Pfleiderer Business Unit Gets ISO 14001 Approval

Neumarkt, Germany, June 22, 2009—Pfleiderer’s business unit, Business Center Western Europe, became one of the first companies in the engineered wood sector to have all of its German locations successfully certified under the international Environmental Management Standard ISO 14001.

This means that the Business Center and its subsidiaries comply with more than just legal regulations in terms of environmental protection.

“As part of the certification process, we installed a management system with a holistic approach that includes quality and safety management as well as the certified environmental management,” said Bernhard Schmidtner, head of quality and environmental safety at the Business Center.

Pfleiderer said the advantages of the new management system include reducing emissions on an ongoing basis, less work stoppage, lower energy consumption and optimal use of resources. This allows the company to increase its efficiency and cut costs, which is a high priority issue in view of the current tense market situation.

“We are proving once again that environmental protection, occupational safety and profitable business are not mutually exclusive,”  said Michael Wolff, who heads the Business Center.