San Luis Potosi Surpasses 365-Day Mark with No Lost-Time Incidents

Just like every company within the UPG family of partners, Metalex stresses safety at both of its locations and is quick to recognize major safety milestones.

On August 10th, our San Luis Potosi, Mexico facility reached its 366th consecutive day without a lost-time or recordable incident. This accomplishment did not go unnoticed; our team members were treated to a custom-decorated cake together at the plant.

Metalex performs monthly safety audits in both its San Luis Potosi and Libertyville facilities to uncover any potentially unsafe conditions, which are then quickly addressed.

Safety is a team sport and requires everyone to be on the same page with protocols, from those who work in the plant to office employees who make trips to the floor, as well as outside visitors.

Remember, being Safer Together makes us Stronger Together.

(Editor’s note: as of this writing, the current safety streak is at 373 days).

Metalex SLP Donates 15,000 Bottle Caps to Mexican Association for Aid to Children with Cancer

At Metalex, we encourage a spirit of continuous development and growth in both our business operations and the outside community.

Each month at our San Luis Potosi facility, we ask our team for unique ideas on improvement. In December 2019, a team member proposed a community giveback idea – donating to Mexican Association for Aid to Children with Cancer (AMANC).

AMANC was founded in 1982 by Mrs. María de Guadalupe Alejandre, who wanted to help all families whose lives were affected by this terrible disease. AMANC offers integral support that consists of lodging, feeding, medicine and the necessary items for medical treatment, dental attention, emotional and spiritual support, basic education, and more.

In 2016, AMANC began a campaign to collect bottle caps, CDs, and aluminum cans from individuals and organizations to provide treatments necessary for cancer patients and their families.

In January 2020, Metalex employees in SLP created a large heart made from our expanded metal products and asked our teammates to bring in their bottle caps to support the AMANC program. Shortly after the hearts were made, we banded together to help this great cause!

Our goal was to fill up the heart-shaped container twice, and by August 7th, we achieved it! We provided 15,000 bottle caps to donate to AMANC, helping them support cancer patients in need. These types of donations go towards treatments, food, clothes, and other medical services.

We can’t thank everyone enough for the support and enthusiasm everyone gave to this noble cause. This truly shows that UPG and its family of brands are Stronger Together.

Metalex in SLP will continue to fill the heart for further donations, as well as look for other ways to support this great organization.

If you are interested in learning more about AMANC, follow them on Twitter or Facebook!