Fortis Visio Takes Part in an ASUOS Seminar

On 31 October 2017, the official launch of the Association of Environmental Management Specialists (ASUOS) took place in Sofia – a non-profit association that brings together institutions, business and society in activities related to environmental management. The launch was accompanied by an open meeting-seminar at which current topics were presented and discussed, through which the organisers introduced the association’s main activities. Members of the ASUOS Board of Directors, Veselin Panayotov and Eng. Stanislav Nikolov, who is also part of the Fortis Visio team, explained to the audience the association’s core mission and its plans for future activities in the public interest, comprising information, scientific, advisory and coordination activities. The two introduced the audience to the association’s objectives and the benefits of membership. Fortis Visio is a member of ASUOS and its main partner. During the event, the company’s manager Rashid Rashid presented the company’s activities, and our environmental consultant Eng. Hristomir Nikolov gave a lecture on “Record-keeping for waste management activities – transition to the new National Waste Information System (NISO)”, which attracted considerable interest. The event was attended by representatives of national and municipal institutions directly involved in environmental management, including the Ministry of Environment and Water, the Executive Environment Agency, the Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water – Sofia, Sofia Municipality – “Environment” and “Waste Management” Directorates, Veliko Tarnovo Municipality – “Environment” Department, as well as higher education institutions – the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Sofia. Guests also included representatives of a number of business organisations, among them: Kozloduy NPP EAD, Dundee Precious Metals Chelopech EAD, Liebherr Hausgeräte Maritsa EAD, Apollo Metals EOOD, Sofia Med AD, Metalvalius EOOD, Hamburger Recycling Bulgaria EOOD, Ecologica Bulgaria EOOD, Chistota Balkani EOOD, BKS Kremikovtsi 98 OOD, FCC Bulgaria EOOD, El Bat AD, Casino Technology AD, Tesy OOD, Sofia France Auto AD, BASF EOOD, Festo Production EOOD, Mondi Stamboliyski EAD, Roca Bulgaria AD, KAI Group, Fibran Bulgaria AD, Knauf Bulgaria EOOD, Fireproducts Plam Bulgaria OOD, AMS Imoti EOOD, Eurotex EOOD, Velde Bulgaria AD, Acibadem City Clinic UMBAL EOOD, MC KIRM EOOD and many others.