longer an add-on, it is an imperative
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State-of-the-art 3D CAD/CAM software solutions that enable the design of products with minimum waste materials.
Advanced manufacturing techniques are used to reduce energy consumption.
This includes sector-leading advanced sheet metal machinery for fully-automated production runs, bespoke short-volume orders and R&D, and innovative powder coating techniques that recycle waste and reuse heat between processes.
Data-led manufacturing means that production is integrated with cloud-based Material Requirements Planning (MRP) software to optimise stock and delivery management.
Finished products are delivered to customers and suppliers using recycled packaging.
Williams says PAS 2060 was only possible because of buy-in from the company's workforce, adding: “Our team shares the vision that the steel locker sector has become antiquated and incompatible with UK manufacturing’s net zero and digitalisation goals.
"We want to create a modern manufacturing facility that is efficient and forward-thinking, creates high-value local jobs, welcomes a diverse workforce, and makes a superior product.
We’ve only just begun, but we’re off to a great start.”
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