The Hans W. Klohn Commons Building: OSCO Group Cofounder Honoured by UNBSJ

fall & winter 2011

The biannual newsmagazine of t he OSCO Construction Group The Hans W. Klohn Commons Building: OSCO Group Cofounder Honoured by UNBSJ

Lalor Project • Picadilly Update • Ocean Properties • Strescon Installs Largest Stormceptor in Atlantic Canada • 2011 OSCOR Winners pg.13 pg.21 pg.27

What’s Inside... fall & winter 2011

3 Message from the President 21 Strescon Sells Strescore Down by the Seashore Strescon carries on long tradition with Ocean Properties, Bar Harbor, ME priorities 22 Rebar Update Misc Jobs; Route 1 Bridge Piers; Baker Drive Apartment Building 4 Safety Recognition Program 23 Marque Industrial Updates Irving Pulp & Paper; Moosehead Breweries; Irving Oil Refinery 4 Group Safety News 4 Quality Control Updates 24 Miscellaneous Metals Division 24 Princess Margaret’s Bridge 26 Environment: Sustainability 24 McAdam Logging Bridges 28 Infrastructure: One World XE to E9 Upgrade

26 Infrastructure: Strescon Batch Plant Strescon-SJ Installs New Concrete Batching Plant for Architectural Precast public & community 34 Connecting with the Community Steel Day; National Precast Day; Extreme Makeover - School Edition; projects Strescon Ready-Mix Donates to Kingston Soccer Clubhouse 6 Hans W. Klohn Commons New UNBSJ Showpiece Named in Honour of OSCO Construction Group Cofounder people 9 Irving Families Donate $3M for New UNBSJ Building 27 H.W.K. Honoured with Doctorate Degree 10 Lalor Project Ocean Steel Supplies & Erects Over 2000 Tons in Snow Lake, Mani- 30 OSCORS Employee Recognition Dinner toba 33 Human Resources News 12 Picadilly Update 33 Retirement Lane Mine Supply Air Building; Production & Service Head Frames; Conveyor Richard Melanson; Daniel Vienneau; Ronald Basque; Doug Garnett; Gallery #3 Installation; Raw Ore Building Paul McDermott; Maurice Devost; Joe Crowley; Vernon (Joe) Mullin; 14 Pipe Division Update: John Ross; Joe Rector; Steve Handrahan & Bill Davis. Highway 1 Project & Largest Stormceptor Installation in Atlantic Canada 37 Group Golf Tournament 16 Red Rose Tea Window Repair & Tenant Work 38 Strescon Golf Tournament 16 Atlantic Wallboard Rail Car Unloading Shed 38 Group Picnic 17 Taking Teamwork to the Bank 39 OSCO Bursary Winners OSCO Group Members Cooperate on CIBC Bank Project 39 Fresh Faces 17 Moncton High School Electrical Upgrade 39 Congratulations OSCO 18 Pouring it On: Ready Mix Project Updates construction Safety; capital expenditures; quality control; material supply; market 40 Our Locations leadership; plant, fleet & project updates group

CONNECTIONS is the biannual magazine of the OSCO on the cover... Construction Group, published every Spring and Fall to share The Grand Opening of the Hans W. Klohn Commons news and information with our valued customers & employees Building was held this fall. See page 6 for the full Comments and submissions are greatly appreciated and may be sent to story on this spectacular new addition to the Univer- the editor/designer: Tammy Legacy, c/o OSCO Construction Group sity of New Brunswick’s Saint John campus. 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • Canada • E2K 5L6 email: [email protected] 2 CONNECTIONS • Fall & Wintercover 2011 photo: Rod Stears Photography www.oscoconstructiongroup.com Message from the President

