Useful Sites

We have complied a list below of other sites of interest. Please note that Burdens environmental can not be held responsible for the content of the sites below. Please check back on a regular basis as we will continue to add new sites to the list.

The Good Homes Alliance
Burdens are proud members of the Good Homes Alliance (GHA.) The GHA has been set up to lead the change in house building. Offering support to it’s members in delivering sustainable housing projects, providing research, guidance and educational events, and lobbying for and promoting sustainable homes. www.goodhomes.org.uk

The Low Carbon Buildings Programe
Use this site for information on grants for microgeneration technologies to householders, community organisations, schools, the public and not for profit sector and private businesses. visit www.lowcarbonbuildings.org.uk for more information.

The Carbon Trust
An independent company funded by Government. The role of the trust is to help the UK move to a low carbon economy by helping business and the public sector reduce carbon emissions now and capture the commercial opportunities of low carbon technologies. For more information visit www.carbontrust.co.uk

Integrated Ducting Systems (IDS) are suppliers of access chambers for various undergroud applications including; telecommunications, CCTV, sewage water treatment works, airports and street lighting. Both recycled plastic and pre-cast concrete products are available. New to the range includes a traffic signal pole socket. For more details on the recycled plastic systems click here and for more information on the full range visit:
www.ids-access.co.uk

Netregs
This site provides free environmental guidance for small businesses in the UK. The site helps you to understand what you need to do to comply with environmental legislation and protect the environment. They can also help to save you money by showing you ways to use your resources more efficiently. To find out more visit www.netregs.gov.uk

NISP
NISP is a free business opportunity programme that delivers bottom line, environmental and social benefits and is the first industrial symbiosis initiative in the world to be launched on a national scale. NISP has over 8,000 members.
www.nisp.org.uk

The Planning Portal
The UK government's online planning and building regulations resource. Use this site to learn about planning and building regulations. www.planningportal.gov.uk

The Sustainable Development Unit (SDU)
The SDU are part of DEFRA. This site provides useful information on government strategies on sustainable development. For more information visit
www.sustainable-development.gov.uk

English Partnerships
Have involvements in regeneration schemes and brownfield site redevelopment and aim for a best practice of sustainable solutions. For more info;
www.englishpartnerships.co.uk

Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
A leading source of land, property, construction and related environmental knowledge. Promoting best practice, representing consumers interests and providing impartial advice to society, businesses, governments and global organisations. www.rics.org

The Energy Saving Trust
Set up in 1992 and funded by the government to offer impartial advice and guidance on the use of renewable fuels, cleaner and more efficient energy sources. www.est.org.uk

The Forum for the Future
Charity funded orgainisation pushing the importance of the need to accelerate our change towards a sustainable society. www.forumforthefuture.org.uk

The Office of Government Commerce – Guidance on governmental procument and project management
http://www.ogc.gov.uk/index.asp

The Association for Environment Conscious Building – Forum for best practices. www.aecb.net

CT Radiators
A New Species of radiators have been developed by CT Radiators. The Interlocking Lattice Technology (Patent Pending UK. No. 0802155.2) Heralding a new chapter in finned radiator design. The Interlocking Lattice Technology has a number of distinct advantages as well as pioneering new ground not achievable with standard fin techniques. www.ctradiators.co.uk

Go Green Directory
Natural Organic and Eco-friendly www.gogreen.cellande.co.uk

The Eco Innovation Centre - Peterborough
The Eco Innovation Centre (EIC) is a high quality business incubation, meeting and networking centre for businesses and organisations operating in the environment sector. www.ecoinnovationcentre.net/

SAER Pumps was established in 1951 and so, has over 50 years experience in the centrifugal surface and submersible pumps and motors field. With a complete range starting from peripheral pumps up to the most sophisticated groups of pressure and split casing pumps, SAER is the idea solution in the clear waters field. Visit their website.

Burdens Family Sites

Burdens Environmental is just one of the Burdens family businesses listed below are the other Burdens businesses that hopefully will be of interest to you. Click on the links to view the company sites.

Ecomerchant is the UK's leading environmental builders merchant. Ecomerchant promotes ethical trading in low impact healthy building products and is part of the Burdens Group, which is 46% owned by a charitable trust, with the remaining shares owned by staff and the founding family.

Ecomerchant prides itself in the range of environmentally-friendly products available to buy online and can arrange collection from our nationwide collection points (for pre-ordered goods). If you can't find what you are looking for online call us on 01795 530130 or for best rates on bulk commercial orders to place call us for a fixed price quote. For further visit www.ecomerchant.co.uk

Adawall Construction Chemicals are the supplier with a proven track record providing quality construction chemical products to the civil engineering and construction industry. With expert advice and online help you'll find the right product to waterproof, cure, repair, seal, bond, dustproof and inject. For further information visit www.adawall.co.uk

Bioplex Ltd - Bioplex Anaerobic Digestion systems provide a practical and straightforward remedy for waste producers and handlers to remove one of the most significant and problematic components of residual waste – Organic Fraction.
www.bioplexltd.com

Burdens Limited are the UKs leading supplier of civil engineering and building materials to the infrastructure, environmental and industrial markets. Burdens product range spans more than 80,000 lines, from gas and water pipelines to environmental-management systems such as rainwater harvesting. Visit Burdens at www.burdens.co.uk.

Enviromesh Solutions
Enviromesh are the UK's leading name in woven and welded mesh gabion systems with over 40 years experience in the design, sales, manufacture and on site support in the the global wire mesh and gabion construction industry. They also manufacture and supply permanent fencing systems for all functions, their ethos is to deliver quality and environmentally sustainable solutions to a wide array of fencing applications; be it from general boundary demarcation to prevent trespass to maximum security to prevent the most determined intruder. Visit: www.enviromeshfencing.com for more information.

Enviromesh Fencing are a leading manufacturer and supplier of permanent fencing systems.  Our ethos remains to deliver quality and environmentally sustainable fencing solutions to a wide array of fencing applications; be it from general boundary demarcation to prevent trespass to maximum security preventing the most determined intruder.  

Environmental Street Furniture (ESF) offer a wide range of street furnishing. Their range includes; Bollards, Bins, Benches, Lighting, Cycle Racks & Storage, Highways Ranges, Smoking Shelters, and much more. Visit www.streetfurniture-uk.com for further details. A new edition to the ESF range of products is the ESF Simplicity Collection.

MD Holdings offer a range of services from concept design and manufacture to site installation and commissioning of all types of buildings which are constructed off site in our controlled construction facility. In-house services: Design - Bespoke furniture - Mechanical - Electrical - Civils - Production. Click here for more information.

Northern Tool & Equipment were established in the UK in 2000 and now stock an extensive range of high quality professional tools and equipment. Over the years Northern Tool & Equipment have supplied hundreds of thousands of customers with second to none service levels and technical support. www.northerntooluk.com

Pumpac Ltd is a manufacturer of pumping systems for the potable water, waste water and Irrigation markets unique in the pump set manufacturing business with experience as both an end user and designer of systems with offices in Wales, S.E. England, and Scotland. http://www.pumpac.co.uk

SAER Pumps With a complete range of pumps starting from peripheral pumps up to the most sophisticated groups of pressure and split casing pumps. SAER is the ideal solution in the clear water field. www.saerpumpsuk.com/

WTB Geotechnics - Specialist geotechnical and environmental drainage systems. Comprehensive range of geosynthetic products for all requirements, to see the full range visit www.geotechnics-uk.com