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Sustainability: Creating Prosperity in Our Community
A Culture of Giving Coastal Automotive is committed to serving the community where we live and work, which is why our internal culture of giving extends to the community as well. Thanksgivings with Gateway Mission One of our favorite Thanksgiving traditions is...
Sustainability & The Career Path Less Traveled
In business terms, prosperity is often measured as profit. But profit is not the purpose of our business—rather it is how we fund our future and make our business sustainable for all stakeholders, including our community. As part of our commitment to the prosperity of...
2022 Sustainability Report
As members of our communities, nation, and planet, Coastal Automotive accepts our responsibility to protect the places we do business and to enhance the lives of all the people who partner with our company. Starting in 2021, we committed to publishing yearly...
Connecting With the Future of Manufacturing Through Job Shadows
Director of Operations Toby Curry is inspiring the next generation of project managers with a unique job shadowing experience that provides an in-depth look into the automation industry.
Introducing Wendi Rudholm
Coastal Group welcomes Wendi Rudholm to the team as human resources director for both the Coastal Automotive and Coastal Container. Wendi brings over 28 years of people-management experience to the business and will support Coastal as it navigates rapid growth over...
Coastal Automotive Hires Dave Hinman
Coastal Automotive welcomes Dave Hinman to our team as he joins the company as Director of Advanced Engineering. Dave brings decades of expertise in the industry and will be supporting the company’s growth and diversification initiatives through the innovation of new...
Biomimicry: How Human Bones & Banana Peels Inspire Advanced Composite Foam Structures for Impact Absorption
While scientists have studied ways to maximize automotive safety for over a century, nature has been developing and evolving complex bio-structures that are highly efficient at absorbing impact energy and protecting lifeforms for millions of years. Some of the more...
Harnessing Nature’s Safety Measures with Biomimicry
Automotive companies are constantly searching for ways to increase passenger safety in the event of a crash. It’s their top priority. In this search, Tony McConnell, Coastal Automotive’s lead material scientist, has turned...
Banana Peels & Human Bones: A Preview of Coastal Automotive’s Foam Expo Presentation
While scientists have studied ways to maximize automotive safety for over a century, nature has been developing efficient structures to protect life for billions of years. In Tony McConnell’s upcoming presentation at Foam Expo North America, we’ll look at a few...
Coastal Engineer Tony McConnell to Speak at Foam Expo North America 2022
Tony McConnell, who serves as materials scientist and leads product innovation for Coastal Automotive, identifies and develops new business opportunities that build on our core expertise in passive energy management solutions for the transportation and automotive...