After Hurricane Milton, colleagues across country send help to Helios

Employees in the Sarasota area received "goodie bags of emergency supplies" from those who work for their company in other locations.


Workers at Enovation Controls sent a message to their colleagues at Sun Hydraulics to give them a boost after Hurricane Milton.
Workers at Enovation Controls sent a message to their colleagues at Sun Hydraulics to give them a boost after Hurricane Milton.
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Helios Technologies has its headquarters in Sarasota but employs workers worldwide, and when they heard Hurricane Milton was aiming for the Gulf Coast, colleagues from around the country wanted to help.

“They immediately after the storm started pulling together emergency supplies and getting them on trucks,” says Tania Almond, vice president of investor relations and corporate communication for Helios, which has more than 2,700 employees across the globe.

Food, drinks, paper towels, dog and cat food, sheets, towels and baby items began flowing in to Sarasota to assist Helios employees who may have lost their belongings in the hurricane.

 

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