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        Safety                        ronmental protection. We do our bit   ticipate in large public tenders and
                                      by  using  environmentally  friendly   guarantees that we have necessary
        assured                       raw  materials,  actively  preventing   prerequisites to perform the works.

                                      pollution and saving energy.
                                                                   In order to be able to meet the spe-
                                      FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council)   cialist requirements of our foreign
        Safety and quality are well-known   and PEFC® (Programme for the En-  customers and partners from more
        to be two sides to the same coin -   dorsement  of  Forest  Certification   than 35 countries, we are an active
        the  one  is  a  precondition  for  the   Schemes) certifications are specif-  member of IPEMA. This well-known
        other.                        ic, relating to wood raw materials,   association  of  play  equipment
                                      and guarantee you that the wood-  manufacturers  from  around  the
        Above all, we require our products   en  components  are  on  the  one   world  is  only  open  to  producers
        to comply with the stringent rules   hand  traceable,  and  on  the  other   whose  play  structures  meet  their
        of  directives  UNI  EN  1176  and   ensure that rigorous standards for   respective  national  safety  stan-
        1177  down  to  the  smallest  detail,   protecting  the  environment  and   dards.
        so  that  our  customers  can  enjoy   people are adhered to in their for-
        them with complete peace of mind.   ests of origin.        For  us,  safety  specifically  means
        The knowledge alone that our play                          incorporating stable, heat resistant
        equipment meets the highest safe-  As in all other areas, we were keen   raw  materials  in  the  manufac-
        ty  and  quality  standards  was  not   to strive for further improvements,   turing processes for our products,
        enough  for  us  --  we  wanted  it  in   and  higher  quality  standards.  As   using  solid  assembly  and  fixture
        black-and-white.              a result, we have not simply been   techniques and thinking ahead. All
                                      happy  to  rest  on  our  laurels,  but   corners are rounded, and covering
        Our prescient way of thinking and   have set our sights on further na-  caps are secured with screws and
        our determined approach have ul-  tional  and  international  certifica-  bolts,  and  prevent  external  tam-
        timately  borne  fruit:  Since  1997,   tions.  In  September  2010  the  EC   pering.
        we have received numerous certif-  label for massive wood was intro-
        icates.                       duced, indicating that our products
                                      meet the essential requirements of
        Our  first  certification,  received  in   EU  Directive  UNI  EN  14081-1  for
        1997, was for the UNI EN ISO 9001   use  and  distribution  in  terms  of
        quality  standard,  which  sets  spe-  safety, hygiene and consumer pro-
        cific  requirements  for  the  quality   tection.
        management  systems  within  a
        company. Our objective was to im-  Since 2010, we also hold a certifi-
        prove production processes, reduce   cation relating to the protection of
        costs and prevent risks more effi-  workers:  OHSAS  18001  certifica-
        ciently.                      tion  protects  the  company’s  own
                                      workers  and  the  company  itself
        A  number  of  our  certifications   from potential hazards.
        prove  that  environmental  protec-
        tion is important issue for Holzhof.   SOA certification in Category OS24
        In 2003, for example, we decided to   “Public  green  spaces  and  associ-
        have our company certified in ac-  ated urban furniture” Class I is of
        cordance  with  UNI  EN  ISO  14001.   particular interest to cities and mu-
        This standard specifies the way in   nicipalities, as it enables us to par-
        which to implement effective envi-



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