Saint John YMCA • Maritime Ontario • Bath Iron Works • 45 Stuart St. First

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Saint John YMCA • Maritime Ontario • Bath Iron Works • 45 Stuart St. First 2000 NEBT Girders in Maritimes • Cabela’s • Floating Concrete the biannual newsmagazine of fall & winter 2014 connections the OSCO Construction Group what’s inside projects 4...... Saint John YMCA 16....Cabela’s 22....Icon Bay Tower 6...... Maritime Ontario 17....Harbour Isle 22....Miscellaneous 8...... Bath Iron Works Hazelton Metals Division 9...... 45 Stuart Street 17....Mr. Lube 23....Spryfield Bridge 18....Marine Terminal 24....Floating Concrete 10....Irving Oil Refinery 3...... Message from Projects 14....Fire Training 24....Scotia Wind Farms the President 20....Misc Rebar Projects Structure 25....The Bend Radio 52....Our Locations 14....Starfish Properties 20....Food Station 15....First 2000 NEBT 21....Bell Aliant 30....Wood Islands Girders in Maritimes 22....Varners Bridge Wharf profiles priorities 12....Product: Staggered Truss Framing (Summer House) 31....Safety: Safety Awards & Strescon Pipe Plant Milestone 26....Product: Precast Parking Garages 32....Technology : Summerside Plant Renovations 33....Technology: Best Nests 36....Environment: Restoring the landscape 37....Environment: e-waste people 41....Communication: Information Corner 42....OSCO Announces 41....Communication: Email sign up Promotions 44....Employee Appreciation Celebration 47....Employee Recognition Program public & 48....Retirement Lane community 49....Group Picnic 50....Group Golf Tournament 38....Saint John Touch a Truck 50....Strescon Golf 38....OSCO Bursary Winners Tournament 38....Steel Day 51....Fresh Faces 38....NSCC Foundation Bursary 51....Congratulations 39....Pte. David Greenslade Bursary & Park 39....Special Olympics 40...OSCO Group Career Fair OSCO 40...Employer of the Year construction group

CONNECTIONS is the biannual magazine of the OSCO on our cover... Construction Group, published every Spring and Fall to share news and information with our valued customers & employees OSCO Group is pleased to announce the promotions of Carl Blanchard, Harrison Wilson, Jim Isnor & Comments and submissions are greatly appreciated and may be sent to the editor/designer: Tammy Legacy, c/o OSCO Construction Group Don Isnor. See article on page 42. 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • Canada • E2K 5L6 email: [email protected] 2 CONNECTIONS • Fall & Winter 2012 www.oscoconstructiongroup.com message from the president

Message from the President

his message begins with the Group, I congratulate them and thank is a tribute to the continued enhance- Trecent announcement of our new them for their many contributions to ments being made to our design, vice-presidents for the OSCO Con- the OSCO Group. manufacture and installation process- struction Group; Carl Blanchard, es; resulting in significant growth in Don Isnor, Jim Isnor and Har- Although 2014 started at a slow our market share of parking struc- rison Wilson. For those of us who pace due to the harsh winter and the tures. Another milestone achieved have been here for many years, we slowdown of the local economy, our was the completion of the 33-storey have been a witness to the many fortunes have improved consider- 45 Stuart Street project in Boston; our ably in the second tallest structural steel frame to-date. “It has been my distinct privilege to work half with many of We also manufactured our largest our business units bridge girders ever in Halifax; New alongside of all of these distinguished picking up work. England Bulb Tee shapes that are 2 individuals over the last 25 plus years Our structural meters deep by 37.5 meters long. steel businesses Finally, we made our first “rapid span” and, on behalf of everyone in the Group, have obtained total precast bridge that was built I congratulate them and thank them for large contracts without disturbing the watercourse in Saskatchewan underneath. their many contributions...” and Maine giving our Canadian On the ready mix front, we have contributions that these manag- operations significant backlog well recently renovated our plant in Sum- ers have made; the countless hours into 2015. Our precast concrete plants merside, PEI and we have developed that they have spent to ensure that were awarded architectural jobs in the a quality assurance manual for both our businesses thrive and grow; the United States and industrial wall panel OSCO Concrete and OSCO Aggre- perseverance they showed to get us projects in Canada using our newly gates. Of special note was our quality through the challenges we faced; acquired Carbon-Cast technology. engineer’s design of a highly flowable and, the loyalty to the company and We also received some precast bridge concrete mix used to make floating its employees that was always there girder orders in the Maritimes. pontoons in Halifax. Generally, our in every decision they made. It has ready mix operations have been close We have highlighted several Group been my distinct privilege to work to budget in all locations except New milestones in this edition. We are alongside of all of these distinguished Brunswick where the markets remain rapidly approaching the delivery of individuals over the last 25 plus years relatively slow and very competitive. our 50th precast parking garage. This and, on behalf of everyone in the continued on page 50... www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | fall & winter 2014 3 projects

YMCA Takes Shape With Plenty of Help From OSCO Group

contributed by: Dan Fox, Brendan rooms for community events. the construction as the design evolves. Clancy, Stewart Totten Civil and structural design were issued & Dave Dunnett The YMCA of Greater Saint John is first, to allow the site work, founda- a community service organization tions and structural steel to get start- new home for North Amer- composed of people of all ages and ed. The remaining design continues The ica’s second oldest YMCA from all walks of life joined together while construction is in progress, with is quickly becoming a reality. The new by a shared passion: to strengthen architectural, mechanical and electri- 70,000 square foot facility is being the foundations of community. cal deliverables proceeding as they are built on Churchill Boulevard in Saint needed in the sequencing. John, New Brunswick’s north end. FCC Construction is pleased to be providing Construction Management FCC’s estimating depart- The building will have a 25 meter lap for this new facility. Work started in ment and project team pool, as well as a 9 by 6 meter leisure early April of 2014, with the building collaborate with the pool with a moveable floor. There will expected to open by the fall of 2015. Architect to prioritize also be a 7000 square foot health and The new YMCA is designed by Mur- design deliverables and fitness area, with a perimeter running dock and Boyd Architects, and their create the tender packages. track and a 6000 square foot gymna- consultant team. As the project progresses, FCC works sium. Also included in the design are with the Architect to suggest design a 10,000 square foot area for child CONSTRUCTION details that improve constructability care, 5 large change room areas, and MANAGEMENT to save costs and improve schedule. a settlement services area to help This method is preferred when owners assist new immigrants with language As Construction Manager for this proj- want to expedite projects to enable skills and support. The main lobby will ect, FCC is working closely with the them to open sooner. In a convention- have a café and 2 large multi-purpose Architect and the owner to expedite al style of lump sum tendered project,

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“As the project progresses, FCC works with the Architect to suggest design details that improve constructability to save costs and improve schedule.”

the design would have to be 100% and install three architectural solid ter, ranging in diameter from 750mm complete before it could be tendered panels and nine architectural insu- up to 1800mm. Two Stormceptor® and awarded, slowing up the project. lated panels for the new building. units were also provided to treat stormwater coming from the parking To date, the project has tendered 50 When installed, the three solid panels; lots before it enters the city sewer. out of the 94 tender packages, with two vertical and one horizontal; will the majority of the large packages frame the building’s main entrance. Strescon’s Stormceptors are currently complete and contracts in place. FCC As part of the Architect’s design, the the only product to meet specifica- manages all costs and change orders decorative panels are being fabricat- tions for the city of Saint John. When and provides reports to the owners. ed with a stone pattern cast into the designers recognize the potential for FCC also provides monthly reports panel’s front face. The nine insulated pollutants leaving the site, they must to the YMCA steering committee, panels will have horizontal reveals, include a Stormceptor in the design. updating on construction progress and will form the perimeter walls for and financial status. part of the pool area. READY-MIX CONCRETE

FCC’s project team: Dan Fox, Project Panel production is scheduled for Oc- OSCO Concrete’s Strescon Saint Manager; Jim Cosman, Site Superin- tober, with Strescon Atlantic erecting John plant is working closely with tendent; Madison Spear, Site Admin- all panels by the end of the month. FCC Construction to supply ready- istration; Shauna Miller, Chief Estima- Installation should take approximately mix concrete for the new YMCA. tor; Andy Miller, Project Estimator; 2 days. Project Manager Alex Linero and Robin Young & Heather Fox is overseeing this project for Strescon. For this project, OSCO Concrete is handling contract reporting. supplying 7 different mixes for various CONCRETE PIPE applications throughout the facility. PRECAST CONCRETE Strescon’s concrete pipe division is also OSCO started supplying ready-mix in Strescon’s Saint John precast plant participating on this project, supplying April and upon completion, will have has been subcontracted to fabricate 20 manholes for storm, sanitary & wa- provided over 2200 cubic metres of concrete. www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | fall & winter 2014 5 projects

Concrete the Material of Choice for Maritime Ontario’s New Hub

contributed by: Dave Thompson, Stewart Totten & Jean Bourque tic mobilized to the site and started erecting panels on the 29th of the aritime-Ontario Freight Lines NS as the Structural Consultant month. All panels were standing by MLtd (M-O) is currently building and Foulem Construction as the October 6th, 2014 while finish work a state-of-the-art transportation hub Construction Manager. The OSCO was completed shortly after. on a 46-acre parcel of land off Berry Group’s concrete team members Mills Road. The $18.5-million hub will have been heavily involved in the READY-MIX CONCRETE feature an attractive, two-storey pre- project - supplying precast concrete cast concrete and glass building, with wall panels, ready-mix concrete, and OSCO Concrete’s Strescon Ready 12-foot high ceilings and dozens of concrete pipe. The building is ex- Mix plant in Moncton began supply- docks. The building will utilize the lat- pected to open by early fall of 2015. ing concrete to the project in June. est technology, all designed to attract Foundation work was completed in and keep the top talent in the industry. PRECAST CONCRETE September, with the slab work commencing in October, after the comple- M-O’s began in Nova Scotia in 1962, The precast panels on the M-O tion of the precast panel installation. providing less-than-truckload and full project are Strescon’s largest A 35 MPa mix designed with truckload service between Atlantic application of our Carbon- Ground Granulated Blast Fur- Provinces, Quebec and Ontario. The Cast® High Performance nace Slag used as a supplemen- company expanded the network into Insulated Wall System to tary cementitious material and a Western Canada to establish a com- date. It includes 112 pan- maximum volume change rate of prehensive terminal network from els, covering approximately 0.04% was used for all flat work in coast to coast. Over that time, M-O 28,000 square feet of the build- the warehouse portion of the project. created multiple divisions allowing ings exterior. them maximum flexibility, including Once completed, Strescon Monc- M-O FreightWORKS, M-O COLD- Strescon’s Saint John Plant began ton will have supplied approximately chain, M-O DedicatedWORKS, M-O production of the panels on the 20th 3500 m3 of various class of concrete PaperXPRESS, M-O LogisticWORKS of August and completed the job on to this project. and Bulk Services. Their headquarters September 24th. The panel produc- is located in Brampton, Ontario. tion utilized 410 cubic meters of concrete, and approximately 9000 CONCRETE PIPE A strong team is leading the project: square feet of carbon fiber mesh. Strescon’s concrete pipe division was Architects 4 of Moncton, NB as the contracted by Foulem Construction to Architect with JM Giffin of Amherst, In September 2014, Strescon Atlan-

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supply all concrete pipe & man- There were some changes on holes for this project. site due to unforeseen circum- stances, but given our local This is a large facility used for manufacturing plant with an freight transfer. Considering the inventory of stock product and huge number of tractor trailers ability to make custom pieces, that will be constantly going in Strescon was able to make and out of the parking lot, con- changes to the shop drawings crete pipe is the obvious choice and adjust production to keep due to its inherent strength, the contractor on schedule. durability and life cycle. There were an additional 10 Product supplied to the job loads of product added to the included over 100 standard project, including 3 custom 1500 median barriers, 40 sanitary diameter manholes and associ- and storm manhole structures ated piping. One significant ranging in size from 750 mm to change to the original design 2100 mm diameter and 1.1 km was the substitution of a of piping from 300 to 900mm concrete lift station for the diameter. specified fiberglass lift station. Although fiberglass is used in The job was awarded to Strescon some markets where concrete on July 15 with a very tight time- units are not readily available, line. Shop drawings were already fiberglass products have a higher produced, so were ready for purchase price and are subject submittal and production was to flotation. Strescon proposed a able to start immediately after concrete alternate which was approval. The first delivery to the approved by the contractor & site was on July 31. designer.

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contributed by: Jason Presley Outfitting Hall Building

ecent visitors to Ocean Steel’s The largest of the two buildings is the RSaint John plant may have Outfitting Hall, being erected next to noticed a sea of white painted steel the Ultra Hall building which Ocean destined for Bath Iron Works (BIW) in Steel supplied and erected in 2007. Bath, Maine. BIW is a major American shipyard located on the Kennebec The new Outfitting Hall building sees River in Bath, Maine, United States. some very similar work to that completed previously. As Since its founding in 1884, BIW part of the 1,650 has built private, com- tons of steel, mercial and military there are 11 vessels, most shop-assembled of which roof trusses have been being supplied ordered to the job site in by the US 3 pieces. These Navy. The pieces will be joined shipyard on site through bolted field has built splices, prior to picking them by and sometimes designed crane into their final positions. Ocean battleships, frigates, Steel Engineering was involved in cruisers and destroyers, including the helping engineer the most optimal Arleigh Burke class, which are current- pick points for these extremely long ly among the world’s most advanced +140’ roof trusses. surface warships. Since 1995, Bath Iron Works has been a subsidiary of There are also 3 box trusses being General Dynamics, the fifth-largest supplied as stick-built steel, to be defense contractor in the world (as of partially assembled on the ground 2008). prior to erection, with the remaining tie pieces going in after the This past May, OSCO began work on larger truss components have been the detailing for two new buildings to placed. Canam is also sending in be erected at Bath Iron Works. Un- some long items with their roof joists, der a contract picked up with PC that also measure in at roughly 140’ Construction Company, Ocean Steel and are coming to site in two pieces. will supply and install 2,200 tons of structural steel, 345 tons of joists, This job has come with many chal- 1167 squares of metal decking, and lenges, as Ocean Steel was tasked 36,000 square feet of metal grating. to aid PC Construction with many Steel fabrication commenced in July. coordination items between the

8 connections | fall & winter 2014 www.oscoconstructiongroup.com projects structural steel and the many other trades. From the huge mega doors on 3 sides of the building; to the Z girts, sag rods and handrails being supplied by the misc. metals supplier; there were a lot of pieces to this building’s puzzle. Erection is scheduled to commence around the 20th of October and will continue into March of next year.

