CERTIFICATES & DECLARATIONS
Accuracy, transparency and continuous improvement. The certifications and declarations listed below demonstrate LAUFEN’s commitment to making business changes that truly have a positive impact.
COMPANY AND PROCESSES
ISO 9001
A worldwide recognised quality management system focused on continuous improvement, which attests to LAUFEN’s strong customer focus and consistently ensures the outstanding quality of the products and services offered.
ISO 14001
The international standard for the design and implementation of environmental management systems, which provides the framework and the guidelines for LAUFEN to improve their environmental performance.
ISO 50001
This standard for energy management systems helps to effectively integrate energy management into LAUFEN’s overall efforts to decarbonise our opperations.
CERAMICS
Laufen CH _ ISO 9001:2015 / ISO 14001:2015
Laufen CH _ ISO 9001:2015 / ISO 14001:2015 - SQS certificate
Wilhelmsburg & Gmunden AT _ ISO 9001:2015
Wilhelmsburg & Gmunden AT _ ISO 14001:2015
Prague, Znojmo and Bechyne CZ _ ISO 9001:2015
Prague, Znojmo and Bechyne CZ _ ISO 14001:2015
Prague, Znojmo and Bechyne CZ _ ISO 50001:2018
FAUCETS
Laufen CH _ ISO 9001:2015 / ISO 14001:2015
Laufen CH _ ISO 9001:2015 / ISO 14001:2015 - SQS certificate
INSTALLATION SYSTEMS
Eisenberg DE _ ISO 9001:2015 / ISO 14001:2015 / ISO 5001:2018
Roedental DE _ ISO 9001:2015 / ISO 14001:2015 / ISO 5001:2018
STEEL
Agueda PT _ ISO 9001:2015
Agueda PT _ ISO 14001:2015
(Vitrométal) ES _ ISO 9001:2015
COMPOSITES & ACRYLICS
Gryfice PL _ ISO 9001:2015
Gryfice PL _ ISO 14001:2015
EMAS CERTIFICATION
Wilhelmsburg & Gmunden AT EMAS. A comprehensive certification process that helps LAUFEN optimise its internal processes, leading to reduction in environmental impacts and more efficient use of resources.
ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATION (EPD)
LAUFEN (EPDs) provide quantified and independently verified environmental information over the life cycle of our products.
CERAMICS
EPD _ Ceramics Products
STEEL
EPD _ Steel Products
BATHROOM FAUCETS
EPD _ Bathroom Faucets
VALVES
EPD _ Valves
EUROPEAN UNIFIED WATER LABEL
LAUFEN supports this voluntary, industry-led labeling scheme, as it enables consumers to easily identify and compare the performance of taps, showerheads, toilets and bathtubs in terms of their consumption of water and energy (when applicable).
For more information about the scheme please visit: www.uwla.eu
WATERSENSE
Run by the US environmental protection agency (EPA), this certification scheme applies to various products that need water to perform their function. LAUFEN is listed as manufacturing partner of EPA WaterSense.
For more information about the scheme please visit: https://www.epa.gov/watersense
BVB - BYGGVARUBEDÖMNINGEN
A Swedish certification scheme that takes a wholistic view on products in order to improve material choices for products and ensure a good living environment.
For more information about the scheme please visit: https://byggvarubedomningen.se/in-english/
GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL – SUSTAINABLE BUILDING CERTIFICATION (LEED & BREEAM)
There are a host of sustainable building certifications that measure and evaluate a range of requirements for the sustainable construction and maintenance of buildings. These include LEED and BREEAM, which vary in their approach and according to the type of buildings they are applied to. LAUFEN products are listed with the Unified Water Label, which ensures that their performance data is third party verified. The Unified Water Label performance rating of our products can be viewed on the respective product pages.