Glanbia Ingredients Ireland, with operations at Ballyragget, County Kilkenny and Virginia, County Cavan, was acknowledged as a leader in energy efficiency by the European Committee of Standardisation (CEN ) at the launch of Europe’s newest energy management system, EN 16001, in Brussels last week.
Glanbia was the only Irish and EU company invited to showcase its energy management programme at the public launch of EN 16001. This new standard is now being rolled out across Europe and its adoption will allow businesses set up a continuous improvement process for energy use and business performance that will lead to cost reductions and strengthen competitiveness.
In 2007 Glanbia was the first Irish-owned company to achieve the IS 393 Energy Management System certification – the precursor to the EN 16001 – in Ireland. The achievement of this accreditation, combined with Glanbia’s ongoing best practice in the area of energy efficiency, was the reason given for Glanbia Ingredients selection as the flagship company to be associated with the European launch of EN 16001.
Commenting Jim Bergin, CEO, Glanbia Ingredients Ireland, said “Glanbia is honoured to have been selected to help launch this new European energy standard. Glanbia Ingredients Ireland is an energy intensive business and we will be working to this latest standard as part of our ongoing drive to adopt a more stringent approach to managing energy efficiency and becoming even more competitive in this difficult economic environment.”
EN 16001 applies to all types and sizes of companies and organisations and can be used independently or integrated with any other management system, such as those for quality, environment, and occupational health and safety management.
