Environmental Policy

We Reduce

We are very conscious about the availability of resources this planet can provide.

• Our fish room electricity is supplied completely by a 4KW solar panel array for about 9 months each year.

• All our fish need a constant supply of fresh water, and we carefully monitor water quality in our central systems. Water is trickled in at a low level for several hours each day.

  This reduces electricity use for heating as the incoming water temperature hardly changes our tank overall temperature.

• Our low energy LED Lights, and equipment are only running when absolutely necessary

• Computers are switched off when not in use

• Our water pumps are DC powered and very economical.

• Thermostats are used in all aquariums, our central systems and to regulate air temperature.

• In our office we are almost paperless. Our trade accounts, customer contacts and other transactions are all digital.

• Doors & windows are kept shut to retain heat.

  We Reuse

• Waste water is used outdoors on all our fruit & veg. In the winter months we store this water ready for the following spring.

• When supplies reach us from our fulfilment agent we reuse as much cardboard and packaging as possible. This is re - used to pack orders for despatch.

• Magazines, leaflets and old office paper is shredded, this is also re-used for padding in boxes of fragile orders such as aquarium heaters.

• Polystyrene boxes for fish are always reused and sent out again to clients

We Recycle

• Anything we can’t reuse in our fishroom, office or storeroom is recycled at the local recycling centre. This includes:

• Redundant electric cable from installation jobs

• Any broken glass

• Old and broken plastic

• Non re-useable old cardboard