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| Ben Venue Laboratories,
Inc. Named Recipient of the Governor’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in
Environmental Stewardship
Coordinated by the Ohio EPA, the award seeks to acknowledge Ohio businesses and organizations demonstrating a commitment to go above and beyond compliance, maintain aggressive environmental performance goals, and provide a process for communicating with others about program activities and progress toward established goals. Submitted nominations were rated and the Ohio EPA completed site audits with the finalists to select the eight chosen honorees. "I'm honored to recognize these forward-thinking award winners, which have all demonstrated cutting-edge achievements and a commitment to environmental stewardship in Ohio," said Ohio EPA Director Chris Korleski in a press release issued by the Governor’s office. Governor Ted Strickland added "These companies are leaders in protecting Ohio's natural resources while implementing innovative approaches that reduced the cost of doing business, improved company efficiency, and enhanced the quality of life and the environment in their communities. I commend their efforts," More information about the award is available at: http://www.epa.state.oh.us/ocapp/stewardship.html. Ben Venue Laboratories, Inc. Cares
Pictured Above: Top Picture: EPA Director Chris Korleski, Cheryl May - Manager of EHS, and Governor Ted Strickland Bottom Picture: Kevin Wemett - Government Affairs, Rob Fromuth - Sr VP Operations, Valerie Baker - Associate Director EHS, Chris Korleski - EPA Director, Cheryl May - Manager of EHS and Jason Kurtz - Manager of Communications and PR
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Ben Venue Laboratories, Inc. Dedicates New 162,000 Square-Foot Expansion; 300 New Jobs to Bedford, OhioBEDFORD, OH—July 8, 2003—Ben Venue Laboratories, Inc. today celebrated the dedication of the latest expansion of its Bedford, Ohio pharmaceutical manufacturing facility. The new facility represents an addition of 162,000 square feet, and a capital investment of $82 million. The company has spent over $150 million in the last three years at its Bedford facility on further expansion and improvements. “Ben Venue continues to grow to position itself to supply the expanding market for injectable pharmaceuticals,” said Thomas Russillo, President & COO. “We are proud to be the largest biotech employer in Northern Ohio and are creating about 300 new jobs with this expansion. We expect to continue growing even further.” “Expansion of the Ben Venue facility underlines our strategic focus on the US market as an essential driver for continuous growth of the company,” stated Dr. Hans-Juergen Leuchs, Head of Corporate Board Division Operations and Member of the Board of Managing Directors at Boehringer Ingelheim. With the new facility, Ben Venue now comprises 500,000 square feet at its Bedford location. The company is the world’s largest and most experienced contract developer and manufacturer of sterile pharmaceuticals. Its operations also include the Bedford Laboratories division, the third largest supplier of generic injectable products to theUS hospital market. The new facility includes two new continuous filling lines with robotic traying that can accommodate either lyophilized (freeze-dried) or liquid products. It also includes six new 400 square foot lyophilizers with clean-in-place/steam-in-place capability, new sterilization equipment and a 10,000 unit per hour packaging line. Ben Venue Laboratories, Inc. is a subsidiary of Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation based in Ridgefield, CT, and a member of the Boehringer Ingelheim group of companies, headquartered in Ingelheim, Germany. The Boehringer Ingelheim group of companies ranks among the 20 leading pharmaceutical corporations in the world and has 156 affiliated companies in 44 countries worldwide. Focusing on human pharmaceuticals and animal health, it posted revenues of $7.2 billion in 2002. Since 1885, Boehringer Ingelheim has been a privately-held company with a long history of successfully marketed pharmaceutical innovations. Research and development, production and distribution facilities are located around the globe. In 2002, Boehringer Ingelheim’s R&D spending was more than $1.2 billion U.S. which is about a fifth of net sales in Prescription Medicines. For more information on Boehringer Ingelheim, please see the international Internet website www.boehringer-ingelheim.com. Ben Venue Laboratories, Inc. Awarded
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BEDFORD,
OH – December 8, 2008 – Ben Venue Laboratories, Inc. is pleased to be
the recipient of the 2008 Governor’s Award for Outstanding Achievement
in Environmental Stewardship presented by Governor Ted Strickland and
the State of Ohio Environmental Protection Agency on December 3, 2008.
The award recognizes Ben Venue for its environmental, health and safety
management system that strives to promote a safe and healthy
manufacturing environment, including brownfield reuse and
re-development, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)
construction design and application for Silver Certification for its
recently completed 90,000 square foot Lab and Office facility, recycling
and reuse, energy saving, and water conservation.
Caring
for the environment is one of the many ways Ben Venue works to make a
difference. Each day, employees work to fulfill the company mission to
provide their customers with pharmaceutical products that improve
people’s health and quality of life. This commitment to others also
stems deeply into how the organization gives back to the community
through many avenues including responsible environmental stewardship.
With support from all levels of the organization, the environmental
health and safety management system continues to take on new life with
each passing year. From activities including the careful consideration
for environmentally-friendly construction design to numerous grass-roots
employee efforts, Ben Venue cares about the footprint it maintains and
the impact on the environment. Employees started a Waste Minimization
and Recycling Team in 2005 to identify routes to recycle waste streams.
Successes include saving valuable landfill space and significantly
reducing waste disposal costs. The company recycled and reused 35 tons
of material in 2005, 360 tons in 2006 and over 730 tons in 2007. A
precious-metal recycling program that began in 2007 recovered over 170
troy ounces of platinum for a return of more than $265,000. A water
reclamation system installed in 2006 saved more than 7 million gallons
of water in 2006 with a cost savings of $57,000. The most recent
accomplishment was the completion of the LEED Silver Certification
application for its newest facility, a 90,000 square foot Lab and Office
building. President and COO, Thomas Murphy stated, “This commitment is
at the heart of how we conduct business today and is sure to bring about
even greater results for the future.”