Facility Information

BARCELONA, SPAIN
Gavá Facility
MEDICAL DEVICES

Facts and Figures

• The Gavá facility packages and distributes medical devices and is located in the city of Gavá, Barcelona. The site has easy access from the airport and from the city of Barcelona by main roads.
• The site covers 2,600 square meters.

Products packed and distributed

• The Gavá ConvaTec operations facility packages and distributes ostomy products and sterile wafers for Spain and Portugal markets.
• The site is ISO 9000 certified.

Recent construction and expansion

• Consolidation of operations in the new plant of Gavá:
  • Having initiated activities in this new location since 2001, operations have been consolidated, which has contributed technological and organizational innovation and global improvement in the level of quality and service of the center.

Economic Development

• The facility directly contributes to the local economy through employee wages and benefits.

Community and Social Progress

Employee volunteerism

• In recent years technicians at the facility have actively participated in national meetings and technical publications, sharing EHS information, and best practices.
• EHS employees from the Barcelona facilities participated in national meetings to discuss packaging and packaging waste, dangerous waste, and translation of EMAS directives into local company policies.

Civic activities supported

• The Barcelona facility has collaborated with technical schools, dedicating human and technical resources for the development of studies in safety and environment.

Awards and recognitions

• Acknowledgement letters from public and private entities are periodically received as result of EHS support activities.

Safety performance highlights

• Key target for the site's management and supported by the EHS Policy is to work in a safe way and to protect the employees and community health.

Environmental Performance

• The Barcelona ConvaTec operations facility achieved ISO 14001 certification in 1999. Certification was a consolidation target for environmental policy management systems maintained in place.
• Utilities and natural resources consumption reduction:
  • Electricity: Campaigns for use rationalization and the installation of small units for individual use reduced electricity consumption by three percent.
  • Optimization of waste segregation practices.
  • Use of secondary container boxes.
  • Paper use elimination by using electronic devices.
  • Paper use minimization by reducing number of copies in the delivery notes of device.

* Includes Esplugues and Gava operations.

Facility Contact Information

+34-93-638-3560

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