May 28, 2020
Ingersoll-Rand continues to extend its essential service support to industries like Hospitals and Medical Equipment, Pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals, PPE manufacturing companies, Food and Beverages companies during the lockdown. The company has deployed dedicated teams to ensure running of air compressors critical to the functioning of these industries
Ingersoll-Rand is organizing sustainable campaigns to educate employees about their safety and hygiene measures at work as well as at home
Ingersoll Rand, a world leader of making air compressors is creating comfortable, sustainable and efficient environments and through its group companies in India called “Ingersoll Rand” has extended its full support to the Indian government to fight against COVID 19 by supporting critical industries and manufacturing units.
The group is observing health and safety guidelines as laid down by the authorities to support the functioning of critical industries like Hospitals and Medical Equipment, Pharmaceuticals and Nutraceuticals, PPE manufacturing companies, Food and Beverages.
Ingersoll – Rand (India) Limited has donated a sum of INR 1crore towards the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations (PM Cares) Fund. The announcement came as part of Ingersoll Rand’s community relations initiative.
Ingersoll Rand employees have also contributed a part of their salaries, as a voluntary drive to help fight Coronavirus, adding up to a total of INR 6 lakhs.
Ingersoll-Rand’s dedicated teams have been working round-the-clock to support its customers across the country through the lockdown period enabling them to function without difficulties. With the new norms of allowing opening of manufacturing units with a limited staff, Ingersoll Rand has its factories functioning across India to ensure a quicker turn-around while observing social distancing and other precautionary norms.
Considering safety of employees a priority, Ingersoll-Rand is driving many awareness campaigns for its employees across India to help them join back the office and factory units without fear and any anxieties or worries. The company is regularly sending guidance notes to guide employees to adopt best hygiene practices and remain safe from the pandemic.
To keep its employees on safer grounds, Ingersoll Rand is abiding by WHO’s guidelines, and is ensuring the availability of PPE kits for its employees for manufacturing/production units and offices.
Mentioning on the initiative, Amar Kaul, Chairman and Managing Director, Ingersoll-Rand (India) Limited said, “As a responsible and committed corporate, we have always tried to support the right causes that directly impact people at large- be it collaborating with NSDC or working with organizations like SMILE Foundation and Akshaya Patra Foundation. In these tough times, it is important for corporates and people to come together and work with the government in its efforts to curtail Covid 19. While our teams work around the clock to support these critical industries, we are hopeful that the total donation of INR 1.06 cr. will further aid the government in its immediate relief measures for the people in need.”