BikeDenver is pleased to announce that Gates Corporation was recently selected for honors as a Bike-Friendly Business of the Month! Located at 1551 Wewatta Street, Gates Corporation has just celebrated its 100th anniversary. A leader in the world market of producing automotive and industrial products, they also lent a hand to the biking community by creating the Gates Carbon Drive Belt. This belt can replace the old, troublesome bike chains. Director of Carbon Drive Systems, Todd Sellden, says “you see such a beautiful piece of equipment but you have this greasy chain.” Not anymore… this new belt has three awesome qualities: 1) no grease, 2) easy to maintain, and 3) it’s light weight.
Gates Corporation promotes biking among its employees, too. Employees get the RTD Eco Pass for lightrail and buses to ease their commute. Gates also offers employees loaner Carbon Drive™ equipped bikes available for exercise and errands anytime throughout the day. Gates is right off the bike path, so many employees commute via bike and have parking options in the building. Gates is also a sponsor B-cycle, provides a discounted memberships to interested employees, and they sponsor a breakfast station on Colorado’s Bike to Work Day.
BikeDenver Executive Director Piep van Heuven says: “It’s great to see our communities benefit from advances in bicycling technology, and great to see another Denver corporate leader step up to make their work environment “bike-friendly”. Thanks, and congratulations to Gates Corporation!
[Submitted by Courtney Burkett]
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BikeDenver’s Bicycle-Friendly Business (BFB) of the Month Awards help highlight organizations that are making standout contributions and offering great success stories from among BikeDenver’s Bicycle-Friendly Business (BFB) Program members. The BFB program, with more than 125 honorees to date, recognizes businesses, organizations and workplaces that are leading the way to make bicycling an easy and accepted form of transportation in Denver. Nominate a workplace as a Bicycle-Friendly Business here.
Wash Perk is a community friendly coffee house that opened in April of 2008. Along with caring for their customers, Wash Perk cares about the environment, as seen in their many green business initiatives. washperk.com/about
BikeDenver is Denver’s bicycle advocacy organization. BikeDenver promotes and encourages bicycling in Denver and works to make Denver a better place to ride your bike. Why? Because more bicycling has great benefits for you, and for Denver! www.bikedenver.org
Clif Bar & Company started o n a bike ride. Founder Gary took a bite of another energy bar and thought he could make a better bar. Today, Clif Bar is a leading maker of all-natural and organic energy and nutrition foods and drinks.www.clifbar.com
Bicycle Friendly Business of the Month Awards: Since partnering in July of 2009 to launch the monthly awards program, Clif Bar and BikeDenver have recognized 25 work places for their bicycle friendly practices.
February 2011 – Snooze a.m. eatery
December 2010 – Grand Hyatt Denver
November 2010 – Holland & Hart
October 2010 – Solera Green Living
September 2010 – REI Denver Flagship Store
June 2010 – Sweet Action Ice Cream
May 2010 – Denver Regional Council of Governments
March 2010 – Little Man Ice Cream
February 2010 – Salvagetti Bicycle Workshop
January 2010 – The Alliance for a Sustainable Colorado
December 2009 – Denver Pavilions
November 2009 – Human Powered Transit Authority
October 2009 – Jones Lang LaSalle
September 2009 – Downtown Denver Partnership & BID
August 2009 – Historic Denver’s Story Trek
July 2009 (Inaugural) – Watercourse Restaurant
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