· 1,650 tons of structural steel · Detailer: Ocean Steel and Construction · Fabrication: Ocean Steel - SJ · Deck & Joists : Canam Steel Corp. · Grating: Borden · Erection: CCB, Inc

Blast & Paint Building

Although the smaller of the two structures, the Blast and Paint 45 Stuart Street topped off Building is equally challenging. The building boasts 3 field-assembled contributed by: Jason Presley & Brendan near end of on-site steel work for OSCO. door trusses, as well as more than Clancy 60 single-piece roof joists supplied With the final project weight for the steel by Canam coming in at nearly 100’ cean Steel and Construction (OSCO) coming in just shy of 2,900 tons, Stuart long. Otopped off the 45 Stuart Street project Street may not have been the largest proj- on July 30, 2014, with the flying of the ect OSCO has tackled, but at 33 levels of Unlike the Outfitting Hall which is customary painted white beam. steel, it is the tallest, when considering all all BIW white in color, the Blast and This was a momentous day residential floors and the various mechani- Paint has one bay of steel spanning for a project which had seen cal platforms and walkways. numerous levels that is exposed, many challenges in getting and as such, required a hot-dipped to this point. The topping off Strescon “topped off” their portion of the galvanized finish. of this project signalled the project on September 5, 2014, by setting panel mark number P33 in place. Similar to The same coordination challenges Ocean Steel, this ‘Team Job’ was the tallest were faced on this building, with: ever completed. In total, Strescon will be the 3 mega doors; the misc. met- supplying roughly 100,000 sq.ft., or 910 als supplied handrails; Z girts and individual precast pieces. sag rods; and also some tie backs between the structural steel and In addition to wrapping up the supply a grit hopper being supplied by and installation of the steel, OSCO is in others. Steel is expected to start the process of laying down the last of the delivering to the job site sometime 4000+ square feet of metal floor and roof between the end of October and decking. Strescon is currently on site pro- mid to late December. The total viding final alignment of the precast and erection schedule is set to last detailing out all connections. roughly 10 weeks. OSCO and Strescon will both return to the · 550 tons of structural steel site sometime between the fall of 2014 and · Detailer: Les Dessins Trusquin Inc spring 2015, as the tower crane and hoists · Fabrication : Ocean Steel - Fred are removed from the building. OSCO will · Deck & Joists : Canam Steel Corp. then be finishing the leave out steel and · Grating : Borden decking to finalize the floor areas on levels · Erection : CCB, Inc 1-6, while Strescon completes the final portions of precast. www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | fall & winter 2014 9 projects Around the Refinery Marque Construction Electrical & Instrumentation Installations

contributed by: Tara Urquhart tural steel, to mount the new electric tric heat tracing, which in turn heats heat tracing equipment on. Finally, critical processes within the associ- arque Construction’s Industrial Marque will supply and terminate the ated process unit. Coordination with MDivision has been fortunate to be electrically traced tub bundles. operations will be critical during the assisting the Irving Oil Refinery with power cutover stage of the project, as electrical and instrumentation installa- Wireless Gateway System: the colder weather temperatures could tions on many current projects. Some Marque is in the process of installing adversely affect process temperatures. of the projects taking place at this time ten wireless gateway systems for this are: the Hydrogen Catalyst Sample project. Wireless instrument signals Pre RUP Fuel Gas Header Points; the Wireless Gateway System; and their security have been debated Replacement: This project Replacing Electrical Pyle Panels South for a number of years. Technological requires replacement of the fuel gas - Phase 2; Pre RUP Fuel Gas Header advancements with firewall security header and fuel gas lines. Marque has Replacement; NHT Logic Manager and fiber optic performance have been requested to assist with installing Upgrade; Substation #1 Replacement; now made these installations feasible. heat tracing required to the new lines. #4 Furnace Upgrade; and TSOs for Off At this time, IOR will be using these Additional area lighting and grounding Gas Burning. These are all very diverse wireless systems and field instruments to the battery limits utility rack exten- projects and as a group, make for very for “static signal” receiving only, ie: the sion of plant 245 will also be installed. stimulating work. instrument will send a signal regarding New instruments are required to be the status of flow, temperature, level, Hydrogen Catalyst Sam- installed, so Marque will be installing etc. of an individual process to the the associated instrument cables, field ple Points: This project is just wireless receiver. In turn, the wire- run tray, and tubing required for these getting underway. It requires a signifi- less gateway and associated media as well. cant amount of scaffolding for its size converter transmit the signal via the and as soon as the scaffold builds are existing fiber optic network. The signal Substation #1 Replace- complete, Marque’s work will com- will be used as an indication to opera- ment: For the replacement of sub- mence. Upon completion, the project tions only. The signal will not be used station #1, Marque provided support will help determine when catalyst for dynamic/reactive control as is used for temporary requirements. Installa- in the Hydrogen Plant needs to be with the current hard wired system. tions then progressed to steel supports changed to optimize the running of required for cable tray and the install the plant. Three new gas samples are Electrical PYLE Panels: of cable tray. Marque then proceeded to be taken. These samples are very Electrical PYLE Panels are being with electrical installs inside the new hot, requiring a new standard sample replaced in two units at the Refinery. substation and progressed to outages panel to be developed and installed. A PYLE panel is a distribution panel required to migrate loads from the old Marque will be installing the sample designed for use in hazardous loca- substation to the new. These outages panel, along with electrically traced tions. Many of these panels were were ongoing for quite some time and tube bundles, to provide sample lines installed 35 plus years ago and no required in depth coordination with from the process lines to the sample longer meet the requirements set by operations to complete. This project is point. The existing electric heat tracing IOR. The associated transformers are now nearing completion. controller also needs to be replaced also being replaced. All circuits will be with a new one. Once the controller is verified on the existing panel. Tem- Logic Manager Upgrade: installed, the existing EHT circuits will porary power will be required for both For this upgrade, Marque has been be migrated to it. Marque will also be normal and critical circuits. Some of requested to install new junction boxes installing a rack fabricated from struc- the PYLE panels supply power to elec-

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and trunk cables in the #2 Rheniformer new coalescer and pipe that was being tight shutoff safety valves were and HDS units. New terminal strips installed. This project will increase the installed for pilot gas and fuel gas. will be installed in the safety manager Refinery’s ability to process light crude Marque completed the required electri- marshalling cabinet. Marque has also in Crude #4 during warmer seasons. cal and instrumentation infrastructure. installed the main runs of cable tray There was also a large instrumentation infrastructure required for this project. component, requiring the installation Marque Construction is delighted to be At this time, only the tray and junction of instruments, as well as associated able to assist the refinery with the boxes required are being installed, with cables, tubing and airline. This project electrical and instrumentation required the cabling scheduled for the new year. in now completed for Marque. on so many projects. We look forward to a productive relationship in the Off Gas Burning: This project #4 Furnace Upgrade: This future and will continue our focus on involved Marque with installing a large upgrade had Marque completing post safety, customer service and proficient quantity of electric heat tracing on the turnaround activities. For this project, and specialized installations.

FCC Takes Over Refinery Maintenance

“Transitioning over to a FCC facilities maintenance team was very smooth and seamless, when you’re working with a great bunch of professional people. The ethics that FCC has shown, and willingness to jump in with both feet has brought a level of energy that is good to see and much appreciated. We receive close to over a hundred facility maintenance requests over and above our daily maintenance regiment each month, and to have a company that can come in and perform at this high of a level is “unprecedented” | Rick Goucher, Team Leader Refinery General Services

contributed by: Rick Williston Irving Oil Refinery now consists of 25 eral cleaning; special event set-ups; to people. Some are new to FCC, while snow removal. n August 1, 2014, FCC Construc- some have moved from other posi- Otion officially took over main- tions. The team includes Supervisors, With Supervisors Dave Safford, tenance operations for the Irving Oil Tradesmen, an Administration Clerk, Jonathan Sullivan, Jason Soucy, Joe Refinery facilities and properties. This and a Safety Coordinator. The type Robichaud and Hedley Pond, along operation also includes other Irving of work being carried out includes with Administration Clerk Susan owned properties, such as Canaport, everything from: construction projects; Doucet and Safety Coordinator Brian East Saint John Terminal, the Golden building audits; assembling and mov- Way, the operation is now in full gear. Ball Building, and 201 Crown Street. ing furniture; painting; HVAC checks; Maintenance Supervision have now landscaping; alarm inspections; gen- begun planning for this winter season FCC’s Maintenance Operation at the and snow removal operations. www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | fall & winter 2014 11 product profile: staggered truss framing

Special Profile: Staggered Truss Framing

What is Staggered Truss within a single truss without traveling Summer House Project Framing? between trusses at each floor. Braced staggered trusses have additional Ocean Steel’s first staggered truss The staggered truss system consists benefits as well. They eliminate col- project was the Mystic Marriot Hotel of a story-high truss that spans across umn curvature during erection thus in Groton, CT completed in 2004. the full width of the building. The truss reducing column sizes. In the fall of 2013, Ocean framing alternates from floor to floor Another example is was awarded the and, when combined with a precast the use of specially Summer House plank system, creates a safe and effi- designed horizontal luxury apartment cient structural system that resists both truss bracing. This residential proj- gravity and lateral loads while also new design is used ect in downtown providing a low floor-to-floor height. to simplify and Stamford, CT. Advantages of the reduce the amount Coincidentally, of temporary the Engineer staggered truss system bracing required of Record during erection. for Summer • Improved layout flexibility due to This new bracing is House - Wexler elimination of interior columns located within the & Associates, • Reduced structure weight floor depth and was the same • Faster erection due to fewer pieces between trusses Engineer on the and reduces Mystic Marriot Advancements in the extent of isometric view project. temporary rods staggered truss systems and cables used during Summer House consists of 222 residential units and 2200 square “ Since the introduction of the 2008 erection while making erection safer feet of retail and restaurant space, a International Building Code and the and faster. roof deck and a fifth-floor pool over- wide adoption of seismic design cri- Overall these new designs do not looking lower Summer Street. teria, the design of staggered trusses result in increased costs while at the evolved to include new developments. same time they improve the stag- Owner: Summer House, LLC These new developments make staggered truss system. When designed Developer: F.D. Rich Company gered trusses more compatible with with due consideration of its chal- Construction Manager: Erland seismic design and provide benefits lenges, benefits and applications, the Construction, Inc. for erectors and fabricators. staggered truss system provides great Architect: Lessard Design, Inc Engineer: Wexler & Associates One example is the use of braced benefits, as proved at the Summer Erection: American Steel & Precast staggered trusses. This modification Street Project..“ Erectors ASPE eliminates high diaphragm stresses -Neil Wexler PhD, PE, Wexler & Associates Detailing & Connection Design: and allows lateral forces to remain Ocean Steel

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contributed by: Bernie Blakely, Neil Wexler, PhD, PE & Jeff Keith

Ocean Steel’s Scope The location was a tight urban site in downtown Stamford with limited The overall frame for Summer House laydown area. This required good team was 2,436 tons. A total of 56 shop- work and constant communication be- assembled staggered trusses were tween Erland, Ocean, and the erector. fabricated with some as large as 14’ For this project, Ocean turned to trust- wide x 63’ long. ed steel and precast erector American Steel & Precast Erectors (ASPE) who The steel was all fabricated in our was the first erector in North America Conklin, NY plant with the exception to hold the status of Advanced Certi- of the jumbo columns and one heavy fied AISC erector, Certified PCI Erector, transfer truss which was made in our and CWB certification. Saint John, NB plant. Another challenge faced by the in- All trusses were shop welded with W- house connection design team was Shape chords and HSS web members. the development of the truss gusset plates for seismic braces while The 22-story building’s first steel minimizing the notching of precast beam was put in place on July 23rd, hollow core planks, meeting truss 2014 and erection will continue width shipping restrictions, and stay- through to February 2015. ing within interior wall thicknesses. truss gusset design

Project Challenges & More and more in our industry, we Solutions are seeing the implementation of Building Information Modeling (BIM) The heavy transfer truss, spanning that enables the project team to between the 5th and 6th floors, “build” the project in a virtual envi- required special attention. This truss ronment early on in order to flush design had a W14 x 500 top chord out any potential field conflicts. and W14 x 257 bottom chord. The Model of transfer truss heaviest individual member weighed Weekly coordination meetings were held 18 tons, while the total assembled on this project with the Consultants, weight was 42 tons. After careful Construction Manager, and Ocean Steel planning it was decided to field bolt to review concerns and prioritize work in this truss. The entire truss was trial order to maintain the aggressive fit in the shop (including each of the schedule. With today’s technology 2,120 bolts) in order to ensure that Ocean Steel can easily execute such the in-position stick building on site projects and sees great benefits as went smoothly. additional trades get on board. staggered truss framing model www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | fall & winter 2014 13 projects

FCC Builds Fire Training Structure

contributed by: Luke Johnson, P.Eng. services, including propane piping; as well as assembly of the struc- Construction recently ture, service connections between FCC completed construc- shipping containers, and installation tion of a prefabricated Fire Training of propane controls for the Structure on Grandview Avenue, in Industrial Training Props. Saint John, NB. The structure was FCC’s Electrical Division fabricated in the U.S. by “Fire Training completed all electrical Structures” and will serve as a training scope items. facility for Industrial, Commercial and Residential Fire Fighting for Fire De- OSCO Concrete and partments throughout the region. OSCO Rebar also participated on this project, providing The facility consists of a stick-build ready-mix concrete and rebar for structural steel platform system, as the foundations. Strescon’s con- well as ten shipping containers modi- crete pipe division was also involved, fied to form the training structure supplying a Stormceptor model 300 when stacked. The facility includes to treat the run-off from the site, to two exterior Industrial Training Burn Maguire excavating, who did the site Props and three interior Commer- excavation and storm sewer installa- cial/Residential Training Burn Props. tion for this project. This was the first A propane fuel source was used for Stormceptor purchased and installed better control of the internal burn by Maguire, so Strescon’s standard temperatures. The facility is also site visit to inspect the unit installa- configured for high angle rescue, wall tion was appreciated. and roof breaching; confined space rescue; rebar cutting; maze training; Foundation and site work began in and ship-board fire fighting. early March, 2014 and the project was substantially complete in May. FCC’s Civil Division completed FCC Site Superintendent was Dan all sitework, foundations and site Griffen.

Tricky Downtown Halifax Project a Success for OSCO Concrete

contributed by: Dave Marcatilli The project location was difficult for meter boom pump was used to place construction, due to the high volume hard to reach areas on level seven and tarting in late November 2013, of traffic, along with its close (25 foot) the roof. This pump needs a 28 foot SOSCO Concrete began supplying proximity to the busiest bus stop in square area to setup, which required PCL Construction with concrete and Halifax. Because of this, most concrete PCL to purchase two special street pumping for a new office and residen- work had to be completed between closure permits for late night pours that tial structure at 1592 Barrington the hours of 6pm and 11pm, with oc- ran as late as 1am. Street, in downtown Halifax. casional early morning pours which had mixers and pumps on and off site This project required 650 meters of before 9am. concrete in total and showed the abilities of our team to work with the Due to traffic concerns, the city was customer to get the job done; regard- only able to give permits to PCL for less of how difficult the location. The about 16 feet of road and sidewalk property is a 7 storey office building closure, forcing OSCO’s pump opera- owned by Starfish Properties, with the tors to short-rig the pumps in order to sixth and seventh floors reserved for reach slab and column pours. The 47 residential rental units.

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Strescon Delivers First 2000 NEBT Girders in Maritimes

contributed by: Nathan Ward longest girder is about 70 tons and Step 2: The following end was swung 37.5 m respectively. Because of the off the pallet, using the leading edge trescon has successfully produced height and weight of these girders, as a pivot, and placed on concrete Sits first ever 2000 NEBT pre- the Bedford Plant had to push the stickers where 2 pieces of 3/4” ply- stressed concrete bridge girder. This envelope in terms of crane clearance wood were also placed to act as a is the first time that 2000 NEBT gird- and stressing abutment heights. One pivot. ers will be used in the Maritimes. spreader beam was reconfigured Step 3: The leading edge was swung to eliminate the use of a shackle so In April of this year, Alva Construction off the pallet that the required headroom could be was awarded the tender to replace achieved. The holdups were relo- Step 4: The leading edge was then the Great Village Bridge in Colches- cated closer to the girder so that the lifted so that the bottom face of the ter County, Nova Scotia. Originally elevation of the upper pre-stressing girder was about 1.8 m from the shop designed as Steel, Alva Construction strand group could be reduced, floor. The yard tractor and jeep were submitted an alternate proposal, de- enabling the use of existing stress- backed under the girder; the girder signed by Harbourside Engineering, ing abutments. The top rebar matt was set down. to NSTIR (Nova Scotia Department was pre-tied and lifted into place Step 5: The following end of the of Transportation and Infrastructure with spreader beams, to eliminate the girder was lifted and the shop cranes Renewal) using concrete which was need for the production crew to tie followed the yard tractor and jeep ultimately approved by the depart- over their heads. out of the shop. ment. In early May, Alva Construction awarded the supply and delivery of Because of the girder weight, a Step 6: Once outside, the Mijack the 2000 NEBT girders to Strescon’s unique lift process was required; the straddle carrier was used to lift the Bedford, NS plant. basic steps are as follows: leading edge off of the yard jeep and onto concrete stickers to be sacked. The new bridge will require four Step 1: Leading edge was lifted 2000 NEBT pre-stressed con- slightly and two pieces of 3/4” ply- Strescon successfully completed this crete bridge girders. Each girder wood was placed under the girder to project with the last girder being is 2000mm tall. The heaviest and act as a pivot. shipped on August 26th. www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | fall & winter 2014 15 projects

contributed by: D a v e T h o m p s o n & Stewart Totten

abela’s first location in Atlantic Cana- Cda is scheduled to open in the spring of 2015. The new store has created quite a buzz in New Brunswick’s hunting and fishing community and has many outdoors enthusiasts counting down the days until the grand opening. Strescon is pleased to have supplied both Precast Concrete and Precast Pipe to this project. The 50,000 square foot store is located on Cabela’s Court, off Mapleton Road in Moncton, NB. The Construction Manager for the building is Bird Construction. PRECAST CONCRETE

Strescon supplied 81 – 8” thick loadbear- ing panels for the Cabela’s project. This Strescon Precast & Pipe for New Cabela’s

panel option replaced the traditional exterior structural steel frame, giving a cleaner look to the building’s interior.

