 | Sustainability Report 2009
In 2009, Camfil Farr embarked on a mission to become the first sustainable air filtration company in the world, launching an internal programme to achieve this objective and publishing its first corporate sustainability report on a voluntary basis.
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| Pollen-free indoor air is nothing to sneeze at
Pollen is one of the most common allergens in the world and people who are hypersensitive to pollen can suffer from seasonal allergic rhinitis (hay fever) or extrinsic asthma.
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| Minimise Energy Costs
Air filters play an important role in providing good
indoor air quality and in preventative conservation.
Filters can have a very significant impact on energy costs
and carbon footprint.
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| 2009 Annual Report now online
Despite the global recession, 2009 was a good overall year for Camfil Farr in which the Group demonstrated its strength and readiness to cope with possible market downturns.
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| EN 1822:2009
new European EN 1822:2009 Standard is based on particle counting methods which
actually cover most needs of different
applications.
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| Volcanic ash in the atmosphere
In the current eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull glacier on top is causing a large amount of ash creation. The cloud of ash spewed into the atmosphere consists mainly of minerals of small particles and water vapour. The further away from the volcano, the smaller the particles are.
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| Camfil Farr appoints new R&D Director
Camfil-Farr has the pleasure of announcing that Anders Sundvik, 32, has been appointed new Director of Research and Development for the international Camfil Farr Group, effective 1th of December.
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| Right choice of air filters can reduce energy consumption in commercial and industrial ventilation systems
In today’s climate change debate, governments are now leaning heavier on commercial and industrial building owners to master the fundamentals of energy efficiency and increase their greenness. With energy usually accounting for 70% of the total life cycle cost of a heating,
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| Air filtration protects human health and improves productivity
Air, like water, is essential to life and concerns about poor indoor air quality are driving research about air filtration and its beneficial effects on people and productivity.
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| First air filtration company to publish a sustainability report
Camfil Farr has become the first air filtration company in the world to publish a corporate Sustainability Report. The recently released report, describing the company’s initial sustainability actions, goals and performance indicators, is now available for downloading at camfilfarr.com in an easy-to-read and environmentally friendly online version.
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| We do our best to be prepared
Camfil Farr has designed Influenza Pandemic Business Continuity Plan to minimize the risk that an influenza pandemic could pose to the health and safety of its employees.
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| Camfil Farr’s air filtration advices according to pandemic situation
The global pandemic of novel influenza A (H1N1) is probably going to change our daily life for a few months. Camfil Farr takes responsibility to support you in preventing contamination risks in your installations by providing adapted air filtration solutions.
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| Camfil Farr Malaysia ISO 14001 and OSHAS 18001 certification audit
Camfil Farr Malaysia recently passed ISO 14001 and OSHAS 18001 certification audit by the French organization AFNOR.
AFNOR is a leading certification body and a member of IQNET which includes more than 250,000 certifications in their client database.
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| hi-tech filters in space
Camfil Farr has custom-designed, built and supplied five different types of air filters with Gigapleat, HEPA, silica gel and other media to prevent possible microbiological contamination through air exchanged between the MDS and the ISS cabin.
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| Sleepyhead sleeps easy
Polyurethane foam manufacturing involves toluene di-isocyanate (TDI) – a chemical that can be hazardous to humans and the wider environment even in very small amounts.
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| Providing the world’s cleanest air outside the South Pole
The Antarctic is the only area in the Southern Hemisphere where the purest air can be found. Just ask Camfil Farr Italy, which helped sponsor an exploratory expedition to the South Pole in 2008.
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| Camfil Farr chairs Eurovent air filter committee - Nov-08
Camfil Farr is pleased to announce that company executive Jan Andersson is now chairman of Working Group 4B "Air Filters" (WG4B) within Eurovent.
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| Energy and Air Quality Rating System Introduced
Camfil Farr has developed and launched a new Energy & Air Quality Rating System for Europe that makes it easy for customers to compare air filters and choose the right one for the right application.
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| New gateway to India
Camfil Farr has established a new company in India – Camfil Farr Air Filtration India Limited
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| Production in clean room conditions in new China plant
Camfil Farr expands rapidly in Asia and has recently opened a brand new 11,000 m2 factory in Kunshan. |
