Facultatieve Technologies, as a part of 'The Facultatieve Group', participated at the inauguration of the two new filtration systems which they designed and installed for the crematorium of the cemetery of Père Lachaise. The inauguration was organized jointly with Funeral Services of the city of Paris.
Although Facultatieve Technologies is leader in the market of cremation, incineration and filtration technologies, this project was a challenge even for them because of the constraints which had to be respected. This cemetery is classified as a “historic monument” so it was imperative that the installation was not visible and that the architecture of the building remained intact. Thanks to its Research & Development team, Facultatieve Technologies proposed a custom made and ultra compact solution, which significantly reduces emissions from cremation and which allows Père Lachaise crematorium to respond to strict environmental legislation.
During the inauguration, Mrs Marinette Bache and Mr François Michaud Nérard, respectively President and Managing Director of Funeral Services of Paris, made a speech, as well as Mr Henry J. Keizer, President & Chief Executive Officer of 'The Facultatieve Group' and Secretary-General of the ICF (International Cremation Federation), which discussed the necessity to take care of sustainable development “It is indeed necessary to mobilize individuals to realize effectively a change. The realization of the sustainable development is not often simple; this installation is the best example.” During his speech, he spoke about the good collaboration between the city of Paris and Facultatieve Technologies too, which allowed us to “realize something which has never been realized until now”.
This event was the occasion for the crematorium to receive the ISO 140001 certification from a representative of AFAQ. After the ceremony, tours of the filtration systems were organized to explain the concept and the assets of this installation.
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