- Environmental Excellence Award recognizes contributions to environmental protection and enhancement
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 2, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Goodrich
Corporation's (NYSE: GR) Landing Gear team in Tullahoma, Tenn. will receive
the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (TCC&I) 2008 Top
Environmental Excellence Award. The award is to be presented to Goodrich
during the TCC&I Environmental Awards ceremony held at Montgomery Bell State
Park on October 2, 2008.
The TCC&I Top Environmental Excellence Award is given annually to the
company that best demonstrates the greatest achievement toward overall
environmental protection encompassing solid and/or hazardous waste, air, and
water. Employees of the Goodrich facility in Tullahoma have made significant
improvements to reduce the facility's environmental impact, including
-- Reducing hazardous waste from 35,000 pounds a year to zero;
-- Decreasing energy consumption by more than one million kilowatt hours
per year;
-- Redirecting air compressor discharge to provide plant heating during
the winter months;
-- Recycling over 1.3 million pounds of materials thus far in 2008;
-- Reducing water consumption by 100,000 gallons a year through recycling
all cooling tower water back through the plant cooling system.
Brad Holt, Plant Manager at Goodrich's Tullahoma facility, said, 'Our team
has been making significant efforts to make and keep our facility 'green.'
And as we reduce our impact on the environment, we realize savings in utility
consumption and waste disposal costs. Clearly, taking care of the environment
makes good business sense.'
Wayne Scharber, Vice President of Environmental Affairs, TCC&I, said,
'Goodrich is demonstrating true leadership at their facility here in
Tullahoma. This Top Environmental Excellence Award is a testament to their
stewardship and commitment to the environment, and I hope it encourages other
companies to pursue their own environment-friendly projects beyond permit
compliance.'
Goodrich's Landing Gear facility in Tullahoma Tenn. produces major landing
gear subsystems for large commercial and military aircraft such as the Airbus
A380, Boeing 737 and Lockheed Martin F-35. The facility encompasses
approximately 260,000 square feet and employs roughly 265 people.
The Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry's Environment Committee has
the mission to bring about a better business climate and a higher quality of
life for all Tennesseans through the following specific steps: Leadership,
regulatory and legislative advocacy, information exchange, professional
development, environmental betterment and public education. Find out more at
www.tnchamber.org .
Goodrich Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a leading global supplier
of systems and services to the aerospace and defense industry. Serving a
global customer base with significant worldwide manufacturing and service
facilities, Goodrich is one of the largest aerospace companies in the world.
For more information visit http://www.goodrich.com .
Goodrich Corporation operates through its divisions and as a parent
company for its subsidiaries, one or more of which may be referred to as
'Goodrich Corporation' in this press release.
SOURCE Goodrich Corporation; GR - Actuation and Landing Systems
