Environmental initiatives
Steel: 100% recyclable
Steel can be recycled indefinitely, without losing any of its qualities. Around 40% of the world's steel production comes from recycling. Steel buildings that have reached the end of their useful life require no demolition, are easy to dismantle and their components can be recycled.
Committed to improving our environmental performance
BlueScope is committed to respecting the environment by doing the right thing.
We take steps and work closely with our partners to reduce our environmental footprint. To achieve these goals, we implement environmental management action plans.
In addition to complying with mandatory requirements, we have undertaken a number of initiatives to reduce our impact on the environment.
Responsible waste management
For several years now, BlueScope Acier has been integrating environmental management into its business processes. In particular, the company is committed to optimizing its ecological performance through a policy of responsible waste treatment, specialized in steel processing.
Recycling steel scrap
Every year, BlueScope Acier discharges 150 tonnes of steel residues from a production output of 6,000 tonnes. This waste is recovered and compacted by a company specializing in recycling. But before this happens, the company reuses as much of the scrap as possible for the manufacture of packaging or specific products (flat sheets, fasteners, etc.).
Paper sorting
Since the beginning of 2010, BlueScope Acier has been sorting paper in collaboration with SAEML Mont-Dore Environnement. Every week, a 220-liter bin of used paper is collected for compacting and export. This initiative has encouraged the company's employees to reduce their paper consumption.
Collect used batteries
BlueScope Acier has joined forces with the non-profit eco-organization Trecodec (Traitement écologique et économique des déchets), which has set up a waste collection, storage and disposal network. BlueScope provides its employees and customers with a bin for collecting used batteries. They are then collected by Trecodec, sorted by component and exported for recycling.
Quality policy
Employee safety, customer satisfaction and compliance with an impeccable quality approach are just some of the challenges that BlueScope Acier has been committed to meeting since its creation.
Safety is everyone's priority
As a good corporate citizen, BlueScope Acier invests in training and prevention. Employees ensure that the rules are applied on a daily basis, and are sometimes the instigators, as in 1997, when they set up a safety manual with the help of CAFAT and the Labour Department. The vital involvement of staff at all levels, risk analysis within the company, regular and operational follow-up through daily checks, work meetings, safety audits and action/prevention plans, are all means used to try and achieve our ZERO ACCIDENT objective.
An ISO 9001-certified company
Very early on, SICOTEC embarked on a "total quality" approach. This approach was rewarded in January 1997 with certification to the ISO 9002 international quality standard, issued by the BVQI (BUREAU VERITAS Qualité International) inspection body.
This standard attests to the maturity and efficiency of BlueScope Acier's quality system. The company's efforts are constant, particularly in terms of continuous improvement and the performance of every process within the company. Our primary objective is customer satisfaction. Obtained ISO 9001-2000 certification in March 2003, then ISO 9001-2015 in April 2017, relating to quality management, issued by AFNOR certification.
This certification was renewed in 2021 and again in 2024.
Company name :
BlueScope Acier Nouvelle-Caledonie
afnor Certification
Certification body :
11, rue Francis de Pressensé
93571 la Plaine Saint-Denis cedex
Certificate number : 43094.6
Valid from : 22/05/2024
To : 21/05/2027
Standard :
iso 9001 : 2015
Activities: Production and supply of sheet metal,
and accessories for roofing, cladding and structural work.
Location(s) :
NC 98846 Nouméa cedex
New Caledonia
> AFNOR Certification is accredited by COFRAC to certify to these standards (accreditation number: 4-0001). Scope available on www.cofrac.fr
> AFNOR is a full member of the IQNet network.
> AFNOR website
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