Trojan in spotlight for BCI's Essential Energy Tour
Battery Council International—or BCI—did a deep dive into Trojan Battery Company and its parent company C&D Technologies this fall.
BCI is a 100-year-old trade association for the North American battery industry. They are touring leading battery manufacturers to bring attention to "the backbone of a vast domestic infrastructure that is ensuring a reliable source of sustainable energy to power the U.S. economy."
Spotlight on Trojan, C&D, and battery manufacturing
The BCI article starts with the companies' respective portfolios and technologies. An interview with CEO Rick Heller revealed C&D's membership and involvement in industry associations like:
Advanced Lead Acid Battery Consortium
Consortium for Lead Battery Leadership in Long Duration Energy Storage
Consortium for Battery Innovation, among others.
Safety, sustainability, and community-building
Also covered in the BCI article are key metrics the Trojan and C&D Technologies companies use to measure their success toward safety and sustainability goals, such as:
strict adherence to JSA (Job Safety Analysis) protocols resulting in "a recordable incident rate at its facilities that is less than half the U.S. Department of Labor and industry standard established by BCI."
goals for reducing carbon emissions and waste
commitments to recycling and the use of reclaimed materials
The article goes on to describe ways that C&D and Trojan give back to their communities and their employees— from picnics to team-building to disaster relief actions.