After several weeks of working with the design team led by Callison Architecture of Seattle Washington, Strescon’s Saint John Plant began production on July 16th and completed the panels by August 6th, 2014. Shortly after production was complete, Strescon Atlantic installed the 23,854 square feet of walls in only seven days. CONCRETE PIPE

Birch Hill Construction of Moncton awarded the supply of all concrete pipe and manholes on Cabela’s new site, to Strescon’s concrete pipe division.

Product for this job included 370m of concrete pipe, 2 custom concrete pipe T’s, 20 storm & sanitary manholes and 3 Stormceptors. As part of the sale, Strescon includes a site visit to inspect the Storm- ceptor units and ensure components are correctly installed. Everything was in order and these units will now help ensure protection of the West Branch Halls Creek in Mapleton Park.

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Borcherdt Produces Unique Stairs for Harbour Isle Hazelton

contributed by: Stephen MacDonald

orcherdt Concrete Products recently supplied and installed Bwhite precast concrete stairs for Harbour Isle Hazelton Inc., on Windmill Road in Dartmouth Nova Scotia.

The customer contacted Borcherdt the second week of July requesting unique sets of white concrete stairs. The project was awarded on July 23, with production of the stairs beginning the following week.

Borcherdt was able to use local aggregates to produce the stairs, which were made to suit various grade conditions as they changed around the building. Through consulting with production personnel, Borcherdt was able to devise connection hardware to suit the site conditions and get everything produced to meet the erection date.

Stair installation started August 19 and was complete the next day. Borcherdt personnel and equipment were used to install the units safely and efficiently, meeting the owner’s occupancy permit requirements for the end of August. In total, Borcherdt supplied and installed 17 precast stair units, including connection and site hardware.

Saint John Mr. Lube contributed by: Brendan Clancy & David Dunnett

Mr. Lube fran- In order to maintain the integrity of the neers and detailers were able to provide The chise expansion in product, which must handle large Acadian Construction with alternate con- Saint John, New Brunswick is point loads due to the car jacks nections that allowed a much simpler a recent addition to over 165 typically used, Strescon engi- installation and reduced on-site work. active locations currently across Canada. Due to unforeseen site issues, Mr. Lube is an Oil Change business Strescon Atlantic was required to where they service your vehicle mobilize to site twice to perform while you wait. its task, much to the satisfaction of Acadian Construction. Final Acadian Construction is overseeing installation of the Strescore plank the project, and awarded Strescon occurred on August 23, 2014. Limited a contract to supply, deliver and install 17 pieces of 10” OSCO Concrete’s Saint John plant Strescore planks for the project. was also involved in the project, Tim MacDonald served as Project supplying approximately 100 cubic Manager for Strescon. metres of concrete. www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | fall & winter 2014 17 projects

Marque Tackles Marine Terminal Projects

photo courtesy of Canaport LNG

contributed by: Tara Urquhart and Marque its own unique challenges. installed on the cable tray, were stra- tegically placed. Cable sheaves were Canaport LNG In the initial stages, Marque rerouted placed in strategic locations where the retention pond conduits. Once the cable undergoes a shift in angle during anaport LNG is a state-of-the-art project got underway, the first scope the installation. These sheaves allowed Cliquefied natural gas (LNG) receiv- of work was the removal and installa- for the cable to never bend at a tighter ing and regasification terminal — the tion of fence. In addition to rerouting radius than the manufacturer’s speci- first in Canada. Situated in Saint John, cables, Marque also isolated, relocated, fications indicated. Due to Marque’s New Brunswick, the terminal is capable and re-commissioned cameras, PIRDs experience in cable installations of this of sending 1.2 billion cubic feet of and lighting at this time. The exist- type and the outstanding planning natural gas per day. It is majority- ing cables were buried after they were that took place, the install of this cable owned and managed by Repsol and is uncovered and identified through the went exceptionally well. a partnership between Repsol of Spain use of a hydro-vac. Permanent installs and Irving Oil. of the cable were then performed. Marque kept a night shift of electricians to complete the remaining phases of The Canaport Crude Terminal current- Work then progressed to the next the project, which lasted approximately receives crude oil from super tankers major undertaking, which was the ly seven weeks. These final phases via the 40-plus year old monobuoy. installation of eighteen hundred feet included installation of the vendor With only one route, there would be of cable for the variable frequency cables to the loading arm and electric no other means of unloading these drive at the jetty head. This cable was heat tracing installations. Installations tankers if the monobuoy or subsea required to be installed in existing were required at both the jetty abut- pipeline were to fail. The installation of cable tray, down the length of the jetty. ment and the jetty head. The onshore over 1800’ of 30’ pipeline tying the ex- The cable installation required a great portion of work consisted of lighting, isting onshore monobuoy pipeline to degree of expertise, as this type of electric heat tracing and instrument in- a new product unloading arm on the cable is particularly prone to damage stalls. Marque also assisted in changes LNG jetty will now allow a secondary if twisted. Marque had approximately required for the Nitrogen Panel, to get means of unloading the tankers. thirty personnel assisting with this it up to Refinery standards. There was installation. It required a tremendous also significant field run tray that kept Marque is currently working on this amount of planning on how the exact Marque personnel busy. project as a contractor for the Irving installation would take place and the Oil Refinery. The project is nearing equipment that would be required to Marque’s final work, still to be com- completion and in the commissioning assist with the cable pull. All of the tray pleted, will be to assist with commis- stages and over the course of the last rollers, which allow for less friction on sioning activities. There will be two several months has presented to IOR the cable during installation and are electricians on days and two electri-

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cians on nights, all working twelve Finally, once all cutovers are complete, inch line. One other portion of hour shifts. Also being completed there will be demolition of the old work for butane was the scope now, is work for the installation of the infrastructure. All cables will be dis- of work to migrate the power twelve gas detectors. connected and existing grounding will feeds to the dock #1 MCCs to the be removed. Cable tray and cable tray VRU substation. The existing power Marque’s tremendous personnel supports will also be removed, along feed to dock #1 MCC was cut, pulled worked very hard to push this time with existing equipment that is no back, and rerouted to the VRU substa- of-the-essence project to completion, longer required. The temporary power tion. Marque has now completed this particularly, with all of the last minute required for the loads during cutovers extensive project. material requirements. Marque’s sup- will also be removed and stored for pliers were also a tremendous asset, in repurpose. The Twin and Cross Connect the assistance they provided in expe- Steam Line project required the diting these materials. Marque Construction looks forward installation of a new boiler capable of to this project and is always pleased to producing 250,000 lb of steam per Canaport Marine be able to assist the Irving Oil Refin- hour. The steam is required to heat the ery with their electrical requirements. incoming raw product at the recently Terminal: Phase 3 Marque Construction, as always, constructed East Saint John Train Car Upgrade will perform quality installations and unloading facility. The project was superior customer service while never completed in two parts. The first part rving Oil’s Canaport Crude Receiv- faltering in safety. was to run the majority of the electri- Iing Terminal in Saint John, New cal and instrumentation requirements Brunswick was commissioned in 1970. East Saint John temporarily as the boiler was first It was the western hemisphere’s first installed in a temporary building. This deep-water crude terminal able to re- Marine Terminal was due to the fact that the permanent ceive supertankers, with over 6 million structure in which the boiler would he East Saint John Marine Terminal barrels of storage capacity for their be housed in was not arriving until a is located near the causeway on refining operations. Irving Oil was the T date after the boiler was required to be Bayside Drive in Saint John, NB. This first and only Canadian refinery on the operational. Once the building for the terminal is where finished petroleum east coast of North America to receive boiler was erected, Marque then went products from the Irving Oil Refinery crude oil from The Acropolis, a ULCC back to take the installations from are transferred by pipeline from the (Ultra Large Crude Carrier) – one of temporary to permanent. refinery to be loaded onto ships and the world’s largest supertankers, hold- delivered to other marine terminals. ing 2.6 million barrels of crude. The Crude Flushing System project has just commenced. Marque Construction has been busy Marque Construction’s Industrial Marque will assist with electrical and completing two large projects at Division will soon be commencing instrumentation required to install the the Terminal. Both additional spots phase three of the Canaport onshore new W & M approved Coriolis meter required for the Butane Offload- electrical infrastructure upgrade at the and additional instrumentation as- ing project and the Twin and Cross Canaport Marine Terminal which is sociated with the new sulphur diesel Connect Steam Line projects are now part of the Irving Oil Refinery. Marque metering line used for flushing the completed for Marque Construction, will be providing installations for crude line from ESJ to the refinery. and Marque has started work on a third electrical grounding, cable tray, switch Marque will be installing heat tracing project: the Crude Flushing System. gear, transformer, and infrastructure required on the new line. Heat tracing required for the new substation build- The Butane Offloading proj- will also be removed and replaced to ing. All existing operating equipment ect was a large project for Marque allow for required piping modifications and instruments will remain in use and Construction. Marque was kept busy on existing lines. Any portions of the are required for critical operations, installing cable tray, lighting, ground- old system that are no longer required therefore, detailed planning of brief ing, electric heat tracing and a variable are being demolished. outages is required. Marque will pro- frequency drive. Existing power feed to Marque Construction is pleased to vide temporary power requirements the existing LPG compressor and exist- have the opportunity to assist Irving Oil for each load during relocation. This ing condensate pump was demolished with the East Saint John Marine upgrade will include working closely and rerouted to the new equipment Terminal projects. Marque’s tremen- with operations, as cutovers are per- location. Existing power feed to the dous personnel ensure superior formed to take operating equipment butane offloading pump motor was electrical and instrumentation installa- from the existing electrical supply to demolished. Mineral insulated electric tions and their indefatigable commit- the new. heat tracing was installed on the four ment to safety is second to none. www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | fall & winter 2014 19 projects

RESIDENTIAL tion: 80 tons of rebar, 12,600 sq ft institutional of mesh Icon Bay Tower, Halifax, NS, City Wallace McCain Learning Com- Center Property Mgmnt: 1000 tons Bridge/CAISSON mons, Halifax, NS, Bird Construc- of rebar, 53,600 sq ft of mesh Varners Bridge, New Germany, tion: 56.18 tons of rebar 40 Unit Residential - Trinity Bldg NS, Leslie & Benn Contracting: 52 Towed Howitzer Building, #2, Eternity Developments: 59.79 tons of rebar & GFRP Oromocto, NB; Simpson Building

tons of rebar, 14,880 sq ft of mesh Laplanche River Aboiteau, Am- Contractors: 28 tons of rebar New Multi-tenant Building, Se- herst, NS, Alva Construction: 91.53 Elementary School, Quispamsis, lect Projects: 20.59 tons of rebar, tons of rebar NB; Maxim Construction: 87 Tons 16,960 sq ft of mesh East River Bridge, Sheet Harbour, of rebar 49,300 sq ft of mesh contributed by GREG TIMS & GRANDY DAWNE Misc. Projects Projects Misc. Valcour Apartment Building, NS; Dexter Construction: 307 tons Eel Ground School, Eel Ground, Fredericton, NB; Colpitts Develop- of rebar NB; Bird Construction: 22 Tons of ments: 26 tons of rebar Nashwaak River Bridge Refur- rebar, 28,300 sq ft of mesh INDUSTRIAL/WWTP/ bishment, Fredericton, NB; Dunbar Central NB Nursing Home, WAREHOUSES Construction: 97 tons of rebar Boisetown, NB; Simpson Building Contractors: 57 tons of rebar Harmony Fish Ladder, Harmony, Commercial Government of Canada Fo- NS, Brown Bros Excavating: 34.13 O’Regans BMW, Halifax, NS, PCL rensics Building, Moncton, NB; tons of rebar Constructors: 20.77 tons of rebar, Castle Rock Construction: 32 tons Alton Natural Gas - River Site, Al- 10,560 sq ft of mesh of rebar, 15,000 sq ft of mesh ton, NS, Modern Enterprises: 23.26 New Woodside Ferry Pontoon, GMIA Operations Building, tons of rebar, 672 sq ft of mesh Dartmouth, NS, Waterworks Con- Dieppe, NB; Avondale Construc- Fe Shredder, Goodwood, NS, Se- struction: 49.79 tons of rebar tion: 73 tons of rebar lect Projects: 37.63 tons of rebar HIAA Groundside Circulation Ecole Francois Buote Addition, Non-Fe Shredder, Goodwood, Improvement, Enfield, NS, Brycon Charlottetown, PEI; MacLean Con- NS, Select Projects: 52.45 tons of Construction: 69.32 tons of rebar struction: 22 tons of rebar rebar Walmart Expansion, Charlotte- Rebar Villa du Repos Addition, Monc- S-24 Relocate PSP Services, Hali- town, PEI; Dora Construction: 29 ton, NB; Avondale Construction: fax, NS, Pomerleau: 35.52 tons of tons of rebar 44 tons of rebar, 31,000 sq ft of rebar, 10,400 sq ft of mesh Bell Aliant Data Centre, Saint mesh Xtreme Cold Storage, Dieppe, John, NB; John Flood & Sons: 26 Masonry for New Elementary NB; JW Lindsay: 28 tons of rebar tons of rebar, 9,000 sq ft of mesh School, Quispamsis, NB; Wild- CN Moncton Rail Slab, Moncton, Ross Farm Museum Learning wood Masonry: 34 tons of rebar NB; Phoenix Petroleum: 21 tons of Centre, New Ross, NS, Avondale AGRICULTURE rebar Construction: 63.41 tons of rebar, 22,080 sq ft of mesh Kent Rennie Dairy Barn, Alberton, Biomass Boiler Building, Middle PEI; GE MacNeill: 37 tons of rebar, Sackville, NS; Acadian Construc- 11,800 sq ft of mesh

Pipe and Rebar Divisions Contribute to Food Production Facility

contributed by: Stephane Belanger & mately 40 km from Moncton, NB. The tion of the food services for the facility. Stewart Totten Institution opened in 1975 and has a rated capacity of 180 inmates. From mid-April to October of 2014, estmorland Institution OSCO Rebar provided 67.5 tons of Wis the only minimum- Ocean Steel’s Rebar Division and rebar and 3360 square feet of security institution in Atlantic Strescon’s NB Pipe Division both re- wire mesh, while Strescon Canada. It is located in the cently worked on a new building at the supplied six storm & sanitary village of Dorchester next to Institution. The new structure will be manholes, as well as a trans- Dorchester Penitentiary, approxi- used for cooking, chilling and produc- former pad.

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Innovative New Data Center for Bell Aliant

contributed by: Kim Doggett, Although the original design called for a plastic Stephane Bélanger & Stewart Totten underground storage system, Strescon’s cost saving

arly in 2014, Bell Aliant announced proposal of a concrete system was accepted by the Eplans to build a $25-million data designer and the site work contractor. centre in Saint John, NB with the help of $5 million from This past summer, Ocean Steel’s must be stored and released slowly the New Brunswick Rebar division and Strescon’s Precast so the storm sewer system does not government. Said to Pipe division both worked on the new get overloaded. The original design be one of the most 24,000 square foot data center. The called for a plastic underground stor- advanced and in- new building is located on the Boars age system. As a cost saving mea- novative data centers Head Road in the Millidgeville area of sure, Strescon proposed a concrete in North America, ap- Saint John. system consisting of a double run of proximately 50 jobs will 1500 diameter pipe as an alternate be created through construction and REBAR: OSCO Rebar began their and this was accepted by the design- operation of the centre. portion of the project in early May er and the site work contractor. for contractor John Flood & Sons. In “Businesses need reliable, secure, total, they provided over 26 Tons of This project was unique because scalable data services, and we are rebar and 9000 square feet of wire data centers must be designed to be making the necessary infrastructure mesh to the new facility by the end secure structures, often containing investments to boost Bell Aliant’s of July. no windows in the data corridors. Atlantic Canada data centre offering The building requires multiple backup to meet that need,” said Karen Sheriff, QM Con- systems for ventilation/cooling, president and chief executive officer, PRECAST PIPE: struction of Saint John was hired to electrical supply, fire suppression, Bell Aliant Inc. “With support from the do the site servicing & excavation on and security, to ensure they do not Government of New Brunswick, we the Bell Aliant Data Center. Strescon’s lose power and are not affected by will build one of the most advanced Concrete pipe division was chosen as adverse conditions or natural disas- and innovative data centre facilities in the supplier of all the concrete pipe & ters, etc. This data center will support North America – and as the informa- manholes. There is a requirement for 1 megawatt, with future expansion tion and communications technology zero net run off change on projects room for up to 4 megawatts. The sector continues to grow, guarantee in potential flood areas of Saint John, centre is expected to open in early our capacity to expand and attract meaning the stormwater on the site 2015. future investment.” www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | fall & winter 2014 21 projects

Icon Bay Tower

contributed by: Dawne Grandy

llstar Rebar is currently working on the AIcon Bay Tower in Bedford, NS for City Center Properties. The new apartment tower will be located off the Bedford Highway and will be the tallest Apartment Building in the Halifax area.