As you read this issue of Connections, batching facility. Commissioning of the our steel over great distances in the past, you will see numerous examples of the plant is underway and we anticipate a such as Fort McMurray, Alberta. Our qual- dedication and passion that our employ- major improvement in the consistency of ity has always been very good so potential ees bring to their jobs each and every day. our architectural concrete mixes while at fabrication mistakes were not of concern. Safety Programs the same time reducing our manufactur- In fact, we extended our normal scope of We continue to enhance our safety programs to make them more respon- This will be the most sophisticated concrete batching sive to the needs of both our employees and our customers. Several of our larger facility in North America requiring highly skilled people Owner-customers now use internet-based to fully utilize all of its features. safety monitoring systems, such as ISNet- world, to collect safety statistics for their ing costs. This will be the most sophisti- work to include the supply and installation suppliers & contractors. Contractors who cated concrete batching facility in North of insulated wall cladding and roofing for do not meet required safety standards are America requiring highly skilled people to the buildings. excluded from bidding on any of these fully utilize all of its features. Nevertheless, Owners’ work. Safety standards may be given the existing experience and knowl- Pipe, Rebar, Ready-Mix specified for work done in both manufac- edge of our employees, we are confident & Construction turing facilities and on the jobsite. Health we have the talent to make this state-of- Our concrete pipe employees are & safety is our number one priority in the art facility perform as promised. tackling some the biggest jobs we have everything we do. At the same time, Own- ever done; our rebar business is meet- ers of larger, capital-intensive projects are Information Technology ing the challenge of installing very large demanding higher safety standards for all On another front, we were very suc- bridge piers which require specialized lift- participants involved in their projects. As cessful in upgrading our “backbone” Ora- ing and installation procedures; our ready we continue to develop our geographical cle Enterprise One software. This techni- mix group continues making improve- territory for structural steel, it is imperative cally complicated conversion had a very ments on all fronts; and, our construc- that we meet these safety standards; not large user base and how well we were tion sector remains very active in a large only for our customers but for ourselves!! able to switch over would affect virtually variety of civil and electrical projects. everyone in our group. Luckily for us, our Precast Concrete information technology team planned All of the aforesaid are great illustra- In our precast concrete business, with great military precision, plenty of tions of the day-to-day challenges that strategic planning meetings have been training & practice runs and good com- we, as a group, are prepared to take on underway to review our engineering, munication to our entire user community. and execute successfully. This diversity manufacturing and installation processes The conversion itself went without a hitch and “can-do” attitude is what makes our with the objective of improving quality and we are very fortunate to have such a work exciting and rewarding for all con- and productivity. One of the key obstacles great group of individuals. cerned. As the world continues to change, we faced in Saint John was the ability to so do we! I’m looking forward to 2012 and compete with other precasters in mak- Structural Steel want to thank all of our employees for ing high-quality, competitively priced You will also read about our first their efforts in 2011. architectural wall panels; particularly for major industrial steel project in northern our market in the New England states. Manitoba. Despite the great distance and The net result was the significant capital remoteness of this project, we were confi- Hans O. Klohn investment we made in our new concrete dent we would perform. We have shipped President, OSCO Construction Group

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Safety Recognition: A New Approach further review and amendments, the new contributed by ROB FELTUS program was approved by upper Manage - Although most of our operations have ment. had “Safety Incentive” programs for ten The new Safety Recognition program - years or more, the trends in safety manage is simpler, more flexible, and easier to ment systems have been changing. Today administer. It also encourages more direct there is more emphasis on “Behaviour- involvement by operations management. - Based” systems and less focus on tradition Team Recognition focuses on milestones - al incentives. In fact, the OSHA administra and accomplishments. Milestones include tion in the USA has taken a hard-line stance hours worked without injury and, where - against traditional incentive programs, cit applicable, kilometers driven without ing them as discouraging both employees vehicle accidents. Team accomplishments and employers from reporting injuries and include “Best in Class” and “Best Improve - illnesses. At the same time, there are still ment”, as defined by safety performance agencies that support variations of these indicators. programs, although with specific caveats. Individual Recognition, where ap - Many of our partners still encourage us to plicable, includes years of service free from recognize good loss control performance, injury and vehicle accidents. It also includes including ISNetworld, NSCSA, C-TPAT, our “Over and Above” activities such as identi - L Stresconto R – Rick Bedford Digout insurance carriers, and our clients. fying potential security threats, suggestions works(Joint 36 Health months & Under this current climate, we felt that leading to improvement, acts of heroism, it was time to reassess our approach. A poll and involvement in First Aid and H&S Com - Safetywith no Committee), Lost Time of our Managers, Supervisors, and Safety mittee capacities. KeithAccidents Burke Coordinators indicated that they believed Awards are intended to be appropriate there was still value in a well-planned and progressive, with operations manage- (Safety Supervisor), “Safety Recognition” program, but also that ment having most of the control. Ultimately, - Jim Pettipas other initiatives should receive more em to “reward employees on merit and pro- phasis. Additional feedback was reviewed at mote teamwork” remains one of our Core (Shop Steward) the annual Safety Team conference in May Values. Only our approach has changed. and a first draft was developed. Following

