Sustainability IN PRACTICE Sustainability

03 Since our inception in 1985 sustainability has been at the heart of everything we do, from being the first to utilise dry printing technology and developing 100% recycled and recyclable fabrics, to launching initiatives such as solar power and beekeeping. Tree Planting with The Ribble Rivers Trust

100% Recycled Polyester Base Cloths In 2019 Panaz developed EcoTWILL™, the industry’s first 100% recycled, contract quality, polyester base cloth for print. Woven in England with yarns manufactured from recycled plastic, each metre of EcoTWILL™ repurposes dozens of 500ml plastic bottles into a desirable, longTM RECYCLED FABRIC lasting fabric which itself is recyclable at end-of-life. In 2022 Panaz developed EcoTWIST™, the industry’s first 100% recycled, contract quality, crêpe polyester. EcoTWIST™ is available in 19 colours and as a base cloth for print. Sustainable fabric manufactured from recycled...

Story of Sustainable Yarn Design and Finished Fabric P.E.T. drinks bottles are shredded, with the Waste Collection resulting plastic then being converted into the yarns woven into EcoTwist™. Every metre of EcoTwist™ repurposes the plastic from dozens of bottles into a high quality, textured contract fabric. This not only removes non-biodegradable waste from the environment, but the process of creating the material also uses less Texturing Twisting Dyeing Extrusion Pelletising energy and water in comparison to the manufacturing of virgin polyester. As we all become more conscious of the impact...

Panaz HQ is fortunate enough to be surrounded by beautiful countryside, as such we recently introduced bee hives to support the local ecosystem. Our bees enhance biodiversity and help to pollinate a wide range of plants that are important to a healthy environment and a sustainable society. We only remove honey from our bees when it is a genuine surplus. By doing this, we ensure the bees always have more than enough nutritious food to sustain the hive, whilst also providing the bees with the room they need to continue expanding their colony Occasionally we will feed struggling colonies with sugar...

Ribble Rivers Trust 013 Just 7% of Britain’s native woodlands are Our support helps to create new woodlands, currently in good ecological condition according clean up and restore habitats, remove river to a recent report from the Woodlands Trust. blocking weirs, and deliver national curriculum approved education sessions to children from a Panaz are proud and privileged to partner with wide and diverse range of backgrounds. Ribble Rivers Trust to support the development of local woodlands. As one of the UK’s largest Rivers Trusts, and one of the area’s leading environmental charities, The partnership...

Solar Energy 015 As passionate advocates of renewable energy sources, we installed solar panels on our roof in 2022. The energy captured is used to run our entire business, including our digital print facility and warehousing.

EV Charging & Electric Vehicles 017 We are driven by the challenge of creating new and better solutions to tackle climate change. Our new EV charging points at our head office offers our staff and our customers free EV charging. To support this initiative we are in the process of changing all our company vehicles to electric or hybrid with the objective of our company car policy becoming net zero by 2025.

Printing & Packaging 019 Digital print technology allows us to not only tailor designs and colours to your requirements but also allows us to manufacture at point of order, therefore eliminating wastage. This is more efficient and has less of an impact on the environment. Panaz were the first to introduce dry printing methods in the textile industry, meaning no harmful chemicals or water waste. No solvents are used during our printing process and any possible contaminants, for example waste oil during routine maintenance, are collected from us by B & M Salvage Fuels, a company registered for...

Sustainability antimicrobial Non-toxic Antimicrobial Protection KINDER TO THE ENVIRONMENT As a leading supplier to the Healthcare sector, we understand how important infection control is. Working with laboratories in the UK we developed a solution that features antimicrobial properties that kill viruses and bacterium, including C.difficile and COVID. Most antimicrobial solutions contain harmful chemicals and heavy metals (such as silver) and also deplete by leeching into the environment. Instead, Panaz developed a water based, non-depleting and nonleeching solution with no harmful chemicals and...

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Putting sustainability first is the way we can guarantee the future of our planet for generations to come. For further information please visit w w w.panaz.com Head Office: Panaz Ltd. Bentley Wood Way, Hapton, Burnley, Lancashire, BB11 5ST. England Tel: +44 (0)1282 696969 email: [email protected] Panaz USA Inc., 230 South New York Avenue, Suite 101, Winter Park, FL 32789, USA. Tel: +001 919 747 8211 email: [email protected] © Panaz owns the copyright of all designs shown in this brochure, any infringement of which will be actioned by law. Please note Panaz reserve the right to update product specifications...