Asgard - Environmental Policy & Green Code of Conduct

Sustainable Metal Sheds

The big question: are metal sheds sustainable? and are metal sheds more sustainable than wooden sheds?

While we can’t make sweeping statements about all metal sheds, we do know our own. All our sheds are made from galvanised steel, and while steel is environmentally harmful to mine, it is infinitely recyclable without losing any of its strength. We use steel that features recycled steel too. This means that when your shed comes to the end of its life, it can be mostly recycled, and our sheds are over 99% recyclable!

At Asgard, we specialise in high-quality sheds that are designed to last with minimal maintenance. All our sheds feature a 10-year anti-perforation warranty, we’ve even had customers send a photo of their 10-year-old metal shed stating it’s just like new! This is a key philosophy in buying sustainably; buy better, and buy less. 

All Asgard sheds are manufactured with security in mind. Built from the inside out with integral metal bases, the sheds are designed to be strong, and long-lasting and help stand up to the British weather and opportunist thieves. Our locking mechanisms are EN1303 rated to the highest level of durability, temperature, and corrosion resistance too. This strength helps to not only keep your contents safe, but it makes the shed last longer too, withstanding damage and resisting attack. The integral base also provides rodent-proof storage, ensuring no animals (as cute as they are!) burrow into the shed and weaken the structure. 

In terms of comparing our metal sheds vs. wooden sheds, we believe our metal sheds are more sustainable due to their long-lasting nature. While a wooden shed will need to be maintained with wood treatments and potential roof felting to maintain its strength, metal sheds don’t. 

Our Environmental Accreditations 

As part of our sister company, Flexiform Business Furniture, Asgard is accredited to ISO 14001, an environmental management ISO certification. This ensures that we, as a manufacturer, are environmentally responsible in line with the ISO industry standard. Asgard is regularly independently audited to ensure we adhere to these standards. For more information on Asgard’s accreditations, please click here.

Download our Environmental, Social & Governance Report 2024.

Asgard is a Zero to Landfill Manufacturer

At Asgard, we are a zero-waste-to-landfill company through our waste management partners. We carefully separate all our waste to make it easier to recycle, this even includes removing our cardboard compactor as it made recycling harder.

Our waste is recycled where possible (usually around 95-98%) and any remaining waste goes through the ‘Energy from Waste’ (EFW) process, producing power. None of it goes to a landfill. 

Our Manufacturing Improvements

In the last decade, Asgard and Flexiform have grown by 145% as a company, however, our environmental improvements have reduced our electric consumption/ £mil turnover by 55.97%, our water usage/ £mil turnover by 60.89% and our natural gas usage/ £mil turnover by 62.50%! That’s a testament to our hard work at reducing our footprint.  

Some of our factory improvements over the last 10 years include investing £16,000 on upgrading to efficient lighting, trapping heat by dividing areas, adding roller shutter doors and turning heating down or off in unnecessary areas. We’ve also reduced the voltage on some machinery, updated air compressors, and added newer, more efficient machinery, as well as added filters on drains to eliminate any oil waste. All these improvements help to reduce any impact we have on the environment. 

Delivering the sheds

Our Asgard HQ and manufacturing plant is based in West Yorkshire giving us a fantastic central location to deliver our sheds all over the UK. To make this environmentally friendly, all our deliveries are grouped per area to eliminate unnecessary or duplicate trips. We also encourage customers to purchase any shed accessories at the same time as the sheds by either including them in the price or offering bundle pack savings. This incentive helps us save packaging and additional trips either by ourselves or UPS. 

All of Asgard's sheds have minimal packaging, using recyclable cardboard and blankets to protect the shed panels. This helps us save unnecessary materials. 

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