Sustainability
At PIL Group, we take pride in our commitment to sustainability and reducing our environmental impacts.
Through Premier Insulation and TemperTherm we offers quality thermal and acoustic insulation, ranged, and stock to support building designers, specifiers, and the wider construction industry in creating healthier and more energy-efficient built environments.
Local Manufacturing: Our safe and friendly 100% Polyester Insulation is proudly manufactured in our state-of-the-art production and warehousing facility in Ngaruawahia, and our Glasswool Insulation range is imported from our longstanding manufacturing partner in Taiwan.
Strategic Distribution: We operate distribution centres in Auckland and Christchurch to minimise transportation costs and emissions, ensuring our customers can easily access our products.
Our Products & Practices
Commitment to Recycled Materials in Manufacturing
Our 100% Polyester Insulation is manufactured using a minimum of 45% recycled polyester fibres. These fibres come from post-consumer recycled plastics, such as drink bottles.
By specifying minimum recycled content and having this externally verified by Eco Choice Aotearoa, we’re fostering a recycling culture, and we’re continually looking at ways to increase the recycled content in our products.
Zero Waste Manufacturing
Our 100% Polyester Insulation is manufactured under our Zero Waste policy, and all off-cut manufacturing is reprocessed back into the manufacturing process.
90% Recycled Glass
Our Premier Glasswool Insulation is made from 90% recycled glass and manufactured under ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 certified Quality and Environmental Management Systems.
Certifications & Accreditations
Eco Choice Aotearoa
Eco Choice Aotearoa provides a credible and independent standard to guide people who want to purchase and use products that are proven to be better for the environment. At the foundation of Eco Choice Aotearoa are the technical specifications it develops, setting the most stringent, up to date standards for environmental compliance in business. New Zealand companies who can meet or exceed these specifications are permitted to display the Eco Choice mark, widely recognised by New Zealanders as a badge of environmental leadership.
Eco Choice operates to internationally recognised standards and principles, and is a member of the Global Ecolabelling Network, which links a world of environmentally preferable products and services.
Premier & TemperTherm is proud to carry Eco Choice Aotearoa certification for selected 100% Polyester & Glasswool thermal insulation products.
Certificates can be found at https://www.ecochoiceaotearoa.org.nz/our-partners/2517147-premier-insulation/
NZGBC GreenStar & HomeStar:
Premier & TemperTherm Polyester & Glasswool insulation can help a building meet the GreenStar and HomeStar accreditations. The correct specification and use of Premier insulation will support all available ‘points’ for insulation materials.
Recycling Plastic Packaging
Premier & TemperTherm offers a take-back and recycling programme for our plastic packaging to help keep it out of the landfill. Packaging is brought back from sites, consolidated, and sent back to our manufacturing base in Ngaruawahia on our delivery trucks, which are compressed and sent for recycling.
Premier & TemperTherm polyester insulation packaging is recyclable LDPE 4.
DECLARE & Red List Free
Our Polyester Range is DECLARE & Red List Free Approved, learn more here
Collaborative Innovation
At Premier and TemperTherm, we love to look at things from a different perspective, push boundaries, and adopt new perspectives to minimise environmental impacts throughout the supply and installation process. We welcome the opportunity to collaborate with you on innovative approaches to sustainability. Let’s join forces to make a meaningful difference in our industry and world.