WE MAKE IT.
Proactively.
Proud to have set the environmental standard for ceramics in the white wares sector
Johnson Tiles is known for high quality products and first class service. Our track record in committing to making positive change happen has helped us to uphold this reputation. We’re constantly making and setting the industry standards for health and safety, quality assurance and environmental improvement ahead of time.
In 1998, we were the first ceramics company in the white wares sector to achieve ISO 14001 status for our environmental management system. This has since been upgraded to meet the latest 1SO 14001: 2015 requirements.
Fast-forward to 2020 and our plastics-free packaging solution is Carbon Trust PAS 2050 certified for carbon neutrality. Just another example of how we actively pursue a policy of technical, environmental and design achievements for, not just our products, but the processes that help us bring them to market.
Our award winning environmental management system has been recognised by the British Standards Institution and the award of ISO 14001 in 1998. A division of Norcros Group (Holdings) Limited. Learn more about Norcros at www.norcos.co.uk
Company Accreditations
At Johnson Tiles we actively pursue a policy of technical, environmental and design achievements for both products and processes. These policies have gained us worldwide recognition, with our main accreditation awards being:
Note: All the accreditation awards are subject to regular re-assessment by their awarding bodies.
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BSI Kitemark Licence No.7325.
We were the first ceramic tile manufacturers to receive the Kitemark award
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EN ISO9001 Registered Firm Status Registration FM 26818
Our quality systems and procedures have been recognised by the assessment body BSI.
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EN ISO14001 Registration EMS 40817
Our environmental management system has been recognised by the assessment body BSI.
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Modern Slavery Act
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Investors in People
Johnson Tiles achieved the criteria for the award during 1999 and has retained it ever since. This follows a policy of continuous improvement for its employees through training and personal development programmes.
Our Awards
We have also received other industry and international awards for our achievements in several commercial areas.
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The Queen’s Award for Environmental Achievement.
This was awarded in 1997 and recognises our ceramic waste recycling scheme which prevents over 20,000 tonnes of ceramic waste being tipped in local landfill every year. The scheme involves 14 other local factories.
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Manufacturing Industry Achievement Award. Environmentalist of the Year 1997.
This award recognises our waste recovery scheme.
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ebeafi ’98
European special commendation for our waste recovery programme 1998.
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The Sunday Times Top 50 Best Green Companies Awards 2008
Ranked 27.
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The Sunday Times Top 60 Best Green Companies Awards 2009
Ranked 26.
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The Sunday Times Top 60 Best Green Companies Awards 2010
Ranked 33.
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The Sunday Times Top 60 Best Green Companies Awards 2011
Ranked 25.
Health and Safety policy
The Board of Directors of Johnson Tiles considers matters of health and safety as fundamental to the Company’s success and growth and is committed to giving active support to ensure that this principle is carried out in practice. We believe that effective health and safety management contributes to the performance of the business by reducing injuries, ill health, unnecessary losses and liability. This policy will be consistent with the commitments expressed in the Norcros plc Group Health & Safety Policy.
We will take all necessary steps to comply with the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, all other UK and European legislation and standards affecting our activities, together with any future standards of protection. Using the principle of continuous improvement, the Company is committed to achieving levels of control beyond those of purely legal compliance.
We undertake, as far as is reasonably practicable, to ensure the health, safety and welfare of our employees and of others who may be affected by our operations, such as members of the public, contractors and visitors, by taking all necessary reasonable steps and, in particular, by providing:
- A safe and healthy working environment with safe plant and safe systems of work.
- A safe place of work with safe means of access and egress.
- Safe working practices, adequate supervision and, where deemed necessary, provision of personal protective equipment.
- Safe use, storage, handling and transport of goods and materials.
- Information, instruction, training to our employees at all levels to ensure competence and awareness of health and safety hazards in order to minimise the risk of injury to our employees and to others.
- Health surveillance, where necessary, and health advice through the Occupational Health Department.
- A copy of the Health & Safety Policy for each employee.
- Specialist health & safety advice to support the implementation of this policy.
We will ensure that all necessary resources are provided in the areas of health, safety, welfare, engineering, technology and training as are necessary to enable those with specific duties to effectively discharge the responsibilities laid upon them within this policy.
We will ensure that effective assessments are made of all significant risks, that suitable risk controls and protective measures are implemented and monitoring is undertaken to maintain standards.
We will seek to develop active co-operation and input of all employees in improving standards of health, safety and welfare at all times. We will maintain a health & safety committee incorporating Trades Union health & safety representatives and other employees of all levels.
This policy, its underlying procedures, the organisation designed to accomplish it and the effectiveness of its implementation will be monitored and reviewed by the Health & Safety Committee. This policy document will be revised and updated as necessary.