The aim of the thesis was to build up an documented environmental management system in Konecranes Finland Plc. manufacturing sites. The goal was that after the thesis, the environmental management system would be ready for initial external audit, in which the level of documentation is assessed.

Building was started by conducting present state analysis, which assessed the level of present environmental management compared to the requirements of ISO 14001 standard. Based on the analysis, project plan for thesis work was made. After this, the environmental aspects of production facilities were identified. From the identified aspects, programmes, goals and targets were defined. Specific metrics was proposed to monitor progress. An environmental management organization was defined during the thesis. Finally, all the standard required procedures were defined so Konecranes Finland Plc. could manage its environmental issues as effectively as possible.

The most significant environmental aspect of Konecranes Finland Plc. was identified to be energy efficiency, especially regarding the facilities. Other identified environmental aspects were: chemical safety, waste management, environmental knowledge, noise and VOC emissions.

Thesis was successful in achieving its goal. A documented environmental management system was created to Konecranes Finland Plc. production facilities. The management system is ready for the third party initial audit. And after the correction of non-conformances, certification of the system is also possible. In this thesis work, the phases required towards documented environmental management system in crane manufacturing are described