Highlights
- Continued our focus on improved safety across our manufacturing sites with significant improvement in our Lightweight Systems division which reduced its lost time injury rate by 47 per cent.
- Successfully commissioned our new Bradford Insulation factory in Brendale, north of Brisbane which provides CSR with approximately 12,000 tonnes of increased capacity to make energy saving glasswool insulation for homes and businesses.
- Added to the sustainability of our Building Products range, including the launch of Gyprock EC08TM, Australia’s first plasterboard to be certified by Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA).
- Continued our community association with not for profit group, Habitat for Humanity, by donating building products to help build 12 new houses in the area devastated by the Victorian bushfires.
- Completed the rebuild of the furnace and upgrade of the float glass manufacturing facility at Dandenong to make hard coated energy efficient glass and improve the environmental performance of the factory.
- Implemented further water saving strategies across our Bricks and Roofing manufacturing facilities that helped to achieve a 16 per cent reduction in water consumption.
“The safety of our people across our Building Products businesses remains paramount and a major focus of our sustainability agenda. We continue to strive towards our goal of zero injuries in the workplace and while we are making good progress, we recognise we still have significant room for improvement.”
