Bronto benefits from 10 years of green management

Truck mounted hydraulic platform specialist, Bronto Skylift, is celebrating 10 years of ISO 14001 environmental certification.

Over the years Bronto Skylift has succeeded in reducing the environmental impact of manufacturing through several actions: distillation of paint solvents, improved waste sorting and treatment of hazardous material, refusing the use of propellent-driven aerosol containers etc.

By taking these measures the VOC (volatile organic compound) emissions per manufactured machine have been reduced by over 10%. Waste sorting and recycling is part of everyday life in Nordic countries and Bronto Skylift has managed to reduce the amount of dumping ground waste of the total waste from 30 to 10% during the last 10 years

Bronto says that manufacturing only represents about 10% of the environmental impact of the Bronto Skylift platform during its entire life cycle. Reliable performance for decades, longer service intervals and lower consumption of spare parts all reduce the environmental impact of the product. The company also promotes features such as the use of biodegradable hydraulic oil, separate power supply units, combustion engines and electric motors to reduce fuel consumption, exhaust gas emissions and noise.

During the last 10 years Bronto has also placed emphasis on social aspects: the well-being of staff has an effect on productivity and makes it easier to recruit new employees. Bronto says its aim is to create a financially, socially and ecologically sustainable business. The company believes it has learned and demonstrated that all three aspects can be combined.