(LtoR) Inese Niedola & Gitte Kirkegaard

Interthor/Logitrans is even more focused on green conversion – now with ISO 14001 certification

Posted on Feb 8, 2022 in Nuts & Bolts

The Danish owner-managed company, Interthor Inc./Logitrans A/S, which for many decades has excelled in the global market for material handling equipment with its unique ergonomic solutions and high quality, is now even more focused on the green conversion. 

Most recently, Interthor/Logitrans has achieved another certification; the very recognized international standard in environmental management systems, ISO 14001. This standard sets specific requirements for the company to identify and understand its environmental impacts on activities and products. The company must establish an environmental policy, environmental objectives and set clear goals for improving its environmental efforts.

Inese Niedola

“During the past year, we have worked purposefully to establish a strong foundation and a common understanding of environmental management system at Interthor / Logitrans, and we are therefore very proud of our ISO 14001 certification. With this certification, we have a tool to deliver environmental improvement results and to reduce pollution, waste generation, and inappropriate emissions into the environment ”. says Inese Niedola, QHSE Coordinator at Interthor/Logitrans.

“We want to work strategically and consciously with our environmental goals and thereby minimize our environmental impact. With the ISO 14001 certification, we must constantly make improvements and evaluate. We have already done this before we were certified, but now we want to put even more focus on the environmental area. Over the past five years, Interthor/Logitrans has achieved very specific energy-saving measures, as electricity consumption has fallen by approx. 31%, which corresponds to a decrease in the CO2 footprint, cf. BBV tool, of 46.4 t. CO2″. added Niedola.

“We have achieved the reduction through energy efficiency, where we, among other things. have replaced an exhaust system with regrowth and replaced an air compressor in our production, which has helped to reduce a large part of our electricity and gas consumption. We have also set some goals for further reduction and thereby expect to contribute even more to reducing our environmental impact. Our environmental certification should not just be visible on our website – it is a living and constant process that we will constantly work with “, explains Inese Niedola.

Interthor/Logitrans’ goal is to work environmentally consciously, contribute actively and work purposefully with the green conversion, and Interthor / Logitrans therefore also works with the project “Klimaklar SMV” (“Climate Ready SME”), where small and medium-sized companies can get advice on how to strengthen growth and competitiveness via a specific climate strategy, CO2 calculation, and branding. Behind the project, you find the Manufacturing Industry, Danish Industry, and the Danish Industry Foundation in collaboration with other competent partners. Interthor/Logitrans also works with the nation-wide project ”Grøn Cirkulær Omstilling” (“Green Circular Transformation”), where the focus is put on development in a more sustainable and circular direction. This project is financed by the EU.

Gitte Kirkegaard CEO

“We have for a very long time focused on reducing CO2 emissions and green circular conversion, and through this work, we are now much more aware of our CO2 emission and how we can reduce it. The work has only just started, and we have high expectations and a lot of initiatives in the pipeline. One of the next projects is to make an overall sustainability strategy, which will become part of our overall strategy and a strategy for how we will implement and work with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. ” said CEO Gitte Kirkegaard.