These case studies are about Environment Canterbury’s Pollution Prevention Programme. The programme offers free assistance to businesses to help them improve environmental performance and prevent pollution events.
Pollution Prevention site visits
Hide Spraying Ltd
Hide Spraying Ltd, a Rangiora based company operates in agricultural spraying, spreading and sheep dipping. The company was started in 1947 by the late Ellis Hide and is still a family owned business more than a half century later.
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Blackwell Motors Ltd
Blackwells are Christchurch’s only Holden, HSV and Isuzu dealer. The company has two sites in Christchurch. Sue Anderson of Blackwells first contacted Environment Canterbury’s Pollution Prevention Team in October 2007. Both sites have since been actively participating in the Pollution Prevention Programme.
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CSB Huntsman Boats (NZ) Ltd
CSB Huntsman Boats (NZ) Ltd, a Christchurch based company design and build high quality powerboats. Canterbury Superior Boats (CSB) was established in 1992 by Geoff Robinson, initially operating part-time producing Stingray Ski Boats offering a unique fibreglass repair service.
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Pollution Prevention videos
Carlton Taylor Industries Ltd
This video is a case study with Carlton Taylor Industries Ltd, a foundry in Christchurch.
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Gough, Gough & Hamer
Gough, Gough & Hamer describe how Environment Canterbury's Pollution Prevention Programme has helped with their business.
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Site visits
Don Chittock, Senior Pollution Prevention Officer at Environment Canterbury shows what happens during a pollution prevention site visit.
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Canterbury Foundations and Floors
Showing how good environmental practice is easy to achieve in the concrete industry.
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