September 06, 2006

HALTON CLEAN AIR AND L&T TO RECYCLE USED FILTERS

Press release, 6 Sept. 2006

Halton Clean Air and L&T to recycle used filters

Halton Clean Air and Lassila & Tikanoja have concluded a co-operation contract on the reuse of used filters. All Halton Clean Air filters can be recycled for use in energy production via the L&T process. Recycling considerably reduces the amount of waste accumulating in landfills and brings savings in waste management costs to customers.

“The service we are launching together offers building maintenance providers an easy and environmentally friendly way of sending used filters for recycling. If necessary, we can also collect the filters from the clients,” says Markus Lilius, the managing director of Halton Clean Air.

According to Recycling Manager Kimmo Laaksonen of L&T, Halton is an excellent example of a company that has voluntarily assumed producer responsibility by taking into account the possibilities for reuse and recycling of their products already at the manufacturing and distribution stages.

“Through our waste reception and collection chain extending throughout the entire country, we can serve both Halton and its customers in the best possible way,” says Laaksonen.

Contact for further information:

Markus Lilius, Managing Director, Halton Clean Air Oy; tel. +358 10 400 4019 or +358 40 561 1116

Kimmo Laaksonen, Recycling Manager, Lassila & Tikanoja Oyj; tel. +358 10 636 5461 or +358 50 359 5455 

Halton Clean Air specialises in the manufacture of clean indoor air solutions for all types of indoor environments: production facilities, office spaces, hospitals, and homes. Our products improve the profitability of our customers’ operations by improving well-being and the indoor air quality and energy-efficiency of indoor environments. Halton Clean Air is a part of Halton Group, a leading Finnish provider of indoor climate solutions. Halton has operations in a total of 16 countries. The company's turnover was 106 million euros in 2005, and it had 850 employees. www.halton.com

Lassila & Tikanoja, founded in 1905, is a publicly listed Finnish company specialising in environmental management and property and plant maintenance. The company’s services are split into three divisions: Environmental, Property, and Industrial Services. We also sell environmental management products. While L&T operates largely in Finland, it is increasingly present in other countries in the Baltic region. In 2005, L&T's net sales exceeded 377 million euros. The company currently employs about 7,800 professionals. www.lassila-tikanoja.fi