Scanias environmental programmes in Angers a model for the industry

2 October 2002

 

Praise from French environmental minister:

Scania’s environmental programmes in Angers

a model for the industry

Scania Production Angers, France, which celebrates its 
tenth anniversary this year, has been singled out by 
Madame Roselyne Bachelot, Minister for Ecology and 
Sustainable Development, as a model for the automotive 
industry in terms of environmental programmes.

"The industry as a whole should pay attention to what 
Scania has achieved in terms of environmental 
protection in its production operations in Angers," 
commented Madame Bachelot, who made particular 
reference to the minimisation of emissions and the 
implementation of energy conservation measures at the 
plant. 

The Minister also noted that Scania Production Angers 
achieved ISO 14001 environmental certification of all 
of its operations at an early stage.

The minister’s words of praise were delivered to about 
2,000 employees, their families and other guests at an 
open day as part of the tenth anniversary celebrations 
of Scania’s assembly operations in Angers. The 
celebrations also coincided with the 25th anniversary 
of Scania France, Scania’s French sales and service 
subsidiary. 

"The Scania production unit in Angers, which was 
opened in 1992, has been a major success story, not 
only in terms of volumes, but also of quality," 
comments Per Hallberg, Group Vice President and head 
of global production at Scania. At present, it 
accounts for about 25% of Scania’s European volumes 
and has produced over 70,000 trucks since operations 
commenced." 

Scania’s millionth truck will leave the production 
line shortly. And that event is also planned for 
Angers.