Allstar began work on the project in May 2014 and is expected to finish in Septem- ber 2015. They will be providing 1000 tons of Rebar and 53,600 square feet of Varner’s Bridge Restructuring welded wire mesh.

contributed by: Dawne Grandy strong, and robust material. Although strength properties are somewhat lower ll Star Rebar is currently working on than carbon fiber and it is less stiff, the Arestructuring Varner’s Bridge in New material is typically far less brittle. Germany, NS for Leslie & Benn Construc- tion. The bridge requires 28 tons of Gal- Infrastructure often has to be repaired or vanized Rebar and 24 tons GFRP. Fabrica- replaced because the steel reinforcement tion and placing is currently underway. within them has corroded destroying the concrete microstructure. This particularly GFRP (Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer) applies to bridges exposed to de-icing Glass fiber is made from extremely fine- fi salts. With the installation of GFRP, bers of glass. It is a lightweight, extremely corrosion problems are eliminated. Miscellaneous Metals Division • Mine Dewatering Pipe Supports, • Service Shaft Dump Chute Exten- Picadilly Mine Site, Penobsquis, NB, sion, Picadilly Mine Site, Penobsquis, PCS Potash, 15.3 tons of misc. metals. NB, PCS Potash, 2.5 tons of misc. metals.

• Fixed Fueling System Upgrade, • Belledune Terminal # 1 Repairs, CN Rail Gordon Yard, Moncton, NB, Belledune, NB, Acadian Marine & Div- Phoenix Petroleum, 9.5 tons of structural. ing, 6.3 tons of misc. metals. steel & misc. metals. • Cast Iron Trench Grates, Cooking • Platforms & Stairs for Concen- Plant, Saint John, NB, Irving Pulp trator Bldg., Picadilly Mine Site, & Paper, 13.3 tons of grates. Penobsquis, NB, PCS Potash, 8.8 tons of structural. steel. • Lifting Lug Plates for Concrete Bridge Girder Beams, Saint John, • 53 – 5 ton Lifting Lugs, Picadilly NB & Bedford, NS, Strescon Ltd, 12.2 Mine Site, Penobsquis, NB, PCS Potash & tons of plate work. contributed by CHRIS BANKS, CET Cementation Canada, 3.5 tons of plate work.

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ings on one It was a total side relative to Total Precast Bridge the other by precast bridge 60mm, forcing the deck of the that could be Solution for Spryfield Strespan to be built without slightly elevat- contributed by: John Fraser precast footings, barrier wall and ed from one touching the wingwalls. Strescon’s Bedford, NS side relative to waterway! Captain William Spry pipe department did a preliminary the other. The The Community Center, design and proposed an 11.6m span barrier wall was located in Spryfield, Nova Scotia x 2m rise Strespan. Dexter construc- also 75mm higher on one side, to required an additional entrance to tion won the tender and awarded the compensate for a slight super eleva- keep up to the expanding community precast structure to Strescon. tion in the roadway. and increased traffic flow into their facilities. The problem was how to The complete structure consisted of The next challenge came when Dex- economically cross the brook in front 9 Strespans at 1.35m laying length, 6 ter Construction excavated for the of the facility. The brook is habitat for pieces of footing, 4 pieces of bar- footings. The soil was black mud and trout, which further complicated the rier wall, and 90 recon retaining wall did not have the bearing capacity as problem. The Ministry of Environ- blocks. It was a total precast bridge originally specified. The solution was ment required the bridge to be built that could be built without touching a combination of imported fill com- without disturbing the stream. the waterway! bined with an increase to the footing width from 1.8m to 3.0m. The Halifax Regional Municipality Most jobs have their challenges tendered the driveway extension and this job was no exception. The Landscapers are currently hard at work in the spring of 2014. The tender structure was built on a curve and all placing top soil and sod around the consisted of: a two lane driveway four corners had different elevations. structure and adjacent to the driveway. intersecting the Herring Cove Road; Dexter Construction and Strescon The new entrance to the Community access to hiking trails and a skate worked together to optimize the pre- Center will allow for better traffic flow board park; an expansion to existing cast components. Dexter’s surveyors in the community. parking; and a precast open bottom realigned the roadway curve and rigid frame bridge complete with Strescon assisted by raising the foot- www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | fall & winter 2014 23 projects

Waterworks box to float, the walls had to be Construction kept quite thin. These walls were veteran site seven inches thick and contained reinforcing steel which made superintendent placing and vibrating the concrete Trent Davis was almost impossible. impressed by the ease with which A special mix with extremely high this concrete flowability characteristics was designed for the project by OSCO’s could be placed Quality Control Engineer, Chris Yurchesyn. This mix contained a small natural aggregate produced by OSCO Aggregates. Combining the round particle shape with superplasticizers Floating Concrete (to increase flowability) and viscosity modifying admixture (to prevent segregation of the mix) produced a highly fluid cohesive mix that could be placed without consolidation. contributed by: David Bancroft Three inch diameter placing tubes were constructed in Bed- alifax Transit recently decided to replace the floating ford Ready Mix’s shop, taken to site and added to the end of Hpontoon where the Halifax ferry docks. Pricing was the pump boom to aid in placement. Waterworks Construc- requested for a design-build option and Waterworks Con- tion veteran site superintendent Trent Davis was impressed struction Limited was selected as the successful bidder. by the ease with which this concrete could be placed. Concrete was the chosen material for construction. Since concrete shrinks as it cures and the ferry could This project presented several unique challenges to both damage the float during docking, cracks in the structure the contractor and OSCO Concrete’s Bedford Ready Mix were a concern as it related to buoyancy. To address this plant. The finished pontoon looks like a shoe box, com- concern, two measures were taken: the voids in the box plete with lid and crosswalls inside to brace the sides and were filled with foam blocks; and an integral waterproof- ends. The dimensions of the box are approximately 100 ing agent, called Kryton, was added to the concrete. feet long, 50 feet wide and 10 feet high. This box, which As concrete technology improves, OSCO and its team of took over 400 cubic meters of concrete, was cast on land engineers and industry professionals are able to provide a and then launched into the ocean. broader range of products to meet ever increasing The primary challenge revolved around the fact that for the challenges.

This challenge was faced head-on OSCO Concrete Develops by our dispatch team. Lead by Tracy Dobson, they were able to bring Special Mix for Scotia Wind Farms mixers in from Moncton and P.E.I.

contributed by: Dave Marcatilli strength and could be poured at a high and reach the contractor’s supply slump of 180mm, yet at the same time, requirements; all while still keeping hrough the combined efforts of OSCO reduce the heat of hydration temperatures up with our regular customers’ needs. TConcrete’s Ready-Mix operations, generated from the mass blocks of con- OSCO Nova Scotia was able to supply crete. Chris Yurchesyn, Concrete Quality Lead by Tracy Dobson, they were able 2700 cubic meters of 30MPa concrete to Control manager for OSCO, developed to bring mixers in from Moncton and PEI Zutphen Contracting for the Scotia Wind a 40% flyash mix that fit the bill and and reach the contractor’s supply require- Farms. The project included 6 windmill achieved the required results. ments; all while still keeping up with our bases located on two different sites; 4 regular customers’ needs. in North Beaver Bank and 2 in Nine Mile The second challenge was supplying the River; ranging in volume between 393 concrete at a rate of 55-60 meters per Also of note is the effort put in by our truck meters and 482 meters. hour to the sites, which were (at best) 45 operators, who put in long hours, often minutes from the Sackville plant and 1 working outside of their normal delivery The project posed a few challenges for hour from Windsor‘s plant; and (at worst) areas. It was a great team effort that showed OSCO. The first was supplying a mix 1.5 hours from both plants. This challenge what can be accomplished when we work that would achieve the required 30MPa was faced head-on by our dispatch team. together!

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FCC Completes Third Radio Station for Acadia Broadcasting

Construction recently FCCfinished work at Acadia Broadcasting’s newest Radio Station in Moncton, NB. This is the third radio station FCC Construction contributed by: has completed with Commercial Bill Woodhouse Properties and Acadia Broadcast- ing. Previous stations included: 58 King St., the home of 97.3 the Wave and County 94 (2009); and CKBW and Hank fm in Bridgewater (2012).

The new radio station is located on the second floor of Jones Lake Place at 1600 Main Street. FCC began interior demolition in early May, which included the complete removal of all interior partitions, ceilings, flooring, mechanical and electrical. The rebuild started immediately and took approximately 10 weeks to complete. Construc- tion was substantially complete in August when Acadia Broadcasting’s newest station, 91.9 The Bend, went on the air.

This project was challenging for a number of reasons. Due to the short project schedule but long delivery of most materials and equipment, strategic planning and scheduling was required to meet key milestones. As well, details such as sound transmission in the studios, and equipment layout, required careful planning and installation to ensure the final product was functional for the end user. It’s notable that the audio gear for the studios and the server room was designed, supplied and installed by Sound Broadcast Limited in Winnipeg. To ensure a seamless transition when their crew arrived on site, FCC forces worked closely with the SBL team beginning in the design stage, to ensure all data, voice and power cabling was in place.

As part of the tenant fit-up, FCC also completed a total renovation of the second floor washrooms, and refinished the corridor.

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Special Profile: Precast Parking Garages

Above (first 3 photos l-r): Carleton Sewell. Photo far right: 351 Water Street

contributed by: Andrew Levatte & Brendan Clancy, P.Eng.

Over the last 20 years Strescon Limited has completed 45 Parking Garages, over 4.9 million square feet, throughout Atlantic Canada and the New England States. Within the last four years 4 Parking Garages have been constructed within Atlantic Canada. This profile includes articles on: 351 Water Street Parking Garage, St. John’s Nfld; Carleton Sewall Parking Garage, Saint John NB; and Citadel Parking Garage, Halifax NS. All three are unusual in design. Read through to see what is unusual with each garage’s design/layout.

construction means earlier occupancy making precast prestressed concrete a WHY Precast and reduced financing costs. Winter popular choice. Parking Garages? construction can proceed with few weather delays as precast components Advantages of a Parking garages often represent the are prefabricated in certified, quality first and last impression a user has controlled plants. Precast prestressed Strescon Garage: when visiting a building. Unless a concrete offers long spans, heavy load parkade is safe, secure and easy-to- carrying capacity and shallow con- Durability; Higher use, parkers will find other options. struction depths. Precast offers corro- Quality; Low Precast prestressed parking garages sion resistance, low maintenance and Maintenance offer column free layouts allowing fire resistance. The appearance and ease of parking due to 60-foot clear aesthetic possibilities of precast offer High strength factory produced spans. Precast Designs allow for gentle plenty of design freedom. precast prestressed concrete compo- sloping grade changes, while “see nents are highly resistant to attack by through” interior litewalls & shear walls Creating the best parking structure to chloride ions, using low-permeable means increased safety for garage fit a particular site requires a careful concrete that meets CSA 413.07 table users. High strength factory produced balance of all elements and a logi- 1. Pretopped double tees are recom- precast prestressed concrete compo- cal plan from start to finish. Involving mended over field-placed concrete nents are highly resistant to chloride Strescon from the beginning while toppings. This system produces an attack providing a low maintenance key design decisions are being made excellent plant produced wear surface design. Facades can be designed to can make a dramatic difference to the which does not require expensive site blend in with existing surroundings or final result. Strescon‘s expertise and applied coatings. The top surface of stand out in their environment input can minimize the time and cost the double tee is typically broom- required to complete a project. Pre- finished for improved driving traction. Precast prestressed parking garages cast parkades offer fast construction, Precast spandrel panels can act as a are cost effective both on a first cost versatility of design, attractive exte- guard-rail and bumper-stop, removing and on life cycle cost projections. Fast rior finishes, durability and economy the need for additional railing systems.

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Precast Parking Garages

This photo & photo at right: Citadel

Fast, All-Weather should be as large as possible and spandrels where standing water and modular, using Strescon’s standard leakage could cause corrosion. Construction precast prestressed concrete double Prefabricating precast components tees. Maximum sizes range from 48’ Safe, Unobstructed Views in certified, quality controlled plants for our 12’ double tee and 50’ for our Safety and security are two important while final design, permitting and site 10’ wide double tee. With clear span factors to keep in mind when design- work is completed, allows precast to parking, the bay size is not a multiple ing your garage. Using “See through” be erected as soon as foundations of the width of the parking stall. interior litewalls & shearwalls plus are poured, substantially reducing the column free clear spans means in- overall construction schedule. Precast Ramping / Drainage creased safety for the garage users. components can also be erected in Precast parking garage designs often winter conditions, maintaining a tight use gentle ramping and grade chang- Exterior Finishes erection schedule. This allows the es to provide ease of use to its users. building to be quickly enclosed, giv- Sloping the structure to achieve good Precast parking garage exteriors can be ing interior trades faster access to the drainage is essential to quickly re- delivered with a wide range of shapes building. move rain and salt laden water from and finishes ranging from smooth the structure. Combining the slope dense structural units to any number of Column Free Layout of the structure with the ramping architectural treatments. This will allow a whole range of exterior finishes from Precast Prestressed double tee parking often provides an efficient drainage a bold contemporary look, to one that garages provide easy access to the design. The drainage pattern selected blends in with older neighbourhoods. parking stalls due to the long 60-foot should repeat for all floors, to allow Strikingly rich and varied surface tex- clear spans and column free layout. for repetition in manufacturing the precast components. Locate isolation tures and treatments can be achieved Bay Sizes (expansion) joints at high points to by exposing coloured sands, aggre- minimize possible leakage. Slope the gates, cements and pigments using For maximum economy, bay sizes floors away from columns, walls and sandblasting and chemical retarders. continued on next page...

