Porsche GT racing sponsored by Walters Bio-Circle. (Photo: Walter)
MonTREAL Walter Surface Technologies celebrated the opening of their new Bio-Circle facility, on August 22, 2013. The new building is part of their expansion plans on their international campus in Montreal.
More than 300 guests including some of Montreal’s top business leaders and key metalworking industry executives were on hand for the official inauguration of the entire campus with a focus on the new Bio-Circle state-of-the-art production facility.
Tours were conducted by members of the Walter team which provided close-up views of products at work.
The campus serves as the overall international headquarters for the WALTER Company, encompassing corporate management, R&D, laboratories, product management, test centres, marketing, sales, warehousing, distribution, and after sales service.
Construction of this campus represents an investment over $30 million.
The new Bio-Circle complex contains a high-tech bottling plant wher production capabilities are increased 10-fold while quality control guarantees a flawless end product. Key components of this new facility include automated bottling systems, massive mixing and storage tanks, sophisticated pumping and packaging systems.
We really are about performance, safety, and sustainability. Were dedicated to helping our clients work better by providing the best possible Walter products and by making Green Work with our Bio-Circle Environmental Solutions line of products, stated Pierre Somers, Chairman and CEO of Walter Surface Technologies International.
The new campus is a major asset for our future growth. Now, we have the automation, the processes, and the facility to help us execute our core value of delivering products and solutions that help our customers work better. Today, this focus on making green work is leading to the development of environmentally helpful initiatives which are increasingly welcome in our industry.
The recent LEED Gold certification of Walter highlights the companys environmental efforts. Some of the new campus features include:
optimized storage facilities with managed humidity for sensitive products to ensure quality
energy efficiency with 49 wells running 500 feet deep to capture geo-thermal energy
special windows that contribute to overall temperature control
air filteration systems that clean the air before it is released into the atmosphere
neutralization of chemical effluents before they enter the municipal sewage system.
Walter uses its own Bio-Circle cleaning system for parts and equipment, contributing to the elimination of toxic solvents.
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