EADS Test & Services is awarded ISO 14001 certification for its site at Colomiers

Test & Services, first EADS Defence & Security entity to receive ISO 14001 certification
Contribution to respect of the environment in the Toulouse Area

Pégase: Inside the Colomiers site
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The EADS Test & Services’ site of Colomiers, near Toulouse, has just been just awarded ISO 14001 certification; this subsidiary of the EADS Defence & Security Division, specialised in the on-board electronics and military systems testing, is the first entity of the Division to be awarded this certification.

As soon as mid-2005, in order to comply with:

the requirements of its clients and partners,
the EADS group environmental policy,
and to contribute to the quality of life of the inhabitants of Colomiers,

EADS Test & Services has committed itself into an environmental process, in the same way as Airbus and Astrium in the Toulouse area.

Supported by the « Agence Régionale Pour l’Environnement (ARPE : Regional Agency for the Environment)» and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry network, supervised by ADEME (Departmental Agency for Environment and Energy control) and UIMM (Metallurgy industries and trade unions), the project was implemented in three steps:

preliminary analysis and action plan,
set up of an environmental management system,
certification preparation

Thanks to the will of its Management team and the implication of all its employees, EADS Test & Services successfully completed the ISO 14001 certification project.

The ISO 14001 norm imposes constraints in the production and manufacturing processes (limited use of chemical products for instance), in waste management, water, air and soil respect, noise reduction and integration of the Company’s site in the local scenery.

By complying with these constraints, EADS Test & Services meets the new requirements of its worldwide customers (Airlines, Aircraft and Equipment Manufacturers, DGA - French Procurement Agency for Military Systems - and Armed Forces) while contributing locally to the environmental policy of the city of Colomiers by:

respecting the environmental rules in its production process
preventing pollution risks
mastering energy and natural resources consumption
applying selective waste-sorting
extending the company’s requirements to its suppliers

First entity of EADS Defence & Security to receive ISO 14001 certification, EADS Test & Services will be able to support the other French units of the Division, gathered in Elancourt in the Paris Area, to be awarded such certification.

EADS Test & Services also participate in intra-EADS working groups in order to help other French sites in their environmental approach.

EADS Test & Services is an integrated Business Unit of EADS Defence & Security (DS). DS is a systems solutions provider combining military air systems, missile systems, communications and intelligence systems, global security solutions, sensor and avionics systems, as well as test and support solutions into a single effective network. In 2006, DS – with its around 23,000 employees – achieved revenues of € 5.9 billion.

EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2006, EADS generated revenues of € 39.4 billion and employs a workforce of about 116,000.

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