Vanguard Euro Mission (2007)

VANGUARD ENVIRONMENTAL, INC.., one of the foremost regulatory compliance management companies in the U.S. the past 15 years has announced the launch of its European division for September, 2007.   Vanguard’s first three offices in Europe will be located in Paris, France; Berlin, Germany; and Manchester, UK.

Due to the explosive nature of environmental, health and safety (EHS) regulations in the European Union, it’s only natural that companies like Vanguard will seize the opportunity to assist companies on all industrial continents with the ever-evolving, formidable challenges of conformance and compliance with directives and regulations encompassing mandates within the EU, member nations, as well as local levels.  Compliance with new laws like REACH, WEEE, RoHS and the E-PRTR are just a few of the myriad of compliance activities now required of companies among the 27 member nations of the EU.  Vanguard brings a combination of a superior engineering team, client support power tools, and a $30 Million (Euro) intellectual property to execute precision due diligence so necessary in satisfying EU regulatory directives with pinpoint accuracy and compliance excellence.

Vanguard’s team is led by Dorothy Ciesielski, Vice President/Global Regulatory Affairs, and Michael Jameson, President.  Dorothy currently oversees international regulatory issues for Vanguard from her base in Chicago, Illinois (USA), and is instrumental in her leadership role, along with Jameson, in every aspect essential to serving clients in the EU on all EHS compliance needs.  The three offices are staffed by departments in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Science/Technology, Occupational Health and Safety Training, and Regulatory Specialists.  Vanguard’s services emphasize site-specific, defensible documentation – both electronic and hard copy.

“Vanguard’s cornerstone philosophy is perfect for client needs throughout the EU and around the world,” says Ciesielski.  “The key is to first execute precision due diligence through Vanguard’s proprietary technology [Compliance Gap Analysis] expressly designed for EU directives.  Next comes designing the client’s site-specific Regulatory Compliance Agenda as a master blueprint for the strengths and weaknesses to a facility’s compliance.  Providing upfront technical evidence of a client’s compliance gaps is unique with Vanguard.  Finally, publishing site-specific defensible documentation, which becomes an inspection showpiece, places the client in a proactive mode at all times to avoid economic sanctions stemming from non-conformance or enforcement penalties.”

Currently, Vanguard operates 17 offices serving over 1,200 clients in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Vanguard essentially establishes a government’s compliance benchmark through its intellectual properties, which screen the client’s facility against applicable laws.  In turn, Vanguard continues to satisfy and manage the client’s compliance responsibilities on a turnkey basis through a superior team, cutting edge technology and superior client service.  Jameson says, “By outsourcing one’s compliance needs to Vanguard, the client’s personnel can focus their attention on core business priorities while such benefits as Risk Management and Legislative Updating come with the compliance management services.”  Vanguard’s motto says it all: Total Quality Environmental Management – Turnkey…Worldwide!