Press Release - Mar 12, 2009
Marathon Recognized by U.S. DOE in Save Energy Now Program
Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy has recognized Marathon Equipment Company for demonstrating exceptional leadership through the Save Energy Now® Program - the department's initiative to reduce industrial energy intensity significantly over the next 10 years. The program consists of an initial energy-usage assessment and then provides the company with energy-saving opportunities to improve productivity, reliability, cost-effectiveness, and overall environmental performance.
Resourcefulness has been a Marathon value from the start. When Lawson Acton first created the company with Jack Wright in 1967, their vision centered around a more effective use of materials to make compactors more economical without compromising performance. Today, our manufacturing division continues to focus on improving efficiency in both workflow and company facilities. Conscious energy-usage fits into Marathon's "Operations Excellence" cultural program, which also includes Lean manufacturing and behaviorial-based STOPTM safety certification initiatives.
"Our manufacturing objective is to create a work culture that is efficient on every level, including energy use," says Richard Saliba, Vernon Plant Manager. "Incorporating daily shut-down procedures, weekly air-line checks, high-efficiency flourescent lights, extra large ceiling fans, and various other equipment changes have helped to significantly reduce our consumption."