AURO-Environmental-declaration-2014-04.2019

5 History of the company in the course of time History of the commercial property End of 19 th cent. Candle manufacturer „Chemische Fabrik Eisenbüttel“, as from 1925 Canning fac- tory „Reichelt & Heinemeier“. 1957 Extensive reconstruction work by „Reichelt & Heinemeier“. 1971 Acquisition of the area by the beverages company „Wolters Getränke-GmbH”. History of the company location End of 1983 AURO leases the area: 1984 After extensive reconstruction and reno- vation work, the manufacture of the com- plete assortment starts. 1985 AURO acquires the area and the buildings 1992 A new warehouse, bordering on the area, is entered into service. 1994 AURO is the first natural paint producer to publish an environmental report fol- lowing the EU norm. 1996 Acquisition of another area and ware- house on a neighbouring property. 1996 Initial startup of a facility for the use of rainwater as process and cooling water. 1996 Neutral ranking lists AURO as no. 1 in the industry for the best environmental report. 1997 – 2001 Research project „Consistently natural paints without solvents“. 1999 Environmental award of the international environmental foundation „Friends oft the Earth“. 2000 Market launch of the solvent-free product range „lacquers and stains“. 2002 AURO presentation at the „Day of the En- vironment” at Bellevue Castle, at the invi- tation of the Federal President of Germany. 2005 First operation of a 30 m 2 photovoltaic system for electricity generation. 2005 First operation of a new condensing boiler 2005 First operation of a 21 m 2 solar thermal plant for heat production. 2006 Aqua Woodstain no. 160 is nominated “test winner” in Germany’s best known consumer magazine “test” (issued by the Warentest Foundation; no. 5/2006). Tes- ted were 22 Woodstains for exterior use. 2007 Installation of a new caloric value steam generator. 2007 – to date Annual certification of CO 2 neutrality. 2008 Market launch of the new high-grade lime product range. 2009 A new office building is built and inte- grated into the existing structure. 2009 Full thermal insulation for the old office building. 2010 Insulation glazing for the staffroom (winter garden). 2011 Market launch of the Sol range of emission-free wall paints and plasters. 2012 Oils and fats from controlled biological cultivation (kbA) are used in various AURO products, certified by ECOCERT and ap- proved by organisations like IMO or Grünstempel (Green Stamp). 2012 A variety of AURO cleaning and care products get certified by ECOCERT. 2013 AURO is the first paint manufacturer to offer future-oriented products from each field of application that match the strict citeria of the AgBB evaluation scheme and are certified by the DIBt. „One should not want to foresee the future but make it possible.“ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry AURO Shop & Showroom