Green Building Council Finland (FIGBC) launched

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Rapal receives RSA-quality system certificate

Thursday, February 04, 2010

RSA –board has granted Rapal Oy a quality system certificate December 12th 2009. RSA –quality system is produced by RALA (a registered association for building quality) and is both widely recognized and known quality system evaluation and approval procedure. Its purpose is to enhance companies’ quality assurance level by clarifying processes, operations, structures and management. Regular follow-up, evaluation and development of these fields enables continuous quality improvement. RSA –quality system and its requirements also ease a buyers task in choosing planning and consulting companies for co-operation.

We offer our clients high quality expert services and solutions for managing the built environment. To us, quality means that our products and services are able to fulfil our clients’ needs, wishes and expectations. We make sure that our quality standard is set high and our goal is that there is no other product or service to the client in the market that exceeds our quality and quality standard.

Rapal Oy’s management has committed to continuous development of quality and quality standard. It controls and quides it according to the quality policy. Quality system is audited both internally and externally periodically.

For more information, contact:

Pekka Montin, Rapal Oy
pekka.montin(a)rapal.fi
+358 50 5401514

Rapal Oy buys a share of CC Infra Oy

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Rapal Oy and CC Infra have signed a contract, where the two companys become partners. CC Infra, founded 2008, is a company that offers expert and project management services for infrastructure projects.

CEO Tuomas Kaarlehto from Rapal and CEO Antti Haapalahti from CC Infra say: “The goal of the arrangement in the ownership is to provide customers management services, where high quality project management, advanced economic management and knowledge as well as modern ICT solutions are combined. As a result of our cooperation, a stronger service variety exists; it covers the whole life cycle of infrastructure”.

For more information, please contact:

CEO Tuomas Kaarlehto tuomas.kaarlehto(at)rapal.fi

CEO Antti Haapalahti antti.haapalahti(at)ccinfra.fi

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2010!

Friday, December 18, 2009

This year Rapal donates Christmas greetings funds to Luonnonperintösäätiö (Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation), who with the help of the donation, protects one hectar of Limberg Old-Growth forest in Lohja. Make sure you read our Christmas greeting by clicking the following link: http://kymppiserveri.fi/rapal/christmas/

One can find out more information on the subject at the Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation’s web page.

The reasons behind our choice generate from our principle to support sustainable development and want to continue to decrease our carbon footprint. During the past year Rapal Oy has invested in decreasing environmental impacts by services offered to our customers as well as by reorganizing its own operations. We offer our customers services that increase profitability and enhance sustainability, so that savings are reached for the customer as well as for the environment.  The most concrete examples are our newest products: Optimaze.net Evironmental calculation and In-Infra.net infrastructure project’s CO2 calculation.

Our chance for remarkable reduction on environmental impacts took place in August with the intended move. An important criteria in choosing the new space, was the size of the carbon footprint caused. Make sure you read more on the subject on the Rapal Ways of Working -document.

Rapal’s operations were to cause a carbon footprint of 80 000 kgCO2 for the year 2010 before the compensation of the emissions. The Old-Growth forest we supported will, in the next 40 years, offset the carbon load equal to Rapal’s CO2 emissions in one year.  Our future goal is to be a carbon-free Rapal.

Also other operations and values of the Finnish Natural Heritage Foundation are important to Rapal. These include conservation of the most endangered nature, life’s diversity and putting emphasis on the beauty and integrity of the forest.

Rapal Oy has moved to new premises

Monday, August 31, 2009

Rapal has moved to the Panorama Tower in Leppävaara  1. Aug 2009 . The new address is Hevosenkenkä 3, P.O. Box 23, 02601 Espoo. Phone numbers have not changed.

As a responsible business, Rapal wanted to emphasise the optimal use of the premises and minimum effects on the environment from the employees’ travel to work.  The choice of the Panorama Tower was influenced by an employee questionnaire on transportation.  The questionnaire on transportation is based on Rapal’s Optimaze.net environmental calculation service that calculates the employees’ travel  from home to work and the resulting carbon dioxide emissions from the travel and the chosen transportation. Leppävaara was the best alternative being the environmentally most favourable location. One of the factors was the location of Leppävaara at a railway junction which enables the use of environmentally friendly public transport.

The current premises on the 13th floor of the Panorama Tower are approximately half of Rapal’s old premises. Modern multispace concept and examining the premises through individual working profiles allow for a smaller office, even though the number of employees has grown. The efficient use of space also brings smaller environmental effects. Rapal’s employees have welcomed the change. Rapal can proundly stand by its business values and services – the new premises support the functional use of space and increase the use of the public transport system. Appropriately planned premises can also increase the comfort in the work place.

Rapal arranged a challenging golf tournament

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Rapal’s second annual golf event was held at Kytäjä. Despite the challenging weather conditions, some magnificent scores were achieved. Mecki Kåhre was declared winner with a score of 39 points. Even though the weather was unfavorable, the friendly atmosphere made up for it.  Thanks to the participants!

Rapal Golf will take place once again next summer. Instead of hail, we wish to spend a sunny day in great company.

Rapal’s first golf event

Friday, July 20, 2007

Rapal Golf was arranged for the first time June 19 in the beautiful Kytäjä. The event will become a tradition. The weather was favorable and the course in good condition. The winner of the competition was Seppo Mäkinen with a score of 35. The next Rapal golf will take place next summer.