Liebherr Aerospace Brasil Ltda. Receives NBR ISO 14001:2004 Certification

Oct. 20, 2014
The ISO 14001:2004 certification guarantees that Liebherr Aerospace Brasil Ltda. is capable of systematically controlling and reducing its industrial waste, its consumption of resources as well as its operating costs.

Guaratinguetá (Brazil), October 2014 –Liebherr Aerospace Brasil’s environmental system for the manufacturing, non-destructive testing, surface treatment and assemblies of aircraft components has been certified according to NBR ISO 14001:2004 by TÜV NORD BTRÜV.

At the beginning of October, the certification organization carried out all necessary audits at the facility of Liebherr Aerospace Brasil, regarding the compliance of the company’s environmental management system with the requirements of the worldwide standard.

The ISO 14001:2004 certification guarantees that Liebherr Aerospace Brasil Ltda. is capable of systematically controlling and reducing its industrial waste, its consumption of resources as well as its operating costs.

Beside the ISO 14001:2004 certification, Liebherr Aerospace Brasil Ltda. is an AS9100-Rev.C (NBR 15100:2010) and ISO 9001:2008 certified company, and is always focusing on continuous improvement.

Liebherr-Aerospace is a leading supplier of systems for the aviation industry

Liebherr-Aerospace & Transportation SAS, Toulouse (France), is one of eleven divisional control companies within the Liebherr Group and coordinates all activities in the aerospace and transportation systems sectors.

Liebherr-Aerospace is a leading supplier of systems for the aviation industry and has more than five decades of experience in this field. The range of aviation equipment produced by Liebherr for the civil and military sectors includes flight control and actuation systems, landing gear and air management systems. These systems are deployed in wide-bodied aircraft, single aisle and regional aircraft, business jets, combat aircraft, military transporters, military training aircraft, civil helicopters and combat helicopters.

Liebherr’s aerospace and transportation systems division employs around 4,900 people. It has four aviation equipment production plants at Lindenberg (Germany), Toulouse (France), Guaratinguetá (Brazil) and Nizhny Novgorod (Russia). These production sites offer a worldwide service with additional customer service centers in Saline (Michigan/USA), Seattle (Washington/USA), Wichita (Kansas/USA), Montréal (Canada), Sao José dos Campos (Brazil), Hamburg (Germany), Moscow (Russia), Dubai (UAE), Singapore and Shanghai (People’s Republic of China).