Contributing to Local Communities

In June 2025, Kayaku Safety Systems Europe a. s. (hereafter: KSE) financially supported Children's Day with Hockeyball. This event encouraged children to play with a hockey stick under the supervision of experienced coaches, as well as to participate in many games and sporting activities off the field; it was organized by the Vsetín Hockeyball Club (HBK Vsetin). This is another step in the long-time cooperation between Kayaku and the hockeyball club.
HBK Vsetin has continued its tradition and has grown significantly in the last few years. It is becoming increasingly attractive, especially for young players. Some have this sport as an alternative to classic ice hockey; others prefer playing with a hockey stick on a hard surface. The club has high-quality equipment, also thanks to the support of KSE. The players participate in various competitions and tournaments; players from the youngest age group became champions of North Moravia (regional competition) in 2025. We at KSE are very happy that children in Vsetin, and the surrounding area, are interested in sports and exercise. Thanks to this, they build regular training habits and learn to work together as a team.

Kayaku Advanced Materials (hereafter: KAM) fi has been a proud sponsor of the Aztechs FIRST Robotics Team since 2018. The Aztechs participate in the FIRST ® program, which was founded in 1989 to spark the interest of youths in science and technology, now commonly referred to as STEM.
While the students learn and practice many STEM skills to build the robot, they also live by the ethos ‘#MoreThanRobots’ which emphasizes building their confidence, creating lifelong friendships, mentorship and sense of purpose that extends beyond robotics.
KAMs’ Demand Manager, Heather Martel, has been a mentor on the Aztechs Robotics Team since 2017. As the Team Logistics Coordinator and Business and Marketing mentor, she uses skills she has developed throughout her career to manage the team’s logistics, scheduling, financial, fundraising, and marketing activities, and shares those skills with students. She also helps them develop “soft” skills necessary to navigate professional environments and adulthood in the future.
The Aztechs recently brought their 2025 robot, Axolotl, to Kayaku Advanced Materials where they demonstrated its functions, talked about the robotics program and its impact upon them, and answered many questions from interested Kayaku AM employees.