Arrow Secures Multiple Certifications for Electronics Asset Disposition Facility in Brazil; Represents First R2-Certified Sit...
April 21 2014 - 1:05PM
Business Wire
Facility also is certified for RIOS, OHSAS 18001 and ISO 9001
and 14001
Arrow Electronics, Inc., (NYSE:ARW) today announced that it has
certified its São Paulo, Brazil, facility to several quality and
environmental industry standards for electronics asset disposition.
It is the first South American location certified to the R2
Responsible Recycling standard.
In addition to R2, the facility holds the following
certifications:
- Recycling Industry Operating
Standard
- Occupational Health and Safety Advisory
Services 18001
- International Organization for
Standardization, standards 9001 and 14001
“Arrow is pleased to expand our support for customers in South
America by providing them with the peace of mind of knowing their
electronic assets are being processed to some of the most rigorous
standards in the industry,” said Tim Kolbus, vice president of
global logistics services for Arrow’s value recovery business.
“Given our global leadership in electronics asset disposition, we
are pleased to be leading the industry in extending certifications
to new markets around the world.”
Arrow has served the Brazil market since 1971 and opened the
now-certified Brazil facility in 2013 at Rua Ado Benatti, 20, São
Paulo. The site provides secure and environmentally responsible
asset recovery, data sanitization, testing and screening,
recycling, remarketing, service parts management, and product
returns management services for a wide range of electronic
equipment. In addition, Arrow offers design and manufacturing
services for original equipment manufacturing solutions ranging
from system integration and hardware solution design to custom
packaging and diagnostic and functional testing.
“We are very proud of this achievement,” said Marcello Cairolli,
managing director and country manager for Arrow’s value recovery
business in Brazil. “Recently, Brazil approved new regulations
regarding electronic waste treatment and disposition. Being the
first to achieve R2-certification puts Arrow in an advanced
position to not only meet but also exceed Brazilian regulations and
deliver best-in-class solutions in reverse logistics to our
customers.”
“We are extremely pleased with the leadership that Arrow has
shown as the first R2-certified facility in South America. The use
of personal electronic devices is rapidly increasing around the
world, and the need for safe and sustainable recycling facilities
to meet the growing recycling challenge has never been greater,”
said John Lingelbach, executive director of R2 Solutions. “Arrow’s
newly certified facility in São Paulo is a tremendous development
for the people of South America and the environment. We
congratulate Arrow on this very important achievement.”
About Arrow Electronics
Arrow Electronics (www.arrow.com) is a global provider of
products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users
of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. Arrow
serves as a supply channel partner for more than 100,000 original
equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers and commercial
customers through a global network of more than 460 locations in 58
countries.
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