HICKORY, NC, May 28, 2009—CommScope’s drive toward continuous improvement
of its company-wide environmental stewardship received another boost with the
International
Standards Organization (ISO) 14001 certification of its Claremont, NC manufacturing
facility.
Claremont is the 14th facility in CommScope’s global manufacturing network
to achieve ISO 14001 certification for its implementation and maintenance of
an environmental management system. This standard distinguishes a system of
practices that minimize impact and analyzes programs for recycling, waste reduction,
chemical management, waste disposal, emissions and others.
“CommScope is committed to reducing impact on the environment while providing
intelligent, advanced and high-performance network connectivity solutions,”
said John Moore, environmental, health and safety officer, CommScope. “Thanks
to a significant commitment from everyone at CommScope, the vast majority of
our distribution and manufacturing facilities are ISO 14001 certified. From
the production of our products to the ways in which we help our customers make
their businesses more environmentally friendly, our people are dedicated to
making CommScope more energy efficient, cost-effective and environmentally responsible.”
For more than 20 years, CommScope has made a concerted effort to help customers
implement energy-saving and energy-efficient solutions as well as build its
own foundation of environmentally-conscious
initiatives. For example, CommScope introduced its award-winning ReelSmart®
recycling program in 1988, enabling the company to reuse more than 100,000 cable
reels annually and effectively saving approximately 29,000 trees. Annually,
CommScope recycles more than 50 million pounds collectively of metals, plastics,
paper and packaging materials and conserves more than 25 million gallons of
water—the equivalent of nearly 39 Olympic-sized swimming pools—by controlling
evaporative losses. As CommScope embraces emerging technologies and maintains
its global leadership role in connectivity solutions, environmental stewardship
takes an increasing role in day-to-day operations.
Claremont is one of the primary manufacturing and product development facilities
for CommScope’s Enterprise
Solutions business, which is a world leader in network infrastructure solutions
for businesses and governments. Employees at the Claremont facility produce
copper LAN cables, fiber optic cables and specialty coaxial cables for use primarily
in business enterprise applications. Through its ability to develop structured,
reliable, durable, intelligent and advanced network infrastructure solutions,
CommScope Enterprise Solutions provides opportunities for companies to minimize
energy consumption and long-term waste throughout the network. CommScope solutions
are engineered to outlast multiple generations of network equipment. This durability
adds up to an enormous reduction in waste over the lifespan of an enterprise’s
network infrastructure.
In addition, CommScope solutions enable enterprises to reduce their own ecological
footprint. CommScope’s Intelligent
Building Infrastructure Solutions (IBIS) enable building management to utilize
a single network for the entire building’s systems like HVAC, lighting, energy,
security and communications. With an integrated network, building management
can lower energy consumption, reduce demand for additional IT equipment and
simplify IT management.
“We believe that CommScope has engineered the best solutions for a better
company and a better environment,” said Mike Kelley, senior vice president,
Global Operations, CommScope Enterprise Solutions. “New energy and governmental
regulations, ethical concerns and the high cost of energy are impacting enterprise
IT decision-making. Companies need solutions that can help them better manage
potentially environmentally damaging resources while still addressing their
business and technology needs. With its commitment toward a greener tomorrow,
CommScope is there to help.”
About CommScope
CommScope,
Inc. (NYSE: CTV – www.commscope.com) is a world leader in infrastructure
solutions for communication networks. Through its Andrew®
brand, it is a global leader in radio frequency subsystem solutions for wireless
networks. Through its SYSTIMAX®
and Uniprise®
brands, CommScope is the global leader in structured cabling systems for business
enterprise applications. It is also the premier manufacturer of coaxial cable
for broadband
cable television networks and one of the leading North American providers
of environmentally secure cabinets
for DSL and FTTN applications. Backed by strong research and development, CommScope
combines technical expertise and proprietary technology with global manufacturing
capability to provide customers with infrastructure solutions for evolving global
communications networks in more than 130 countries around the world.
News Media Contact:
Rick Aspan, CommScope +1 708-236-6568
Investor Contact:
Phil Armstrong, CommScope +1 828-323-4848
This press release includes forward-looking statements that are based on
information currently available to management, management’s beliefs, as well
as on a number of assumptions concerning future events. Forward-looking
statements are not a guarantee of performance and are subject to a number of
uncertainties and other factors, which could cause the actual results to differ
materially from those currently expected. For a more detailed description
of the factors that could cause such a difference, please see CommScope’s filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In providing forward-looking
statements, the company does not intend, and is not undertaking any obligation
or duty, to update these statements as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise.
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