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News Release from: Icore International
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 27 June 2003
Icore gains green recognition
Icore International has been awarded BS EN ISO14001 approval for all operations at its Slough manufacturing and administrative site.
In recognition of its environmentally friendly business practices and operating procedures, electrical interconnect and high-performance hose expert Icore International has been awarded BS EN ISO14001 approval, the internationally recognised environmental standard, for all operations at its Slough manufacturing and administrative site The award follows nine months of intensive work aimed at minimising the environmental impact of the company's products and practices, followed by an in-depth independent assessment by the British Standards Institute (BSI)
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 18 Oct 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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For Icore's customers, the ISO14001 award has important benefits.
These include confirming Icore as a source of environmentally friendly products which help users to meet their own environment-related objectives.
In addition, Icore is placing the knowledge and experience it has gained during the approval process at the disposal of its customers and suppliers, giving them access to a source of proven, practical advice on environmental matters.
Icore itself is also benefiting as a result of the work carried out to achieve ISO14001 approval.
For example, the proportion of the large volume of water used on the Slough site, which is recycled, has now been boosted to over 90%, resulting in significant cost savings.
These savings, and others achieved as part of the ISO14001 process, are helping the company to maintain its competitive position and, therefore, to provide its customers with attractive pricing.
"It's very gratifying to see how quickly caring for the environment has become part of the Icore culture", said David Bayliss, leader of the ISO14001 project.
"Employees at all levels responded rapidly and enthusiastically to our environmental initiatives, and it's no exaggeration to say that, throughout the organisation, adopting environmentally friendly methods of working has now become virtually instinctive".
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