Quality Control Profile: Strescon Precast In addition to its ability to be erected stringent quality control standards through • PCI - Precast/Prestressed Concrete during any weather, one of the big advan- their computer controlled concrete batch- Institute tages of precast concrete products over ing plants and quality control and testing • CPCI - Canadian Precast/Prestressed pour-in-place, is the high degree of quality laboratories. Concrete Institute control. Precasting concrete in a plant al- In addition to their in-house quality • CWB - Canadian Welding Bureau lows precise control over variables which control departments, Strescon submits to • ACPA - American Concrete Pipe Associa- affect durability, strength and appearance. rigorous standards from outside sources. tion To maintain the highest level of quality They proudly hold memberships with; and/ • CSA - Canadian Standards Association with their products, Strescon adheres to or quality certifications from the following:

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FCC Construction’s Electrical Department was recognized for their safety record of 200,000 man hours worked in a 36 month period without a Lost Time Accident as of April 2011. The employees were presented with shirts, work pants and/or jackets by Pat Bagley, Division Manager and Robert Feltus of the Safety Department.

FCC Construction’s Civil Department L Stresconto R – Rick Bedford Digout was recognized for their safety record works(Joint 36 Health months & of 175,000 man hours worked in a 36 Safetywith no Committee), Lost Time month period without a Lost Time Ac SAFETY - cident as of July 1, 2011. The employ KeithAccidents Burke - QUALITY ees were presented with shirts, sweat (Safety Supervisor), - SCHEDULE ers and/or jackets by Rick Williston, Jim Pettipas Division Manager and Robert Feltus of (Shop Steward) COST the Safety Department.

CPCI: The Canadian Precast/Pre- precast concrete plants must dem- ongoing quality system in place, stressed Concrete Institute is the onstrate that it has the facilities, the experience necessary to prime source of technical infor- the personnel, and the procedures deliver a quality product and mation about precast prestressed necessary to produce safe, quality a history of quality assur- concrete in Canada. The Institute products. Plants are audited by in- ance. PCI-Certified plants is publisher of the “CPCI Design dependent Professional Engineers. are required to develop Manual”, the “Prestressed Concrete and maintain a detailed Basics” textbook and the “CON- PCI: All PCI Producer Members are Quality System Manual CISE Beam” computer software. required to maintain PCI Certifica- (QSM) compiled according In addition to being a mem- tion for their plants. The American to industry standards, ap- ber, Strescon’s plants are certi- equivalent to CPCI, PCI-Certified proved by PCI, and available for fied through CPCI. CPCI certified plants ensure that bidders have an review by project owners.

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Hans W. Klohn Commons New UNBSJ Showpiece Named in Honour of OSCO Construction Group Cofounder

The first building that students, fac- of Arthur Irving and Jack Irving donated of our students have changed,” said UNB ulty and visitors to the University of New $3-million to the Commons project. President Eddy Campbell. “We know Brunswick in Saint John see when they The Hans W. Klohn Commons is now that learning doesn’t just take place in a arrive on campus, is the Hans W. Klohn the essential gathering place for students. classroom or behind a book, it happens Commons. It offers them the latest in technology, in study groups, common areas and on The commons, a state-of-the-art, writing and library services, as well as the Internet. That’s what the commons student-centered learning and social high-quality learning and research facili- does, it brings together, under one roof, space, officially opened on Sept. 7th, ties. Its key components are: a student the essential technology and learning op- 2011 to a crowd of students, faculty, staff, technology centre; writing, math and portunities that our students need to be community members, politicians and do- statistics tutoring centres; and classroom successful in their academic careers.” nors. “It’s a knock-your-eyes-out build- and conference rooms. It integrates IT, Designed to achieve a LEED (Leader- ing, that shows that the Saint John cam- information services, the computing ship in Energy and Environmental Design) pus is equal to any university anywhere.” centre and library in a single, user-friendly Silver rating under the Canadian Build- said UNB president Eddy Campbell. meeting place for the entire community. ing Council, the Commons is one of the The $25-million project was made A library of the future, the commons most advanced and environmentally possible through financial contributions will hold artworks from around the world friendly buildings in Atlantic Canada. “This from all three levels of government, and feature areas that can be transformed is really going to differentiate our campus members of the community, alumni, in minutes from seating spaces to guest and help us attract new students,” said faculty, staff, corporations and friends. lecture halls and back again. UNB vice-president Robert MacKinnon. In honour of their business associate “The Saint John campus has grown “I have been working for many years and friend, Hans W. Klohn, the families considerably over the years and the needs on many projects, never expecting that it www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Fall & Winter 2011 7 projects photos this page: Rod Stears Photography

