Norsk Ombruk AS is a Norwegian remanufacturing company that focuses on extending the life of household electrical goods to drive the circular economy. They remanufacture used products to like-new condition, saving resources and preventing waste while providing affordable alternatives for customers. Their remanufacturing process is supported by robust quality control systems and an experienced workforce. By collaborating with brands and retailers, Norsk Ombruk AS aims to maximize the benefits of remanufacturing for the economy, environment and society.
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The future is of business all about managing within planetary boundaries. Remanufacturing, within the circular economy, presents a vital element in helping this to become a practical and prosperous reality. Welcome to Norsk Ombruk, a dynamic and ambitious remanufacturing company, focused on extending the life of household electrical goods: saving resources, preventing waste, reducing carbon & energy, and saving people money. At Earthshine, we are proud to work with and support the development of this innovative company: take a look at the Norsk Ombruk model for circular economy...
MeadWestvaco Corporation (NYSE:MWV) is a global packaging company providing innovative solutions to the world’s most admired brands in the healthcare, beauty and personal care, food, beverage, home and garden, tobacco, and agricultural industries. The company also produces specialty chemicals for the automotive, energy, and infrastructure industries and maximizes the value of its land holdings through forestry operations, property development and land sales. MWV’s network of 125 facilities and 16,000 employees spans North America, South America, Europe and Asia. The company has been recognized for financial performance and environmental stewardship with a place on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index every year since 2004. Learn more at www.mwv.com.
Norsk Ombruk: driving the circular economy - delivering the triple bottom lineMike Townsend
The future is of business all about managing within planetary boundaries. Remanufacturing, within the circular economy, presents a vital element in helping this to become a practical and prosperous reality. Welcome to Norsk Ombruk, a dynamic and ambitious remanufacturing company, focused on extending the life of household electrical goods: saving resources, preventing waste, reducing carbon & energy, and saving people money. At Earthshine, we are proud to work with and support the development of this innovative company: take a look at the Norsk Ombruk model for circular economy...
MeadWestvaco Corporation (NYSE:MWV) is a global packaging company providing innovative solutions to the world’s most admired brands in the healthcare, beauty and personal care, food, beverage, home and garden, tobacco, and agricultural industries. The company also produces specialty chemicals for the automotive, energy, and infrastructure industries and maximizes the value of its land holdings through forestry operations, property development and land sales. MWV’s network of 125 facilities and 16,000 employees spans North America, South America, Europe and Asia. The company has been recognized for financial performance and environmental stewardship with a place on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index every year since 2004. Learn more at www.mwv.com.
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In regards to the Automotive industry, H.B. Fuller supports different specifications for both the exterior and the interior automotive structures. Adhesives are in fact present in different components of the automotive exterior and interior trims. Key aspects to consider in automotive adhesive application and performance include: bonding strength, application temperature, versatility to different manufacturing set lines, waste reduction, safety, durability and high performance, even with heat sensitive substrates and on processes where variability may be present.
Enabling Downstream Sustainability through High Performance Adhesive InnovationsH.B. Fuller
At this year’s Chemical Green Process Asia on November 12, 2014, we connected with leading chemical industry manufacturers, engineering and construction companies, and suppliers to demonstrate H.B. Fuller’s long-standing commitment to sustainability. H.B. Fuller's Dr. Xinyu Duwas deliver a keynote speech that showcased our sustainability strategy, alliances and partnerships across the value chain and illustrated how H.B. Fuller’s high-performance adhesive innovations enable downstream sustainability.
Learn more about our adhesive innovations @ www.hbfuller.com
UNDP: How Procurers Can Change the Global Health Sector UN SPHS
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Amelie Mahler, UNFPA's Procurement Assistant has given a presentation on how UNFPA approaches to green and sustainable procurement and the UNFPA eco-condoms pilot project.
The presentation was delivered on 11 May 2016 at the dialogue on “Fostering Sustainable Procurement: How Procurers Can Change the Global Health Sector” in UN City Copenhagen.