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Custom form liners can be used To support the hotel and apart- blend in with the adjacent apartment to introduce reveals, patterns and ment building, a new 4 level, 240 car building and hotels. other architectural effects. Stone, parking garage was also part of the tile brick and other materials can be project. The precast garage includes Peel Plaza Garage cast into precast panels at the fac- a covered precast roof with a land- tory, enabling designers to achieve the scaped common area on 50% of On November 18th, 2013, the city expensive look of masonry at a fraction the roof. To blend in with adjacent of Saint John officially opened the of the price. buildings, thinset brick tiles were used $16.5 million Carleton Sewell Parking in the precast spandrel panels facing Garage. The new garage provides an North toward the two Hotel towers. additional 446 parking spaces to the Profiled Projects: residents of Saint John and the sur- Citadel Parking Garage Bird Construction approached rounding area. Strescon in the fall of 2011 for help in As part of the Peel Plaza Justice Com- The old Citadel Halifax Hotel site, lo- the design of the new parking garage. plex project, which also includes a new cated in downtown Halifax, is currently Over the next year, the design team Police Headquarters and Law Courts, being redeveloped by Bird Construc- developed the plans for the precast the precast structure was specially tion for GWL Realty. The site is situated parking garage. Strescon received designed to utilize an existing piece of adjacent to the historic Citadel Hill, a award on the parking garage in late fall land owned by the city, located be- 19th century British fort recognized as of 2012 and quickly got to work on the tween Carleton and Sewell streets, and a National Historic Site in Canada. design of the precast components. across from Harbour Station Arena. A total of four projects are being con- In total, Strescon Limited supplied The rocky location required earth- structed at the same time on one site: and installed 249 precast compo- works to begin in the spring of 2011, two hotels; an apartment building; nents, including: 147 double tees; 7 during which time Strescon began the and a parking garage. The new devel- columns; 58 precast panels (13 with design and approval process for the opment will offer visitors to Halifax a brick veneer); 6 inverted tee-beams; 8 project. While the existing structure is fresh experience during their stay plus shearwalls; 8 litewalls; 9 stair panels; only 7 storeys, it is designed to accom- enhancing the downtown landscape. and 12 stair components. Strescon’s modate up to three additional precast Bird Construction began demolition Bedford plant started production in parking levels which provides the city on the hotel in January 2012. May 2013 and quickly wrapped up with the option for future expansion. two months later. Borcherdt Concrete The two 12-storey hotel towers in- produced the 12 stair components. Strescon was involved in the early con- clude a Hampton Inn & Suites, and a Installation started in August, with the sultation prior to award of the project Homewood Suites; both of which are total precast garage being erected in to PCL Constructors Canada ,during Hilton Hotel brands. The towers have a approximately 4 weeks. The garage which multiple design options were total of 280 rooms and are connected opened to the public in May of 2014. discussed. The result is a 200’ by 120’ through a common two level podium. “end to end helix center ramp” style Facilities include an indoor pool and Noteworthy aspects of the precast garage, which has a central crossover fitness centre, meeting and confer- garage include: ramp that allows traffic to ascend or ence rooms as well as main floor retail descend in individual lanes. Access is • a 2hr precast firewall separating the space. Total square footage is ap- provided for pedestrians and vehicles apartment building from the precast proximately 210,000 square feet. The at both the lower Sewell Street, and garage hotels opened early this past summer. upper Carleton Street levels. • a landscaped roof, constructed with Citadel Apartments is a 17 storey 33” x 8’ wide double tees in order to Strescon fabricated and installed the tower, housing 146 lavish apartments handle the heavy roof load mostly precast structure, consisting totaling 150,000 square feet. The • multiple access points from the ga- of: 256 double tees; 11 columns; 121 modern suite design, with upscale rage to the apartment building. precast panels; 22 inverted tee-beams; finishes, covered parking, and large • Access from level 5 parking through 11 shearwalls; 28 litewalls; 83 stair landscaped private terraces will the litewall to level 5 roof. panels; 27 stair components; and 42 provide a new opportunity for Halifax • Two level Vestibule and elevator shaft solid slabs. renters. Street level retail including a for the hotel guests. Strescon Atlantic was mobilized to site restaurant, will provide residents with • Four level precast stairwell. in the Spring of 2012 to begin prepa- amenities to meet their daily needs. • For the exterior, the North facing rations for erection of the 601 pieces The apartment building is still cur- spandrel panels had thinset brick tiles of precast. Erection of the structure rently under construction. cast in the panels to help the garage

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351 Water Street

began in July 2012 and was completed the first new office building in down- In total, Strescon supplied 1061 precast in September, taking approx. 50 days. town St. John’s Newfoundland in more pieces and 22 steel Deltabeams. The than 25 years. Developed by East Port precast pieces supplied included: 351 The location made installation of the Properties Limited and designed by double tees; 85 columns; 61 inverted garage extremely difficult. Typical PHB Group, 351 marks the beginning tee beams; 1 rectangular beam; 42 garages are erected by sectioning the of a new age in the city’s waterfront shearwalls; 49 load-bearing spandrels; structure into phases and are installed development. “We are pleased to offer 48 non load-bearing spandrels; 54 working from one end to the other. downtown St. John’s a building that stairs & landings; 101 load-bearing After the first phase is fully erected, the incorporates the latest sustainable walls; 9 curved spandrels; and 260 crane is crawled back and the follow- practices, for a truly healthy, efficient Strescore planks. ing phase installed. This process is and interesting working environment.” repeated until the crane sits outside said East Port Properties President This project was truly a team effort. the building and erects the final phase. John W. Lindsay. The inverted tee beams and Strescore planks were produced at Strescon’s By designing this building into the ex- While architecturally designed to en- Saint John Plant; the stairs & landings cavated side of a hill, access to either compass Water Street charm, 351 also were produced at the Borcherdt Plant; end of the garage was eliminated, incorporates the best of today’s newest and the rest of the precast was pro- forcing Strescon to create 5 phases; technologies. It is the first sea-water duced at Strescon’s Bedford Plant. one in the middle and two on either heated and cooled building in New- side. Staging the crane in the central foundland and Labrador. A Canada Since all components were produced area, the four side phases were erect- Green Building Council LEED® regis- off Newfoundland, transportation was ed, then joined together at the center. tered building, 351 has been designed going to be a huge challenge until East Joining the two eccentrically loaded to achieve Gold level certification. This Port brought Oceanex Container lines halves of the structure, with multiple stunning new development includes an on board. Oceanex dedicated over 300 levels of precast to precast transitions innovative six-storey, 165,000-square- trailers to the project. was extremely difficult, and relied foot office tower above prime retail East Port also brought American Steel heavily on proper surveying during and commercial space, and a six level & Precast Erectors on board to handle the first four phases. Strescon Atlantic 446-car garage. was up to the task and completed the the installation of the precast. Installa- precast installation ahead of schedule. Strescon Limited’s Precast Division tion began on April 2nd and moved supplied the parking garage. Pro- very quickly with all 1061 pieces of 351 Water Street duction on the precast components precast installed by June 22nd. The started on September 29th, 2011 and garage is now open to the general The fall of 2011 marked the official was completed on April 11th, 2012. public and the office tower celebrated ground-breaking of 351 Water Street - its Grand Opening in June, 2014. www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | fall & winter 2014 29 projects

contributed by: Jamie Reid cement was used for that portion of to help keep MacIsaac’s on schedule. the project. MacLean’s split silo made The most notable aspect of the job the first time in it’s 60 year long term storage of the HSF possible. was transporting loaded trucks (two at For history, MacLean’s Ready a time), plus the pump, by barge to get Mix tackled a job where more than 200 The early part of the pouring was the concrete to the far outer portions meters of concrete had to be delivered hampered by snow storms and of the harbour. by barge, and placed with the pump. weight restrictions. Also, despite MacLean’s having a 36 meter pump, Pump operator Walter Morrison plus From March 2013 to March 2014, Ma- reaching some of the forms was a drivers Richard MacKay, Darren cLean’s supplied R.J MacIsaac Con- challenge. Despite being a newcomer MacLeod, John MacLean, John struction of Antigonish, NS with 1000 to the pumping game, operator King, Harold Green and Doug King meters of 35 MPA (superplastisized) Walter Morrison did a top notch braved the cold weather and choppy concrete to complete a project at the job of placing the product safely and seas to make approximately twenty Wood Islands, P.E.I. Ferry Terminal. effectively, earning high praise from trips to the outer parts of the seawall. contractor Boyd MacIsaac. All concrete was 35 MPA strength, After recently completing a large some with ¾” stone and some with ½” The largest single pour was 200 me- windmill job, and now delivering stone (supplied by OSCO Aggregates). ters with other sections ranging from concrete by sea, Plant Manager Doug Approximately half of the concrete 25 to 100 meters. MacLean’s crew MacLean and his OSCO team anxiously called for C-1 exposure, so Holcim HSF worked a few Saturdays and Sundays await their next concrete challenge.

Wood Islands Wharf

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Group Safety Report contributed by: Carrie Watson 2014 Safety Awards

the OSCO Construction Group, safety comes At first in everything that we do. That is why we are proud each year to recognize our operational divisions who are dedicated to ensuring our workplace is safe.

The safety performance records of the winning divi sions are no small accomplishment. Incident preven- tion requires risk assessment, documented policies and- procedures, continuous improvement, and, above all, management and worker commitment. Congratula tions to this years award recipients on a job well done!- Small Plant Safety Award: OSCO Rebar Saint John Plant • Four years without a lost time incident

Ready Mix Safety Award: Left: OSCO Rebar staff Strescon Saint John Plant with their plaque • 750,000 KM with no motor vehicle incidents Below: Pat Bagley • Three years incident free accepting FCC Electrical’s plaque from Carrie Watson Field Safety: FCC Electrical Division • Two and half years without a recordable incident Large Plant Safety Award: Strescon Pipe Plant

Strescon Pipe Plant Celebrates Safety Milestone!

n Thursday May 29, 2014, the Strescon Pipe Plant in Saint John celebrated their Olatest safety achievement of 150,000 hours without a lost time accident. The active participation and adherence to our safety program has led to this milestone, as well as the receipt of the Large Plant Safety Award (presented at the 2014 Employee Appreciation Celebration). The plant marked the achievement by hosting a BBQ and presenting each employee with over 500 hours worked, with a token of appreciation. A job well done – keep up the great work!

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Summerside Plant Renovations

contributed by: George Lawson stone into the hoppers. With energy ture chemicals, to prevent any spills efficiency in mind, new weather barrier into the environment. The compressor Concrete’s Summer- and rigid insulation were added to the system was moved to a cleaner loca- OSCO side P.E.I. Schurman entire envelope, along with LED exte- tion, while allowing better access for location is pleased to have recently rior lighting. maintenance. The boiler and systems completed an extensive renovation to for producing hot water for batching their plant, offices and employee facili- The interior renovations were exten- concrete were modernized last year, ties. The facility had served well for de- sive, with the office and employee increasing winter production capabili- cades, but was in need of modernizing washroom and lunchroom areas being ties. Security was also enhanced with to make it more comfortable for the essentially gutted and completely the addition of CCTV cameras around employees and more energy efficient. reconfigured. The drivers now enjoy the complete perimeter of the building. a new locker room, washroom and On the exterior, new doors and win- lunchroom and the staff have new of- Fitzgerald & Snow Ltd. were the dows were added, as well as new steel fices with a new accessible washroom general contractors for the project and siding over the entire structure. The on the main level. A new heat pump had the difficult task of completing the entire roof was also replaced, includ- and HRV system were added to condi- renovation while the concrete plant ing new framing. In addition, the roof tion the air throughout. was operating and producing concrete over the aggregate storage hoppers normally. We feel they were quite was raised, to provide more space for In the plant, a concrete containment successful! the loader operators to load sand and area was constructed for the admix-

32 connections | fall & winter 2014 www.oscoconstructiongroup.com The following article originally appeared in the September, 2014 edition of Shop priorities | technology Metalworking Technology magazine, and is reprinted with permission.

urning a profit as a fabricator means controlling waste. This Tis especially true on the burn tables and plate processing equip- The Problem: ment, where efficient part nesting Remaining can make the difference between a winner job and one you’d just as competitive in soon forget. Whether your plate a challenging remnants look like fine spider webs manufacturing or chunky blocks of Swiss cheese depends on good nesting technolo- environment gy and no small amount of expertise at the keyboard. The Solution: Upgraded nesting software combined with Nesting software works by taking new plate processing equipment has helped pre-defined part shapes and fitting Ocean Steel & Construction improve cutting Upgrade to advanced efficiencies. Summerside Plant Renovations them onto a steel sheet in the most machine technology efficient manner possible. Imagine and software you’re designing a super-rugged end up wasting some serious cash steel toy box for your kid’s playroom. on material remnants. You’d draw out the ends, the back, front, top and bottom, import them Good nesting is important, but mak- into the nesting software and click ing a buck at steel fabrication also Modern plate the process icon. The chances for requires top-notch plate processing a well-nested sheet in this case are equipment. Automated handling and processing high—all the parts are similar in size, efficient cutting processes are two and have simple geometries. ways to improve the bottom line on equipment, this important manufacturing step. Add some internal supports to that These are some of the reasons why nesting software, toy box, however—a few cor- Ocean Steel & Construction Ltd., ner braces, support girders and a Saint John, NB, recently expanded improves reinforced back plate—then nest its cutting capabilities with the pur- shop efficiency again. If your software’s not up to chase of an HSFDB 2500 CNC plate snuff, that once neat jigsaw of parts processing machine Peddinghaus is now a construct of inefficient Corp., Bradley, IL. leftovers and stranded islands of material. Build a toy box the size of The HSFDB handles plate stock to 76 mm (3 in.) thick, in sizes 2400 mm by Kip Hanson a cargo container and you might

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The Peddinghaus plate processing machine in Ocean Steel & Construction’s shop handles plate stock up to 76 mm (3 in.) thick in sizes 2400 mm (96 in.) wide by 6000 mm (240 in.) long.

(96 in.) wide x 6000 mm (240 in.) drill line, a 1250-510 band saw and one user-definable work zone at long. Ocean Steel’s inventory control ABCM1250 coping machine. Despite a time. The cutting head and mill- supervisor Deb Flewelling said the this brand loyalty, the company did ing spindle traverse in the Y axis, machine is fully automated, and cuts its due diligence during the buying machining the nest or workpiece in with either plasma or oxy-fuel. When process and looked at four other each zone until the parts are finally the HSFDB isn’t burning, its 48-hp competing equipment brands, but in cut away to drop onto a conveyor. milling spindle equipped with an the end the pendulum swung back to The zone is then trimmed and the eight-tool changer can drill, scribe, the Peddinghaus. Says Flewelling, “we process repeated until the entire countersink, mill or tap. have a long history with Peddinghaus. sheet has been consumed. “We’ve They have a strong machine and were been running Peddinghaus machines The machine has a big job. In busi- the obvious choice when looking for for 20 years, and have developed the ness since 1955, the OSCO Construc- ways to increase productivity.” best processes for this type of equip- tion Group, of which Ocean Steel is ment,” says Szczepanski. but a part operates two manufactur- One of the deciding factors was ing plants in New Brunswick—Saint nesting capability. Peddinghaus Corp. That experience manifests itself in the John and Fredericton—and one in has partnered with Garland, TX, soft- Peddi-Nest software, which offers a Conklin, NY. The company’s produc- ware provider Shop Data Systems Inc. number of standard nesting fea- es more than 40,000 tons annually of Vice resident of customer operations tures as well as numerous functions structural steel and plate work, and at Shop Data Mark Szczepanski ex- integral to plate processing. These serves a broad spectrum of industrial plains that programming and nesting include chain cutting, edge starts customers, including mining, oil and on the HSFDB is a very different ani- and common line cutting, intelligent gas, as well as commercial markets mal than with traditional burn tables, drilling and punching order, one- throughout Canada and the US. where the plate remains stationary way feeding and automatic nesting and the burn head traverses across it within the shear zone, specialized This isn’t Ocean Steel’s first Pedding- in the X and Y axes. processes that Szczepanski says are haus machine—far from it. The green very successful. “We also offer mes- and orange of Peddinghaus is scat- By comparison, a plate processor sages within the software when the tered throughout the shop, including feeds the material in the X axis, and programmer deviates from what we an Anglemaster 643Q, a BDL-1250 9D tends to do so in a single direction,

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deem the correct methodology, intended to provide hints or tips about how to change the process for the best result.”

One of the changes Ocean Steel has implemented as a result The Equipment of the new machine and its nesting software has been to move the programming from the shop floor to the office. and the Software As Flewelling explains, this change in methodology allows the CNC Programmers to work directly with the production control clerk responsible for creating the nests. “This gives The HSFDB-B plate processing machine from Ped- us a huge advantage in that we now have a team approach dinghaus is a multi-function machine that can drill for production scheduling, and are able to achieve much and cut using plasma and oxy-fuel, perform scribing, better utilization of the machine.” countersinking, milling and tapping. It can handle Flewelling admits that the new machine isn’t as easy to run thicknesses from 6 to 76 mm (0.25 to 3 in.) and as some others in the shop. “Because it offers such a vast maximum material widths of 3200 mm, 2500 mm and array of features and processes, it requires a higher than 1800 mm. It features a 48 hp spindle and 0-2250 rpm average amount of technical skill to learn how the machine spindle speed. The machine, which weighs 20,000 kg operates, and understand the settings within the software (46,000 lb) can handle a maximum material weight of and the machine’s Siemens controller.” Fortunately, the 9,000 kg (20,000 lb). Thermal cutting is available on training Flewelling and her team received from Shop Data Systems and Peddinghaus made the transition an easy one, all forms on the plate processor. making her a believer in the capabilities of both suppliers. “ I would not hesitate to recommend this product to anyone.”

