H-B Instrument Company Gains EnviroKleen(TM) Certification
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Trappe, PA - This week H-B Instrument Company, a leading manufacturer of glass thermometers, announced that their Enviro-Safe® and Easy-Read® Thermometer brands have achieved EnviroKleen(TM) certification through ChemTel. ChemTel is internationally recognized for its leadership in environmental compliance solutions with intricate knowledge of hazardous chemicals and environmental regulations. EnviroKleen third party certification identifies products and services that are environmentally friendly and socially responsible. In order to achieve this certification, the entire manufacturing process was fully examined while observing key environmental and human health issues relevant to each product line. Both product lines were found to be "environmentally friendly" and are certified safe for personal, commercial, and industrial use.
"With consumers' growing awareness and concern regarding environmental issues, we felt it was imperative to achieve certification showing that our products truly are environmentally friendly. Not only is the liquid safe, but the process to make each thermometer takes into account environmental consciousness and human safety," says president, Edward Hiergesell.
Enviro-Safe® and Easy-Read® Thermometers are the market leaders in environmentally friendly thermometers. They are the first thermometers to achieve certification stating that they are 100% non-toxic, non-hazardous, biodegradeable, and "green".
The achievement of EnviroKleen certification is only a part of H-B Instrument Company's Green Initiative. They are also in the process of achieving ISO 14001:2004 registration outlining what H-B is doing to minimize harmful effects on the environment through its manufacturing processes and how it is working to continually improve its environmental performance in all of its daily activities. In addition, H-B offers a FREE mercury exchange and disposal program visit www.hbinstrument.com for more details.
H-B Instrument Company, headquartered in Trappe, PA, offers a comprehensive line of digital/glass/bi-metal/infrared thermometers, weather instruments, timers, clocks, rechargeable flashlights and hydrometers. H-B manufactures 100% non-toxic, non-hazardous, non-mercury thermometers - brand named Enviro-Safe®, Easy-Read®, and Double-Safe(TM), and FRIO-Temp® thermometers, glass or digital, used in Freezers, Refrigerators, Incubators, and Ovens. In addition, H-B offers calibration services for thermometers and hydrometers traceable to NIST and DKD/PTB standards. H-B is an ISO 9001:2000 registered company with ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation through A2LA.
