Northrop Grumman Receives Awards
for
Exemplary Performance and Environmental Excellence
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – June 29, 2005
– Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has received
a Platinum and a Gold Pretreatment Excellence Award from
the Hampton Roads Sanitation District, Virginia Beach,
Va. The company was honored for its exemplary environmental
compliance record and for demonstrating a commitment to
environmental excellence.
The Platinum Award signifies five consecutive
years of perfect compliance, and the Gold Award signifies
a perfect compliance record for 2004. Northrop Grumman’s
Newport News sector achieved perfect compliance by sampling
and analyzing the industrial-waste water at its shipyard
here and meeting the discharge limits mandated by the
Hampton Roads Sanitation District. The sector also met
all the technical and administrative requirements set
forth by the Hampton Roads Sanitation District.
“Protecting the environment and preventing
pollution is a company commitment that helps us to maintain
a healthy environment for our employees and the citizens
of our community,” said Frank Thorn, manager of
environmental engineering at Northrop Grumman Newport
News. “These awards acknowledge the efforts of hundreds
of employees across the shipyard who are committed to
continual improvement of our programs that protect the
environment.”
Northrop Grumman Newport News, headquartered
in Newport News, Va., is the nation's sole designer, builder
and refueler of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and
one of only two companies capable of designing and building
nuclear-powered submarines. Newport News also provides
after-market services for a wide array of naval and commercial
vessels. The Newport News sector employs about 19,000
people.
CONTACT:
Jennifer Dellapenta
Northrop Grumman Newport News
757-380-3558
Jennifer.Dellapenta@ngc.com
