Technology for Environmental Protection - Measuring. Controlling. Monitoring.
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Environmental Mngt.
Environmental Protection - A long standing tradition at AFRISO-EURO-INDEX

We have been manufacturing measurement and control instruments for energy saving, air pollution control and ground water protection for more than 35 years. Due to our constant concern and involvement with statutory regulations and their practical application in these areas we developed an environmental awareness at a very early stage.
As a privately owned family company we do not chop and change and manufacture one day here and the next day there. We are established in certain locations and firmly linked to the country and its people.
An environmentally conscious manufacturing process is the guideline for all concerned who want to take on the responsibility for employees, the factory, the neighbours and the surrounding towns.
The position of environmental officer is a highly regarded one and is therefore filled by a company director.

Every decision takes account of possible influences on the environment. It starts with any new product and follows through the entire development and manufacturing process right to the end of the product's life cycle.

We do not have manufacturing plant in our company which is classified under our country's 'Immission' Protection Law. Our heating installations are the latest state-of-the-art. Air and noise emissions are minimal.
The total company grounds in Gueglingen measure more than 3 hectares, 35% of which is buildings, 30% roads and parking areas and 35% green areas.

In 1988 our company received a special award for 'Design of green Industrial Estates' from the greater Heilbronn area council and in 1999 the Environment Award of the 'Association of Independent Companies' (ASU).
Since 1994 we have been a member of ISD Interseroh GmbH, one of the leading environmental service enterprises for recycling processes.
As early as 1998 we registered our company for certification under (EMAS) EG-Oko-Audit and also according to DIN ISO 14001.

Due to its greater international acceptance we only carry today the ISO certification.

Successful Environmental Protection is only achieved when all concerned believe in it.

Our employees are highly motivated. Since 1998 they submitted a total of 215 improvement proposals relating to 'Environment', 209 of which were put into practice.

Our photovoltaic installations have already fed the following kWh of solar power into the grid in the first 2 years of operation:

2010
2009
212.670 kWh 109.327 kWh
 
Our investments in environmental protection so far amounted to:

2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
€ 180.959 € 649.621 € 244.189 € 24.545 € 38.223
2005 2004 2003 2002
€ 41.387 € 75.995 € 27.604 € 60.984

The most important environmental protection measures at a glance:
2010
Photovoltaic system 61 kWp
Fire protection door
Gas analyzer for containers
Partiton wall goods receipt
Outdoor silo for plastic granules
Facade insulation assembly hall
2009
Photovoltaic system 171 kWp
New windows for stair case
New roof with thermal insulation in Amorbach
2008
New roofs and windows for the technical and administration buildings
Insulation of facades at the upper front of the administration building
New insulated heating pipes between the brick- and technical building
Solar installation for warm water on the roof of the injection moulding shop
Installation of smoke and heat extraction equipment in the staircase area of the
administration and technical buildings
Installation of new compensation equipment in the transformer station of the injection
moulding shop
Fire protection measures
2007
Redesign and recultivation of external areas of premises
Flood water protection for manufacturing hall
Smoke protection and smoke alarm in tooling store II
2006
Replacement of single glazing by insulation glazing in the 'assembly fixture construction' hall
Exchange of all cellar windows and fitting of insulation glass windows
Reporting of 'Zaber' river levels via internet based Event Reporting System from the
AFRISO product range
Exchange of powder type extinguishers by foam type extinguishers
2005
Flood water protection as a result of earth removal alongside the river bed
Flood water protection of all affected doors and gates by special 'Spund' walls
Installation of CCTV cameras at recycling yard
2004
Heating of the office extension by heat recovery compressor installation
Replacement of cooling tower by a sealed cooling circulation system for the injection
moulding department
2003
Extension of the fire extinguishing installation
Energy saving resulting from use of new pellet dryers
2002
Rapid action gates in assembly halls
Saving of paper through electronic archiving
Reduction of water consumption through installation of a circulation system in laboratory tests
External Auditors for Environmental Protection confirm that our engagement on the environmental front over the years has been and still is above average.