Climate change is probably the most prominent and important issue across multi-national forestry literature. 

This is the case now and it will undoubtedly always be so.  As such, it is a topic that features heavily in our product development programme and in the way we want to promote our products and market our business.  Here, we extend this topic to consider our overall impact upon the environment.

The changing climate and the environment are relevant for us for the following reasons:

• It is accepted that increased forest cover is a key element of the world’s defence against the greenhouse gas emissions.  Increasing forest cover is our primary business.
• The changing climate is set to change how forests are managed.  This is multi-faceted with immediate impact being experienced across Europe through increased storm damage.  Longer term impacts are anticipated through increasing temperatures and humidity and their effects upon forestry management issues such as tree species, wildlife, and forest pests and diseases.
• Everybody is and should be concerned about their own carbon footprint.  This is a particularly interesting subject for Tubex as we use, process and transport polymer, and as such we emit carbon, but we also produce a product that has nurtured and protected more than 1/2billion trees and vines across the world – absorbing and storing considerably more carbon.

We use this section of our website to act as a repository for brief information about our work, along with links to related sites of interest.

Storm damage across Europe

Storm damage across Europe has been more frequent and more violent over the past 10 years, with examples such as Lothar (1999) and Kyrill (2007), both of which destroyed many thousands of hectares of forest across Central Europe.  The effects of these storms have been many, but importantly have required both a substantial replanting programme, and a reassessment of the design of forests and their management for the future.  In particular, mixed forests are becoming more highly favoured, and continuous forestry cover operations (rather then clear felling vast areas).

Carbon footprint analysis

Tubex is conducting a study to assess its overall carbon footprint and impact upon the environment.  Not easy!  We can measure fairly easily the carbon that we emit in producing and delivering our products.  However, how much our products contribute to the carbon storage?  Many interesting assumptions required. 

Tubex’ approach to Environmental Management

Tubex was recently awarded Green Flag Level 3 and subsequently won the prestigious award for the Rhondda Cynon Taff (RCT) Environmental Business of the Year.  These awards recognise a range of achievements but in particular Tubex’ recent developments in energy efficiency and recycling technology.  We are currently working towards ISO14001 Environmental Standard.