In our previous post, we shared news of our plant in Old Fort, NC being in the direct path of the intense hurricane storms, leaving it without power, water or sewage. In the aftermath of the storms, the Old Fort team quickly organized a storm recovery operation aimed at providing immediate aid to our employee families, while also focusing on restarting production as soon as safe to do so. With the top priority being the safety and well-being of our employees, all production workers received a paid week off of work while the team worked to clean up and prepare to restart production. With power out and city water and sewage compromised, the next step was to create a self-sustaining “Auria City,” from which they could provide, food, water, shelter and basic necessities to employees and families in need, while working to reinstate production. The team, along with support from Auria’s procurement group and others, went above and beyond to accomplish the following in very short order: - Digging two wells onsite to supply water for production and potable water needs - Renting multiple mobile homes/trailers for employees and families whose homes sustained damage - Providing hot meals each day to all employees - Providing multiple porta-potties and self-built hygiene stations for employee hygiene needs - Collecting donations to create an Auria Store onsite where employees could get free snacks, water, hygiene items, cleaning products and other necessities More to come on the ongoing efforts of the Old Fort team and the generosity of our North American employees.
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