RMIT Electric Racing
ANCA has been a proud sponsor of RMIT Electric Racing since 2013. After its formation in 2008, RMIT Electric Racing went on to build the first ever electric vehicle for the Formula SAE competition. With a focus on sustainable engineering, a team of RMIT students and staff set out to prove that they could produce a simple, completely electric counterpart for the combustion vehicle competition and continues to be the number 1 placed electric vehicle in Australia.Heart to Heart Shanghai
ANCA Asia donated RMB20,525 to Heart to Heart Shanghai, a charity which provides corrective surgery for Chinese children from all over China with congenital heart defects (CHD) whose parents are unable to afford the surgery. The money was raised by our customers which was then matched by ANCA. It has since been used to fund heart surgery for Liu Moya, a 4 year old from Anhi province.
Jeff Foregard, ANCA Asia General Manager said, "With the donations from ANCA and our customers I am pleased to say that little Moya had her heart surgery and as you can see from the pictures, is recovering well in hospital. I was lucky enough to visit her this morning along with her parents at the hospital to check on her progress, she looked like she was well on the road to recovery. Thank you to all the ANCA team members and our valuable customers who donated for this great cause."Flow Power
ANCA is one of the first businesses to team up with Australia’s fastest growing business power retailer, Flow Power, to buy power generated by renewable energy sources. An innovative and progressive business model, Flow Power tackles the issue of price and environment with this unique offering. This renewable power, sourced from Ararat Wind Farm, can be used in real time to offset grid electricity consumption, potentially saving thousands of dollars in energy costs.
Matthew van der Linden, Managing Director of Flow Power, comments, “We’re very pleased to welcome ANCA as a customer and one of the very first companies to benefit from Flow Power’s Renewable Corporate PPA. This agreement is one of the first of its kind in Australia and will allow Australia to catch up with other international markets that have proven this model to be a success.”
“Flow Power wants to empower businesses to take control of their energy consumption. Our Renewable Corporate PPAs help businesses to lower their carbon footprint and reduce overall emissions, while benefitting from lower power costs.”
World's Greatest Shave
Several ANCA employees braved the shave at a fundraising event held at the headquarters in Melbourne, where almost $10,000 was raised for the Leukaemia Foundation.
The Leukaemia Foundation is the only national charity dedicated to helping more Australians with leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and related disorders survive their blood cancer and live a better quality of life.Code the Future
Tim Comport, Software Engineer has been involved in the Code the Future charity which connects volunteer developers with schools and teachers to help students learn how to code.
Tim said, "I was looking for novel ways to develop myself and I found a charity called Code the Future. Given my background and experience teaching my own kids to code, I decided to register and was quickly connected with one of my local schools - Beaconhills College."
"With support from ANCA Motion I have spent almost 10 hours over the past year and a half mentoring VCE students with projects ranging from robotics to video games. I have also introduced 20+ staff to the world of Machine Tools and my experiences as a professional software developer. I have found this experience very rewarding, and it's great to see the willingness of ANCA Motion to support the wider community and the next generation of engineers."
Young Art
Young Art is a family business that has an old history, and specialises in locally sourced handmade Australian boomerangs. The boomerangs carry special significance for the Gunnai and Waradgerie people from South East parts of Australia. The boomerangs are made from Black Wattle or Red Gum trees and come in five colour combinations that represent the land, sky, waterway and animals from the South East part of Australia. We were lucky enough to film the boomerangs being made and learn more about their significance and story by talking to Young Art.Community Volunteering
The ANCA Thailand team regularly hold community volunteering activities such as cleaning up the local beaches, coral planting and tree planting.