Italsteel is showing the way for steel fabricators when it comes to sustainability best practice. Established by Alex Gismondi in 1979, and now owned and operated by the father, son and grandson team Alex, Fabio and Christian Gismondi, the Perth-based medium to large company is a leader in reducing its carbon footprint.
In the past five years, the company has introduced highly efficient waste disposal processes that have reduced its general and hydrocarbon waste by 50%. Older equipment has been replaced with modern energy-efficient machines. Italsteel is also currently in the process of installing solar panels to allow the use of renewable power sources for its operation.
Although not finalised it is expected to reduce its reliance on traditionally generated power by 70-80%. General manager Ken Patterson says having accreditation under the ASI’s SSA scheme had enabled the company to work with bigger companies looking for responsible suppliers. “All companies will need to ensure they are moving toward reducing their carbon footprint and the SSA scheme provides a perfect framework to work within which will ensure efforts are correctly directed and aligned.”
Find out more about the benefits of being SSA certified here.
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