Manufacturer becomes home to ‘Buggingham Pallets’ as staff volunteer to help nature 

Staff at a Stoke-on-Trent-based manufacturer have mucked-in to help improve the firm’s site for nature. 

An insect hotel, dubbed Buggingham Pallets, has been created by employees at Building Adhesives Ltd and sited outside the reception area of their headquarters in Trentham. 

The hotel has been made out of six old wooden pallets filled with natural material such as leaves, twigs, bamboo cane, cardboard and more. It gives insects and other mini-beasts a place to shelter, hide from predators or raise their young. 

David Hackett, Managing Director at Building Adhesives Ltd and ARDEX UK, pictured above, said: “The construction of the insect hotel is a small part of our concerted effort to improve the sustainability of our sites, and to make them more biodiverse for us all to enjoy. 

“It was especially encouraging to see many people from various parts of the business ‘muck in’ and contribute to the site voluntarily. 

“We hope this will go a small way to improving our site for nature and be a symbol for what we hope to continue to achieve in the future. 

“Special thanks to Research Chemist Angela Starling and Joe Myatt-Winterton, QC Controller, who organised the project and all those who helped with its construction.” 

Building Adhesives Ltd is part of the Ardex Group, which is headquartered in Germany. Its main activities are based in Trentham. 

Improvements to biodiversity at both Building Adhesives and ARDEX UK form a key part of the group’s sustainability objectives. 

The group, which aims to be carbon neutral by 2040, has a core objective to reduce its impact on the environment through sustainable sourcing of materials, recycling and waste reduction. 

Initiatives already introduced include energy efficient LED lighting installed in all warehouses, installation of solar panels, pashing out diesel forklifts for a full EV fleet and increasing the use of recycled raw materials.