Leadec provides green services along the entire life cycle of the factory. With these green factory solutions – which, e.g., means less waste, emissions or energy consumption – we enable our customers to achieve their own goals in the area of sustainability.
We are constantly expanding our portfolio to support customers as a strong partner on their way to a zero-emission factory.
Our wide range of services in the field of energy efficiency solutions help our customers to reduce their carbon footprint and save money on their energy bills. We provide consulting for our customers to implement an energy management system (ISO 50001) by conducting energy audits and energy monitoring. We provide carbon footprint monitoring and reporting which allows customers to keep track of their carbon emissions.
Along with consulting and monitoring, we provide services like voltage regulation and power factor correction which help customers in energy savings. We take care of the maintenance and upgrading of HVACR and chillers, thus ensuring their efficient operation in high energy consumption areas.
Overall, our energy efficiency solutions are designed to help our clients reduce their energy consumption, lower their costs, and minimize their environmental impact. By partnering with us, our clients can take a proactive approach to energy management and achieve a more sustainable future for their businesses.
Energy consulting
Energy savings
If you are planning to produce energy using renewable sources, Leadec will be your helping partner with its service range of renewable energy solutions.
By assessing the condition of your roof and the electrical power consumption, our experienced team will develop a customized solar installation plan considering different factors like roof space, panel placement and electrical connectivity. Along with providing support for PV installations, we also facilitate the connection between production systems and renewable energy supply. Additionally, we provide battery storage solutions which can help you store the excess solar energy generated. We have a competent electrician team, which handles the entire process smoothly.
Our solutions also include services for hydrogen plant manufacturers worldwide. Our team supports customers in the engineering and automation of hydrogen production, transport, and storage. In addition, our technical team carries out installation of the hydrogen electrolyzer and other necessary equipment.
Besides, Leadec’s services of installing heat pumps and induction systems will help customers generate heat energy from renewable sources. The need to utilize renewable energy will increase in the future and we are ready with our technicians to help our customers in every step of their journey with the following solutions:
Solar solutions
Storage solutions
Heat recovery
Hydrogen solutions
With our intelligent lighting solution, we help our customers replace their old lighting with energy-efficient LED lighting and upgrade their facilities. As a result, they can reduce their energy consumption and save money at the same time. According to the customer’s factory requirements, our team assists them with lighting concepts looking at the size of the factory and the need for lighting in specific areas. We aim to provide our customers with customized lighting that meets their needs.
With our smart lighting service, we advance the state of facility lighting by providing a truly adaptive and intuitive lighting experience. By automatically adjusting the light based on the daylight level and motion detection, this service promises optimal lighting to customers while saving energy. Our smart lighting solution will create a more comfortable and productive work environment, which enhances the employees’ well-being.
Contact us today to learn more about the benefits of smart LED lighting and let us join you in creating a future that is just as sustainable and bright as your new lighting.
Enhanced lighting
At Leadec, we are committed to helping our customers create sustainable infrastructures that are resilient to climate change. Storms can pose a significant challenge to your operations, causing disruptions, damage and safety hazards. We have a range of solutions which detect storm damage using smart devices, and we provide cleaning and repair services. These include installation of necessary smart devices, grid and power services including emergency restoration, repair of plant equipment, inspection and repair of roofs, and cleaning services.
As part of this service, our experts conduct a risk analysis to assess the potential impact of all such adverse climate changes. This allows our customers to take proactive measures to mitigate the risks. We can help prepare your factories for storms, heatwaves, drought, flooding, and other consequences of climate change, which would then only lead to minimal damage of the facility during extreme weather conditions. With these precautionary services, you can minimize the employees’ safety risks and avoid unplanned shutdowns due to unfortunate damage.
Contact us now to learn more about how we can help make your factories resilient for the future with the following services:
Risk analysis
Solutions for climate change adaptation
Zero waste services consist of a range of solutions which help customers minimize the amount of waste in their facilities. With the in-depth waste analysis, Leadec helps customers in developing strategies and creating zero waste plans. We provide support in our customers on their way to circular economy by providing waste collection and sorting services. Along with data recording and reporting, we conduct waste management audits to track the progress of our customers’ waste reduction status. With our digital disposal tracking service, the unnecessary movement and processing of empty or half-filled bins is avoided. With the help of the container and position data, the number of containers to be emptied and type of residue in the containers can be tracked. In this way, we assure optimized and efficient waste management in the factory.
With the zero waste services, Leadec supports customers in identifying the opportunities of reduction and building strategies to avoid waste generation in the first place. Our aim is to help our customers on their circular economy journey.
