Schaffhausen, 2008年11月7日

Award-winning GLOBE

At the Grand Prix 2008 of the Federation of European business communicators associations or FEIEA, Georg Fischer won two awards. In the category "Best multilanguage publication", GLOBE, the employee newspaper of the Schaffhausen-based industrial company, carried off first prize. In the competition for the best in-house newspaper, GLOBE came in second place. The criteria assessed were content, language, credibility and dialogue orientation. The Georg Fischer corporate employee newspaper appears four times a year in five languages, and the print run of 14,000 copies is distributed in 30 countries. At this year's FEIEA Grand Prix, prizes were awarded in ten different categories. In a preliminary round, 800 publications were first judged at the national level. 200 publications then entered the semi-finals and finals, where they were judged by an international jury.

Schaffhausen, 2008年11月7日

GF 2007 Annual Report wins twice

The Georg Fischer (GF) Annual Report 2007 won first prize in the category "Value Reporting" in a rating produced by the Swiss business newspaper Bilanz. Conducted by the Swiss banking institute, 35 different business criteria were examined. Some of the key elements studied were background information on the company such as explanations about products, markets and strategy, along with non-financial information. The jury analysed a total of 130 annual reports issued by Switzerland's largest corporations. According to jury chairman Rudolf Volkart, "The GF Annual Report stands out for its compact and highly informative presentation."

In another analysis published by the Northwest Switzerland University of Applied Sciences, "Switzerland's Best Annual Reports", the GF report came in second, winning 90 percent of all possible points. This study examined the annual reports of the 250 largest Swiss corporations plus those of some smaller firms. The analysis focuses on social and ecological aspects of management as well as on financial data and follows the international sustainability standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).

Singen, August 2008

GF heats up Maggi

GF Automotive in Singen, Germany, is cooperating with Nestlé, the food company, in a project to use waste heat. Heat generated in the foundry’s iron smelter is tapped into by means of a thermal oil system. In the past, only part of the energy was captured for heating mains water. A new concept is being designed to use the waste heat in the plants of the nearby food company for the manufacture of products for Maggi, best known for its soups. The system is expected to reduce CO2 by more than 11,000 tonnes per annum. Germany’s Ministry of the Environment has therefore contributed 700,000 euros to the project from its environmental innovation programme. The first energy deliveries will take place this year.

Dautphetal-Mornshausen, August 2008

Award for GF DEKA

Georg Fischer DEKA has won the Supplier Award given by Airbus, the commercial aircraft company. The GF Piping Systems subsidiary from Dautphetal-Mornshausen, Germany, won perfect marks in the decisive criteria “Complaint rate” and “Delivery reliability” and was voted the second-best supplier in 2007. Points were awarded for good technical cooperation along with rapid implementation and short response times. DEKA has been supplying Airbus with pipe components made of special polymer plastics since 1996. They are built into the ventilation and air conditioning systems in the Airbus cabins, which are produced in Laupheim, Germany. The know-how from GF is being used in the new Super Airbus A380 as well as in the older A300 and A340 models.

Schaffhausen, August 2008

Clean Water on tour

“Five Years Clean Water” is a travelling exhibit that has begun doing the rounds of Georg Fischer. By means of informative panels and two special drops of water, GF wants to inform its employees about its commitment to improving people’s access to clean drinking water. The first stop was Schaffhausen, where the exhibit was shown at GF Piping Systems, in the Corporation’s Head Office and at the shareholders’ annual meeting. The exhibit next travelled to a trade fair in Italy and subsequently to Seewis, Singen and Mettmann. It will stop in Epe, Netherlands, Schorndorf, Germany, and Geneva, Switzerland.

Dujiangyan, July 2008

Solidarity with China

GF staff were among those affected by the recent earthquake in China. GF has a production site in the town of Dujiangyan, which is located near the quake's epicentre. The Corporation and individual colleagues made donations for the reconstruction. The management of Chinaust, the joint venture of GF Piping Systems and the Lingyun Group, for instance, contributed emergency assistance of 100,000 renminbi (almost 15,000 Swiss francs) two days after the earthquake. The Georg Fischer Corporation made 52,000 Swiss francs available, and local GF companies launched appeals for donations, collecting over RMB 400,000, or more than 60,000 Swiss francs. Although the staff of Chinaust had to rely on outside help, they threw themselves into the reconstruction efforts with a will: just a week after the quake, they were supplying their customers with fittings and piping for repairs to water and gas distribution systems.

Schaffhausen, 2008年6月17日

Georg Fischer publishes its 2007 Sustainability Report

The third Sustainability Report of Georg Fischer has just been published. It contains detailed and clearly presented information about the Corporation’s sustainable behaviour and the responsibility it takes for environmental protection, its employees and society at large. The Report for 2007 contains key ecological and social responsibility figures. It supplements the Annual Report and is available either in printed form or as an interactive version in the Internet.