would be recognized in this wonderful “When I look at this beautiful building, realizing that it will carry way. When I look at this beautiful building, realizing that it will carry my name my name from this day on, it creates in me joy, honor and a from this day on, it creates in me joy, great deal of thankfulness.” honor and a great deal of thankfulness.” said Mr. Klohn at the opening ceremony. “Thankfulness to Mr. & viding precast architectural wall panels and reinforcing steel on Mrs. Arthur and Sandra Irving; Mrs. Suzanne Irving; and Mr. and the UNBSJ Commons Building for Dora Construction. Mrs. John and Elizabeth Irving; who through their very generous The Design/Preliminary work for the precast began in May, contribution to the construction of the building, could, and 2010, with production beginning on July 26th. At a rate of 7 did, select the building’s name. pieces per day, production ran for approximately 30 days. The Building Design Erection commenced on November 16th. In addition to the precast wall panels, the building’s envelope consists Designed by the architectural firms of B+H, and of precast column covers and precast logia panels to Sasaki and Associates, the Hans W. Klohn Commons create the entrance breezeway. The project required 198 is composed of precast concrete, steel, and glass - in in-shop pours to make 165 precast pieces. Two and three deference to the primary materials found on the existing stage pours were used to create U and L shaped panels to campus buildings. The west elevation, with its dramatic portico fully enclose the steel structure where required. The unique archi- facing back to the main campus quadrangle, contains the main tecture of the building required Strescon’s erectors and engineers entrance. This double height portico with its deep columns serves to be extremely creative with the connections to the steel, to shade the building from the heat gain and solar glare of the late creating multiple connections up to afternoon summer sun, while creating a pedestrian link to the new 18” long, and utilizing hundreds campus expansion from the south of the main quadrangle. The of pre-welded clips. Erection portico’s glazing is inscribed with a ceramic frit pattern that relates was completed in December. to the surrounding birch tree habitats and native landscape. OSCO Rebar provided 129 OSCO Group Participation tons of rebar and 23,000 square As profiled in our last issue, both Strescon and OSCO Rebar feet of mesh for the Commons. www.unb.ca/saintjohn/ participated in the construction of the Commons building, pro- building. universitycommons

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Pictured (l-r): Arthur Irving, Suzanne Irving, Anke Klohn, Hans W. Klohn, John Irving and Sandra Irving at the official naming ceremony. Irving Families Donate $3M For New UNBSJ Building

The following article written by Sandra Davis K.C. Irving hired Klohn, who is from Kiel, I was associated with K.C. Irving and Jack originally appeared on page A.1 of the Telegraph Germany, back in 1952 to take part in the Irving for many years,” he said, choking up as Journal on June 9th, 2011. It is reprinted with permission. Irving Pulp and Paper Mill expansion, and he recalled his two deceased friends. the two became close friends with Irving “It was an unforgettable experience The families of Arthur Irving and Jack promoting Klohn to project manager. working for them.” Irving have donated $3-million to UNBSJ’s As UNB president Eddy Campbell told Klohn has become well known for his new Commons building in honour of their the gathering about the Irving families’ gift many contributions to the steel fabrication business associate and friend Hans W. Klohn. and their idea to name the Commons after and construction industry in Atlantic Canada, The Hans W. Klohn Commons, which is their friend, standing ovations followed, and New England and beyond. nearly complete, is being built beside K.C. Campbell related how, a few months ago, In 1955, K.C. Irving and Klohn started a Irving Hall, which opened in 1999 and is he and Klohn were summoned to a meeting new construction company called Ocean named for Kenneth Colin Irving, founder of with the Irvings. Steel &Construction, with Klohn serving as the Irving group of companies. “Hans arrived briefcase in hand,” Camp- its first president. “You’re side by side, forever,” Arthur Irving bell said. Klohn is an honorary life member of the - K.C. Irving’s son - told Klohn on Wednes- “When they told him they wanted to hon- Saint John Construction Association, is a day morning during the sometimes emo- our him for all the outstanding contributions Titan of the Precast Concrete Industry, and tional naming and donation announcement, he had made to the Saint John community, received an honorary doctor of science de- which took place in the new building before to the university and the Irving family, he was gree from UNB in recognition of his efforts a standing-room-only crowd that included overcome with emotion. and influence in the construction industry faculty, staff, students, architects, builders “He said he had not cried a tear in 30 and the community at large. Many of Klohn’s and community leaders. years.” family members have degrees from UNB. “My father would be extremely proud,” Klohn said he is “thankful and hon- John Irving, representing his father, Jack Arthur Irving said. oured” to have his name associated with the and family, said his father toiled with Klohn “We appreciate you being here and my $25-million Commons and that, over the his whole working life. dad would be extremely happy to know years, the Irving companies he led have par- “He respected and enjoyed the time he you’re here,” he told Klohn. ticipated in the construction of almost every and Mr. Klohn spent together,” John Irving “Thank you for everything you’ve done building on the UNBSJ campus. said before stopping to compose himself. for us.” “I’m proud and greatly privileged that Jack Irving died last July. continued on page 39