Troy Hawkes, plant manager of the Saint John facility, agrees. While the company hasn’t yet done a complete financial benefit analysis on the machine, Hawkes is certain the investment was a good one. “One measure that we use is our output: we’re now supplying parts for two shops instead of one. Before the Peddinghaus HSFDB, I was running a shift and a half on the burning table, and two men operating a shear and duplicator, so overall I had three people working full-time on plate processing for just this location. I’ve since been able to reduce that number to less than three people and supply twice as much manufactured plate.”

Hawkes says the feedback from the sister plant has been positive, even if scheduling has become a bit more chal- The Peddi-Nest plasma cutting and drilling software lenging. “It takes a greater degree of communications now generates punching drilling order and NC code to keep to produce our production plan. We gather work from both the plate moving in a constant forward motion (one plants and place it in a batch containing perhaps 50 to 100 drawings. This in turn is nested and processed by the HSFDB way feed). A shear zone feature automatically nests and other equipment if necessary.” parts into the shear zone. It also features automatic plate trip, automatically shearing at pre-assigned dis- Flewelling adds to this, saying the machine allows her tance intervals, and advanced shape/trim nest, which crew to load a nested sheet of plate, process all operations required on the parts, then unload the completed products automatically lays parts side by side and rotates them with virtually zero handling. “The addition of this machine to match interlocking angles and contours. A nest list has allowed us to process all plate parts for both of our feature allows users to enter varying plate sizes and Canadian plants, saving shop man hours and improving our quantities to be automatically nested on, ahead of efficiency by nesting jobs for both locations. Looking back at stock plate. The software imports DSTV and DXF files, the machine acquisition, there’s little we would change—the and offers an NC code editor and cut line viewing. Peddinghaus machine together with the Shop Data Systems nesting software has provided us with an overall improvement to the flow of work through the shop.”

Kip Hanson is a contributing editor. [email protected] www.shopmetaltech.com www.peddinghaus.com www.shopdata.com www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | fall & winter 2014 35 priorities | environment

Restoring the Landscape

contributed by: Shawn Putnam home life because of truck traffic, behind is returning that area back to dust and noise, but being a neighbour fertile pasture land. The gravel bottom Aggregates’ to OSCO’s pit operation also has its gives the cattle and the farmer good OSCO sand and gravel benefits as well, when it comes to footing during the spring and fall. operation in Glenholme, Nova Scotia produces top quality aggregate for Recently we excavated the northeast the construction, landscaping and corner of Pit #2 which borders our concrete industries. OSCO takes great neighbour Bob Smith. Bob allowed us pride in the quality of the different to remove the gravel to the property products, looking beyond CSA speci- line because of good relations, and fications to produce the best work- as soon as we finished, we sloped the able product within the CSA spec for banks and spread topsoil. The area their customers. was then seeded and covered with hay, returning the area to better than OSCO Aggregates doesn’t only hold before. On the lower flat area along high standards on the products it pro- Folly Point Road, one of the neigh- duces, we also like to return the fin- plowing snow, or needing a product bours installed an outdoor riding area ished areas of the pits to an appealing or machine, the favour gets returned. for his daughters. usable property. This is especially true when our pit borders a neighbour’s As part of reclamation at Pit #3, the Public relations and rehabilitation are property. A good relationship with the banks were sloped and a neighbour taken very serious at OSCO Aggre- neighbours is key to the pit operation. fenced it for a winter cattle yard. gates to be sure our operation doesn’t We understand that normal operation Some 300 head of cattle are fed there leave a negative effect on the envi- can have an effect on our neighbour’s all winter and the manure they leave ronment or on our neighbours.

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Keeping “e-waste” Out of Landfills

contributed by: David Bishop the plastic type materials in the cases and they see that these systems are & Nick Hatt screens and circuit boards. properly recycled. They then break the components down into the vari- nformation technology is the nerve Globally, the recycling of this elec- ous parts such as circuit boards, chips, Icenter of any modern business. The tronic waste is in its infancy, so the cases, screens etc., before shipping OSCO Construction group is no ex- vast majority of components end up the parts to companies that reclaim ception and our IT group provides us occupying space in landfills, losing the metals and rare earth elements for with an efficient system to deal with those resources forever. This also reuse. Those companies also use the the data of our business. In order for means we have to extract more oil heat generated from incinerating the a system like this to work, it requires for the plastics and increase min- petroleum based components, to fuel dedicated IT specialists and up-to- ing for the precious metals and rare their metal recycling business. date equipment. earth elements. These actions have OSCO, like the whole e- The hardware necessary to waste recycling industry, is handle the flow of data and just getting started. By doing electronic communication this however, we are not only is a major component of the helping the Canadian Diabe- infrastructure that keeps our tes Foundation make money systems operating at peak effi- for research, we are making ciencies. With the ever increas- a small dent in the fossil fuel ing demand on our IT systems, consumption on our planet, we need to update the support- and making a small impact on ing hardware on a continuing the need for new mines for basis. This hardware ranges precious metals and rare earth from equipment like serv- elements. ers, routers, and mass storage significant environmental impacts, devices, down to tablets, laptops and especially in the case of the rare The extraction of natural resources smartphones. earth elements, which are typically whether it be oil, gas, wood or extracted in huge open pit mines. minerals is necessary for our Every time we upgrade our systems existence, but making sure we use we generate what is popularly known In most of the jurisdictions where we these resources wisely and keep as e-waste. In the early years of operate, there is no requirement to them in use through recycling, are desktop computers it was possible recycle these electronic components, important steps toward sustainability. to reuse parts from older systems, so the majority of people and compa- OSCO has taken the first but today’s more integrated compo- nies simply throw the old parts in the steps toward nents usually necessitate a wholesale trash. The disposal cost of doing this is e-waste recycling. change. At OSCO, we replace our IT about $105/tonne. This year at OSCO, We hope to systems on a four to six year cycle. we have started a program to recycle continue and our e-waste. Although the cost of do- increase our Unfortunately, nearly 100% of the ing so is higher, the long term environ- efforts material in these devices come from mental benefits make it worthwhile. in the non-renewable resources; precious future, as metals like silver, gold, platinum, In Saint John, we are presently another rare earth elements like lanthanides, working with the Canadian Diabetes step towards scandium and yttrium and the petro- Foundation. We take our systems and our Group’s leum based products used to make components to them for a small fee sustainability.

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Saint John Touch a Truck contributed by: Kristen LaViolette

nce again, Strescon participated in Saint John’s O“Touch a Truck” fundraiser. Thank you to Moncton Branch Manager, Jean Bourque, Saint John Branch Man- ager, Dave Dunnett, Saint John Driver, Fred Beshara, and Moncton Driver, Kevin Vickers, for their coordination and time dedicated to this worthy cause. We had a great location for our ready-mix truck, brought down from Monc- ton. Positioned just inside the gate, ours was the first truck seen upon entry! There was a great turnout, with over 120 vehicles on display and over 3600 people in attendance.

Over $30,000 was raised for First Steps Housing Project, Above: Alyson and Brandon Brown at the 2014 Touch to support and house pregnant young women and their a Truck. Alyson & Brandon are children of Jason Brown who works in the IT department and they are children. Thanks to all who supported this great event! grandchildren of Don Isnor of Strescon. 2014 OSCO Bursary Winners contributed by: HR Department Boudreau, son of Tina Blair (Group Services).

ach year the OSCO Construction Group spon- Shelby was accepted into the first Year of studies for Esors an educational bursary draw. The draw the Early Childhood Education Program at the NB is open to children of Group employees who are Community College, while Daniel is currently going pursuing post-secondary education. Two draws into his 2nd year of his Bachelor of Computer Sci- are held, each for a $500 bursary. ence Program at UNB - Saint John.

We are pleased to announce that our 2014 Congratulations Shelby and Daniel! We wish them Bursary Recipients are Shelby Edison, daughter and all the other applicants best of luck with their of Linda Edison (Group Services), and Daniel future studies.

Members of the local Design and Con- struction industry were shown how Steel Day building with structural steel is an eco- NSCC Foundation nomical building framing material contributed by: Bernie Blakely and how OSCO has incorporated Bursary Award his past September, in advanced technology to reduce or ach year, OSCO Group sponsors a $500.00 coordination with the CISC eliminate errors, improve safety, T Bursary at the Awards Ceremony held by the (Canadian Institute of Steel lower project costs, and ensuring a E Nova Scotia Community College Foundation. Construction) STEELDAY 2014, successful project delivered on time The Bursary is awarded to a deserving gradu- Ocean Steel’s Saint John facility and on budget. ate from the Civil Engineering Technology class opened its’ doors to the community. After an overview of the 3D model- with the highest average in Structural Design. Across Canada, companies opened ling system by senior detailer Brad their facilities, job sites, and offices We are pleased to announce the 2013 Recipi- MacPhee, plant tours were conducted to offer tours and demonstrations. ent is Justin Thomas. Strescon Sales Associ- by Harrison Wilson (General Man- Architects, engineers, contractors, de- ate, Andrew Levatte, was on hand to present ager), Troy Hawkes (Plant Manager) velopers, students, educators and the Justin with the cheque. We wish Justin contin- and Bernie Blakely (Business Devel- general public were invited to see how ued success and extend our best wishes to all opment Manager). we contribute to building Canada. 2014 Graduates.

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Private David Greenslade Memorial Bursary & Peace Park

contributed by: Vivian Chaisson percussionist with the 3rd Field Artillery Regiment (The Loyal) Pte. David Greenslade Company Band. Fishing and Memorial Bursary: Congratula- hunting in the great outdoors tions to Kyle Goodwin, the 2014 recipient are two of his favourite of the Private David Greenslade Memorial pastimes when he is Bursary. This Memorial Bursary was es- not working at the tablished in 2007 by Strescon Limited, to local mall. Kyle intends honour the fallen military son of Strescon to complete his first employee, Donald Greenslade (Strescon degree at UNBSJ, after SJ) and his wife, Laurie Greenslade. PTE. which he will pursue David Robert Greenslade, a former student a Master’s Degree of Saint John High School, was a member in Computer Sciences of the Royal Canadian Regiment (2RCR), and while seeking a commission died while on active duty with the Canadian in the Canadian Armed Forces. Armed Forces in Afghanistan on Easter Sun- day, April 8, 2007. Pte. David Greenslade Peace Park: The City of Saint John Strescon Limited is proud to fund this $500 established a Peace Park at the Millidgeville bursary presented each year by Don and Ferry Landing to honour Pte. Greenslade Laurie Greenslade to a deserving graduat- and 5 other soldiers killed alongside him ing student of Saint John High School. This in a roadside bomb. Strescon donated the year’s recipient, Kyle Goodwin, has a special concrete for the Park’s sign, as well as for interest in Mathematics and Computer Sci- the six uniquely designed monuments. Re- ence. He has also reached level 5 in French cently, with a donation from Saint John High and level 4 in Music within the International School, enhancements were made to the Baccalaureat program. A very active youth, sign with adding brickwork and plants. All he spent five years with the Rodney Sea Ca- of the work was done by volunteering Saint dets, and thereafter joined the Reserves as a John High School students.

tephane Martel, one of OSCO Concrete’s HRM ready Smix operators, brought the “The Worlds Biggest Truck Convoy for Special Olympics” to the attention of management and requested entering a mixer in the convoy. Eager to support an important event like this, OSCO signed up and Stephane drove the mixer in a convoy of 102 trucks. This year’s convoy shattered last year’s benchmark of 57 trucks. The local leg of the convoy was part of an international event which united more than 1,000 truckers in 22 states and 4 provinces. After the trucks returned to CFB Shearwater, everyone joined in a celebration that included a barbecue and entertainment. Children also Truck Convoy for brought their toy trucks for a miniature convoy. The local leg raised $69,000 in pledges and sponsor donations, to go toward Special Olympic programs. Congratulations to Special Olympics Stephane for being part of the record setting event, which contributed by: Dave Marcatilli hopes to grow even larger next year. www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | fall & winter 2014 39 public & community

School Recruiting Roundup: OSCO Group Hosts 5th Annual Career Day

contributed by: Ashley Dooks is to try to influence their decision on tour of the precast plant, and presents what options/courses to take dur- a video showing the complete process: May 14th of this year, OSCO ing their second year in the program. from sales landing a project; to project On Construction Group’s HR & Within their program, there are five management overseeing the project; Operational Departments partnered options in which they can direct their to quality control inspection; finish- to host our 5th annual OSCO Career second year. Our hope is to bring them ing with the plant pouring the prod- Day in which we hosted approximately here to show them why it would be a uct. Finally, our construction sector 80 first year civil engineering technol- great idea to choose the options that provides the students a great overview ogy students from the New Brunswick would make them employable with our of the role that a Construction Manager Community College’s Moncton and Group! (We think it’s brilliant too!) or General Contractor can play in the Saint John locations. construction of a new building. The day is designed to ensure the stu- The purpose of the day is to give the dents spend time learning about each A huge thank you goes out to all those students an opportunity to see what of our sectors. Our structural steel sec- from our operations’ teams who helped our entire group can offer a graduating tor provides a presentation on detail- us provide another successful day of engineering technologist student. The ing, as well as a tour of our fabrication learning for the students of NBCC! reason we target the 1st year students, plant. Our concrete sector provides a Employer of the Year Award for OSCO Group

contributed by: HR Department • The mentoring relationship pro- helping offset our workload during vided to the student throughout the some of the busiest times of the year, OSCO Construction work term our co-op students have assisted us Group is honoured to with covering vacations and have The • Organizational buy-in to the benefits have been awarded UNB’S 2014 given current employees the oppor- of experiential Employer of the Year for their Faculty tunity to gain supervi- learning of Business co-op program! OSCO is sory experience. fortunate to have had the opportunity • Positive orien- to support the program over the last tation to the Many of our cur- several years. OSCO met the following workplace, rent employees have criteria for the award: allowing the come from the co-op student to feel program over the last • Quality of the work experience and welcome and several years, and we commitment to sharing business to become are happy to continue practices an integral, our support. • Opportunity for the co-op student contributing to engage in meaningful work that member of Kristen LaViolette contributes to the employer’s busi- the team accepted the award on behalf of OSCO! ness goals In addition to

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contributed by: Melissa Condly digital newsletter to all employees No story is too big or too small. TELL with email access. US ABOUT IT. Any member of your mployees of the OSCO Construc- HR team can submit updates on your Etion Group have told us they value INFORMATION CORNER started out behalf. INFORMATION CORNER is communication; whether that be as a quarterly update of what is going meant to connect us all through the knowing what jobs we are working on in each of our sectors; Concrete, sharing of information. Let’s all be on, knowing what improvements we Steel, Construction & Corporate. To part of achieving our Vision of BEING are making, or knowing what’s going move a step forward, INFORMATION CONNECTED……. on with the people that make up our CORNER has evolved into a weekly diverse and multi-disciplined group update where employees are kept of companies. Improving commu- apprised of what’s happening in their nication at all levels throughout the own sector, as well as in the other organization is a targeted focus from sectors of the group. our employee opinion survey, and I’m pleased to report that employees’ This endeavor will be most opinions of communication are be- successful with the help of all coming increasingly more positive. our employees. What’s going on around you that you think How is the OSCO Group working to is news worthy? Is someone improve communication? Well, it isn’t deserving of recognition for as simple as one thing. It is more of having helped a co-worker an accumulation of many little things. or their team? Did your As a group, we are trying to share department overcome a more whenever possible, using what- problem in the face of ob- ever methods make most sense. One stacles? Did you get married, such method is INFORMATION COR- have a baby, or celebrate a life NER which is included in our weekly milestone?

