Whether you believe in global warming or not, one thing is apparent. It is encumbent upon us all, as both businesses and individuals, to conserve energy, limit waste and make decisions with due regard to our environmental impact.

Kingsmead has followed this policy for many years; it makes good economic sense!

In response to the growing number of our customers that share this view, I am delighted to list the environmental credentials of our supplies and processes:

In the past 2 years Kingsmead has reduced waste sent to landfill by 50%.

All cards and envelopes are recyclable

Most cards are printed on board from FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) accredited carefully managed sustainable forests where annual growth rates have exceeded consumption for several years. A number of designs are also available on recycled board.

The mills that produce our boards are both FSC and ISO 14000 accredited.

Bleaching of the wood pulp for non recycled board is elemental chlorine free

Board is purchased in sizes that minimise wastage after printing and cutting cards.

We use aqueous varnish rather than UV, reducing emissions to the atmosphere and decreasing the environmental load when recycled.

We overprint directly onto the cards rather than using additional paper inserts.

Board and Envelope Specifications

Standard Board

300gsm Ensocoat from Stora Enso Oyj, Imatra Mills, Finland. ISO14000 and FSC accredited, SA-COC-1548.

Recycled Board

300gsm Trucard Recycled  from Tullis Russell, Glenrothes Scotland. ISO14000 and FSC accredited TT-COC-2032. A new product 50% virgin fibre and 50% post consumer waste. Virgin fibre is elemental Chlorine free and de-inked recycled fibre is from an FSC accredited waste pulp mill.

Look out for the cards marked with our RECYCLED BOARD SYMBOL.

Envelopes

The paper the envelopes are made from is sourced from a company that is FSC accredited and holds a BS8555 certificate.

The FSC Chain of Custody registration number is TT-COC-2075