Giving Back

In the month of December, Ingersoll participated in a charity event called ‘Sponsor A Family’, where Martinrea employees sponsored a family and purchased gifts for them for Christmas. [...]

As a Christmas charity project, Martinrea’s Icon facility participated in making blankets for one of their local nursing homes. Becky Odle, Project Management Coordinator led the event by teaching employees how to create their blankets. [...]

In August, four Atlas Fluid Systems employees took time out of their schedules to support life-saving research by climbing on a 30-person “Big Bike” and pedaling to raise awareness and funds for the Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada. An additional four employees donated to the cause. [...]

In alignment with Canada’s national holiday, Martinrea Ingersoll held a commemorative day to promote an anti-bullying campaign. Employees pre-sold pink “Bullying Stops Here” shirts and wore them at the facility. And for every shirt sold, Martinrea donated $5 to Ingersoll’s Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada chapter. As a result, more than $150 was raised for the organization. [...]

This past summer, an eight-person cohort of Martinrea Alfield’s Summer Student program was challenged to build a fully Autonomous Intelligent System (AIV) that could receive an order from inventory and travel with zero guidance to deliver the product. Following the 10-week challenge, the group presented to Martinrea’s leadership team, showing impressive results and true enthusiasm. [...]