Charlesworth Group recognised for green litho work

The Charlesworth Group, a full-service printer and bookbinder based in West Yorkshire, has attained ISO 14001 accreditation.

The Wakefield-based company's green offering provides litho printing with vegetable-based inks on recycled and FSC-certified papers as standard, with the option of recyclable laminate.

Expanded digital print facilities allow print buyers to reduce waste by using Print on Demand.

Quality manager Mel Brooks said accreditation was a result of careful planning and investment in recent years.

"The initiatives introduced to reduce our carbon footprint, including making best use of sustainable resources throughout the production process, together with the ability to offer more digital choice, were all crucial to our future proofing strategy," Brooks added.

The company, which has about 120 staff in the UK, 170 in its wholly owned subsidiary in Beijing, and a sales office in Philadelphia, also has the ISO 9001 quality standard and plans to apply for FSC Chain of Custody-accreditation shortly.