GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN

In October of 1997, Envirologic Technologies, Inc. (Envirologic) was contracted by a major Food Distribution Company to develop an Environmental Management System (EMS) that would adapt and grow as the company expanded throughout North America.

 Successful completion of the project required:

Working closely with the company’s upper management, accounting department, and facility staff, Envirologic assisted this Food Distribution Company by conducting a Corporate-wide Environmental Compliance Audit of each division including:

Each Environmental Compliance Audit was utilized to:

Envirologic worked with the facility’s staff to establish guidelines for daily operations and determine reporting requirements.

This complex project required Envirologic to coordinate and direct multiple tasks associated every aspect of this facility’s daily operations. Though timely and cost effective management of the project, Envirologic, working with all parties, has completed the Environmental Compliance Audit of Fleet Fueling and Maintenance Operations and Distribution Center Operations for facilities and operations in Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. The Environmental Compliance Audit has allowed the Food Distribution Facility to have a thorough understanding of its facilities and operations in relation to environmental regulation and programs. This provides the basis from which a comprehensive EMS can be developed.

Currently, Envirologic is developing an EMS for this Food Distribution Facility which will allow the facility to set goals and establish structure to continue to grow and develop in today’s global market and remain in compliance with environmental regulations. Coordinating with Information Systems Staff and Upper Management, Envirologic is assisting the Food Distribution Facility by developing and linking current data bases and software programs into usable information to prepare the necessary environmental reports required by the state, assess liabilities during expansion procedures, and develop systems to assess potenital future liabilities and regulatory changes in the future. The design of this EMS will allow this Food Distribution Facility to obtain ISO 14000 certification in the future if so desired with little additional effort.

By contracting with Envirologic, this Food Distribution Company is continuing to remain an efficient and competitive force in the marketplace without having to obtain and train additional staff on environmental issues.

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