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10 CONNECTIONS • Fall & Winter 2011 www.oscoconstructiongroup.com projects The Lalor Project Ocean Steel Supplies & Erects Over 2000 Tons in Snow Lake, Manitoba

contributed by JASON PRESLEY & BERNIE BLAKELY complex plate work projects. These additional structures also will include the supply and installation of any required grating, On March 15th, 2011 Ocean Steel & Construction Ltd was stair treads and metal decking as well as many special order awarded the Head frame Steelwork Fabrication and Erection items such as pulley’s, winches, slings etc. within the main contract by Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co., Limited Head frame structure. We are nearly 50% complete the erec- (HBMS), a subsidiary of HudBay Minerals Inc.. tion of the Bin House and are scheduled to start the erection HudBay Minerals is a leading Canadian base and precious of the head frame on October 14th with the other structures to metals producer. At the Lalor project in Snow Lake, Manitoba, follow. We are completing fabrication of these various proj- extensive exploration has been ongoing since early 2007. This ects at our Saint John and Fredericton plants as well as some activity has revealed zinc, gold, and copper-gold deposits. In subcontracted fabrication and painting being completed at 2010, HudBay made a full commitment to develop the $560 MacDougall Steel Erectors Inc. (MSE) and MacDonald Applica- million mine project. Initial mine production is scheduled in the tors respectively. MSE is also completing all steel erection on second quarter of 2012 and full production is anticipated in late our behalf. 2014. We are scheduled to complete Ocean Steel will supply and all erection before Christmas with erect over 2000 tons of steel for the final detail work and cladding several structural steel buildings scheduled to be done by the first of and plate work components, in- February 2012. Being this far North, cluding the Hoist House, Ore Bin, weather will be a challenge as well, Bin House, Cage House, Annex with the wind and cold becoming Building, Arc Gates, Dump Chute, factors as we move closer to winter. Head Frame, and Collar House. The Lalor project is OSCO’s Sinking Steel first steel project in Manitoba and Ocean Steel has also been has been a real proving ground awarded the sinking steel work for our company both to our It has shown us, as well as future required by Dumas Mining (de- customer as well as to ourselves. potential customers that we can signed by Genivar) which includes It has shown us, as well as future nearly 45 tons of structural steel potential customers, that we can ship steel over 4000 kms while and 27 tons of plate work. All of this ship steel over 4000 kms while remaining competitive in both steel is considered temporary and remaining competitive in both is required only during the sinking our pricing and schedule. It is our pricing and schedule. process. It will be removed after also unique in that we not only sinking and replaced with the left- own supply and installation of the structural steel items but we out permanent steel during the head frame change over from are also supplying and installing the roof and wall cladding for sinking phase to production. all of the buildings at the Lalor site. The sinking steel came with its own set of challenges, such as coordinating with the permanent steel for what needed to Hoist House be left out; added connections required; and in many cases The Hoist House, which was the first building to be erect- conflicts that had to be rectified in order for the sinking steel to ed, is now nearing completion with the OH crane installed and work in harmony with the main structure which was designed all cladding work now complete. We are currently working on by a different engineering company (Stantec). installing the OH doors and man doors to finalize this structure. Scheduling to detail, fabricate and deliver this steel on time Bin House and to work with the head frame erection also posed some challenges. The sinking steel needs to be erected at very specific Additional Structures times, because many of the plate work items are simply to large We have five other main to erect once the head frame has been completed. structures still to be erected (designed by Stantec and Genivar). Total steel tons = 2121 (199 plate work, 1922 structural steel) These are the Bin House, Collar www.hudbayminerals.com Steel grating = 195 square meters House, Annex, Aux Cage House Steel decking = 145 square meters and Head frame as well as three Steel stair treads = 325

