Construction of highly insulated industrial buildings
Bubendorff has modernised the majority of its buildings in order to reduce energy consumption.
The new plants were built according to precise specifications: they had to be highly insulated and have very low air permeability.
This decision significantly reduced energy consumption in winter (less heating) and summer (no air conditioning).
Forest maintenance and reforestation on site
Bubendorff finances the planting and maintenance of over 20 hectares of forest in France.
To this end, Bubendorff works closely with state forestry authorities.
Heating with renewable energies
Bubendorff has replaced all gas and oil-fuelled heating systems in its factories with wood-fired heating systems, which are better for the planet.
Bubendorff has also invested in technology that filters 10 times more particulate matter than the standard requires.
Wood waste from forestry maintenance is also utilised in Bubendorff Werke’s wood heating system.
Installation of 8500 solar modules
Bubendorff has installed more than 8,500 solar modules and has equipped almost all of its production sites with them.
These modules cover a total area of 17,000 m², enabling Bubendorff to maximise its own energy consumption.
Self-consumption of 40% of the solar power generated
40% of the solar power generated supplies the Bubendorff factories directly, while the remaining 60% is fed into the grid for the general public.
The additional electricity requirement is covered exclusively by renewable energies.
60 optimisation projects for the economical use of energy
Bubendorff has carried out almost 60 optimisation projects to increase its energy efficiency.
These projects are aimed, for example, at optimising the manufacturing process, the technical management of switching off electrical devices or the optimisation of journeys and deliveries.
Switch to 97% vehicles powered by renewable energies
97% of Bubendorff’s vehicles run on renewable energy: 56% on electricity, 41% on bio-ethanol and only 3% on diesel.
All vehicles are manufactured in Europe.
Bubendorff uses two of the very first 100% electric 35-tonne lorries for local goods deliveries.
Optimisation of deliveries
In order to reduce CO2 emissions, Bubendorff optimises its teams’ journeys by reducing their speed to a maximum of 115 km/h.
At the same time, Bubendorff has invested in a new internal logistics platform to bundle and optimise its deliveries everywhere.
This bundling has drastically reduced the number of lorries on the roads.