As an organization driving technical innovation Xyratex works closely with a variety of schools and universities to encourage learning, inspire the next generation of engineers and facilitate joint development networks to share expertise with leading global academic institutions.
Xyratex also strives to be a good neighbor to communities local to regional offices and facilitates, and actively encourages the support of local charitable causes. Xyratex has a long history of community involvement and supports participation in local activities, programs and councils.
Sharing Expertise and Encouraging Learning
As an engineering organization, Xyratex recognizes the importance of encouraging future generations to develop an interest and pursue engineering related careers. Working initially at a local level, longstanding relationships have been operating with schools and universities in Hampshire near the UK headquarters. Students participate in both week long work experience programs and industrial trainee internships of between six months and a year. This has recently been expanded to include universities across the USA.
In recent years Xyratex has expanded these working projects to include joint research and development projects and now works closely with Universities across the UK, Europe and America. Many of these projects include participation from several organizations and universities and are funded by the European Union. Projects of particular note include: Scalable Intelligent Video Server System (SIVSS); Grid Orientated Storage (GOS); Storlite; Candeo.
Assisting, Supporting and Encouraging
Xyratex believes that helping people improve the quality of life in their communities is an essential part of our corporate responsibility. Our charitable donations policy is to support organizations within the communities local to our operations, which specifically assist underprivileged children (either directly or indirectly) and which receive no support from nationally organized charities.
Each year employees in each location are invited to nominate local children’s charities to receive donations support and funding. This method allows Xyratex to directly contribute to those charities that operate in the local community and those which employees dedicate personal time to. In addition individual locations have charitable days each year whereby money is raised via donations from employees to support individual, national or international charities.
Charities supported by Xyratex include:
Home-Start Havant - helping needy families with young children |
The Elizabeth Foundation - teaching communication skills to deaf children |
Off the Record - counselling and support for teenagers in need |
Santa Clara Family Health Foundation - promotes access to affordable, high quality healthcare to needy children in the community. |
Healthy Kids, Healthy Future - promotes access to comprehensive, affordable, and continuous health coverage to uninsured children. |
Yolo County Children's Alliance - provides health, education, and social services to low income children. |
Pertubuhan Anak Yatim Darul Aminan (Darul Aminan Orphanage Foundation)
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Pusat Jagaan Anak-anak Istimewa Harapan (Special Children Care Centre)
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Jemaah Pengurus Kebajikan Anak-anak Yatim dan Miskin (The Welfare Management Committee for Orphans and Poor Children)
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