10th May 2007 16:17
3DM Worldwide PLC10 May 2007 3DM Worldwide plc ("3DM" or the "Company") P.I.M. Eco board wins innovation award The Board of 3DM Worldwide plc (AIM:TDM) is delighted to announce that the Ecosheet used as site hoarding and concrete shuttering board made from mixedrecycled plastics using 3DM's revolutionary Powder Impression Moulding (PIM)process was recognised by the Chartered Institute of Building as an industryleading innovation. Bovis Lend Lease UK received the award during a ceremony inLondon on the 3 May 2007 following the work completed in partnership with StDavid's Partnership (a joint venture between Land Securities and CapitalShopping Centre's) and 3DM. Matthew Locke, Innovation manager at Bovis Lend Lease UK said: "The ECO board has a similar weight and strength to ply but a lower cost and wecan already see many potential uses." For Further Enquiries: Niall Mackay, CEO 3DM Worldwide plc 0207 692 700210th May 2007 NOTES to Editors 1. 3DM Worldwide owns the rights to the PIM process. 2. The UK construction industry currently uses circa five million sheets of plywood per year for temporary works on construction sites. The majority of ply wood is sourced from countries such as Brazil, thereby incurring substantial transportation costs. In comparison Eco board can be manufactured locally and is made from up to 80% mixed recycled plastics. Recycling plastic waste normally requires costly sorting and segregation of plastic types, however the PIM process is able to use 'dirty mixed stock', and once manufactured, the board is itself suitable for recycling or re-use. Thereby the PIM process establishes a virtuous sustainable circle. The ' dirty mixed stock' can comprise anything from waste supermarket plastic bags and industrial waste to Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment. Currently 80% of UK plastic waste is unsustainably disposed through landfill sites or incinerated. 3. The Eco board is currently on trial at the St David's 2 project in Cardiff, a joint venture between Land Securities and Capital Shopping Centres. 4. Bovis Lend Lease is one of the UK's leading construction and project management companies. Issued on behalf of the Company by GTH Media Relations - 0207 153 8035 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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