Expanding residential areas surrounding
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Reducing the ecological impact
During the construction of the new site,
He also stresses the importance of these choices. 'It's our responsibility as a company to use our resources and energy responsibly. We also put LED lighting everywhere in our industrial site. In addition, we turn the heavy rainfalls in this area to our advantage: big reservoirs help us capture water. We use this rainwater to irrigate the gardens on our site, and for sanitary purposes, such as flushing toilets. The system also helps to regulate the water level in the nearby river.'
'The new site allows us to meet our environmental goals, from green energy to rainwater re-use.'
'Ecological thinking is at the base of everything we did at Americana: from responsible water usage to using solar energy to heat the water that's used for our showers.'
Modern facilities
Americana is all about creating a healthy work environment for the workers at the site. 'There's a care center and infirmary with full medical facilities that provides check-ups for the whole staff,' Carsten continues. 'We have break rooms where people can get a rest. We're doing everything we can to improve comfort levels on the site: that's why we also built a game room, a nice restaurant and sport facilities.
'The employee-centric focus of
'Americana is definitely more suitable as an industrial site than
Countering Covid
Health and safety is not just a focal point today. During construction, all possible measures were taken to guarantee a safe space in the midst of a pandemic. Thanks to these measures, the construction site was able to remain operational.
'We implemented very strong sanitary rules,' Carsten continues. 'Use of mask, temperature controls, an on-site infirmary, and strong communications with workers helped to get this project done in a reasonable timeframe. Of course, we always kept a minimum number of people working on the site: those who could work from home, did so.'
'Thanks to strict measures, the site was able to continue construction during the pandemic.' -
Covid also presented other challenges, mostly in terms of logistics and supplies. 'Like many companies, we suffered from supply shortages. Thanks to the flexibility and the efficiency of our purchasing and transport departments, we were able to provide the right products in time to our factories. Keeping the construction going was a very complicated situation, but we managed to get it done.'
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