Environment Sustainable Development Policy Sustainable Development Policy means: increasing focus on the balanced consideration of economic, social and environmental issues in making business decisions on all activities, products supplied and services carried out by Grafton Merchanting GB Ltd. Grafton Merchanting GB is committed to delivering its vision for Sustainable Development throughout its branches. This requires that all our Policies, Plans, Service and Products should be considered for their impacts upon the environment and how they will contribute to a more sustainable environment. Listed below are the main Policies and Plans that set out our Sustainable Development Framework. Policies include: Environmental Policy Grafton Merchanting GB Environmental Policy sets out how we will manage our environmental impacts and improve our environmental performance. The Policy shows our main priorities with regard to environmental issues, and demonstrates our intention for continuous improvement within areas such as: • Transport management • Carbon reduction ( CO2) • Energy consumption reduction • Reducing, reusing and recycling waste • Working towards ISO 14001 Corporate Procurement Policy Grafton Merchanting GB will continue to develop Corporate Procurement Strategy that incorporates processes and contractual obligations to: • Ensure sustainable development is a consideration at every stage of the procurement process where it is relevant • Work with suppliers to develop and improve the environmental efficiency by which goods and services are provided throughout the business • Use suppliers that are or working towards ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems where possible • Work with suppliers to develop and introduce sustainable product ranges for the future • Ensure that natural timber products continue to be FSC/ PEFC accredited • Ensure all our current and future suppliers conform to Ethical trading standards where applicable Health and Safety Policy Grafton Merchanting GB considers Health and Safety to be an important element in the overall management of our business. We are committed to doing all we can to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, the Health and Safety of our customers and employees. Charity and Community We also recognise our responsibility as a member of communities where our branches are located and where we do business. We are committed to developing close relationships with those communities through local management supporting a range of initiatives. We also support a range of charitable causes, by giving donations made possible by fund raising schemes which involve all employees and their ideas. Grafton Merchanting GB's Health and Safety and Environmental Managerwill coordinate and promote this Sustainable Development Policy and report on progress and changes to all members of Grafton Merchanting GB Board and senior Managers Copies of our policies available on request

CONTENTS Chain of custody2 The code for sustainable homes3 Scoring system for the code for sustainable homes4, 5 All products available to order from all branches Contents Renewable energies Solar water heating6, 7 Solar PV8 Air source heat pumps9 Air to water heat pumps10 Ground source heat pumps11 Biomass heating12 CHP12 Light tunnel13 Water management & recycling Rainwater harvesting14 Permeable paving15 Drainage15 Polystorm16, 17 Ecoblock18, 19 Water saving products20, 21 Air management & recycling Whole house heat recovery22 Doors and windows23 Sustainable/ recycled building products Insulation products24, 25 Plasterboard26 Bricks & blocks27 Roof & tiles28 Green roof28 Eco Paint29 Environmental heating products Vaillant condensing boiler range30 Heating controls30 Efficiency optimiser31 Underfloor heating32 Solar Cylinders33 Cycle Storage Timber & metal sheds34 Glossary of Terms Glossary36