Within each of the businesses that form Paterson Enterprises Limited, there is a commitment to sustainability by conducting business processes, day to day operations that help to be more sustainable today and also new innovative projects to help build towards a strong sustainable future. As a group of companies, Paterson Enterprises Limited aspire to minimize the various environmental impacts along the product lifecycle, covering elements such as raw materials supply, product manufacturing, service delivery and customer aftercare.
Below are examples of the measures and approaches from each business is taking to sustainability.
To read the 2024 Paterson Enterprises Limited sustainability report, that covers Morris Lubricants, GB Lubricants & Morris Leisure click here.
To read the 2025 Paterson Enterprises Limited sustainability report, that covers Morris Lubricants, GB Lubricants & Morris Leisure click here.
Morris Lubricants is constantly developing and improving business operations to help provide a more sustainable future. This includes generating electricity from the solar panels located on the production facility to power the whole site based in Shrewsbury for the entire year. The business also invests in providing finished products in packaging that can be recycled or is based from recycled materials. There is also a company wide initiative to investigate and develop new ways to become more sustainable. The company has been awarded the EcoVadis Platinum award for Sustainability.
GB Lubricants has actively reduced its environmental footprint through improvements in systems and processes including the use of solar-generated electricity and mine water heat provided by Gateshead Energy Scheme. Since 2019, GB Lubricants has retained the EcoVadis Platinum Award for Sustainability and also promotes awareness of the importance of sustainability programmes and strategy within the company, its customers and throughout the industry. This is mirrored by the growth in sales of the GB Lubricants range of biodegradable products.
With sites located in some of the most beautiful parts of the UK and each one being close to nature, Morris Leisure has always had a sustainable heart. By embracing the principles of sustainability and respecting the environment. Morris Leisure is set to challenge the way it conducts its business and is constantly looking at ways to improve its operations, its work practices and business philosophy to help ensure any environmental impact is minimised. A number of solar panels have been installed in order to help generate electricity to service the Morris Leisure sites.