CK Power has been a leading manufacturer and distributor of off-highway power products for nearly a century. Headquartered in St. Louis, the company keeps sustainability at the core of everything they do and remains committed to making choices that protect the environment and pass efficiency benefits on to their valued customers. This month, we’re pleased to shine a spotlight on CK Power for earning the title of 2023 St. Louis Green Business Challenge Apprentice for choosing action items from a menu of basic sustainability policies and practices to start the process of greening their business operations.
“The CK Power Family of Companies provides products and services to a wide variety of industries. We take seriously the responsibility to help protect the environment for current and future generations,” said Dewey Barsaloux, facilities manager for CK Power. “As a family-owned company, everything we do centers around our people. We take pride in our family culture and support our employees to protect the environment through education and our recycling programs.”
As a Challenge Apprentice, CK Power met twice with Challenge leaders – once for a “Sustainability 101” training and again for a report-out seminar to learn from peers’ experience and achievements, helping them to integrate recycling tips and other context they learned into their own daily practices.
Over the course of the 2023 Challenge, the company formed a Green Team to lead their sustainability efforts. As a result, employees are now working in a more sustainable environment with a no-smoking policy for indoor working areas and a designated area for smoking outdoors. Additionally, cardboard, cans, paper and bottles are being recycled in working areas, and a water bottle filling station was also installed to cut down on single-use plastic bottles.
Another major accomplishment included energy efficiency improvements across company facilities. CK Power opted for 95% LED lighting in all buildings after updates were made following a lighting audit and Ameren rebate. Similarly, HVAC updates made half of the company’s units work at 17 SEER (Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio) or higher, which is a win-win for higher energy efficiency and greater savings!
CK Power also worked with local service producers to recover special waste streams including metals, pallets, used oil and Crystal Clean, as well as participated in pollution prevention training to further reduce environmental impact and promote eco-stewardship.
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