A continuous process
Planning to look after our customers and our planet is a vision that has been at the heart of Loxit since being founded in 1996. Over that time we have worked hard to invest and implement processes that have a positive effect on our planet.
We realised our ambitions in 2014 when we became carbon negative for the first time.
Seeing the light
All of our lighting throughout the manufacturing, warehousing and offices uses low energy bulbs to further reduce demand on electricity.
Chain of custody
Working with local like-minded businesses who are committed to green production and delivery.
Daily operations
We actively discourage unnecessary travel, embracing the use of technology whenever possible. We operate flexible working across office and home environments. We employ a local team, encouraging walk or cycling to work.
Our solar power charges electric vehicles.
Recycle IT
Our design process involves creating products which can be easily recycled when they reach end of life. That includes being able to easily separate the electrical, plastic, wood and metal elements from the product to ensure the most efficient recycling.
Recycled steel
All metal products are made using steel which is 100% recyclable. We will also receive any end of life Loxit product delivered to us, dismantle and fully recycle all materials.
Recycled wood
Our wooden tops and panels are certified by the Forest Stewardship Council “FSC”, this ensures the sourcing and manufacturing of chipboard for all desking and storage products to be a mix of materials from FSC-certified forests, recycled sources and/or FSC controlled wood. It is not always possible to manufacture a product using only materials from certified forests because the available supply of wood often does not meet demand, FSC therefore allows businesses to mix wood from FSC-certified forests or reclaimed materials with wood coming from forests that are not FSC certified but controlled. Our wooden panels and tops are 70% FSC Mix.
This contributes to reducing the impacts of climate change as this protects forests from conversion to other land uses such as agriculture. Introducing management practices that maintain the integrity of the forest and restoring degraded forests.
Recycled packaging
Across the business, we re-use packaging wherever possible and every step has been taken to reduce waste during the production process. As a result of this extensive work, we produce very little non-recyclable waste.
Working together
We believe in collaboration, working together for the common good. We’re constantly exploring new initiatives, updating our knowledge and investing in ethical production.
Renew IT
Carbon negative since 2014
Our energy saving, renewable generation and other initiatives has seen Loxit operate as a carbon negative business since 2014.
We operate a 90 KW PV solar array at our manufacturing facility in Cheshire. Our significantly reduced consumption through our energy saving measures means our consumption of this renewable energy is just 19% allowing 81% of our solar generated, renewable energy to be fed back into National Grid, saving over 33 tonnes of CO2 production a year.
WEE recycling
Our aim is to reduce our waste to zero. We already recycle all our own electrical products, with any waste being recycled at certified centres.
Plan IT
This is the thinking behind the products – how we select materials, design and construct them – the steps we are taking to help both people and the planet. This isn’t new for us, but we felt it was important to let you know what we’ve done and what we will keep doing in the future.
As we face the reality of the Climate Challenge, Loxit is proud to be an early adopter of green production design and smarter thinking.
Our goal…
Providing solutions that don’t cost the earth.
Design IT
Products designed with the environment in mind.
We understand that environmental impact includes how our products are used once they’ve left us, we have to innovate, push ourselves and design products that include smart features, embracing leading edge technology that will minimise electrical consumption. It’s a constant process, that learns and evolves.
We consciously design products which use sustainable materials, are easy to dis-assemble at end of life and are recyclable.
We use high quality components which extend the product’s life, reducing the frequency of refresh programmes.
Our universal designs ensure future technologies will be compatible with our products.
We maintain spare parts for repair and provide upgrade and refurbishments for tired or out of date equipment.
Where we design electrical systems we strive to ensure the safest, most reliable and energy efficient systems. For example, the integration of our Intelligent Charging System significantly reduces energy consumption for our customers when charging multiple devices simultaneously.
Through smart design and development, we layer design techniques and technology, reducing the running costs and energy requirements of our products.
Power management coupled with natural ventilation for example our charging products, removes the need for power hungry fans to cool equipment, reducing the emissions of our products when in use but ensuring the devices are ready for use when required.
Longevity
We believe in designing and manufacturing solutions, that give our customers real life-cycle value.
Reliable and durable designs ensure service that far exceeds warranty periods.
We design universal products so that when your devices are replaced, our products need little or no modification and continue working for your new equipment. Many of our customers have had over 20 years reliable service from our products.
Please note, this page will be updated as we continue to develop and further improve our processes, we are working hard to protect out planet.
