Sustainability - Holt of California's Green Initiatives

Holt of California is a Caterpillar Dealer that provides sales, rental, parts and service to the Construction, Agriculture, Warehousing, Power Generation, and Trucking industries. Holt approaches the business as a partnership with it's customers to bring top quality equipment solutions and the best product support to meet their needs. Holt takes the same approach to their waste reduction and recycling program, a partnership with it’s employees and suppliers to embed it in their business practices. For over 50 years, Holt has been working with their manufacturers to return machine components for reuse and re-manufacture. From recycling office paper products to re-manufactured components Holt takes pride in reducing their waste and being energy efficient in their daily work. Over 450,000 pounds of waste was prevented or diverted in 2009 alone.

Here are a few of the many projects we are working on. If you are have questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to Contact Us.

 

• Desktop Computer Nighttime Hibernation Program - We use many computers to keep our business on task, and while they need to be on and at the ready during the day, we have been challenged getting them all shut down after hours (especially weekends). Through some programing, all of our desktop computers are now set to switch to a low power mode after hours, which saves the company power.

 

• Automated Fuel Billing for Internal Fuel Purchases - We have a large fleet of vehicles that help us service machines, move people from our locations to customer sites, and delivery equipment. We have several in-house fuel dispensories and until recently, we used to create a paper bill to send to the operating department. A project took that manual process and automated it, utilizing electronic data transfers we save employee time writing invoices, as well as paper and ink to print out the invoices.

 

• Paperless Billing at Customer Request - Are you interested in Going Paperless? We now have a system that you can be set up to view your invoices online. We can turn off paer invoicing to you, saving paper, envelopes, and ink. If you are interested in reducing your paper, check out our Account History and Document Review options in our Customer Application screen for details.

 

• Paperless Report Delivery - In the past the company had several automated reports, which would print at multiple printers at scheduled intervals. Through a process we discovered that many of these were not read, or were read then promptly thrown out. Utilizing some software we now deliver reports via an online system, saving the company money in both effort and waste, as well as paper and ink costs. 

 

• Shop & Warehouse Light Audit - Lights can not only burn too much electricity, but can also have an effect on job performance and safety. To that end, in the last few years we've audited our lights in Williams, Yuba City, Pleasant Grove, and Stockton facilities (our other Stockton facility and our West Sacramento facility were done not too long ago). In total we replaced approximately 500 light fixtures which reduced overall demand by approximatly 250,000 kwh per year combined in those four facilities alone. 

• Pleasant Grove Bolier & Chiller Replacement - In one of our largest facilities we removed the antiquated and inefficient Boiler & Chiller used to heat and cool the facility. These systems were replaced with a new air handling system that works in zones rather than a facility wide effect, and takes in the cool night air, releasing it into the building as the heat comes across the day. The system is much more efficient and environmentally friendly, using less energy to provide a more comfortable working environment.  

 

• Cardboard - It seems like everything is shipped either in a cardboard box, attached to a piece of cardboard, or even in a box inside a box. At Holt we understand the importance of making sure parts & components arrive undamaged as well keeping waste under control. That is why we have a reuse and recycle box program. When parts arrive in our warehouse the boxes are set aside for reuse, and we use those boxes to send items to our customers. Why buy new boxes when we recieve so many already! When the cardboard is worn out or damaged, we send it to a bin to be picked up by a recycler. Our 2 largest stores have 30 yard bins that cna be emptied up to twice a month.

• Tires/Rubber Recylcing: Anything with rubber attached to it or made of rubber is recycled through two facilities (Stockton and Pleasant Grove). The other facilities send theirs to one of those locations. This can include anything froma  car tire or forklift tire to a challenger idler wheel and challenger belt (rubber track). Through the Pleasant Grove facility alone we recycle up to 10 tons annually through the California Integrated Waste Management Board Waste Tire Manifest System.

• Emissions - Holt of California is your Emissions expert.  Our Emissions Solution Department can bring your machine or fleet in compliance with the most current regulations set by CARB. Let us be your partner in Emissions, our expert staff is equipped and ready to assist you in determining the proper next steps for emissions compliance.

• Reman Parts Program -  Remanufacturing is the process of returning a product at the end of its life to same as "new" condition in a manufacturing environment. It operates as a one-for-one exchange, in which end-of-life products are returned for a remanufactured product - reducing waste and minimizing the need for raw materials to produce a brand-new item. With a sustainable business model and a high-quality, lower cost product support option, Cat Reman is good for business, good for customers and good for the environment. Contact our Parts Department for more information about Reman Parts options.

• Stockton Facilites Waste Reduction Pilot Program - Our Stockton Facilities have started a waste reduction pilot program. Once the success can be quantified we will begin moving into our other facilities. Click to read more about it from our project champion, Justin Relaford.