In regards to the Automotive industry, H.B. Fuller supports different specifications for both the exterior and the interior automotive structures. Adhesives are in fact present in different components of the automotive exterior and interior trims. Key aspects to consider in automotive adhesive application and performance include: bonding strength, application temperature, versatility to different manufacturing set lines, waste reduction, safety, durability and high performance, even with heat sensitive substrates and on processes where variability may be present.
Enabling Downstream Sustainability through High Performance Adhesive InnovationsH.B. Fuller
At this year’s Chemical Green Process Asia on November 12, 2014, we connected with leading chemical industry manufacturers, engineering and construction companies, and suppliers to demonstrate H.B. Fuller’s long-standing commitment to sustainability. H.B. Fuller's Dr. Xinyu Duwas deliver a keynote speech that showcased our sustainability strategy, alliances and partnerships across the value chain and illustrated how H.B. Fuller’s high-performance adhesive innovations enable downstream sustainability.
Learn more about our adhesive innovations @ www.hbfuller.com
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Kingfisher exists to help and inspire millions of people to improve their homes. We believe that because people’s homes are so central to their lives, improving their homes means improving their lives.
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Mike Lynch from RBS Workplace Services provided an insight into how the bank has used the Go Green themes to frame their engagement with their supply chain and how they are supporting sustainable innovations in the region.
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A new study demonstrates how remanufacturing within a circular economy delivers a wide range of benefits for society, the environment, for business and the economy – towards a new bottom line, based on shared wealth. For every €1 million of operating costs, the company delivers €11 million of benefits to people, planet, business & economy. Read more about the success of Norsk Ombruk’s approach – working in partnership with key players like Electrolux, Elkjøp and IKEA; together, they bend the value chain towards the circular economy.
Bluebird Group (Estd. 1979) , with a glorious history and a profound culture, is the most powerful and comprehensive Power Electronics & sustainable Energy Enterprise. The group, in over three decades, has carried forward it’s tenacious style and adheres to the corporate spirit of - Fear no hardships, scale new heights, lead the industry, enjoy a high reputation both at home and abroad, and strictly insists on consumer oriented and honest operations with no compromise in the quality of its products & services. Originally known, only for its high quality voltage stabilizers and Servos, Bluebird Group has successfully diversified into - Solar Energy, Water purification systems for Domestic & Industrial applications, and LED Lighting Solutions and scaled it’s network all across the country and envisions to achieve new heights in the international markets.
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Solar PV Module Range
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We are advancing our entire solar value chain by providing industry-leading solar energy solutions to customers. Our EPC solutions include packaged services throughout the entire solar power plant lifecycle that consists of project development, design and engineering, project financing and investment, system components procurement, balance of system optimization, and project construction management through operations and maintenance.
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The future is all about managing within
planetary boundaries…
EU Circular Economy has enormous potential:
• Save over €600 billion
• Representing 8% annual turnover
• Create 580,000 jobs
• Reduce CO2 by 450 million tonnes/year
Welcome to our
Circular Economy
Remanufacturing is a vital element…
We make it happen:
• Keeping components & critical materials in highest use
• Saving energy, emissions, water, and waste
• Generating highly skilled jobs
• Creating customer value – affordable alternatives
By 2030, EU Remanufacturing could be worth €90 billion
Employing up to 600,000 people
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Norsk Ombruk AS
Extending product life and customer value, through sustainable innovation
What’s no longer good enough for some, can be
more than good enough for others.
Norsk Ombruk is a dynamic and ambitious remanufacturing
company. Established in Norway in 2013, we focus on extending
the life of household electrical goods.
In essence our business model delivers the triple bottom line: We
extend the life of useful products – save resources – prevent
waste – reduce carbon & energy – and, we save people money.
partnership with market leading brands and retailers to maximise
the benefits of our remanufacturing model for people, planet and
economy.
Let us share that journey with you…
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We Enhance Brand Life and Value
Extending product life and customer value, through sustainable innovation
Fiveyearoldproduct:lifeover
Extended life and brand value: further 5 years+
Saving embedded carbon & energy
Providing the affordable alternative
Preserving valuable resources
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Working in Partnership
We believe in building long-term, collaborative relationships
Q Add customer endorsements?
