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01/06/2007
Donaldson Filter Components Ltd
7 The Parks
Newton le Willows, WA12 0JQ, England
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Jenny Nash
+44 (0) 1942 711711
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DONALDSON MEMBRANES WASTES NO TIME IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS
Expert filtration media supplier Donaldson Membranes continues to make environmental improvements after achieving ISO14000 in response to requests from customer and end-users.
As part of its on-going improvements under the standard, Donaldson Membranes is now organising teams and given them targets to reduce the amount of waste produced. They are also looking for a waste management company to develop new and existing ideas for reducing the quantity of material sent to landfill.
Prior to ISO14000 the company already had certified quality standards and a basic environmental management in place at its Hull site, including such practises as the segregation of metal and cardboard from the general waste streams.
However these systems were not formalised and there were no means of dealing with problems or ideas for improvement. So Quality Manager Ian Metcalfe created a special Environmental Improvement Team and set about attaining ISO14000.
This meant a formalisation of practise and improvements, starting with an initial process of checking the company’s compliance to all applicable environmental legislation and drawing up an action plan to ensure that all failures were corrected.
Business operations were also investigated to assess how they interact with and affect the environment.
Mr Metcalfe said: “We have thoroughly examined the impact of all processes on the environment and discovered that the main area where improvement was needed was from waste material and energy used. Ongoing targets have been set for their reduction, and for an increase in the quantity of material reused and recycled, and a reduction of copy paper used. An environmental policy has been created to reflect these concerns.
“Meanwhile the Environmental Improvement Team, made up of employees from all areas of the business, has retrained our entire staff in their requirements under ISO14000. It took 12 months to implement and we are constantly striving to make further improvements.
“As a result we believe that Donaldson Membranes has not only become a more environmentally friendly company but a more efficient one as well.”
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Donaldson Membranes
7 The Parks
Newton Le Willows
WA12 0JQ
England
Tel: +44 (0) 1942 710242
Fax: +44 (0) 1942 711571
E-mail: membranes-europe@mail.donaldson.com
Website: www.donaldson.com and click on Membranes
Note to Editors
About Donaldson Membranes
Donaldson Membranes is the manufacturer of Tetratex® expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) membranes. These High performance laminates offer superior dust cake release, low pressure drop, high air flow, and high efficiency, making Tetratex® an excellent choice for filtration and other applications.
For over 20 years Donaldson Membranes has been solving challenging problems in a variety of markets including: industrial filtration; pharmaceutical; microfiltration; fuel cell, medical; fine chemicals; food and plastics, and more.
For customers requiring a high performance membrane to solve a problem, Donaldson Membranes has the answer: Tetratex®.
About Donaldson Company, Inc.
Donaldson Company, Inc., headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., is a leading worldwide provider of filtration systems and replacement parts. Donaldson is a technology-driven company committed to satisfying customer needs for filtration solutions through innovative research and development. Donaldson serves customers in the diesel engine and industrial including in-plant air cleaning, compressed air and gas purification, power generation, disk drive filtration, off-road equipment and trucks. Our 11,000 employees contribute to the company's success at over 30 manufacturing locations around the world. In fiscal year 2005, Donaldson reported sales of more than $1.6 billion and grew earnings for the 16th consecutive year. Donaldson is a member of the S&P MidCap 400 Index and Donaldson shares are traded on the NYSE under the symbol DCI. Additional company information is available at www.donaldson.com
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