www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Fall & Winter 2011 11 As profiled in previous issues, the $1.7 billion Picadilly Potash Mine expansion project outside Sussex, New Brunswick, continues to provide work for many OSCO Construction Group members, as subcontractors to both AMEC Americas Limited and Cementation Canada Ltd.. To date, OSCO Group members have provided: Project Management services; supply and erection of structural and miscellaneous steel; supply and placing of reinforcing steel; instrumentation installation; and precast concrete.

“I have to congratulate Ocean Steel for taking on a more productive welding process for field welding. The preparation and thought that was done early on by Ocean Steel has paid off with good results”.Brent Mallet, P. Eng., • Lincoln Electric

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and Strescon the precast concrete, continuing the strong presence of OSCO Group companies on this major New Brunswick project.

Production & Service Head Frames: This past July, FCC’s Communication Division was awarded the contract to supply and install power and communications cabling for (28) IP cam- Picadilly eras, (38) Power over Ethernet (POE) IP phones, (4) Ethernet cabinets and (5) PLC cabinets, as well as the supply, installation and testing of (192) strands of single mode and (96) strands of multi mode fiber optic cable. The work is spread out between two 320 ft concrete structures (Head Frames). Each of the Head Frames has 21 floors, offering many challenges to site supervisor Ron Rathje and site foreman Nick Update Kilpatrick for the installation of over 5,500 ft of power cable, 12,000 ft of armored Category 6 shielded communications cable, and 4,000 ft of armored fiber optic cable throughout the complex head frame Construction Division cable tray systems. contributed by RICK WILLISTON, DAN FOX & PAT BAGLEY The FCC’s Communication team is diligently working toward a November 2011 completion date. Mine Supply Air Building: FCC Construction has played a key role in the construction of the Service and Production Head frames and related facilities at Potash’s Picadilly project. There Steel Division has been numerous challenges met and objectives achieved over the contributed by JEFF KEITH & VANESSA KLOHN duration of the project. Most recently, the completion of the mechanical and electrical installations in the head frames during live mine Conveyor Gallery #3 Installation: This sinking operations. past summer, Ocean Steel completed the new Conveyor Gallery #3 As FCC Construction nears completion of the Construction Installation for the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan. Ocean Steel Management of the Service and Production Head frames, PCS and began working on the Gallery on June 6th. The new Conveyor Gallery Cementation asked FCC to continue their presence on site to manage connects the Raw Ore Building to the new Wet Mill/Concentrator the last major component of the surface construction for the under- Building, and will transport the mined Raw Ore from the storage bin to ground operation. This is the Mine Supply and Exhaust Air Facilities. the Mill for processing. The Mine Supply Air Building is located next to the Service Shaft The gallery is 480 feet long and was installed in 6 sections. The Head frame and the Exhaust is located at the Production Head frame. first two sections were 80 feet long, the next three were 100 feet each This work also includes the installation of foundations for a 60,000 and the last was a 20 foot section. The heaviest section weighed in at gallon propane backup system for the natural gas heaters. The major 55 tons. components within the building are supply fans providing 400,000 This project at PCS Picadilly Mine Site in Penobsquis, NB required CFM of air, and a 3000 ton cooling capacity chiller with related cool- some unique rigging schemes in the erection process. The first ing tower and piping. There are two air-mixing plenums within the section needed to be drifted inside the Raw Ore building that house 20 cooling coils. The building has burners and a Building 10 feet, then tilted to the burner management systems capable of providing 36 million BTU/ required angle. A bent was then hour of total air to the mine. A complete electrical distribution system threaded under the gallery to support installation and all related wiring and control will also be included. the other end. The entire operation The Mine Supply Air Building footprint is 108 ft x 60 ft and the took 3 cranes, all supplied by Irving www.potashcorp.com/about/ facilities/potash/ building is 33 ft high. The construction of the foundation was started Equipment. The remainder of the sec- new_brunswick in August and is currently underway. The building is scheduled to be tions required 2 cranes and the gallery www.amec.com/ complete in April of 2012. OSCO Rebar was awarded the supply and was in place by the end of June, 2011. picadilly.htm installation of the reinforcing steel, Ocean Steel the structural steel, continued on next page... www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Fall & Winter 2011 13 projects