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Left to right: Don Isnor, Jim Isnor, John F. Irving, Harrison Wilson, Hans O. Klohn and Carl Blanchard

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The OSCO Construction Group is pleased toOSCO announce the following promotions: Carl Blanchard At the same time, Don has led the In addition Jim oversaw the success- constructionPrecast Concrete Division into the 3D ful implementation and configuration Vice President & General Modeling era with the introduction of the Oracle One-World enterprise Manager, Construction of the Tekla engineering & detailing software system which acts as the groupsoftware. Many significant precast communication “backbone” for the Sector projects have been undertaken OSCO Group. He also helped reor- throughout Atlantic Canada and the ganize all the accounting functions Carl joined our Group in 1988 as a New England States with Don’s guid- into more responsive and efficient Project Manager. He assumed the ance and leadership. departments to better serve the role of Civil Division Manager in 1992 organization. and became General Manager in Don also oversaw the expansion 1999. He has been instrumental in of the concrete Pipe Division with allowing us to reach our organiza- the building of a new manufactur- Harrison Wilson tional goals and has demonstrated ing plant and a significant growth in great leadership and perseverance sales. Vice President & General on many large, challenging projects Manager, Canadian Steel since becoming General Manager. Jim Isnor Sector Carl’s hard work and efforts have Harrison was hired as Project Engi- helped the Construction Sector to Vice President & General neer by Ocean Steel in 1977 upon significantly grow both its sales vol- Manager, Corporate graduating from UNB. In 1980, after ume and its geographic reach. Our Services Sector obtaining a Masters of Engineer- electrical, instrumentation and voice ing degree from the University of & data communications business has Jim joined Ocean Steel in 1978 in the Toronto, Harrison was promoted to continued to expand. In addition, our accounting department after gradu- Chief Engineer. From there he was versatility in the type of projects has ating from UNB with a BBA. In 1979 promoted to Operations Manager in been extended to include industrial, he decided to further his education 1997 with responsibility for both the commercial, institutional, retail and and do an MBA at the University of Saint John and Fredericton plants. residential buildings. Western Ontario. After graduation in He assumed the position of General 1981, he was re-hired by Strescon to Manager in 2002. Since that time, Don Isnor become the branch manager of its Harrison has been heavily involved in Halifax operation. After establishing expanding Ocean Steel’s geographic Vice President & General a solid management team for this reach into western Canada and Manager, Concrete Sector branch, Jim returned to the head of- further south into the eastern United fice in Saint John in 1992 to oversee States. Don joined Strescon in 1979 as a pre- the establishment of a newly created cast design engineer. From there he corporate services sector. At the same time, Harrison oversaw was promoted into a Project Manage- the rapid growth of the Rebar With Jim’s leadership and guidance, ment role and then to Chief Engineer Division in Saint John and further formal human resources, safety, in 1995. He assumed the position expansion into the Halifax market information technology and contract of General Manager in 1998. He has with the purchase of Allstar Rebar. He administration departments were been responsible for overseeing the also supervised the introduction of staffed and developed to service significant growth in the ready mix the Fabtrol manufacturing resource the Group in preparation for future concrete area since the acquisition of planning system into the structural growth. Schurman Concrete in 2004. steel division. Photo credit: Rod Stears Photography www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | fall & winter 2014 43 people EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION CELEBRATION OSCO construction group MAY 9th, 2014 Saint John, NB

contributed by: Kristen LaViolette Bobby’s Hospice (hospicesj.ca). and continued contributions in moving the company forward in a positive aking into account Post-dinner reception: All direction. Of note were the success- Tthe overwhelmingOSCO were invited to join us for a post ful projects from the previous year, positive feedback and dinner reception with assorted local technical changes brought forward our highest attendance toconstruction date, this cheeses, crackers and fruit; a photo by SharePoint and employee experi- year’s annual Employee Appreciation booth; and resident DJ Steve Adams ence changes, such as the online Celebration was a definitegroup success! busting out the tunes! Fun was had Employee Opinion Survey and the by all, with lots of memories on the new Employee Recognition Program. A number of changes had been dance floor and in the photo booth to implemented this year, based on both cherish in the coming years! Thanks The rest of the night was spent enjoy- employee feedback and sugges- to Natasha’s One Stop Wedding Shop ing the videos, celebrating safety and tions from our planning committee. for providing the photo booth. personal development achievements, Changes included: and of course, years of service. The Main Event: The evening Video Celebrations: began with our resident Master Following the formal event, it was Videos were added to this year’s of Ceremonies, Bernie Blakely, time for the always anticipated game! event, to showcase both sector kicking off the evening’s festivities, This year, our game was Monopoly accomplishments achieved by welcoming the 230+ attendees to themed with many risks! You could employees at all levels, as well as the Marco Polo Cruise Terminal, keep what you won, take a chance, the careers of our recent retirees. located in the heart of Saint John, swap your prize and/or choose a Over 80 people were coordinated New Brunswick. Following the community chest card. and interviewed over the course kick off, a moment of silence was of a month. Thanks to all who held to remember the employees The game was followed by the post- participated! The videos were filmed and retirees who we have lost over dinner reception with the evening and edited by the Atlantica Center the last year. After dinner, Melissa ending on a high note. A thank you to for the Arts, a local college focused Condly made a very special everyone who attended the Employee on specialized multimedia and digital announcement, unveiling our new Appreciation Celebration! The event arts. (see overview on page 46). Employee Recognition Program was a huge success and it would not (detailed in article on page 47). have been without each of you. 50/50 draw: Employee feedback suggested including a 50/50 draw Following the announcement, our Special thanks to the planning with 50% of the proceeds going to President, Hans O. Klohn, took to the committee for once again planning the winner’s charity of choice. This stage to provide his keynote address. and organizing an amazing event! We year’s winner was Tara Tam, who We were all thanked for our effort look forward to what’s in store for chose to donate the $280.55 to next year!

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Planning Committee members (l-r): Kristen LaViolette, Shonda Burgess, Kelsey Davis, Sherry Mabey, Steve Adams, Roxanne Walsh & Heather MacKenzie. Missing: Mark Keirstead

Service Awards Awards are based on years of service from May 2013 to December 2014

5 Years Andrew O’Donnell Lisa Lawrence 15 Years 20 Years David Marcattili Randy Albert Jonathan Rector Ling Li David Bancroft Steven Adams Brian McLaughlin David Bishop Elaine Richardson Heather MacKenzie Melissa Condly Jean Bourque Shawn Putnam Jason Brown Lois Roy Ron Margeson Earle Dick Leandrea Dicks Beverly Sarty Troy Cleveland Duanne Shanks Brian Maxwell Richard Digout Paul Foote Herbert Stevens Madison Spear Joe McDevitt Jason Comeau Tracy Dobson Tim Ganong 30 Years Kim Doggett Devin Thorne Barry McGinnis Ann Eagles William Gately Bruce Beckett Josh Dugas Keri Tyner Mark Moore Dwight Edgett Sherri Linton Christine Boyd Tyler Fanjoy Roxanne Walsh Lawrence O’Neill Robert Feltus Edwina Millsom Abbey Duguay Bruce Fraser Rick Williston Jason Presley Shane Fulton James Moody David Hume Andrew Gabriel Jayna Presley Stacey Galbraith Morel Ouellette 10 Years Michael Lewis Greg Gormley Jamie Reid Kevin Hogan Robert Smith Howard Allain Ron Ward Jason Isnor Edward Ross Aaron Johnson Douglas Thompson Jeff Connors Michael Jacquart Adam Sarchfield Peter Lavigne Edward Walton 35 Years Matthew Crowley Luke Johnson Holly Seidel Norma Little Terry Hoar Albert Doyle 25 Years Donna MacKenzie Jeff Sharpe Stephen MacDonald Donald Isnor Steven Dyer Carl Blanchard Scott MacMichael Jason Smith Robert Murphy David Oliver Daniel Griffin Thomas Coughlan Stuart MacMichael Robert Wagstaff Jean-Guy Parent Lionel Guiles Brent DeMerchant 40 Years Abdul Maftah Megan Webber Chelsea Presley Sajjadul Haque Peter Dougay Paul Biggar Shawn Maxwell Tracey Welsh Ronald Rathje David Harrison Garnet Edgett James Johnson Daniel Mazerolle James Wingerter Robert Daryl Ross Margot Hibbard Sylvia Fowler Jack Rackley Nickolas McQuade John Yoest Gregory Tims Jeff Keith Michael Jones Amy McTaggart Robin Young Carrie Watson-Mawhinney 45 Years Ben Kilpatrick George Lawson Chad Muscat Jaroslaw Wilczak John Doiron Vanessa Klohn Lorne MacMillan Kevin Young

Professional Development Safety Awards

Brendan Clancy (Strescon)...... Professional Engineer (APEGNB) Large Plant...... Strescon Pipe Plant Jonathan Dodge (Strescon)...... Field Technician Grade 1 (ACI) Small Plant...... OSCO Rebar - Saint John Sandi Morse (KCS)...... Journeyman Electrician (NBCC) Ready Mix...... Strescon - Saint John Phil Jack (Strescon)...... Level 1 Welding Inspector (CWB) Field...... FCC Electrical Guillaume LeBlanc (Ocean Steel)...... Professional Engineer (APEGNB) Ahmad Masalme (OSCO Concrete)...... Field Technician Grade 1 (ACI) Darrel Short (Group)...... Canadian Registered Safety Professional (BCRSP) www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | fall & winter 2014 45 people

ternal customers, in providing seam- Construction Sector: Potash Sector Videos: less support to the group overall with Mine, Sussex, NB: As the first improved response times. As a result non-mining company responsible As part of this year’s Employee Ap- of the efficiencies, significant strides for all of the underground electrical preciation Celebration, videos were have been made in handling retire- Employee work at the PCS site, FCC Construc- created honouring the accomplishments, leaves, students, auditors and tion’s project management, planning, ments of our sectors. The following are turnover. Thank you to Jen Gregoire, safety and customer service skills have outlines of these videos. Val LeBlanc, Jeff Price and Keri opened the door for new opportunities Tyner for participating. Special thanks for the electrical group. After starting Recognition Concrete Sector: Kent also, to two of their internal custom- Distribution Center, Monc- above ground on the site, FCC’s efforts ers, Ian Hudson and Steve Spicer for paved the way for their transition un- ton, NB: As the biggest job OSCO their kind words. derground by impressing the customer Concrete’s Strescon-Moncton ready- with their high levels of quality work mix plant has had in 20 years, heavy Corporate Sector: Evolu- Program and safety. Thank you to Pat Bagley, teamwork between plant locations, tion of HR, Saint John, NB: Ron Rathje, Adam Sarchfield and as well as special mixes from Qual- With the changing role of HR, they Sandi Morse for participating. ity Control, were required to make have been tasked with putting the this project a success. Our ready-mix right people in place and developing Construction Sector: Big plants worked together to overcome their growing team. Payroll has raised Stop, Enfield, NS: This was the tight schedules, demanding and the bar when it comes to process first time FCC constructed a new Big record production numbers, truck documentation, response times and Stop while keeping the current one breakdowns, and even a plant break- error reduction. On the HR Generalist open. Planning, safety and site specific down. A very special thank you to our side, there has been a more focused considerations made this job possible. customer, Trent Mosher from Maxim look to the sectors for support and FCC’s focus on customer service, sat- Construction, for participating in the guidance. Overall, the department isfaction and continued employment video. Thank you also to our employ- has proactively implemented a num- for Big Stop employees; as well as ees who participated: Kevin Vickers, ber of programs beneficial to both their collaboration with sister compa- Russell Gilroy, Jean Bourque, Brent the employees and company over- nies; left the customer very impressed Boyles and Ahmad Masalme. all. Thank you to Tara Tam, Vivian with the overall project management. Chaisson, Melissa Condly and Jim Concrete Sector: Alkon Thank you to Dan Fox, Bill Wood- Isnor for participating. Special thanks house and Nick MacQuade for par- Dispatch System at OSCO to internal customers, Lois Roy, Rick Concrete’s Bedford, NS ticipating. Special thanks to customer Williston, Troy Hawks and Harrison Mark Stiles from Irving Oil Limited, After a successful installation plant: Wilson for their contributing com- and Big Stop staff Tim McNutt, Jen- last year, OSCO Concrete was ments. nie Barnett and Christine Dowling. focused on the efficient utilization of the system this year. Significant Steel Sector: New Processor, Group: Fleet Maintenance, improvements in planning, Saint John, NB: Investment in Glenholme, NS: The fleet scheduling, tracking and customer a new steel processor was made to management and environmental service have made the new system improve safety, efficiency, nesting, departments are focused on improv- a great investment. This new system coordination between plants, and ing both fuel efficiency and our was a big change for the plant and scheduling. The new processor is environmental footprint. With that, wouldn’t have been possible without capable of doing what the burning strides have been made towards our employees’ positive attitude and table, duplicator and shear were sustainability with the purchase of a willingness to adapt. Thank you to previously doing. The resulting new loader for OSCO Aggregates’ Tony Awalt, Phil Sherring, Brad improvements in efficiency would Glenholme location. The new loader Mulrooney, and Tracy Dobson. not have come without training, capacity is about 3 times the previous communication, and positive Corporate Sector: Accounts loader and the control system is attitudes for change. Modernizing much more sophisticated. Input for Payable Efficiencies, Saint our equipment has clearly lead to the choice came not only from fleet John, NB: In AP, a high perfor- improvements in both processes management and environment, but mance work team has been created and teamwork. Thank you to Debbie also from the Branch Manager and by implementing cross training and Flewelling, Tim Ganong, Donnie Loader Operator. Thanks to Shawn transparency across the department. Daigle and Andrew MacKenzie for Putnam, David Bishop and Paul This has been especially useful for in- participating. Fisher for participating.

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contributed by: Melissa Condly

he OSCO Construc- Employee Ttion Group has long recognized employees who have achieved years of service milestones. Each year, there are over Recognition 100 employees, on average, who receive a traditional form of recognition; a service pin, noting their milestone in increments of 5 Years. Program We are an organization that boasts a very stable workforce, with nearly half of our employees having worked for us for over 10 years. This stability is one of the reasons OSCO is positioned in the + marketplace as an organization known 45 for it’s expertise; a key component of 35 our Mission Statement: 25 30 To provide our customers with valued construction solutions using our 40 expertise in the design, manufacture & 20 installation of building components 5 Our employees have told us they value 1015 choice in the way in which they are recognized. The Group listened.

Vivian Chaisson, HR Generalist, and employee of nearly eight years her- self, researched, recommended, and promoted the introduction of the OSCO Construction Group’s NEW Employee Recognition Program recently rolled out to all employees in 2014.

The new program, hosted by Maison Birks, one of North America’s most prestigious jewellers, allows employees to select from a variety of awards based on their years of service milestone. For those who prefer the traditional gift of a Celebrating a service milestone service pin, it’s an option as well. Look this year? Participating in our for posters at all our office/plant/site new Employee Recognition locations or contact any member of the Program is as easy as 1-2-3! HR Team for more information. 1) View the online or paper We are excited to offer employees this catalog enhanced reward program, and look 2) Select your gift forward to feedback from everyone to 3) Inform your HR Generalist enable enhancements that meet the of your choice needs of the over 860 active employees of the OSCO Construction Group. www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | fall & winter 2014 47 people

to Gerry as he joins the ranks of the happily retired after 34 Best of Luck to years of service! Gerry began his career with us in January, 1980, coming to our This Year’s Retirees company from Touche Ross Account- ing firm (now Deloitte and Touche). He began with Marque Construc- from All of Us at the tion as their Chief Accountant/Office Manager. Gerry’s most recent role was Senior Business Analyst/Internal Audit OSCO Construction Group! and Treasury for the entire OSCO Construction Group. His last day was rené bélanger When he feels the need to get out and February 21, 2014. Gerry has not only work, he keeps busy by working on a watched the company grow, but has René rode off into the sunset and joined landscaping business with his brother. played a key role in the implementa- the ranks of the happily retired on No- tion of the changes that have facili- vember 8, 2013. Over the past 25 years, John Doiron tated that growth. Thank you for your René has been part of our Rebar Division contributions and commitment to the John retired from the detailing office at Ocean Steel. As the Division Manager, Group. We wish you all the best in at Ocean Steel on June 12th, after René played an integral part in every your years to come! job Rebar was awarded. He oversaw 45 years of service. As witnessed everything and anything that involved in John’s retirement video at the estimating, detailing, sales and fabrica- Employee Appreciation Celebration, darryl kingston tion. Over the last 25 years, René helped the remarks made by his co-workers Maintenance Group Leader for build a very small division into the large certainly painted a picture of some- Ocean Steel’s Saint John shop, Darryl department it is today. With the hands one who will be missed and deeply began his career with Ocean Steel he’s leaving his division in, René is confi- appreciated for the efforts and contri- on January 11th, 1973 and was finally dent the department will not only match butions he made to Ocean Steel. able to say goodbye after 41 years on the growth he lead, but surpass it. I think April 11th, 2014. Current shop staff we can all agree, OSCO made a fantas- ROB FELTUS and management were joined by Ca- nadian Steel Sector General Manager, tic move in convincing René to join our Robert Feltus began his career with Harrison Wilson and our President, Group and spearhead our Rebar Division. the OSCO Construction group back Hans O. Klohn, to bid Darryl a fond in 1998 in a safety role working at farewell. After Darryl was presented DENIS BRIDEAU the Refinery upgrade project. Once with his 40 year service pin and the project was completed, Robert Denis first start working with Strescon in retirement gift by the company, his transitioned into the Safety Manager 1973 at the age of 19. He was originally fellow union members also present- role for the Group until his retire- hired to help out for 2 weeks but ended ed him with a gift. After the presenta- ment in May of 2013. He received the up staying for 40 years, working in the tions and speeches, everyone had Distinguished Achievement Award steel shop. Denis took great pride in his apple pie and ice cream! work, striving for accuracy and attention in 2013 as he had an integral role of to detail. The biggest change he saw building the safety culture and moving throughout his employment included the the company forward to where we GERALD MARKS automation of equipment which made are today. At times Robert works as a Another long time employee of his work faster, more efficient, and easier safety consultant for the Group, but Strescon, Gerald started with the on his body. He found the change from on his days off he enjoys spending company in 1969. He held a variety working outdoors to indoors made for quality time with his family, grandchil- of different roles with the company; a more enjoyable day, and of course he dren and being outdoors. We would from working in the shop pouring liked the sheer size of the jobs he worked like to thank Robert for all of his hard double t’s; to working in the yard as on. Denis will be turning 60 in January work and dedication and wish him the Foreman; to working in the steel shop and is happily enjoying his retirement best of luck in his retirement. as a bender; then back in the yard by cooking his famous macaroni for his again. The biggest change of note for wife and spending time with his grand- GERRY HIGGINS Gerald was the use of cranes in the yard, which had a big positive impact daughter Emily, and his twin in Moncton. Please join us in wishing the very best

