Carbon Reduction
Committed to Net Zero by 2040
WPL is aligning with the UK government’s net zero framework. Not because we have to, but because our clients, our supply chain, and the buildings we contribute to deserve a manufacturer that takes carbon seriously.
We are developing a formal Carbon Reduction Plan using the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. This page sets out where we are today, what we already do, and how we intend to measure and reduce our impact year on year.
What We Control
WPL is a fabricator, not a smelter. We do not produce raw aluminium. We buy extruded profiles from specialist suppliers, fabricate them into bespoke louvre, screening, and facade systems, and install them on site across the UK.
Where Carbon Lives
That distinction matters for carbon. The vast majority of embodied carbon in any aluminium product sits upstream, in smelting and extrusion, not in fabrication. Our direct operational emissions (heating, electricity, company vehicles) are modest by comparison.
Our Real Constraints
We operate from a leased facility in Bolton. We do not control the building envelope, the energy supply, or the metering infrastructure. That limits what we can change directly, and we are transparent about it rather than making commitments we cannot deliver.
What We Control
What we can control is where we source our aluminium, how we design and specify our systems, who installs them, and how materials reach site. Those are the areas where our decisions have the greatest carbon impact, and where we are focusing our effort.
Aluminium Sourcing: Where the Real Impact Lives
Recycled aluminium generates approximately 95% fewer carbon emissions than primary aluminium. That is not a marketing figure. It is verified by the International Aluminium Institute and supported by lifecycle data across the industry.
We source our extrusions from established European and UK suppliers who actively invest in lower-carbon production.
Recycled content
Our primary extrusion partners operate dedicated recycled billet programmes, including facilities verified by Bureau Veritas with capacity exceeding 80,000 tonnes per year of recycled aluminium. One supplier produces billet from 100% recycled aluminium at a verified carbon intensity of less than 1 kgCO2 per kilogram, among the lowest in the industry.
Low-carbon aluminium products
We also source from suppliers certified to ISO 14001 who use independently verified low-carbon aluminium with a maximum carbon intensity of 4.0 kgCO2e per kilogram, compared to the global industry average of approximately 14.8 kgCO2e per kilogram.
Closed-loop recycling
Our UK-based extrusion partner returns all aluminium offcuts to their billet supplier for re-melting and recasting, keeping material in a closed loop rather than sending it to waste.
Environmental management
The majority of our extrusion suppliers hold ISO 14001 certification for environmental management, and several publish Environmental Product Declarations covering their full process chain.
We are currently engaging all of our aluminium suppliers directly to confirm and document their recycled content, carbon intensity data, and environmental certifications. As verified data returns, this page will be updated.
Local Installation, Considered Logistics
WPL employs fitters local to each project rather than sending teams across the country. It saves cost, avoids hotel stays and long commutes, and genuinely reduces carbon. On the transport side, we are actively engaging our carriers on their environmental commitments rather than waiting for regulation to force it.
Local Fitters
We hire installers near each project site. Less travel, lower emissions, better efficiency.
Carrier Engagement
We are working with our transport partners to document their fleet composition, fuel type, and carbon reduction programmes.
Real Credentials
Some of our carriers already hold FORS accreditation or are transitioning to renewable diesel. Where progress is verified, we will reference it here.
Honest Constraints
Electric commercial vehicles are not yet practical for our industry’s loads. We focus on what can be reduced now, not what sounds good on paper.
Measuring What Matters
We are developing a measured Carbon Reduction Plan using the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. Our plan will cover three scopes of emissions, establish a baseline year, and track progress annually.
Where we identify gaps in data, particularly around shared metering and supply chain reporting, we will be transparent about them rather than filling them with estimates. This work aligns with PPN 006, the UK government procurement policy that requires carbon reduction plans from suppliers bidding on major public sector contracts. While WPL is not currently required to hold a formal plan, we believe that demonstrating credible progress now positions us, and our clients, for the direction the market is heading.
Building With Less
If you are an architect, contractor, or procurement team evaluating supply chain carbon credentials, we welcome the conversation. We would rather show you what we actually do than overstate where we are.