AUGUSTA, GA (Sept. 10, 2008) – Club Car’s efforts to reduce energy consumption and promote environmental sustainability were recognized by Golf Inc. in the magazine’s 2008 Green Awards competition.
The competition attracted more than 50 entries, which were judged in three categories. Winners in the golf course category were Makena Golf Course in Makena, Hawaii; Kiawah Island Golf Resort in Kiawah Island, S.C., and the Fairmont Southampton in Southampton, Bermuda. Troon Golf, a golf course management company, was the winner among associations and operators, and W.R. Love Golf Course Architecture was the top finisher in the product-service provider category. Club Car was the only honorable mention recipient named in the product-service provider category.
“Our goal is to honor those in the industry who are demonstrating outstanding innovation and cutting-edge leadership when it comes to environmental issues. We believe these courses and companies can inspire others to follow their lead,” said Golf Inc. managing editor Keith Carter.
Club Car’s main contribution to environmental friendliness is the trend it is leading toward zero-emission electric vehicles. Club Car is also sourcing parts from around the world based in part on their ability to be recycled. In 2007 the company recycled more than two million pounds of waste (mostly in the form of cardboard and metal) and decreased the amount of landfill trash produced by 25 percent.
Club Car has installed automated turn-off switches on power equipment to reduce energy consumption when the equipment is not in use. Auxiliary power units are being installed on the tractor-trailers that deliver vehicles to reduce idling time and fuel consumption. Last year Club Car also began using nitrogen to fill the tires on many of the vehicles it manufacturers; nitrogen improves fuel economy, promotes longer tire life and is friendlier to the environment than compressed air.
“Manufacturing operations like Club Car have tremendous potential to have a positive impact on the environment,” said Gary Michel, Club Car’s president and CEO. “We’re very serious about doing our part, and we appreciate Golf Inc.’s recognition of those efforts.”
Golf Inc. is a trade publication covering the golf industry. The 2008 Green Awards were the magazine’s first environmental competition.
Club Car, a business of Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited, a diversified industrial firm,
Honors the Game in its service to customers and support of the golf industry. Club Car is the exclusive premier partner of the National Golf Course Owners Association in the U.S. and NGCOA Canada’s exclusive Golf Car Supplier and Platinum Partner. Club Car is also a sponsor of the European Golf Course Owners Association, a Silver Partner of the GCSAA and a Corporate Advantage Partner of the Club Managers Association of America. It is the Official Supplier of Golf Cars and Utility Vehicles to the 2010 Ryder Cup, the Official Golf Car and Golf Utility Vehicle and an Official Sponsor of the PGA European Tour, the official supplier of golf cars and utility vehicles to PGA Tournament Players Clubs, and leading sponsor of the PGA Professional National Championship, The First Tee and the Executive Women’s Golf Association.
About Club Car
Club Car provides fleet, turf, hospitality and financing solutions for golf, agricultural, recreational and industrial markets. For more information on Club Car, go to www.clubcar.com. Based inAugusta, Ga., Club Car is part of the Industrial Technologies sector of Ingersoll-Rand Company Limited. Ingersoll Rand (NYSE:IR) is a diversified industrial company providing products, services and integrated solutions to industries ranging from transportation and manufacturing to food retailing, construction, and agriculture. Driven by a 100-year-old tradition of technological innovation, Ingersoll Rand enables companies and their customers to create progress. For more information, go to www.ingersollrand.com.
Contact:
Bill Bryant, Bryant Marketing Communications
(678) 366-3232, bbryant@bryantmarcomm.com
