Atlas Copco Philippines supports DOE’s energy conservation initiatives

150 attendees from different Laguna Technopark locators attended the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Seminar and the Ecoindex Resource Recovery Event at the Laguna Technopark Inc. (LTI) Admin Building last 23 April 2009. These events were organized by LTI and conducted by resource persons from the Philippine Department of Energy.

With the Ecoindex tagline “Waste is a resource, waiting to be recovered,” Laguna Technopark locators were encouraged to step up their energy efficiency efforts by showing best examples/experiences of different companies.

George Lapat, Atlas Copco Industrial Air Product Engineer, conveyed the importance of these initiatives by saying, “We were made aware on what we should do. The sharing of best known methods would not only help us in our own energy efficiency campaigns. But more importantly, these tips would also help us help our customers and partners better.”

Atlas Copco Philippines runs for the Whale Sharks

Atlas Copco Philippines’ Team Air Runners joined the “Condura Run 09: Skyway Run For The Whale Sharks” last 22nd of March 2009. The race was held at the Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City.

Team Air Runners is currently composed of local Atlas Copco Compressor Technique (CT) employees who are running enthusiasts.

A time for firsts

In their very first 10K run, Eric Alfonso, Mark Magpantay, Romel Tamayo, Nathan Nofuente and George Lapat (in photo L-R) all ran under a relatively fast 1 hour and 16 minutes. Not bad for first timers!

Eric, the Industrial Air Business Line Manager, said, "All of the team Air Runners finished the 10km run from as fast as 56 minutes up to 1 hour, 15 minutes. These guys really did well in our first 10km run. I certainly believe that this will not be the last. Congratulations to all of us who have achieved our goals for this run! We encourage newbie runners to join us in our next race!"

Running for nature

Part of Atlas Copco Philippines “Caring Beyond Air” advocacy is to look beyond business and give back to society and the environment. Jonnie Regis, Country CT General Manager, said, “We are proud to support Condura’s advocacy to help save the country’s marine environment. Last year’s Run was aimed to support the Tubbataha Reef. This year’s Run will be supporting the program to protect the whale sharks in Donsol, Sorsogon.”

Eric added, “In our little way, we, the Team Air Runners have contributed to the cause of preserving and protecting the environment. And the best part of it, we can still enjoy one of the sports that we came to love - running!”

Condura Run 2009

The Condura Run offered races to meet the participants’ level of fitness: 3km Fun Run; 5km Discovery Run; 10km Challenge; and the 21KM Half-marathon. This half-marathon is the first ever run to go through the Skyway.

The mission of the Condura Run is to inspire people to run and at the same time, help save the marine environment and promote eco-tourism by making people aware of the richness that lie beneath our seas. Visit them at www.condurarun.com.

Atlas Copco Philippines

Atlas Copco (Philippines) Inc. is part of the global Atlas Copco group of companies with headquarters in Sweden. Atlas Copco’s Philippine Head Office is at Laguna Technopark, Binan, Laguna. The company is a world leading provider of industrial solutions, specializing in Air Productivity among others. Their products and services range from compressed air equipment/compressors, generators, to related aftermarket and rental. Backed by more than 135 years of experience, they innovate for superior productivity. For more details on products and services, please visit www.atlascopco.com.

Next run

Join Team Air Runners in their next race: Airspeed Runs for a Cause, April 5, 2009 at the SM Mall of Asia.