This week the annual VIBES Awards were held in Glasgow, in person for the first time since the pandemic. The awards are a partnership between the Scottish Government, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, the Energy Saving Trust, NatureScot, Zero Waste Scotland...
We have become the first in the UK to achieve an Environmental Product Declaration for our recycled aggregates. The intention of an EPD is to be able to report and compare independently verified data about the environmental performance of our products all the way from...
Sustainability is becoming a key factor for consumers when they select who they buy from. As a result, some businesses overstate or misrepresent their sustainability credentials, otherwise known as ‘greenwashing’. Our guide on the red flags of greenwashing in the...
Together with your increasing commitment to sustainable construction products and services, we are proving it is possible for the industry to shift to a circular economy. The increasing appetite for recycled aggregates and sustainable waste management services has led...
One of the aims of the Scottish Government’s proposed Aggregates Levy is that the new tax should support the circular economy. This is to be applauded. As the pressure mounts on virgin aggregates, the focus must shift to recycling construction waste and the greater...
The 17th – 23rd of October is Recycling Week across the globe. Post COP26, there has been a noticeable increase in recycling and sustainability-based projects making headlines for all the right reasons. Here are our favourite good news recycling stories from 2023 so...
Over a decade ago, the Scottish Government set the first of two key targets to act on the climate emergency - to become a Zero Waste society reducing our waste output by 70% (based on 2011 levels) before 2025. In 2019, the second target was defined with the Government...
We’re starting the new year with a few new faces in the team! We’re delighted to welcome Michelle, Diane, Stephen, Ronnie and Ian to Brewster Bros. 2021 was a fantastic year bouncing back from a highly unusual year in 2020 due to the pandemic and as such, the business...
Last night The Herald hosted their annual Scottish Family Business Awards in association with Business Gateway. We are thrilled to have won the award for Family Business of the Year (Small) and receive a commendation for Green Business of the Year. Family businesses...
Brewster Bros are thrilled to announce that we are one of four winners of the prestigious Good Practice and Outstanding Achievement Awards this year. The VIBES Awards aim to highlight businesses with exceptional commitment to protecting the environment through...