SAINT-Gobain Gyproc Middle East, the Abu Dhabi-based lightweight building systems manufacturer, has become the latest company to be awarded the prestigious EPC (Environmental Performance Card) approval by the UAE Ministry of Environment and Water.

The award, which follows a successful environmental audit in December, is based on the EPC scheme that is designed to promote cleaner, greener, production across the UAE by raising the efficiency of industrial processes, cutting emissions and raw material wastage and reducing the use of hazardous substances in manufacturing.

Gyproc was required to show that it had robust systems and procedures in place to ensure safe environmental management and support this through an environmental impact assessment and reports on air quality and waste management.