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2010 –SustainabilityProjects➔Water reduction in Høland, NorwayIn 2010 we initiated a water reduction project at our Wavin site in Høland, Norway. The aim was simple:to substantially reduce the water consumption of the site. The solution involves the installation of aclosed water loop and cooling systems which will continuously recycle water used at the site, and assuch drastically reduce the amount of waste water. The system will be fully operational by the end ofFebruary 2011.The positive effects are many, both for Wavin as well as for the community in which we operate. It isestimated that the site’s annual water consumption will be reduced by approximately 95%. Secondly,the fact that Wavin will be recycling the water on its site and reusing it will effectively reduce the strainon the municipal sewer and recycling system thus drastically lessening the wear and tear on its watercleaning and pumping facilities.➔➔➔Energy reduction in TurkeyAt Wavin Turkey we reduced energy consumption substantially by replacing machinery. Replacingmoulding machines with state-of-the-art equipment has reduced the machines’ energy consumptionby a third.Energy efficiency & reduction in the UK and PolandOur manufacturing processes consume a fair amount of compressed air. At sites in the UK and Polandwe embarked on a project to increase effi ciency and reduce energy consumption. The compressed airsystems were refurbished, excess capacity was decommissioned and a variable speed compressorwas installed to allow adjustment by varying air requirements and prevent unnecessary idle runningor over-supply. The project reduced the air systems’ energy consumption by approx. 20%.Heat efficiency & insulation in Poland and the NetherlandsImproving insulation and reducing hot/cool air loss at our warehouses and manufacturing sites is anongoing challenge, especially in areas where logistical operations require vehicles to continuously enterand exit a building. We addressed this issue effectively at both our Hardenberg site in the Netherlandsand our Buk facility in Poland. The solution was to install sensor controlled, fast opening/closing doors.The new doors open and close in mere seconds, which prevents loss of heated or cooled air frominside the building. And because the doors are controlled by sensors and open automatically, theyimprove operational safety too.