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Vanner Green Initiatives

Vanner Green Statement

The Vanner Green Initiatives are a Model for Small Businesses with Creative Use of Vanner Power Conversion Products and Full Company Participation

Vanner, Inc., Hilliard, Ohio announces a company-wide program, the Vanner Green Initiative to conserve and recycle in every aspect of day-to-day operation using Vanner power conversion and transformation products.

“Green Ideas came from the assembly plant team, engineers and managers at all levels using our own products and processes,” said Brenda Porter, Vice President, Operations, Vanner award-winning assembly plant and team-based organization. “We have adopted a new philosophy for doing business that is environmentally responsible using our own power products to conserve energy and packaging methods to keep material out of landfills.”

Vanner has been a market leader for more than 30 years with patented power conversion and power management technologies, including battery chargers/monitors, inverters, CAN-bus accessories, converters, and equalizers for traditional and hybrid powered commercial buses, ambulances, military vehicles, luxury coaches, mobile offices and heavy duty / work trucks.

Energy Reuse and Reduction
Test load heat generated at testing and burn-in stations is purposefully channeled back into the building to heat the Vanner facility. During warm weather, test station-generated energy is channeled outside to reduce air conditioning.

Vanner automatic test equipment and equalizer endurance qualification units use a single power supply daisy-chained to 20 equalizers instead of one power supply per unit. Vanner equalizers convert energy from 24 V to 12 V and 12 V to 24 V for significant energy reduction while providing high-intensity testing of equalizer units.

Solar Energy Use and Conservation
Solar energy is captured by solar panels connected to a Vanner Inverter to power cafeteria loads, including vending machines. Lights and compressors automatically shut off during non-production hours for energy conservation.

Recycling and Reuse
Solder dross, scrap metal and metal cans are 100% recycled.

Vanner product is shipped in 100% recyclable containers resulting in a savings of 12,000 containers annually. Recyclable materials include all inside support packaging and outside tape. Empty boxes are returned to suppliers instead of being destroyed or recycled and suppliers refill and send back. Clients also return containers to Vanner for reuse.

All mail and office paper is recycled. Thousands of pages of test results, financial information, company communication, and meeting summaries are now delivered and reviewed only in electronic form.