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EBC Brakes strives to be the MOST ECO FRIENDLY BRAKE SUPPLIER ON THE PLANET.
The Freeman Group as the Company is now known includes EBC Brakes, European Friction Industries, Premier Braking Ltd . The group is an independently owned manufacturer of brake and clutch components supplying under these brand names and is also a private label supplier to many large brake distributors around the world .
We are proud of our ECO Friendly status.
1) Asbestos
	No product manufactured or sold by the Freeman group contains Asbestos and they never will. You can be totally confident of any product sold by our group as not being hazardous in its release of toxic dust of any form.
2) Other "Nasties" in brakes
	The group does not use lead or heavy metals such as mercury or Antimony oxide which was banned by Califonia prop 65 and may be harmful to health and the environment. EBC Brakes through its Bristol EFI factory has been for years a co sponsor of the Exeter University led ELV (End of Life of Vehicles) project for the ongoing study for total elimination of toxic products in brakes and continues to support this program.
3) Waste recycling
	The group has its own team responsible for waste Management and boast a recycle rate of over 92% of its waste. We manage paper,wood,card and plastic waste in a responsible fashion and are a leader in the brake manufacturing world in this area. Even by products of manufacture such as brake dust are recycled, expensive elements separated out and re-used and the residual dust used efficiently.
4) Energy Efficient
	Through a complete conversion of its molding presses to heating by recirculated hot oil we have drastically reduced energy consumption used in our manufacturing processes. The adoption of "Cold" molding has reduced energy consumption by 38% over the last two years alone. Our ongoing managed energy consumption plan is constantly reviewed.
5) Health and Safety of the workforce
	EVERY PLANT in the Freeman group has its own in house Health and Safety Officer who is responsible for the well being of our employees and the environment around us. Regular working practice monitoring, dust and noise level measurement, working hazard evaluation,waste management,energy management.....all fall under this Officers work load. The Health of our employees is of paramount consideration even down to working hours, respect of break times,canteen ......rest and washing facilities....even an in house NURSE to monitor general health in our main factory. This all adds up to a safe and clean working environment for our people. Compare this to the "sweat shop" methods of many of our competition. When labour represents over 40% of the cost of a product it is easy to cut costs by abusing human beings, this is NOT a policy ever endorsed by the Freeman Group and for this reason overseas licences are a thing we simply do NOT entertain. The next time you are offered a cheap brake pad, think about who suffered in making that product and the fat-cats in between that make all the margin bringing that product to your country



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