Tackling climate change requires collaboration with all groups in society – in the community, in the business world and between adults and children. But it can be a tough subject to tackle with kids, and there’s a lot of big ideas to consider: scientific curiosity, natural wonder, awareness of problems and solutions, and growing kids’…
As a business division of Sims Limited, we here at Sims Metal are strongly committed to diversity, equality, and inclusion, and increasing the number of women personnel working at Sims Metal is part of our global strategy. Sims Limited is invested in supporting the women who already work with us in the Sims Metal division…
Sims Metal has signed up to 100 % renewable electricity for its North American operations – just in time for Earth Day! “We’ve been steadily working towards our 2025 goal of 100 percent renewable electricity,” stated Blaise Porter, Sims Limited’s group director of sustainability and social responsibility. “Our sites in Chicago have used renewable electricity…
As the Head of Global EHS, Brian Maeck is responsible for developing Sims’s global continuous improvement strategy with a focus on reducing process risks that could potentially cause harm. “Over the last four years, we’ve developed Sims’ critical risk management program, which has seen significant risk reduction in all business units, including Metals, with a…
Sims Metal has been proud to support the Pilsen Community since 2021 when Matthew Holzhueter, Commercial Manager at Sims Metal, met Evelyn Figueroa, Director of the Pilsen Food Pantry, for the first time. Matt, his young son, and many local Sims Metal employees helped the Pilsen community with various maintenance projects such as mowing the grass, hauling supplies, and recycling. Since that meeting, Sims…
Transportation is one of the most important economic activities for a business. By moving goods from one place to another, transportation provides the vital service of linking a company to its suppliers and customers as well as to its own multiple locations. The people who work in a company’s transportation department play a central role…
Monterey Road is a major thoroughfare in California’s Silicon Valley that runs from the town of Gilroy northward to San Jose. The Sims Metal San Jose site occupies a large area of frontage along the corridor, which acts as a gateway to the downtown area. In 2016, Sims Metal engaged with a San Jose city…
Taking individuals to work, school, shopping, holiday destinations or bringing them back home from a night out. Buses connect us to people and places; they improve social inclusion and provide access to education, employment and medical care. Regardless of income, age, driving ability or lack thereof, and living in a rural or urban location, most…
There is no such thing as a woman’s job or a man’s job. Gender should not determine your professional opportunities. The stereotype that the metal recycling industry is only for men has been biasing our society for decades. At Sims Metal, we are committed to tackling this stereotype head on by inspiring more women to…
Here are 5 steps to get more money for your scrap metal while disposing safely and responsibly: Identify the metal. Ferrous or Non-Ferrous?This is the first step, try to understand if your scrap metal is a ferrous or non-ferrous metal; if it is a ferrous metal it will contain iron and if it is non-ferrous…