The Apple Valley manufacturing facility at GF’s North American headquarters has implemented significant measures to achieve carbon-neutral status. These include the use of 100% green electricity, converting three natural gas boilers to electric, and converting to 100% LED lighting. Additionally, nearly 100 windows were replaced to increase efficiency and the RTU (remote terminal unit) was replaced with electric heat instead of natural gas. As a result, tCO2e (tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent) emissions have been reduced by 93%, significantly cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

“Operating in an industry that has a significant impact on counteracting climate change, as well as on the delivery of hygienic drinking water, GF Building Flow Solutions strives continuously to pioneer in sustainable water solutions for buildings. The manufacturing of our products and solutions is based on sound environmental management practices, embracing renewable energy sources across our global operations to reduce their environmental footprint. We are committed to taking an active approach in limiting our operational impacts and assuring efficient use of resources,” said Thomas Fuhr, chief technology officer at GF Building Flow Solutions. “With the site in Cerkezkoy, the Ecoflex production site in Hassfurt, and the Apple Valley manufacturing facility, we have reached yet another milestone in GF’s journey towards carbon neutral operations.”

GF Building Flow Solutions’ manufacturing in Cerkezkoy (Turkey), a.k.a Georg Fischer Hakan Plastik, is specialized in high-quality wastewater solutions. Key actions for emission reductions at the plant focus on energy management and efficiency, including the use of renewable energy, reducing the site’s emissions by about 95% compared to the baseline 2019. Waste management and circular economy approaches have cut production and facility waste by 36%.