Home Site Map Français English Login Products Services Topical Company Downloads References Contact Who are we History Environment Quality and safety Corporate Social Responsibility CSR: Code of conduct Working at EVW? Home Company Environment Environment As a manufacturer / supplier of energy solutions, we closely follow the latest trends in energy-efficient, sustainable, decentralized power production. EVW itself sets a good example. The coupling of our Mini-CHP with electric mobility, our 'Heat-Power-Mobility' concept, was selected by the Cogeneration Observatory and Dissemination Europe (CODE) as one of the best cases of good practice in Europe. The approach, which has meanwhile been adopted by the Flemish Living Lab for Electric Vehicles (Flemish Government), the Gents Climate Association, VITO and other research institutions, is the practical translation of 'doing more with less'. We found that the energy consumption of our fleet was about 7 times higher than our electricity consumption and a lot higher than our heat consumption. Saving on energy consumption in a company that represents 7 times the electricity consumption, appeals to the imagination. In 2012 EVW takes its 2nd and 3rd electric vehicle into use with an Opel Ampera and a Renault Kangoo ZE. We are determined to make 10% of our trips electrically in 2015. In 2010, the Enterprise Agency (Flemish Government) carried out an energy scan for us. This scan showed that although the greatest energy savings could be achieved by the Mini-CHP, lighting also became a working point. Therefore, for the ongoing renovation works, lighting with low consumption (LED and other eco lighting) was chosen. In 2011 EVW installed a rainwater basin and a reservoir for the storage of rainwater. The rainwater is used for maintenance. EVW also provides innovative solutions for suppliers. In 2012 EVW installed a parts washing machine. For the supplier, the custom design for EVW was an immediate first because it was his first engine parts washing machine that worked with biodegradable cleaning agents and heat from a mini-CHP. No wastewater is discharged. Thanks to an efficient filter installation, a closed liquid reservoir is used. The liquid is only changed a few times a year and the waste water is collected by a recognized collector / processor. In 2013 EVW also invested in a sustainable renovation of the company building. In the conference room, a translucent roof dome was replaced in order to better isolate and use the outside light. The dome was replaced by a Lightcatcher from Econation. This Flemish company has repeatedly been in the media with this sustainable solution and has won several awards. The Lightcatcher is an active, intelligent skylight that collects incoming daylight via a motorized mirror system, amplifies it and spreads it in the building, even on cloudy days. EVW has pursued an impeccable waste policy for many years. All waste flows are carefully monitored and the collection and processing of waste is supervised (residual waste, paper, oily waste, packaging waste, oil drums, batteries, contaminated water, metals, used motor oil). The recycling process of the waste processors is one of the determining criteria for EVS in the selection of waste collectors / processors. E. Van Wingen nv - Industrial area Durmakker 27 - B-9940 EVERGEM Tel. +32 (0) 9 253 08 00 Fax machine +32 (0) 9 253 40 82 E-mail info@vanwingen.be Find us on Webdesign by Weblounge Copyright E. Van Wingen NV - All rights reserved - Disclaimer & Privacy - General terms and conditions