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on his job. Gerald will really miss the people he worked with (and the early morning card games) and truly enjoyed the team he was a part of. Gerald will be using his retirement to spend quality time with his 2 grandchildren, and enjoy the great outdoors by fishing, golfing and hunting. grant maxwell After graduating from Architec- tural Drafting in 1967, Grant (Max) started at Strescon running the blueprint room. It wasn’t long before Max was sent to Lowel and Salem, Massachusetts, to job sites where Strescon was delivering precast panels. After 18 months with the company, Grant worked contributed by: Janessa Davidson face painters and much more! his way into the Detailing Depart- ment (in the days of drawing with he annual OSCO Com- The adults were able to try their luck at pencils and set squares!) and Tpany Picnic was held on winning one of the numerous prizes in spent many years drawing pre- Saturday, August 09, 2014 at the auction tent and children’s prizes were cast buildings and bridges. When the Oak Point Campground. The weather available at the game booths. Congratula- he joined the Sales department cooperated and we ended up with a tions to all of our winners and we hope the in the early nineties, it was under beautiful, sunny day. With over a thousand kids and adults alike had a fantastic time! the management of Alden Killen. people in attendance, this year marked the Max worked with Architects, En- highest registration to date! The picnic is a A big thank you to our committee mem- gineers and General Contractors time to show our appreciation to our em- bers who worked hard to organize the throughout New England and the ployees for all of their efforts and to also picnic throughout the year: Elizabeth Maritimes, showing the ben- show our commitment to you and your Guitard (Ocean Steel), Amy McTaggart efits on using Strescon’s precast families. What better way to give back by (Group Services), Linda Edison (Group products. Max is planning a quiet having a fun filled day with a delicious Services) Courtney Harvey (Group Ser- retirement spending the summers BBQ lunch, lots of games and activities, vices) and Eden Daly (Group Services). at TNT campground in Coles cotton candy and prizes! Also, thanks to Carl Donovan (Ocean Island, and traveling somewhere Steel), Mike Neil (Group Services), Thom warm in the winter months. New to the picnic this year, was the OSCO Cormier (Strescon) and Dave Sheffield Amazing Race. With eight teams partici- (Strescon) for loading all the supplies, pating, members had to decipher clues driving the trucks to and from the picnic LEANDRE RICHARD to get them to the various stations where and arriving bright and early to help out - Leandre retired from Ocean the teams completed fun challenges like we couldn’t have done it without you! Steel’s Saint John fabrication Cheesy Cap, Lock and Key and Ping Pong shop on July 31st after over 27 Dance! The winner of the Amazing Race This year, Eastern Trades College were years of service. Leandre started challenge was Tina Blair (Group Services) on hand to volunteer and did a great job his career with Ocean Steel, and family who each got a pre-paid $50 making the day run smoothly. A donation working at the rebar plant on Visa card for crossing the finish line first! was made to the College in support of Rothesay Avenue. He spent the the Big Ride fundraiser. Putting on a huge first half of his career there, This year we brought back sack races, a event like this means all kinds of help is before moving to the structural tug-of-war challenge, and big foot races needed throughout the day and we want plant on Chesley Drive. Over the that kept both the young and young at to thank everyone who came along to years, Leandre became known heart entertained. There were also lots of help us out in any way they could. for always being at work and other activities to participate in, including; Thank you to all who were able to join us could always be counted on to the “Saber Tooth” slide, Bungy Run, 9 hole this year to make our company picnic yet be found in the yard. mini golf, bouncy castles, petting zoo, another success! See you next year! www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | fall & winter 2014 49 people

Message from the President dump vehicle to haul sand from New Finally, I want to once again thank all ...continued from page 3 Canaan to our ready mix plants. of our employees, suppliers and, most On another note, we have now importantly, our customers for their I also want to welcome the team completed the acquisition of a sand continued efforts and support of the members of our new Maintenance pit in New Canaan, Nova Scotia. OSCO Construction Group. We look Division that has been set up in the Natural sand deposits have become forward to the challenges of 2015 Construction Sector for the Irving Oil a very scarce resource throughout with optimism and confidence as our Refinery. This new business unit was Atlantic Canada and, with this deposit journey into the future continues…. created to oversee the maintenance of several millions of tons, we have operations for the locally-based secured a reliable, long term supply Irving Oil facilities. We look forward of sand for our Prince Edward Island to working with these experienced and Moncton ready mix plants. Our and talented individuals in the coming trucking division, MacLean Trucking, Hans O. Klohn years ahead. President, OSCO Construction Group has also acquired another B-Train side

Thanks to the generosity of the com- Strescon Golf Challenge pany and our many suppliers, everyone left with a great prize. Following are the winners of the five door prizes: contributed by: Greg Osmon John Plant over the Nova Scotia Plant in a Ryder Cup, 2-Man format. Other Vivian Chaisson: Ladies Golf Carry Bag 25th Annual Strescon winners included: Lowest Score Award Gerald Hebert: Men’s Golf Carry Bag Plant Challenge was held The (74), team of Chris Greer and Brad John Hilchey: Men’s Golf Carry Bag on Saturday, July 21st at the Amherst Johnson; Largest margin of victory Greg Osmon: Men’s Golf Carry Bag Golf Course in Amherst, NS. This pop- (Up 6), team of Greg Osmon and Gerald Marks: Small Generator ular event allows workers from both Ian Hudson who shot a round of 75; plants to interact with each other, as 4-man challenge, Steve Robertson, Special thanks to Group President, well as allows retirees to meet and William Powell, Glen Groom & Craig Hans O. Klohn and General Manager, catch up with their old co-workers. Reid with a score of 72; Closest to the Don Isnor for their continuous pin, Derek Huskins; Closest to the support of this event. This year’s big winner was the Saint centre line, Gaetan Vaillancourt.

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Saturday Sept. 13, 2014, the em- Once again, this year’s tournament winners Gift Certificate; Brenda Lariviere (Ocean On ployees of the OSCO Construc- were the team of: Greg Osmon, Chris Steel), Cineplex Movie pass for 2 & $100 tion Group enjoyed a beautiful day with 18 Greer, Gaetan Vaillancourt and Derek Grannan’s Gift Certificate; Jamie Patter- holes of golf at the Sussex Golf and Curling Huskins (Strescon). Closest to the Pin for son (Strescon), North End Jacket & Golf Club in Sussex, NB. The morning started the women was Chelsea Presley (OSCO Bag; Gary Johnston (FCC), Cineplex Movie off a bit chilly, but the sun soon come out Group) and for the men was Pat Bagley pass for 2 & one night stay at Comfort Inn; and our smiling golfers were ready to enjoy (FCC). This years Longest Drive winner for Rob Murphy (FCC), Reciprocating Saw & golf, food and great company. the women was Monique Walsh (OSCO Vest; Tim Ganong (Ocean Steel), North Group) and for the men was Eric Bordage End Jacket & one night stay at Hampton After a great day of golf, Timberland Cater- (OSCO Group). Congratulations to all of Inn; Norm Godin (Strescon), North End ing served a delicious BBQ chicken meal you for a game well played! Jacket & Tree Certificate; and Kevin Dan- and prizes were handed out. Each employ- iels (Ocean Steel), Odyssey Putter ee walked away with a prize and some were Congratulations to all of our lucky door We look forward to next year’s event and lucky enough to win an amazing door prize. prize winners: Jason Presley (Ocean hope to see you all there! Steel), North End Jacket & $50.00 Vito’s

50 connections | fall & winter 2014 www.oscoconstructiongroup.com people FRESH FACES congratulations! Steel - Canada Family Additions: (Strescon-SJ) and wife, Ashley, Roger Curtis...... Shop Foreman on their wedding, June 21st. Scott Graham...... Procurement Specialist Congratulations to Jeff Murphy Eric Nolan (Strescon-SJ) is the Timothy Badiuk...... Detailer (Strescon-SJ) and wife Andrea proud father of Ashley and new Rick Noble...... Production Control Clerk on the birth of their first child, father-in-law to Ryan. Jonathan Aube...... QC Inspector baby boy Landyn in July, Congratulations to Karen Group Services weighing in at 6.1 lbs. Gatien (Group Services) Stefan Mader...... Tax Specialist Congratulations to Ashley and Justin McAdam (Group Elaine Ganong...... (Transfer) Contracts Administrator Dooks (Group Services) and his Services) who tied the knot Pam Ogden...... Payroll & Benefits Auditor wife Cindy who welcomed their September 6, 2014. Andria Goguen...... IT Security Analyst 7lbs 7oz baby girl, Felicity Jane Congratulations to Jon Morine Construction Dooks in July! (Group Services) and his wife Congratulations to Jonathan Amanda Legere who tied the Susan Doucet...... Site Administrative Assistant Westphal (Group Services) knot August 23, 2014. Sandi Morse...... (Transfer) Junior Estimator and his wife who gave birth to David Carr...... Site Superintendent Congratulations to Sandi David Safford...... Maintenance Supervisor their baby girl Ruby Edith Beryl (Hansen) Morse (FCC) and Brian Way...... Safety Coordinator Westphal on June 17! Arriving Greg Morse (KCS) who got a day early, this is the fourth married on August 16, 2014! Ready-Mix Concrete addition to their family! Congratulations to Robynne Justin MacLean...... Lab Technician Congratulations to Lisa Frazee (Belyea) Higgins (Ocean Steel- Mike Redmond...... Batcher (Ocean Steel) as her family Rebar) who married James Craig LaBrech...... Batcher/Dispatcher welcomed Wesley Elliot, born Higgins on July 5th, 2014. April 21st 2014. Steel - US Congratulations to Josiah Michael Miller...... QC Inspector Congratulations to Jeff Keith Matthews (Ocean Steel) who (Ocean Steel) and his family, married Keisha Ancheta on Precast Concrete who welcomed son, Jaxen August 15th, 2014. Patrick Dale Keith, on May 22, Josh Armstrong...... Design Engineer Congratulations to Josh Dugas 2014. (Ocean Steel) who married Congratulations to first-time Candice Doherty on September grandparent, Joe Vautour 14th, 2014. (Ocean Steel), whose daughter pictured (l-r): Gaetan Vaillancourt, Chris Greer, Chesley Presley, Derek Huskins & Greg Osmon. Shelby Lynn Vautour and her Applause: fiancé Chris Cullen welcomed Congratulations to Tara a 7lb, 15 oz. boy named Ryan Tam (Group Services) for on October 20, 2014.. As a side successfully completing her note, the attending nurse was Group Benefits Associate former OSCO employee Laura designation! (Isnor) Brown. Congratulations to Nickolas Marriages: McQuade (FCC), who has Congratulations to Brendan completed his carpentry Clancy (Strescon-SJ) and new apprenticeship and achieved wife, Erika, on their nuptials, this Journeyman Carpenter status. past August 30th. Congratulations to Jonathan Congratulations to Alex Linero Allen (FCC) and Daniel (Strescon-SJ) and his wife, Sara, Kilpatrick (FCC), who both who were married August 30th! recently achieved their Electrical Journeyman status. Congratulations to Ryan Breen www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | fall & winter 2014 51 Our Locations BORCHERDT CONCRETE PRODUCTS GLENHOLME READY-MIX - plant STRUCTURAL STEEL: Office & plant RR #1 • Debert, NS • CA RR#4, Hardscratch Road, Yarmouth, NS • CA Phone: (902) 662-3722 OCEAN STEEL Phone: (902) 742-7811 Member Since • 2008 Corporate office & SJ plant Member Since • 2008 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CA ANNAPOLIS VALLEY READY-MIX - Plant Phone: (506) 632-2600 20 Park Drive, Windsor, NS • CA Member Since • 1955 READY-MIX (OSCO Concrete): Phone: (902) 798-2291 OCEAN STEEL - New England Sales Office Member Since • 2008 STRESCON READY-MIX 40 Burlington Mall Road, Suite 207 Saint John plant OSCO AGGREGATES Burlington, MA • USA 101 Ashburn Rd., Saint John, NB • CA M.S.D. Enterprises Ltd. Phone: (781) 221-2152 Phone: (506) 633-8877 749 Little Dyke Rd, Glenholme, NS • CA Member Since • 1991 Member Since • 1963 Phone: (902) 662-3722 YORK STEEL - Plant & service center Member Since • 2008 STRESCON READY-MIX 550 Wilsey Road, Fredericton, NB • CA Moncton plant Phone: (506) 444-7989 1212 Berry Mills Rd, Moncton, NB • CA CONSTRUCTION: Member Since • 1995 Phone: (506) 858-7110 FCC CONSTRUCTION - office OCEAN STEEL CORPORATION Member Since • 2004 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CA Office & plant SCHURMAN CONCRETE Phone: (506) 632-7800 53 Shaw Road, Conklin, NY • USA Summerside office & plant Member Since • 1960 Phone: (607) 584-7500 240 MacEwen Rd, Summerside, PE • CA Member Since • 2004 Phone: (902) 888-4331 MARQUE CONSTRUCTION - office Member Since • 2004 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CA PRECAST: Phone: (506) 634-1144 SCHURMAN CONCRETE Member Since • 1966 STRESCON LIMITED Charlottetown office & plant KENNEBEC CONSTRUCTION - office Corporate Office & SJ plant 412 Mount Edward Rd, Charlottetown, PE • CA 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CA 101 Ashburn Lake Rd., Saint John, NB • CA Phone: (902) 628-0127 Phone: (506) 632-7800 Phone: (506) 633-8877 Member Since • 2004 Member Since • 1994 Member Since • 1963 MacLEAN’S READY-MIX STRESCON LIMITED Montague office & plant REBAR: Bedford office & plant 669 Queen’s Road, Montague, PE • CA 131 Duke St., Bedford, NS • CA Phone: (902) 838-2925 OSCO REBAR SERVICES Phone: (902) 494-7400 Member Since • 2012 Saint John plant Member Since • 1978 SACKVILLE CONCRETE 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CA Phone: (506) 632-2600 STRESCON LIMITED Nova Scotia office & plant Member Since • 1955 New England Sales Office 17 Estate Drive, Lower Sackville, NS • CA 40 Burlington Mall Road, Suite 207 Phone: (902) 864-3230 ALLSTAR REBAR NOVA SCOTIA Burlington, MA • USA Member Since • 2008 Office & plant Phone: (781) 221-2153 BEDFORD READY-MIX - plant 48 Duke Street, Bedford, NS • CA Member Since • 1991 414 Bluewater Rd., Bedford, NS • CA Phone: (902) 832-0917 Phone: (902) 835-0882 Member Since • 2008 Member Since • 2008