To minimize harmful effects on the environment, EFM has integrated environmental protection into its quality management system. This means taking full account of environmental concerns in our day-to-day activities and when planning new projects.

Under our environmental management concept we have set several targets. In general, supplies and materials in all areas must be used sparingly to protect the environment.

We have already succeeded in reducing the running times of our towing tractors by instructing drivers to shut off the motor during lengthy waiting periods before pushback or towing operations.

The reduced running times have reduced wear and tear, maintenance costs and above all the diesel fuel consumption of the vehicles. This means fewer harmful emissions for the environment.

When de-icing aircraft, we make efforts to be sparing in our use of glycol-based de-icing fluids. However, the prime consideration is the safety of the de-iced aircraft. In practice this means: as little de-icing fluid as possible, but as much as is needed for flight safety.

We repeatedly optimize our de-icing procedures through the use of new technologies and processes. For example, our de-icing vehicles are equipped with batch heating and hot-at-nozzle technology. This enables us to use de-icing fluids more sparingly and effectively than before. Our goal is to continue reducing our average consumption of de-icing fluid per de-icing procedure.

We also strive to recover the greatest possible percentage of sprayed de-icing fluid to generate fresh de-icing fluid in our recycling facility. With the recyclate recovered in this way we cover up to 70 percent of our needs for Type I fluid.