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Doors and Windows
Capital expenditure during fiscal 2002 in the Doors and Windows Business Center mainly
focused on replacements needed to maintain production plant, as well as for the acquisition of
the Svedex brand. The volume of expenditure in this Business Center came to 5.6 million euros
in fiscal 2002.
environmental report
Environmental Protection Policy and Organization
Air and noise emissions in all of Pfleiderer’s production plants are strictly monitored for compliance
with the Federal Emissions Act. This reflects the Pfleiderer Group’s strong commitment
to protecting the environment. Pfleiderer also recognizes the importance of dialogue about
environmental matters with the general public.
Pfleiderer’s Executive Board has drafted a corporate environmental protection policy
and set up an organization to this end. This commitment takes the Group well beyond statutory
requirements. For example, Pfleiderer nominated an environmental protection manager for
each of its production sites, irrespective of whether this is legally required or not.
The Pfleiderer Group believes that all environmental media such as air or water are equally
important. It is the duty of the environmental protection manager at each of the Group’s
production sites to ensure that water, soil and air are each given equal protection. This policy
is backed up by a centralized environmental protection office which reports directly to the
Executive Board and which coordinates, advises and supervises the work of the environmental
protection managers. Meetings on the environment are held several times a year, the latest
legislation discussed, and site reports presented by individual environmental protection managers.
The aim of these meetings is to create synergies that are both ecologically and economically
meaningful.
Environmental Protection Activities
Pfleiderer places considerable importance on maintaining a dialog with the general public
about its environmental activities. For example, regular meetings with the public are organized
at all of the Group’s sites, ensuring a better exchange of information in both directions – and
thus better understanding. This can even lead to parameters relating to expansion plans being
jointly drafted with the public. In Neumarkt, this type of expertise is used when applying to
the local authority for capacity increases for the power generation plant. This ensures that the
public is given, and can discuss, all the relevant details well before the interpretation stage.