Construction products and quarrying company Mannok has appointed Paul Monaghan as its new sustainability manager.
Northern Ireland-based Mannok, introduced as the new brand identity for Quinn Industrial Holdings last October, says that Monaghan will continue to drive its sustainability efforts as a top priority, upholding this as a core value of the business and complementing the strong environmental compliance team that is already in place.
Monaghan has worked for many years in foreign multi-national organisations in a number technical support and leadership roles including environmental, health & safety and sustainability. He is a member of IEMA UK, a professional body of sustainability practitioners focused on driving transformation and Improvements in the areas of policy instruments, training, collaboration and professional development through its skills map.
Mannok says its focus on sustainability goes beyond environmental factors, incorporating all corporate social responsibility and economic factors which impact on the future of the business, as well as the planet, the local region and its biodiversity.
Moneghan commented on his appointment: “The company has already delivered on a number of important initiatives, with much more developmental work already in progress, which demonstrates the emphasis they place on sustainability as a whole and their great ambition to continue this on a much larger scale.
“What is very clear to me even at this early stage is the firm commitment to sustainability throughout the business; the desire to progress their sustainability agenda is ingrained in all aspects of the company, and the willingness to embrace this as a top priority for the organisation is admirable, and should ensure we can achieve our shared ambitious goals.”
He begins with the priority of developing a long-term strategy and moving forward with a number of key initiatives already in progress or in development. These include supporting decarbonisation projects, progressing energy and waste initiatives, focusing on carbon reporting and plastic packaging and the circular economy, and working with Mannok’s packaging solutions area of the business on their strategy development.
Mannok’s business areas include building products, packaging, cement, quarries, precast and tarmac.
