Dana Facility Recognized by Recycling Council of Ontario
11 May 1999
Dana Facility Recognized by Recycling Council of Ontario For Outstanding Waste ReductionCAMBRIDGE, Ontario, May 11 -- Dana Corporation announced today its Long Manufacturing Division's Cambridge, Ontario, facility was awarded the Silver Business Award in the Outstanding Business Category by the Recycling Council of Ontario. The council's 1998 Ontario Waste Minimization Awards recognize outstanding sustained waste reduction efforts. Long Manufacturing is a division of Dana's Fluid Systems Group, one of the core businesses of Dana's Engine Systems strategic business unit. Since beginning its waste diversion program in 1996, the Cambridge facility has been honored for its outstanding waste reduction each year. The facility was able to achieve an 86 percent waste diversion rate in 1998 to earn the Recycling Council of Ontario's award. "Dana has a long-standing heritage of respect for our environment," said Allan Cameron, president of Dana's Fluid Systems Group. "We're all proud of the waste reduction efforts at Long Manufacturing's Cambridge facility." The Cambridge facility worked with Water and Earth Science Associates Ltd. of Kitchener (WESA) to identify areas where the plant could increase its waste diversion rate. The facility's diversion rate has continued to improve each year. As a result of reduction, reuse, and recycling efforts, in 1998 the facility achieved its highest diversion rating since beginning its waste reduction program. Dana's Long Manufacturing Division, one of North America's leading manufacturers of heat exchange products for the automotive industry, employs 150 people at its Cambridge facility. The Cambridge plant manufactures coolers for vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions. Dana Engine Systems Group provides components, modules, and complete systems solutions to engine builders worldwide. The group's product lines include Victor Reinz(R) gaskets and sealing products, Perfect Circle(R) piston rings and engine parts, Glacier(R) Vandervell(R) engine bearings, fluid system products, and Plumley powertrain components. Dana Corporation is one of the world's largest independent suppliers to vehicle and engine manufacturers and the aftermarket. Founded in 1904 and based in Toledo, Ohio, the company operates some 330 major facilities in 32 countries and employs more than 86,000 people. The company reported sales of $12.5 billion in 1998. Dana's Internet address is http://www.dana.com.