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How We Enhance Brand Life and Value
Extending product life and customer value, through sustainable innovation
Sourcing
We source the
best branded
products
Inventory/C
heck
Quality control
& efficiency
Preparation
Make ready for
efficient
remanufacturing
Repair/Refu
rbish
Skilled &
productive
workforce
Testing
Ensure 100%
right-first-time
Dispatch
Delivered to
your favourite
retailer
Robust quality process: driving towards zero waste, 100% closed-loop, and right-first-time
Finishing
Ensure product
is clean,
bacteria-free
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Operational Excellence
Our leading-edge bespoke systems underpin the quality of our service
1
Complete visibility & transparency:
Our new database system provides complete visibility &
transparency for all our partners - enabling: tracking,
management, and high performance.
2 3
Management
Workflow, parts & inventory,
testing, finishing & dispatch, and
product life.
Performance
Continuous improvement in
quality & efficiency
Tracking
We are able to track all of our
products and working progress
from our phones
,
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Adding Value: Driving the Triple Bottom Line
In 2015 we remanufactured 8180 electrical products
Waste
Avoid the need for discarding valuable
resources.
Energy
Embedded energy saved + more
energy efficient replacement for
customer.
CO2
Extended life means saving of
embedded carbon + more efficient
equipment in use.
Inventory
Reduced inventory of old products,
left standing in manufacturers’
warehouses.
Resources
Using a refurbished product avoids the
need for using virgin resources.
Customer value
A refurbished product offers an affordable
alternative for the increasing number of less-
well-off in society .
Economic leakage
Means less theft and leakage of resources & value into the
black market: creating more real jobs & revenue
Generating more value for society and the economy
Last year we helped to save…
Product Life
Management
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The Norsk Ombruk Advantage
Innovation through energy and experience
Our unrivalled service is underpinned and enabled by a number of key attributes
Underpinned by 15 years
of remanufacturing
experience – a creative
blend of energy,
innovation and wisdom.
Leadership
Robust four-stage 15-
point process & systems
to maximize “right-first
time” and efficiency of
our operations.
Quality
Traceability, tracking &
monitoring of all
products at all stages of
product life to ensure
high quality, reliability
and efficiency.
Transparency
Professional, skilled,
reliable and courteous
workforce, supported by
excellent rewards,
personal development &
workplace welfare.
Our people
We build collaborative
relationships with our
employees, suppliers,
retailers and
manufacturers
Relationships
We pride ourselves on our service-oriented approach to
business, which drives our desire to deliver high quality
workmanship, always on time, with a high degree of integrity in
everything that we do.
We have developed a solid platform that is scalable – to enable us
to expand our operations, while ensuring the high levels of
performance that we have come to expect at Norsk Ombruk.
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Continuous improvement & Consolidation
We will continue to strive for operational and service
excellence in all that we do.
Expand Partnerships
We are building collaborative partnerships to extend the
circular economy in EU and maximise the positive impact
Expand Territories – Denmark, Sweden.
We see opportunity to expand our service into neighbouring
markets.
Extend Product Range – further household electricals
We seek to expand the range of household electrical
products we can remanufacture – further extending our
positive impact.
Expanding Our Positive Impact
The circular economy for household electrical goods in EU
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Get ready for the new business landscape
• Operate within planetary boundaries
• Manage scarce resources
• Meet social & economic challenge – affordability!
• New EU Circular Economy Package drives a
different model for business
• Opportunity: together, we can drive even greater
value…
Collaborative innovation:
Greater design for remanufacturing
Certification of repairs
Collaborative business model
Formal partnership
Share knowledge and resources:
Supply of returned & damaged goods
Easy access for spare parts
Product manuals, knowledge, repair
information
Together: We Generate Greater Value
We are your established partner for the Circular Economy
A route to capture untapped brand value:
• Income from old products + cost savings
• Ready for new EU targets for recycling/re-use
• Enhanced ‘circular economy' reputation
• Extended brand life
• Generate a new segment of customers & brand loyalty
• Social benefit: enabling the affordable alternative
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Let’s Continue the Conversation
Working together: building relationships towards a sustainable future
Call Us
(+47) 45 46 47 26
Write Us
post@norskombruk.no
Visit Us
Gryteveien 339
3160 Stokke, Norway
www.norskombruk.no
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