Twisted-Wire Brush Leader Hosts Red Cross Blood Drive and Exceeds Goals:
Sanderson MacLeod hosted a Red Cross Blood Drive on June 27th, 2019
The event had an initial goal of 15 units, with 18 actually being donated
The Sanderson MacLeod staff donated enough blood during their blood drive to save 54 lives
For their first ever Red Cross blood drive, Sanderson MacLeod set some lofty goals. Little did they know their fantastic staff would not only match those goals, but raise the bar as well!
The initial mark was set at 15 units of blood, or approximately 45 lives saved. The Sanderson team went above and beyond, reaching a total of 18 units (or pints) of donated blood. This turned out to represent 120% of the initial goal, or 54 lives saved.
The Red Cross aids over 100 million people each year through its extensive network, which includes 13 million volunteers throughout 187 countries. Although those numbers may seem staggering, they are made possible through grassroots efforts made by small communities such as Palmer, Massachusetts and companies such as Sanderson MacLeod.
As a show of appreciation for those who donated, Sanderson also rewarded each donor with a Dunkin Donuts gift card as a token of thanks.
Twisted-Wire Brush Leader Turns Up the Heat with Cheeseburger Creation Competition
Over the course of the Summer, SanMac will host four Burger War fridays, where employees are invited to try a uniquely created burger.
The Sanderson MacLeod management team will be creating and serving their own creations to each shift of employees, who then get to vote on which team they think made the best burger.
The event is part of an ongoing effort to make Sanderson MacLeod the most enjoyable place to work in the area, while showing appreciation to all of the hard working employees.
The dog days of summer are upon us in Palmer, Massachusetts. As a show of appreciation for all SanMac employees, four days during summer 2019 have been selected to host the brand new Burger Wars Competition. Throughout the summer employees will be treated to fresh cooked burgers—but there’s a catch. Each of the four days is run by a management team tasked with creating the best, tastiest and most innovative burger. At the end of the competition, employees will be asked to vote on which team they felt was the most accomplished pair of burger chefs.
With two teams left to compete, one on July 12th and the other on August 30th, victory appears to be no easy feat. To make sure every employee had a chance to participate, there are two times on each burger day for shifts to join in. From 12:00 pm- 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm- 5:00 pm, each shift gets to enjoy the employee appreciation garden and wait to get their own burger.
In order to gain an edge over the competition, the management teams were tasked with coming up with the most creative renditions of burgers possible. So far the teams have not only created variations on the classics, but one team went out of their way to create all new burger sauces as well. While burgers are always a welcome addition to any workday, the Burger Wars event proves one of SanMac’s oldest philosophies—innovation is a mindset, one which can be applied to nearly every aspect of life…even grilling hamburgers.
Sanderson MacLeod’s history goes back nearly 100 years, and in that time they have perfected the art of domestically producing large-volume twisted-wire brushes. The twisted-wire brushes that the company manufactures are used for cosmetic applications, medical instrument cleaning, firearm and gun cleaning, and other industrial cleaning uses. In 2015, Sanderson MacLeod built and launched the Brush Innovation Center (BIC), where clients from around the world can visit and collaborate on complex brush projects in real time with expert brush designers and engineers.
Bruce Rosenbaum of Modvic has never been known to pursue ordinary projects. In August 2018, his latest innovative venture was installed at its final location: The Brush Innovation Center (BIC) of Sanderson MacLeod Inc. Envisioned to be a fusion of Sanderson’s industrial past, innovative present, and groundbreaking future, Rosenbaum created a one-of-a-kind conference table to serve as the centerpiece for the company’s newly renovated BIC. M-Pact TV recently produced a video documenting the story of how this unique collaboration came to be. In it, they explain the origins of the table’s concept, how the table was made, and the final touches which led to the completion of the HeliXwing conference table.
The table is nearly 100% fashioned from long-retired brush making tools, automation equipment, and industrial revolution era antiques found in the company’s warehouse and local flea markets. Its construction would ultimately involve an unusual collaborative team comprised of local students, teachers, artists, tradespeople, and Sanderson MacLeod toolmakers.