PIPE DIVISION UPDATE

... continued from previous page Raw Ore Building: Ocean Steel completed the erection of the 1600 ton Building/Bin by the end of April, 2011. Prior to starting field welding, the task of erecting full- height, multiple level scaffolding on the interior of the bin, was subcontracted to Safway Inc.. Field welding on this project requires access to each joint for full penetration welds on the 10 mm (3/8”) panels, 16mm (5/8”) panels & 25mm (1”) Highway 1 Project panels. Safway also erected scaffolding on the exterior North and South Bin Walls for access at each panel lap at beams Biggest Single Job Ever for Pipe Division and columns for fillet welds. Flux-cored Arc Welding (FCAW) was the chosen welding contributed by STEWART TOTTEN process because of its high welding speed and portability. As anyone who has driven between St. Stephen/Calais and The welding wire selected was Innershield NR212, or NR232 Riverglade NB knows, there is a major highway construction project depending on base material thickness, due to the fact it underway. Dexter construction started work in mid 2010 and by would handle well in all positions and provide good deposi- July 31 2013 the construction of 55 km of new four lane highway, tion rates. and upgrading of the existing highway is scheduled to be complete. Four training stations were set up in the Ocean Steel The project will also involve 104 km of wildlife fencing, some wild- Saint John facility where the site welders’ (Ironworkers Lo- life crossings, bridge overpass/underpass construction and rehab. cal 842) could hone their skills using the equipment prior This 1.1 billion project will require Dexter to be fully responsible to starting the welding operation on site. A Lincoln Electric for maintaining and rehabilitating the 235 km of highway for 30 representative was secured to oversee the FCAW training. “I years, until 2040. They are fully responsible for all snow clearing, have to congratulate Ocean Steel for taking on a more pro- brush cutting, guide rail repairs, repaving, bridge maintenance and ductive welding process for field welding. The preparation removal of any debris or road kill to very specific tolerances set out and thought that was done early on by Ocean Steel has paid by the province. off with good results” said Brent Mallet, P. Eng., of Lincoln As the largest highway builder in Eastern Canada, Dexter oper- Electric ates a fleet of over 600 pieces of construction equipment, and Alignment and adjustment of the panels, including dog- have offices throughout the area. Originally from Saint John NB, ging and wedging to ensure proper fit-up and required weld their head office is now in Bedford NS. The Highway 1 project will gap, was completed in May, 2011. The 11,200 linear feet of employ the equivalent of 900 full time employees, and is needed weld started early June, 2011 and was completed in early to improve the safety of travelers and ease the movement of goods September, 2011. Two shifts were used to complete the field and materials through Atlantic Canada to and from the US market. weld operation in a timely fashion (ten welders on day shift Strescon Pipe Division’s modern plant is located in the middle and five welders on night shift). Field welds were 100% visu- of the construction zone, in Saint John, making us ideally suited ally inspected and weekly ultrasonic examinations were per- to provide culverts for this project. We started deliveries in August formed by a third party inspection firm contracted by Ocean 2010 and will continue until 2012, with the bulk of the product de- Steel to ensure quality throughout the welding process. livered in the 2011 construction season. As always, Health & Safety is our top priority. This unique With the tight schedule of completion in 2013 and the narrow project is an example of how a safety-first mind set was in- in-stream construction window of June 1 to September 30, having corporated at the planning stage, prior to detailing & fabrica- a company with the capability to produce, deliver and respond to tion, and executed in the field. In addition to good house- any on site changes was very important. The Strescon Pipe Division keeping, our thorough safety planning was the main reason team was in constant contact with Dexter’s project managers, and the field welding operation was completed on site without a our in-house scheduling and production staff, to ensure product recordable incident. was ready to go when it was needed on site.

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Working With Clients to Provide New and Customized Solutions