Battery waste management is one of the critical problems for many industries today. Our experienced technicians diagnose the fault and repair the batteries, reducing the need of costly battery replacements. Besides this, we provide a second battery life solution by reusing existing residual batteries for stationary purposes. We accompany our customers on their sustainability journey with the following solutions:
Waste recycling
Zero waste strategies
Damaged battery repair
Our sustainable facility services consist of a range of solutions to address different aspects of facility management. As part of our cleaning services, we use eco-friendly cleaning methods and products, thus minimizing the use of harmful chemicals and water consumption. Leadec’s use of electric vehicles and e-fuels for carrying out the operations in the facility contributes to reducing our customers’ carbon emissions. We use room occupancy detection to track people traffic in the area and plan the cleaning frequency accordingly. Similarly, with the help of window sensors, our facility experts detect open windows in the facility. This allows our experts to plan the cleaning frequency and to close the windows wherever necessary. With the help of such optimized cleaning schedules, Leadec provides energy-saving and cost-effective cleaning services to our customers.
Along with the infrastructure upgrade and sustainable changes in the service, it has become essential to take measures to increase biodiversity around the facility. Leadec takes care of the biodiversity topic for its customers’ plants. We help our customers to ecologically improve their facility by taking care of the flora, fauna, and the microclimate. With our landscaping service, our team transforms the facility by planning and laying out trees and gardens. This helps in transforming the appearance and increasing biodiversity in the facility. We are here to help our customers in every way with the following services:
Green cleaning
Sustainable operations
Ecological facility upgrade
Green Industrial Automation is a service that provides automation services for environmentally sustainable industries. Leadec understands the importance of the use of renewable resources, and our automation solutions focus exactly on that. We provide our automation services to industries such as solar cell production, hydrogen cell production, and all the industries that primarily work for reducing the negative environmental impact. We work closely with our customers to analyze the need of automation in their factory and develop customized solutions to fulfill their requirements. Along with the manufacturing industries, we also provide automation services to waste treatment or recycling plants. This allows the customer to sort the waste efficiently and to increase the yield of reuse. With our reliable, efficient and cost-effective automation services, we serve the following sectors, among others:
Automation systems for
Waste separation is one of the biggest challenges in recycling plants. Due to the variety and mixture of different materials, it is often difficult to sort and process the waste efficiently. Automation solutions from Leadec help.
Factory roofs are ideal for mounting photovoltaic systems. For sustainable and independent energy generation. Leadec specializes in covering the complete package for PV projects.
Bees play an important role in our ecosystem because they pollinate more than 80 percent of all flowering plants. However, the number of bees has been declining for years and they are highly endangered. That's why Leadec employees take care of beehives at several sites in Germany, UK and Hungary.
Leadec understands the increasing importance of sustainability at the global and national levels and the importance to our stakeholders. We at Leadec want to use the opportunities of sustainability to increase our company’s and our stakeholder's success. We understand the challenges our customers encounter on their way to sustainable production. That is why we are very committed ourselves and can bring this experience to the factories of this world with our Green Factory Solutions.
Leadec has received a silver rating in the corporate social responsibility (CSR) rating of the independent assessment platform EcoVadis. The audit covers the areas of environment, labor and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement.
With a score of 60 and a percentile of 80 Leadec now falls into the “Outstanding Category”, demonstrating a high level of sustainability maturity reflected in actions such as: a structured and proactive sustainability approach, wide coverage of policies and tangible actions, advanced KPI reporting and innovative practices.
Leadec's position among the top 13% of companies evaluated by EcoVadis in the electrical, plumbing and other construction installation activities sector is a great success. In addition, we are among the top 9% of companies evaluated in the same industry for environmental performance and among the top 6% for sustainable procurement results.
The rating agency Sustainalytics rated Leadec's risk of significant financial impact from ESG factors as negligible with 8.4 points on a scale up to 100. In a global comparison, this places Leadec in rank 109 out of 15489. Leadec ranks 3rd percentile in global universe, 15th in commercial services and 2nd in business and support. The rating result of Sustainalytics takes into account the ESG risks that Leadec faces as a service specialist for the factory on the one hand and how the company deals with them on the other hand. Sustainalytics looks at ESG indicators from the following eight areas: Corporate Governance, Human Capital, Data Privacy and Security, Bribery and Corruption, Emissions, Effluents and Waste, Product Governance, Carbon (own operations), and Occupational Health & Safety.
One example of such a key performance indicator is the ecological footprint, which Sustainalytics also evaluates: In the area of CO2 emissions, Leadec makes a contribution, among other things, through a growing share of electricity from renewable energies, a simultaneous reduction in CO2 emissions and the use of environmentally compatible cleaning agents.
Leadec is strongly committed to a social and ecological global economy. In 2022, Leadec has joined the UN Global Compact, thus setting another visible sign of its commitment to the ten principles in the four areas of human rights, labor, the environment and anti-corruption. We want to make a proactive contribution in the UNGC network.
The not-for-profit organization "CDP" (formerly: Carbon Disclosure Project) supports companies, cities, states, and regions in their efforts to determine and manage risks as well as opportunities related to climate change, water, and deforestation. Leadec's annual reporting to the CDP will give further insights into how the company can improve and manage its environmental performance. This will ultimately help moving towards net zero and a sustainable, thriving economy.
The Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ5) on Sustainability was developed by the automotive industry initiative "Drive Sustainability". The questionnaire covers questions in the areas of human rights and working conditions, environment, business ethics, supplier management, and responsible sourcing of raw materials. We constantly work on fulfilling customers sustainability requirements and therefore Leadec is successfully maintaining its SAQ rating higher than the industry average.
To drive the development and implementation of the Green Factory Solutions even further, a total of seven new knowledge hubs are being created across Germany. They act as centers for specialists and sales, pooling their expertise and working together on innovative and sustainable solutions for customers.
Read more in our "Pulse" about how manufacturing can be created sustainably, what concepts there are and what concrete solutions look like.
The “Global Cleanup Week” at Leadec was born out of a small project idea. The aim was to offer employees an opportunity to get actively involved in the area of sustainability. And this happened with great success.
Waste management is no longer just about the disposal of waste. It has evolved from just dumping and burning waste to separate collection, sorting, and recycling to the circular economy, which sees waste as a resource. Find out more in episode 6 of our Factory Talks.
Since the company’s beginnings more than 60 years ago, Leadec has been a people business. Placing sustainability at the heart of operations, and ensuring this reaches every person and every process, we again took steps and measures in 2022.
Waste separation is one of the biggest challenges in recycling plants. Due to the variety and mixture of different materials, it is often difficult to sort and process the waste efficiently. Automation solutions from Leadec help.
It may sound unusual, but factory sites are increasingly being used to create biodiversity. But what does it take to turn a conventional company site into a near-natural one?
Ulrich Haas is the managing director of Leadec’s newest subsidiary in France. In this interview, he talks about the opportunities and challenges of the market and where the company’s focus lies.
They are large, they are flat, and they are empty: factory roofs are ideal for mounting photovoltaic systems. For sustainable and independent energy generation. But what are the challenges and what needs to be considered?
Do you know our interview series “Factory Talks”? Leadec experts around the world talk about topics that are affecting factories and production (plants).
How does a factory become climate-neutral? And how can manufacturers and service provider work together on the zero-emission factory? Find out in episode 5 of our Factory Talks.
Gordana Djurdjevic is Corporate Environmental Health and Safety Manager at Leadec for the USA and Canada. In this interview, she reveals her philosophy and talks about the role played by occupational safety in the modern production environment.
From autonomous transport systems to digital weld seam testing - Leadec's range of products and services for the smart factory can now be experienced in a simulated environment. This is now available with a tour on the online platform "Digital Factory Experience".
Leadec's latest sustainability report takes a look at the figures. And here it becomes clear: the activities to reduce the ecological footprint are paying off.
‘Crossing the yellow line’ is the title of our new whitepaper which highlights the benefits of Integrated Facility Management (IFM) for the food & beverage industry. Streamlining all support services through a single efficient model increases asset uptime and reduces maintenance costs.
Unwanted machine downtime is a nightmare in the food industry. Our latest white paper explains how integrated facility management can help.
Our sustainability program centers around four strategic commitments: managing our environmental impact, acting responsibly toward our employees and society, maintaining integrity as well as adding longterm customer value. Read more in our Sustainability Report.
How are respect for human rights and environmental protection related to the cost of a financial product? More directly than you might think. In Germany, Leadec has now developed and concluded the first so-called ESG-linked factoring agreement with a major financial partner.
The UN Global Compact (UNGC) is the world’s largest initiative for sustainable and socially responsible corporate governance. Leadec recently joined the initiative.
In its assessment of Leadec, the rating agency Sustainalytics rated the risk of significant financial impact from ESG factors as low. A visible sign of Leadec’s sustainability performance. In the industry overview regarding commercial services, Leadec has thus achieved one of the best ratings.
In 1962 the foundation stone for today’s company was laid – with the founding of the boiler cleaning company Reichenberger & Co. in Munich. For 60 years, our teams make sure that production runs smoothly. We never stand still. We improve, think ahead and always find a solution.
In 2022, Leadec will celebrate its 60th anniversary. In an interview with Markus Glaser-Gallion, CEO of Leadec, we talk about the past years and how he sees the future of the service specialist for the factory.
If you want to act sustainably, you need one thing above all: knowledge! This applies on a small scale at home and at work just as much as on a large scale for services in the factory. To raise awareness of the issue, the Leadec team from the UK launched "Green Week".
Sustainability in the food and beverage industry has long since ceased to be a trend. Instead, it is a strong driver of quality and innovation, and thus also an important factor for greater added value and competitiveness. But where does sustainability start? With the intelligent maintenance of machines and systems, for example.
The complexity of factories worldwide is constantly increasing: data overflow, no obvious synergies, countless contact persons – it’s incredibly hard to keep track of everything. The solution: one reliable and experienced partner along the entire life cycle of a factory.
The global food industry is facing major challenges: Increasing productivity, finding solutions for high-tech packaging and avoiding waste of food and water. With our engineering expertise and technical services, we automate, digitize, maintain and support your factory and buildings. Let us share our knowledge with you.
