“The majority of our coil coating products are used in construction, which is responsible for 40% of global CO₂e emissions. We need
to play our part by reducing emissions.”
“The innovation centre will give us the bandwidth to move into future technologies.”
In a two-part conversation, Gavin Bown, Beckers Group CTO, discusses some of the biggest issues facing the sustainable innovation community today.
Gavin Bown, Beckers Group CTO, discusses the issues around positive and negative impact, or what we call "handprint vs. footprint", and how by collaborating with partners along the value chain we strive for breakthrough innovations and functional as well as material sustainability.
“Not only can UV/EB significantly reduce energy use and realize tax reductions, but it also presents opportunities to increase the speed customer coil coating lines can run at, which increases productivity and further decreases costs.”
“The BSI provides us with a holistic assessment of each product’s sustainability performance and drives our product development processes to improve our existing and new products.”
„Everyone who works in our company must be able to go home at the end of their day or shift in the same state of health as when they arrived.”
