Over 200 Bendix Volunteers Help Build Homes For Local Families

Bendix employees recently constructed 140 wall frames over the course of an afternoon. (Photo courtesy of Bendix)

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC (Bendix) continued its long-running commitment to hands-on community support with its largest-ever Habitat for Humanity framing event on June 18. Held at the company’s Avon, OH, headquarters, the build brought together over 200 employees to construct the walls of two houses for families in need.

The framing event was conducted in collaboration with Greater Cleveland Habitat for Humanity and Help Build Hope, a program of CrossRoads Missions that brings homebuilding into communities through volunteer-led events.

Over the course of the afternoon, employees constructed 140 wall frames — about 70 per house — and signed each one with personal messages of encouragement before the frames were delivered to a Cleveland-area neighborhood where the homes will be completed.

“Our community support efforts are firmly rooted in the culture of Bendix,” Maria Gutierrez, Bendix senior director of environmental, social, and governance (ESG), said. “This event reflects the values we share across the company — teamwork, leadership, passion, and responsibility — and shows how we continue to invest time and talent in service-related activities that help strengthen our communities.”

The 2025 build marks the 18^th and 19^th homes framed by Bendix employees in Avon — and at the previous Bendix headquarters in Elyria, OH — since the initiative began in 2008. Over that time, more than 2,100 team members have contributed upward of 8,200 volunteer hours, turning nearly 10,600 pieces of wood into more than 800 frames. The company paused the program from 2020 to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resuming with two-house builds in 2023 and 2024.

“Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, a member of Knorr-Bremse, develops and supplies leading-edge active safety technologies, energy management solutions, and air brake charging and control systems and components under the Bendix^® brand name for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, tractors, trailers, buses, and other commercial vehicles throughout North America,” according to a press release.

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