Byrne Bros believes passionately in the philosophy of leaving behind a positive legacy on the communities within which it works. Achieving this goal is not just a passive acknowledgement of the need to be environmentally friendly and to build a sustainable future, but a serious commitment across the Group to drive out waste and inefficiency from the project or process.

Byrne Bros is independently certified to ISO 14001 as well as under the umbrella of Byrne Group certification. Project teams are fully trained in all aspects of effective environmental performance, ensuring that Byrne Bros. projects are delivered to the highest environmental standards. Our systems and processes support good, effective environmental practice from design right through to construction, including waste streaming and down-cycling.

Byrne Bros is certified to the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) and PEFC- Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification both of which ensure the protection of communities, people and encourages environmental stability for our future generations. Our timber is supplied from fully sustainable sources, it is branded and packaged to be instantly distinguishable from other non-certified timber on site. Once used in forming structures, it is returned to our consolidation centre and recycled providing a full chain of custody, right through to the last use which inevitably ends up in fuel for power stations, delivered through our waste recycling partner.

Minimising carbon emissions

Byrne Bros is working towards a carbon neutral status. We are raising awareness of the need to engage with environmental best practice at home and in the workplace to minimise the carbon footprint. We undertake travel distance surveys on our workforce to match project location with appropriate local skills; we operate a shared vehicle policy to minimise the use of individual cars and we apply strict logistical criteria to delivery of material to site.