The award winning Thermo King, Galway site is at the leading edge of environmentally friendly design and manufacture of transport refrigeration equipment and has ongoing commitment to delivering innovative and environmentally sound product solutions.
Pictured at Ingersoll Rand's Earth Day event at Thermo King, Galway, left to right Pavel Houdek and, Alan Heneghan,Ingersoll Rand with Tony Greaney, & Martin Hession, C&F - Green Energy.
Thermo King is a business of Ingersoll Rand – the world leader in creating and sustaining safe, comfortable and energy efficient environments – and the Galway plant was honoured for its leadership in energy efficiency by being selected as a keynote site in Europe for the recent Ingersoll Rand Earth Day celebrations.
On Earth Day (22 April) Thermo King Galway hosted local dignitaries, guests and media for a tour of the plant which included an overview of its energy efficient operations including the advanced air handlers and water chilled systems.
The tour was followed by a mini-expo featuring energy efficient products and services from the facility and other local companies. During the event Trane, another Ingersoll Rand business presented the first Irish Trane Energy Efficiency Leadership Award Transitions Optical, Tuam for its energy and environmental leadership.
The day’s emphasis on environmental sustainability was in recognition of the new Center for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability at Ingersoll Rand (CEES) (www.cees.ingersollrand.com) , announced worldwide the same day.
The CEES is a dedicated global group of leaders focused on advocating and bringing to market energy-efficient innovation and technologies for commercial buildings and transport, homes and select industrial applications.
It also will apply sustainable principles within its businesses throughout the world.
“This event represents the many ways that the company delivers on its mission of creating safe, comfortable and efficient environments,” said W. Scott Tew, executive director of the CEES. “It also is an opportunity to illustrate the types of outcomes the CEES promises to offer to employees, customers, communities and markets in the months and years to come.”
The CEES was created by Ingersoll Rand to increase the pace of environmentally sustainable innovation and to create a roadmap for businesses and organizations worldwide to incorporate energy efficiency and environmentally focused processes into their daily operations.
Through collaboration, CEES will partner with government and non-government organizations, universities, and technology and industry leaders through research, scholarships, seminars and other forums offering education in the areas of energy efficiency and sustainability.
In the coming months, CEES will announce a series of experts, partners and projects focused on environmental sustainability. The company also will continue its efforts in product innovation, operations and employee programs as well as community engagement and education initiatives.
