Reducing environmental impact

Our environmental impact

We understand that the process of designing and manufacturing efficiently in a world of scarce resources is an ongoing learning process and embrace that as a positive challenge.

These are some of the things that we do to move forward with our environment in mind:

The Dantech product range is designed and manufactured locally in Essex, about one hour away from central London. We are located efficiently to supply our UK and European customers from close by, allowing closer contact as well as reduced shipping requirements and lead times.

We design circuit layouts here, populate printed circuit boards with components, manufacture our metal plates, brackets and housings and build and test products before shipping to customers. This allows us to control the entire design process for products and packaging, specifying materials that are wherever possible recyclable and are not sourced from conflict areas.

We specify high energy efficiency and long-life components wherever possible to minimise the unnecessary power consumption of equipment whilst in service and wasteful product replacement activities.

Instead of shipping in bulky finished products from overseas, we purchase smaller component parts from our supply chain, reducing our carbon footprint.

We test all of our power supply, RTE switch and other electronic security products before shipping to our customers. This reduces the likelihood of unfortunate out of box failures and the need to ship returns and replacements.

Meanwhile, we are developing secure renewable power options for security, lighting and communications equipment. For example, we have off-grid eco CCTV power solutions for short term deployment through to 365-day autonomy.

Our production operation uses almost 100% low energy systems for machinery, heating and lighting, including the use of highly efficient AC servo metal punching, heat pump and LED technologies.

We are a 100% Eco electricity-powered company, through a mixture of responsible supply sourcing and eco self-generation.

Eco product design

Around 90% of Dantech power product sales are of designs that have very high-efficiency levels, expected to be 85% - 95% output efficiency on load.

Our AC output products are highly efficient, typically providing over 90% efficiency at working load.

Our DC output products mostly use highly efficient switch-mode technology, providing a working efficiency of approximately 90%.

We have been designing and manufacturing higher efficiency switch mode power supply designs for over 25 years. In recent years advances in component design, reliability and availability have helped us to use high-efficiency technology in all-new designs. We are gradually converting the last of the traditional linear power supply designs to switch mode.

To help customers we will mark products with an ‘eco-friendly high-efficiency design’ badge.

We hope to achieve a 100% high-efficiency power product range in 2020.

Renewable Energy

Dantech Electronic Engineering has our own Solar power array generating power. Our solar array is capable of powering our facilities.

Should we ever need more power than our array can produce, we source our energy from Good energy to keep our energy footprint as environmentaly friendly as possible.

What makes Good Energy different

The electricity provided comes from over 1,600 different locations across the UK, harnessing sources like sunshine, wind, rain and biofuels. They also own some solar and wind sites including Delabole Wind Farm in Cornwall, Woolbridge Solar Park in Dorset and Hampole Wind Farm in Yorkshire.

They offer carbon neutral green gas. 10% of the gas comes from biomethane – gas produced from organic matter, such as manure, here in the UK.

They are ethical. They pay staff a living wage – and pay a community of generators a fair price for their power.

One of the UK's largest Feed-In Tariff  providers. In fact, we support more people who are generating their own clean power than any of the Big Six energy companies.

Currently they are working on releasing the UK’s energy system from the grip of a handful of huge fossil fuel generators. Pioneered localised power generation by creating a marketplace to provide smaller and home generators with an income from their power. And exploring innovative ways to help more and more people generate and share power on a local level.

More information about Good Energy is available at GoodEnergy.co.uk/about-us/.

Recycling

Recycling unwanted electrical products is better for the environment. Lead and other toxins contained in electrical goods can cause soil and water contamination. This can have a very harmful effect on the natural habitat, wildlife and also human health. When situated near populated areas these toxins can cause problems to communities as their water and soil is polluted.

Many of the electrical items that we throw away can be repaired or recycled. Recycling items helps to save natural resources and also reduces the environmental and health risks associated with sending waste electrical goods to landfill.

Dantech Electronic Engineering is committed to minimising the impact of its activities on the environment. The key points of our strategy to achieve this are:

• Minimise waste by evaluating operations and ensuring they are as efficient as possible.
• Minimise toxic emissions through the selection and use of its fleet and the source of its energy supplies.
• Actively promote recycling both internally and amongst its customers and suppliers.
• Source and promote a product range to minimise the environmental impact of both production and distribution.
• Meet or exceed all the environmental legislation that relates to the Company.

Returning items for recycling

When possible we try and design our products to use materials that can be recycled. As a manufacturer, we welcome any products back to our manufacturing facilities for recycling. Contact Dantech Electronic Engineering direct for further advice on returning products for recycling.

Steel

Steel is the most recycled material on the planet, more than all other materials combined. Steel retains an extremely high overall recycling rate, which in 2012, stood at 88 percent. The amazing metallurgical properties of steel allow it to be recycled continually with no degradation in performance, and from one product to another.

Aluminium

Aluminum is a chemical element; as such, it is infinitely recyclable. Recycling is far cheaper than extracting more aluminum from bauxite (its main ore). To recycle aluminum, it just has to be separated out, washed, and remelted.

Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)

ABS is 100% recyclable. This can be re-ground and molded into new ABS products.

Corrugated fiberboard

Corrugated cardboard is 100% recyclable.

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

Also known as WEEE, this is the EU Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment. Products with this marking should not be thrown in general waste, these should be taken to a recycling center or as directed by your local authority.