Bridgestone's North Carolina Plant is ISO 50001 Certified
10 december 2012
The Bridgestone plant in North Carolina has successfully passed certification and received the ISO 50001 standard, which sets certain requirements for energy management. In addition, the corporation's energy system efficiency was also noted. This is now confirmed by the Superior Energy Performance (SEP) Mature Pathway certificate.
As noted, to become a certified company according to the ISO 50001 standard, Bridgestone determined the baseline energy consumption, then set a goal to achieve a certain level in this direction and outlined a plan to achieve this goal. Accordingly, for this, the company had to modernize its equipment. Therefore, the ISO 50001 standard, in addition to the status, also sets certain tasks for the company's management.
The condition for receiving the certificate was a 15% reduction in energy consumption over ten years. Bridgestone even exceeded this plan, reducing energy consumption by 16.8%.
The Japanese corporation pays great attention to this aspect of its work in general. In particular, not so long ago, it switched to using gas from its own boilers as the primary fuel source. In addition, the plant monitors steam and air leaks, optimized lighting, and took other measures.
Gary Williamson, director of the North Carolina facility, says: "Our company has long been actively engaged in reducing the use of natural resources and implementing environmental practices, so receiving this certificate is a great honor for us. Energy saving is beneficial not only in terms of ecology, it is also beneficial for profitability, so this is a situation where everyone wins."
As noted, to become a certified company according to the ISO 50001 standard, Bridgestone determined the baseline energy consumption, then set a goal to achieve a certain level in this direction and outlined a plan to achieve this goal. Accordingly, for this, the company had to modernize its equipment. Therefore, the ISO 50001 standard, in addition to the status, also sets certain tasks for the company's management.
The condition for receiving the certificate was a 15% reduction in energy consumption over ten years. Bridgestone even exceeded this plan, reducing energy consumption by 16.8%.
The Japanese corporation pays great attention to this aspect of its work in general. In particular, not so long ago, it switched to using gas from its own boilers as the primary fuel source. In addition, the plant monitors steam and air leaks, optimized lighting, and took other measures.
Gary Williamson, director of the North Carolina facility, says: "Our company has long been actively engaged in reducing the use of natural resources and implementing environmental practices, so receiving this certificate is a great honor for us. Energy saving is beneficial not only in terms of ecology, it is also beneficial for profitability, so this is a situation where everyone wins."