Bridgestone wins Italian energy award
ERJ staff report (BC)
Zaventem, Belgium - Tire maker Bridgestone's Technical Centre Europe (TCE), based in Rome, has won the Italian E.ON Energia Award for distinguishing itself in energy efficiency during 2012.
The award was received by Gianni Lampazzi, director of tire development operations on 29
November at the Sette Green Awards event held at the Triennale Design Museum in
Milan.
TCE implemented an energy management system for its production processes in 2010, and this is now certified to the ISO 50001:2011 standard.
Most of Bridgestone's efforts have focussed on reducing electricity and methane consumption without affecting productivity, using detailed consumption monitoring.
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