Recycled content case study: Retail store refurbishment and fit out
October 2008
This case study describes how Marks & Spencer store successfully identified the recycled content opportunities in its two stores in Pollok and Bournemouth.
This study identified improvement potential in the refurbishment of an existing store in Bournemouth and the fit out of a new store in Pollok. The study includes:
The benefits of achieving higher levels of recycled content.
Details of the identified four quick wins materials and how this can be implemented.
Key points
Quick wins materials are plasterboard, vinyl flooring, carpet and ceramic tiling.
To achieve higher level of recycled content is to target quick wins materials.
Achieving higher levels of recycled content in a project is cost neutral.
