Oddicroft Lane
Sutton Parkway
Sutton in Ashfield
Nottingham
NG17 5FB
 
Tony Ogle - Commercial Director
Tel: 01623 448041
Email: tony.ogle@howitt.co.uk

Nick Barbeary - Sales Director
Tel: 01623 448055
Email: nick.barbeary@howitt.co.uk

www.howitt.co.uk

Environmental Status
ISO 14001:2004
EMAS
FSC accreditation
PEFC

Print processes

Web Print
We have three Heidelberg M-600 web press production lines offering six colour production & one five colour, with automatic plate loading and inline finishing, die cutting, pattern perforating, re-moist gluing plus folder & sheeting facilities.

Sheet fed Print
We have one Mitsuibishi 300 LX six colour sheet fed press with UV coating facility for quality board or paper production.

Digital Print
We offer 100% colour variable, database driven digital marketing communication solutions. We also offer on demand print solutions for fast turnaround of door drops, stationery, inserts, manuals, guides & training packs

Print presses
2 Heidelberg M-600 six station web
1 Heidelberg M-600 five station web press
1 Mitsuibishi 300LX six colour sheet fed press

Work Undertaken
Business Critical Mailings
Coupon Handling
Data Health Checks
Data management
Direct Marketing
Literature Management
Media Inserts
Personalisation
Point of Sale Packaging
Print Management
Print on Demand
Print Services
Promotions
Response Management

Environmental Improvement & Control Examples
We are accredited to ISO14001:2004 and operate in line with the requirements of the standard. The following lists are intended to provide a brief synopsis of .Howitt Ltd environmental position & credentials.

1. Approach to EMS is both a commercial & minimal impact benefit basis
   
   • Ensuring complying with legal requirements
   • Meeting client requirements wherever possible
   • Waste minimisation
     • Recovery and Recycling
     • Waste stream separation
     • Cost reduction
     • Time
   • Saving on resources & safer materials
     • Reducing aromatics in chemicals
     • Improving CVP’s
     • Encouraging switch to Iris Digital from cromalin/wet proofing
     • Encouraging use of data rather than film
2. Involving suppliers
3. Conducting & documenting Aspects & Impacts survey and setting Objectives & Targets.
4. Currently EMS, QMS and H&S are operated as integrated systems

• Pre-press
  1. We operate Computer to Plate technology avoiding the need for chemical usage
  2. Our plates are all recycled, refer to points 1,2 & 3 above.
• Printing
  1. Our policy is to recommend part-recycled or virgin stock from FSC -certified sources; we are a Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) accredited printer.
  2. Poorer quality papers and/or papers with very high recycled content can lead to higher waste levels.
  3. Overall waste % will vary depending upon the complexities of the job. We currently operate QTMS on all webs which monitor waste, running speeds etc and each web has its targets and charts for reference. Typically this is between 4% and 8% overall depending upon job & press and has shown a steady downward trend since we commenced the monitoring program.
  4. Make ready uses an average of around 5,000 sheets.
  5. Inks are solvent free using a mix of vegetable oils and high boiling point petroleum distillates.
  6. Our web founts are alcohol free. Sheetfed is at 6% alcohol.
  7. Improvement teams, value for money calculations on paper types (not just cost), target setting, improved maintenance.
• Packaging
  1. Cartons are from recycled board.
  2. End boards from logging reused if returned.
  3. Special multi-trip internal pallets
  4. Reel transit packaging re-used for pallet transit packaging
  5. Top boards from furniture manufactures waste board
  6. Arrangements with some clients to recover & reuse
• Waste
  1. White paper waste recycled separately
  2. All printed paper waste collected for shredding, compacting and recycling
  3. All waste chemicals & inks collected in IBC’s for use in incineration
  4. Used printers cloths returned for solvent recovery, cleaned and re-use
  5. Waste stream separation
  6. Recycling of plates, film.
  7. Air emissions of VOC’s from webs controlled by state-of-the-art regenerative, Voxidiser. Emissions are considerably lower than legislative requirements.

NB
Reduced cost to both the company and the client, further business generation as well as impact on the environment are being achieved through Howitt Ltd EMS

We have recently mapped our carbon Footprint and aim to be carbon neutral within 2 years through firstly, a continued and sustained programme of energy & waste reduction and secondly by carbon offsetting.