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Green dream for Concept
Big-selling Melbourne caravan manufacturer reduces greenhouse footprint by cutting down on wasteMelbourne-based Concept Caravans is hoping to build as many as 830 caravans in 2016, under its Concept, Franklin and Newlands brands, up from 650 vans in 2015.
But they'll be doing it with an eco-friendly approach, having reduced the amount of disposable waste generated at their Campbellfield, Victoria production facility by 20 per cent over the past 12 months.
“We’ve been working tirelessly to minimise wastage since we established Concept Caravans 12 years ago and we constantly look at the materials we use and how they can be reused and recycled,” Concept Caravans director, Keir Smith said.
The big-selling caravan manufacturer is also taking part in the CSIRO Aspire program, an online marketplace matching businesses with recyclers as well as waste and by-product purchasers and has signed up to be covered under the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target (VEET) Scheme.
“We are passionate about our caravans and strive to minimise Concept’s environmental footprint, which is why all elements of our business, especially the manufacturing process, come under scrutiny,” he said.
Concept will soon install a high-efficiency shredder, to break up wood and ply products used in the making of the caravan’s furniture, to minimise the offcuts going to landfill.
Other 'green' initiatives include the recycling of over four tonnes of electrical cable offcuts, which are granulated and reused for coating over electrical wire, plastic pallets and other products.
The company also recycles close to 23 tonnes of aluminium annually and has reduced the number of silicon tubes it uses per van by 30 per cent, which equates to an annual saving of 9867 tubes.
Concept is also taking on a Sustainability/Environment graduate intern, who among other things will work on limiting the amount of plywood off-cuts.
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Written byChris Fincham
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