ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRACTICES
the ATCC plant, which is equivalent to 13,714 m3
of the
water from the Irrigation Water Management Association, La Campaña.
• Inquide reuses the water used for cleaning machinery, the water recovered from the filter press of its water treatment plant and the water from the evaporation plant (condensates).
• Installation of a water tank and pressure pump for con- ducting hydraulic tests on products. Through this initia- tive the company ATH has reduced its annual consump- tion of water from the network by approximately 66,000 litres.
[EN8, EN10]
Water consumption in m3 Public/Private Network Underground Surface Reuse Total
Consumption 2009
31,574.0 6,181.0 59,618.0 (-9,456.2) 87,916.8
Consumption 2010
34,746.7 4,944.0 60,855.0 (-22,019.2) 78,526.5
Consumption 2011
34,728.4 3,762.0 66,267.0 (-18,937.1) 85,820.3
The figures for the water supply networks were provided by the water companies used by the Group’s companies. Annual underground water consumption is calculated from the third quarter of one year to the third quarter of the next. The figures for surface water were provided by the Irrigation Water Management Association, la Campaña.
[EN9] The company Inquide, located in Monzón, is the only one in the Group that has a special scheme for collecting surface water from the Ebro basin that is used for domestic and industrial use. The industrial demand of the Ebro cat- chment area is 470 Hm3
, of which 258 Hm3 corresponds
to industries that are not connected to municipal water networks. In 2011, Inquide collected 0.066 Hm3 counts for 0.014% of the total amount collected.
, which ac-
Optimisation of natural resources: consumption of ma- terials: • Through its good practices, the company strives to re- duce the squandering of raw materials by avoiding their use, optimising their consumption and reducing waste and losses from the design stage through to the purcha- se and production stages.
• The company TdA continues to reduce the proportion of metal used in the equipment it manufactures, specifica- lly titanium and steel plate, as well as the cardboard and wood used in packaging.
The significant decrease in some of the materials used is due in part to the measures introduced to reduce their con- sumption, but also to the reduction in the manufacture of the products that are made of these materials.
Respect for biodiversity: • Companies in La Garrotxa region use highly efficient am- ber coloured LED lighting as an environmentally friendly
Inquide Monzón, one of the Group’s industrial companies on premises that cover a total of 92.274 m2
means of lighting areas close to protected landscapes of outstanding natural beauty. They do so because most animal life, fauna and insects that inhabit these areas are adapted for nocturnal life, which means that they are more sensitive to the radiation of blue light.
[EN11, EN12, EN13, EN14, EN15] The great majority of Fluidra’s companies are located on industrial estates and, therefore, are not found on natural habitats subject to en- vironmental protection, although some of them are very close to protected areas. Such companies therefore have environmental protection and action protocols.
, is close to the River Cinca in an area that is subject
to the Plan for the Recovery of the Natural Habitat of the Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus), a protected species, although it is not on the IUCN Red List.
The company is located approximately 1 km from the critical area and does not fall within a SPA nor is it affected by any natural resources zoning plans. With regard to the company’s activities, the local government authorities of Aragon have explicitly stated that they do not pose a threat to the environment.
The companies Poltank and Sacopa, on premises of 17,626 m2
and 9,662 m2 , respectively, carry out
their industrial activities in the region of La Garrotxa, which is considered to be of great interest from an environmental point of view, particularly in terms of its geology, plant life and landscape. The Alta Garrotxa PEIN (area of outstanding natural beauty) and the Natural Volcanic Park of La Garrotxa are the main protected areas to be taken into consideration by these two companies. Their premises are located approximately 1 km from the protected areas. There are no species on the IUCN Red List in la Garrotxa region.
Native species have been used to landscape these premises to avoid the propagation of non-native species. Another of the measures taken from the outset was to leave a 25 m strip of land around the premises free of vegetation to avoid the spread of fire.
The environmental management related to biodiversity in Fluidra’s companies has made it possible to maintain a policy of minimum risk to the environment. As a result of this policy, no actions to restore natural habitats that had been degraded as a consequence of the industrial activities of companies were necessary in 2009.
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