PaperCom Europe will issue a report in the coming months outlining the next step for the sustainability blueprint for the industry (PrintWeek, 3 August).
The report will be published in conjunction with The Natural Step (TNS) which will then be circulated as a discussion document.
PaperCom Europe secretary Peter Ingram said: We hope that we can persuade other industry trade associations to become interested once the document is issued.
One of the aims of PaperCom, said Ingram, was for the Paper Trail heritage site in Apsley to be a successful national visitor and heritage centre. The centre will be turned into a 100% sustainable energy managed site.
Specialist architects GKM Rock Townsend are working on the project and PaperCom is also in discussion with the EU to get funding.
Ingram said he was hopeful BP would also become a partner in the project, in as much as they are the leaders in solar energy.
A proposed unveiling of the master plans for the Paper Trail site is set to take place at Papex in October, and Ingram said talks were taking place to exhibit the plans at the show in conjunction with Picon.
We will use the Paper Trail site to project the future of the industry, and show what can be done, Ingram said.
Further plans include the possible movement of all West Herts College paper, printing and packaging courses across to the Apsley site, but Ingram felt this was not likely to happen before 2003 or 2004.
Story by Andy Scott