Sustainability at Cobal
A well-designed, considered product saves in the long run. Environmentally friendly signage and products can be beautiful and often more exciting than conventional signage.
Sustainable Signage Solutions
As with all leading manufacturing companies, we are keen to ensure that we push the boundaries with environmental initiatives. We have been active in ensuring that we make improvements in the way we work to ensure that we are using less energy as well as only using environmentally responsible materials and products in our production process.
❋ Sustainable ConsiderationsEco-friendly signage is now mandatory on many projects. Being eco-conscious doesn’t have to mean compromise.
❋ Sustainable ProductsFor the end product to be considered sustainable, all components must be specified with deconstruction, recycling or re-use in mind.
❋ Sustainable MaterialsA material is only truly sustainable when the renewal of the resource is maintained at an equal rate to its consumption.
❋ Sustainable InnovationsCompressing materials, such as natural plant parts and paper, can create remarkably durable substrates that can be used for signage.
Cobal Whole Life
A key consideration when selecting the most appropriate supplier is the sustainability of the whole proposition, not just the initial material choices, or manufacture. Many companies attempt to select materials or production processes that support sustainability, however Cobal go much further providing a whole life sustainability guarantee.
Cobal undertake to remove and collect every sign provided and then deconstruct them back to separated material types so that every part can be repurposed, or recycled correctly, avoiding the signs being treated as contaminated mixed waste and going to landfill.
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We look for efficiency in projects we work on, ensuring all aspects are considered from materials to fixings and coatings, to the ability to reduce, reuse and recycle signs and minimise waste, and rationalising wayfinding schemes to keep quantities to a minimum.
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Recyclable materials or products can be used at least once more. Recycled products are made from other, previously used materials.
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We have implemented an initiative to use less packaging and, when we are installing vinyl graphics on site, the materials are transported in reusable containers which can be used for storage during the installation process, thereby eradicating the need for any during this process. All of our packaging materials are recycled and recyclable.
Sustainable Examples
Layered birch and oak carefully hand-finished to display the beauty of the natural wood grain
Timber signage on a timber wall. Timber is a natural and sustainable product great for signage.
Here is an example of signage made without the need for any adhesives that can be taken down, deconstructed and responsibly disposed of.
Bespoke signage based upon a palette of sustainable spruce plywood and organic materials.
Sustainable Signage Training
Our Cobal Academy provides training to the wider industry on several areas of Cobal expertise, including the Cobal Academy Sustainable Signage training course. View an overview of the course.