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Article: Carpet factory joins roll of honour at Carbon Trust
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- Belfast Telegraph
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- March 23, 2009
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BLUE chip firm Ulster Carpets has become the first textile
manufacturer in Northern Ireland to achieve the environmental Carbon
Trust Standard.
The Portadown company has worked with the Carbon Trust since 2001
and has reduced its carbon footprint by 44% by implementing heat
recovery plants, upgrading its lighting systems and developing
energy efficient in-house weaving equipment, saving thousands of
tonnes of carbon.
The certificate, which is given to organisations which have
measured, managed and reduced their carbon footprint year-on-year,
was presented at a ceremony in Belfast by the Carbon Trust.
Harry Morrison, general manager of the Carbon Trust said:
"Businesses in Northern Ireland ...