At Leykam Let's Print, we have dedicated ourselves not only to quality, but to our environment as well. These values go hand in hand at our company, so that we offer our customers not only high quality but also environmentally friendly print products. 

We have always placed the customer and its needs at the centre of attention. Assured quality, structured procedures and efficient processes are therefore standard practices at our company, including in the form of quality standards and certifications. All our printing plants are certified according to ProcessStandard Offset (PSO).

Die Basis für unser ökologisches Arbeiten war die Einführung eines Umweltmanagements. Im Zuge dessen wurde jeder Prozess so umweltgerecht wie möglich gestaltet. In den letzten Jahren haben wir weitere vielfältige Maßnahmen eingeleitet, die einen ressourcenschonenden Einsatz von Energie und Rohstoffen sicherstellen. Zudem helfen uns innovative Systeme, Energie, Material sowie Chemikalien einzusparen und Abfälle zu vermeiden. 

In addition to quality certification, Walstead Leykam Druck has also been awarded nationally and internationally recognized environmental certifications. Thus, we voluntarily meet the strictest requirements and assume responsibility for our environment. We also place particular emphasis on environmental impact with respect to raw material for paper - after all, about 275,000 tons of paper is processed annually at Walstead Leykam Druck. Therefore, we are both PEFCTM certified and hold the FSC® seal of approval.

• Halving of gas consumption within 10 years
• Significantly lower level for statutory requirements for exhaust air values
• Dispensing with IPA (Isopropyl alcohol) since 2006
• Use of VOC (Volatile organic compounds)-free cleaning products since 2003
• Recycling of all waste materials and wastes

PEFC: Paper from sustainably managed forests

Walstead Leykam Druck is PEFC certified. The certification ensures that timber and paper originate from sustainably managed forests. This means that both ecological, economic and social criteria are taken into account throughout the entire processing chain, from the forest to the final product. This guarantees that the origin of the timber used in products purchased with a PEFC logo is unquestionably traceable and verified.

PEFC is the world's leading institution dedicated to strengthening and ensuring the sustainable forest management. The abbreviation PEFC stands for "Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes".

More information on PEFC certification can be found here www.pefc.at.

FSC ^®: Paper from environmentally managed forests

The FSC^® seal of approval on printed products by Walstead Leykam Druck guarantees that the paper used originates from socially and environmentally responsible forest management. Thus, our customers can rest assured that no person has been exploited in the course of forest management and that animals and plants are not endangered during the logging.

FSC^® stands for Forest Stewardship Council ^®. The FSC^® was founded in 1993 and is a non-governmental, non-profit organization committed to environmentally and socially sustainable use of forests. The FSC^® is supported worldwide by environmental organizations, trade unions, stakeholders of indigenous peoples, and numerous companies from the forestry and timber industry.

More information on FSC^® seal of approval can be found here www.fsc-deutschland.de.

Secondary fibres from waste paper are the most important substances for the production of paper, card and cardboard; more important even than virgin fibres made of wood (pulp). In Europe, almost 60 million tonnes of waste paper are collected and recycled, in Austria 1.5 million tonnes are recycled. This amount corresponds to a high collection rate of almost 80 percent.

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Walstead Leykam Druck has received the European Ecolabel and thus guarantees the production of environmentally friendly print products. The EU Ecolabel is a transnational environmental seal of approval which is recognized in all the Member States of the European Union, as well as in Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland. The EU Ecolabel serves as a uniform label for environmentally friendly products. It was launched in 1992 by the European Commission, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management is the competent authority in Austria.

More information on EU Ecolabel can be found here www.umweltzeichen.at

More and more people find it important to make a decisive contribution to environmental protection through their personal consumption behaviour.

An award with the Austrian Ecolabel stands for higher quality of life and environmental protection. This does not only refer to the excellent quality of the product itself, but is a guarantee for environmental and health care as well as ethical foundation.

Only those products are awarded the label that meet not only comprehensive environmental criteria but also numerous other requirements such as appropriate usability or quality.

In this way, we signalise that we support, promote and carry out sustainable production ourselves.

Consumers recognise the Austrian Ecolabel at first glance: high quality, sustainability and responsibility.

Further information on the Austrian Eco-label can be found here: www.umweltzeichen.at

The Blue Angel stands for strict environmental standards and is the first and most successful environmental label worldwide. Walstead Leykam Druck has been certified with the Blue Angel according to RAL-UZ 195 and thus guarantees printed products with low environmental impact and high degree of health protection. The Blue Angel not only examines the use of recycled paper but also the entire printing process according to strict ecological standards. These include, among other things, the use of paints, varnishes and adhesives which do not hinder the recyclability of the paper fibres, and the avoidance of materials that impact our environment and health.

For more information on the Blue Angel, please visit http://www.blauer-engel.de.

Collecting and recycling packages is active environmental relief. The Altstoff Recycling Austria AG (ARA AG) collects packages throughout Austria and transfers them to a material or thermal recycling. Through the collection and environmentally sound recycling of annually more than 800,000 tons of packaging, ARA AG ensures that Austria's economy saves valuable resources and saves the environment around 650,000 tonnes of CO₂. Walstead Leykam Druck also relies on the ARA AG and makes an active contribution to climate protection by the dispensation of the packages at ARA AG.

More information can be found here www.ara.at.

All the sites of Walstead Leykam Druck are certified according to ProcessStandard Offset (PSO). For our customers this means the highest quality standards in all of our printing plants. The PSO ensures the quality of production of a printed product from data collection through to the finished product and is in compliance with the international standard series ISO 12647.

Efficient production processes, predictable colour quality

The aim of the PSO is to make the production process as efficient as possible. At the same time, it ensures that the interim and final results have predictable colour quality. To achieve this, production processes are constantly monitored, controlled and tested with test equipment and methods of control.

More information on the ProcessStandard Offset can be found here www.pso-insider.de.