Sierra de Alvarez is a beautiful mountainous forest that is located in the center of Mexico. The forest covers more than 2,265 square kilometers and is home to numerous plants and animal species. Unfortunately, over the years Sierra de Alvarez has been affected by deforestation and poaching of animals. At Cummins, we demand that everything we do leads to a cleaner and safer environment. So when
An Engineer’s Blueprint of Hope Six years ago, Kwasi Twumasi, an electrical engineer at Cummins Power Generation, started an orphanage in his hometown in Ghana. It did not begin as a vision, but rather an answer to a desperate question. Twumasi’s brother-in-law died of HIV/AIDS, and the family soon discovered that his sister had the disease, too. They have four children. “It was then th
Cummins has always been eager to link its values to corporate responsibility. It wasn’t until early 2000 that the company changed its outlook on corporate responsibility and renewed their commitment to giving back. Today, Cummins employees in Indiana joined forces with the local Veterans and Supporters Affinity Group (VSAG) to sponsor a Military Care package Drive. The drive aimed at coll
The New and ReCon Parts India (NRPI) plant located at the Cummins Megasite in Phaltan, Maharashtra, India was recently awarded with the Golden Peacock Occupational Health & Safety Award for 2015. ReCon India remanufactures genuine Cummins made products and components that provide value in every application, from on-highway to industrial and power generation equipment. Since 1991, the Gol
Students from Project Stepping Stone recently visited Columbus, Indiana, to listen to Eduardo Martinez, General Manager - New & ReCon Parts Manufacturing, discuss his career path and the importance of higher education. The students also had the opportunity to converse with other Latino employees about their work experiences while admiring the modern-classic architecture of the Irwin Conference
October may seem far away, but it’s never too early to make time for driver safety. The Cummins Corporate Health & Safety team will be hosting the second annual Road Safety Expo on Saturday, October 24. The event will take place at the Dorel Juvenile Group in Columbus, Indiana. The Corporate Health & Safety team has partnered up with multiple local businesses and nonprofit organizations
As a global company operating in over 190 countries, Cummins encourages its employees to look for ways to improve the communities in which they live. This past June, Mark Levett, Vice President - Corporate Responsibility, visited Mexico to learn more about how Cummins employees are leading improvement projects that are helping the region. Joined by Ignacio Garcia, Vice President of the Mexico A
When customer feedback pointed to an inadequate process for ordering replacement turbo parts, Gerben Van De Biezen, Regional Sales Manager in Europe, formed a team to streamline the process. The Net Promoter System (NPS) showed that Cummins customers felt their requests for Vehicle Off Road (VOR) orders weren’t being answered with enough urgency; they expected an estimate on lead-time and cost
On National Women in Engineering Day, held June 23 in the United Kingdom, employees from Cummins Power Generation (CPG) stayed busy by working across sites in Kent, Peterborough and Stamford, England in support of the Cummins Women in Technology (CWiT) forum, an initiative championed by Cummins’ Chief Technical Officer, John Wall. Their aim? To encourage careers in STEM and promote opportunities f
Editor’s Note: This is the seventh in a series of articles highlighting Cummins’ 2014 Environmental Challenge winners. Drinking water is of primary concern for parts of the world that are prone to drought. City officials in Xiangyang, China, which recently suffered a severe drought, have been concerned with the scarcity of water. Cummins China, CXCMC, chose to focus on the region for
Editor’s Note: This is the sixth in a series of articles highlighting Cummins’ 2014 Environmental Challenge winners. Follow us on Twitter @Cummins to be notified of new articles. At Cummins’ one of our values is to take Corporate Responsibility in communities in which we serve. As a company we are always looking to improve and serve the areas in which we operate from. Pu
Cummins’ Vice President - Chief Technology Officer, Dr. John Wall, and two California professors are the latest recipients of a prestigious award presented Thursday, June 25 that recognizes outstanding lifetime achievement in air-quality research, science and technology. The Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards are presented annually by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), one of the most influen