Mettmann, 2008年5月26日

Energy from waste gases

The Mettmann plant of GF Automotive near Düsseldorf is home to one of the most modern iron foundries in Europe. And the site is state-of-the-art too when it comes to environmental protection and saving energy. The best example is a recently installed recuperator, which uses a waste heat recovery system to deliver CO2 savings of several thousand tonnes per year. The heat exchanger converts the heat generated during the smelting process in the cupola furnace into usable energy. After almost two decades in operation, the old recuperator was replaced in December 2007 by a modern model. In view of rising energy prices, the new design puts great emphasis on energy-efficiency. Success was not long in coming. The plant was soon able to report a saving of 85,000 cubic metres of gas a month, which is equivalent to reducing the use of carbon dioxide by 195 tonnes a month. That means a saving of about 2,300 tonnes a year. The equipment is being further optimised at present.

Schaffhausen, 2008年5月15日

GF at university

From 2008 onwards, the Corporation will be expanding its training programme for existing managers and new talent and bringing the courses together under one roof at the newly installed GF Academy. The aim is to enhance skills, prepare participants for future roles, ensure internal succession arrangements and retain talented employees. The courses cover financial management as well as business administration and management. The training content is extremely practical and specifically tailored to GF.

Schaffhausen, 2008年2月28日

减少重金属的过高含量

通过大幅度减少重金属的过高含量，GF管路系统公司的新一代MSA Plus电子焊接设备如今实现了“电气、电子设备中限制使用某些有害物质指令”，简称就是ROHS。因此也就限制了有害物质，例如镉或者水银，在电子设备中的使用。GF公司的设备就意味着，工程师们可以完全使用不含铅的焊接工艺。

Schaffhausen, 2007年12月7日

用工健康: 率先通过OHSAS认证

主导企业在劳动安全和职工健康管理方面顺利通过了资格认证。从2007年初开始，位于Seewis的GF管路系统公司工厂，Nidau的GF阿奇夏米尔精密机床公司工厂和莱比锡的GF汽车产品公司工厂就在开展OHSAS 18001（职业安全卫生管理体系）的实施工作。作为主导企业，通过它们可以检验是否在GF全公司范围内建立具备符合国际公认标准的劳动安全和职工健康保护管理体系。集团公司还会在今年根据它们的经验进行最终决策。 “成本比事先担心的要低”，负责在主导企业中实施OHSAS的Judith Stocker经理介绍说。原因在于：“所有的工厂都已经达到了很高的标准，已经设置了安全人员并且通过了ISO 9001和ISO 14001认证。没有人需要从零开始。” Nidau已经通过了认证。公司管理方把这次工作看作是一次验证机会，以便和认证方磋商还需要哪些具体措施。“我们已经具备良好的基础了，” Stocker说，因此在11月份就能领取合格证了。 莱比锡的工厂将会在2008年第二季度进行认证。位于Seewis的GF管路系统公司工厂与SUVA瑞士意外事故保险基金签订了为期两年的综合保险协议。这为实施OHSAS打下了良好的基础。

Altenmarkt, November 2007

New air treatment system

A new air treatment system ensures clean air in the magnesium foundry at Altenmarkt, Austria. The new system draws around 180,000 cubic metres of polluted factory air per hour into ducts and up to the ceiling before blowing it out into the outside world up to 99% filtered. At the same time, a supply-air module sends out up to 110,000 cubic metres of fresh air directly to the workplaces. The energy and environmental footprint is also right: up to 70% of the thermal energy from the casting machines is reclaimed for the production area via the air treatment system's heat exchanger unit.

Schaffhausen, 2007年9月5日

GF已做好禽流感防御准备

2006年，GF制定了一套在爆发全球性禽流感时保护员工的紧急计划。计划包括若干归由当地公司自行安排实施的措施。为可靠评估危险等级，规划制定小组采用了由世界卫生组织（WHO）规定的告警阶段。每个下属公司已建立了一支应急小组。另外，各下属分公司每三个月可收到一次总公司关于流感爆发地区最新发展的通告，并且，一旦禽流感爆发，应立刻与相关医疗卫生主管机构取得联系。GF的员工有机会参与疫苗接种计划，以预防流感病毒。员工还将定期通过互联网，收到公司关于保护措施的通告。

Schaffhausen, 2007年6月28日

Georg Fischer的出色排名

Georg Fischer在《Bilanz》杂志的两项排名中名列前茅。GF在公司治理方面被这份瑞士的经济刊物评为第一，在领先沟通方面被评为第二。《Bilanz》与来自各行各业的专家们从这两方面出发对瑞士的100家顶级企业进行了评价。