2009 Annual Report - Toromont Industries Ltd.

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28 | TOROMONT 2009 ANNUAL REPORT community Support we are proud that once again in 2009, our employees, working together and individually, made a difference in our communities. An ongoing example is support provided to United Way. To raise funds for this important cause, Toromont CAT employees and their families participated in seven fundraisers, including the marquee event, the Toromontsponsored Dragon Boat Festival of York Region which attracted 1,800 spectators including 315 people from Toromont. This year marked the first time that CIMCO employees also participated in the races. These events encouraged teamwork and went a long way in helping employees and Toromont contribute over $180,000 in 2009, and a total of $657,075 donated to United Way since 2003. Beyond financial contributions, 22 employees participated in United Way “Days of Caring” when they worked at the Sandgate Women’s Shelter (a transitional shelter) and the Vitanova Foundation, which provides support to people suffering from substance abuse. Toromont CAT was honoured with the United Way of York Region 2009 Days of Caring Spirit Award for its participation. Two Toromont executives also served on or chaired United Way of York Region fundraising committees, further strengthening the bonds between our organizations. Our business units also supported other causes such as food banks, homeless shelters and foundations for children. CIMCO and Toromont CAT employees at the 2009 Toromont CAT Dragon Boat Festival in King City, Ontario. Community support also involves educational initiatives. In addition to scholarships at Centennial College, since 2008 we have offered a scholarship in motive power techniques at Sir Sandford Fleming College for Inuit students. This scholarship is only one element of our support. We have been active for more than a decade with Kitikmeot, Qikiqtaalluk and Sakku Inuit organizations. The goal of this partnership is to bring the benefits of employment and skills development north. TIH Day of Caring volunteer team at work at Sandgate Women’s Shelter of York Region in Sutton, Ontario.
Environmental Stewardship we help customers to improve their environmental practices (see Glanbrook Landfill page 10 and ECO CHILL page 20) but we also seek to improve our own. As part of this ongoing effort, we examined our operations in 2009 and began to take inventory of our environmental practices to form a baseline for a carbon mitigation strategy. It will take time and effort to develop this sustainability strategy but we believe it’s imperative to have our own house in order which means having verifiable achievements. We also continued to encourage our employees to innovate with a goal of doing more with less and increasing our efficiency and competitiveness while reducing our environmental impacts. This led to some big and small changes, a few of which are described below. To eliminate waste, a pilot project at our Concord, Ontario branch proved to be successful in recycling absorbent pads used to soak up oil and other lubricants. In the past, these pads were either buried in a landfill or incinerated. Dave Tufts, Toromont CAT’s Environmental and Facilities Manager, found a company that would collect, clean and return these pads, thereby eliminating a substantial waste stream. TOROMONT 2009 ANNUAL REPORT | 29 “While this initiative is only cost neutral, it works so well in diverting waste that we have rolled it out to multiple branches,” said Mr. Tufts. “In 2009, we diverted 5,400 kilograms of waste from landfill and recycled 3,430 litres of liquids. We will do much more in 2010.” Toromont CAT’s Reman operations implemented a lights/ computers off policy, installed programmable thermostats and minimized environmental waste by installing a ZEP shurfill brake clean refill system. This system eliminates the use of aerosol from parts cleaning and is less expensive. Electricity use was also reduced – by 20,000 kilowatt hours per month – with the installation of a variable speed air compressor used to power hand tools. Similar efforts were undertaken at other branches as part of a broader pledge made by Toromont CAT to reduce its energy consumption by 10% over three years. Battlefield invested in two more equipment washing systems, at a capital cost of over $300,000. These systems not only conserve up to 1,245 cubic metres of water a year per location, they capture particles of oil and fuel residue removed from the equipment while it’s cleaned, allowing for safer disposal. More of these systems will be installed in the future. TIH
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