Strescon Limited in Saint John NB has now supplied the largest Stormcep- tor ever installed in Atlantic Canada. An STC 14,000 was installed at the new Costco site in Fredericton. The purchase order was received from Monteith Underground Services and once shop drawings were approved planning for installation could start. The structure consisted of two tanks installed in series to treat the run off from the large site. Even though the city of Fredericton has stormwater regulations in place requiring both quantity and quality control, this was an important site to have a Stormceptor, because all the storm water from this site ends up in a neigh- boring wetland. It is extremely important www.r1g.nb.ca/contact to keep hydrocarbons and TSS out of www.gnb.ca/0113/route1/ index-e.asp these waterways. The Stormceptor product comes in

standard concrete manhole sections, so The pipe working with Strescon, Monteith project plant operated 24 hours managers were able to size the compo- per day - sometimes up nents of the tanks so their John Deere to 6 days per week, to 450 could handle them without bringing meet production tar- in a boom truck or crane. gets. On top of the large On installation day, a representative quantity of pipe needed from Strescon visited the site in case any for this one job, we still unforeseen issues came up. managed to produce Happily, nothing was amiss. If there manholes, lift stations, had been any issues however, they could catch basins and pipe for have been taken care of using standard our other contractors construction processes, considering the working on highway and treatment device is locally constructed municipal projects from from standard concrete products and Newfoundland to south- can be adjusted with normal methods. ern Maine. A post-installation inspection is On the Route 1 completed and the unit is GPS located Gateway project, we to allow ongoing inspection and mainte- have been contracted nance. to supply almost 2700 pieces (6.7km) of concrete pipe in various sizes and strength classes Strescon Supplies from 300mm - 140D to Atlantic Canada’s 3000mm - 140D. This Largest Stormceptor amounts to hundreds of Super Stormceptor loads of pipe leaving our yard, plus, for some of contributed by The first inspection will be com- the larger product, pipe STEWART TOTTEN pleted complimentarily by Acadia Waste supports were required as Petroleum of Dieppe NB, approximately well as catch basin struc- 6 months from stabilization of the site. tures to pick up surface water. www.stormceptor.com

www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Fall & Winter 2011 15 projects Red Rose Window Repair contributed by RICK & Tenant Work WILLISTON, P.Eng.

The history and architecture of the Red Rose Tea Building makes it one of Saint John, New Brunswick’s most recognizable landmarks. Built in 1903, this building has served as a gateway to the city’s centre for more than a century, and it is the last- standing example of the tea importation industry that thrived in Saint John from the mid-nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century. Located at 12 Smythe Street, the Red Rose Tea Building continues to keep with Saint John’s tradition of entrepreneur- ship and advancement, and is now home to some of the city’s most innovative businesses and organizations. It is currently owned by Commercial Properties. Commercial Properties recently identified the need to begin a program of carrying out repairs and re-finishing of the wood windows on the Red Rose Building. FCC Construction’s Civil Division was contracted to carry out the necessary repairs to the windows and coordinate the re-finishing work. The first phase of the window repair program, the west elevation, commenced in August and will be complete in early October. FCC has also carried out base building work to accom- modate a new tenant to the building on the 5th floor. The new tenant is Ernst & Young. This base building work was started and completed in the month of September. The work in this building is being carried out without any interruptions to the occupants of the building.

Atlantic Wallboard Rail Car Unloading Shed FCC Civil is doing Construction Management for J.D. ing and equipment, scheduled to arrive in early September and Irving’s Atlantic Wallboard Plant in Saint John, New Brunswick. the end of October, respectively. FCC has been tasked with providing the foundations, slabs and In addition, FCC Civil is under a Construction Management concrete pads required for the new Rail Car Unloading Build- agreement with MFE Manufacturing to complete the equipment pads for their conveying system, which dominates the contributed by project. MOLLY KNORR In both cases, the decision to outsource project management to FCC was made due to the impending delivery of equipment and the short time lines to complete the work. Design was ongoing and cooperation / coordination between the various contractors, scopes both on and off site, from start to finish was paramount. Jim Cosman was placed on site as the superintendent and the work began in ernst the middle of August 2011. Work on the building foundations and slabs (170’ x 70’) along with various equipment pads and supports is to be completed by end of October 2011. A variety of trades are working in and around the site, with a wide variety of participation from OSCO Group team members. OSCO Rebar is providing the reinforcing steel; OSCO Concrete is supplying the ready-mix; and Marque Electrical is carrying out the underground conduit.

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Taking Teamwork to the Bank contributed by OSCO Group Members Cooperate on CIBC Bank Project LUKE JOHNSON, P.Eng.

FCC Construction’s Civil Division is providing project braces and 10,650 sq ft of deck. The structural management services to Commercial Properties Limited in the steel was designed by Ocean Steel’s engineer- construction of a new CIBC Bank in Moncton, New Brunswick. ing team in collaboration with FCC Construc- Construction has been underway since early June and is pro- tion based on the Architectural Drawings. gressing well. The construction site is located at 135 Main Street Ocean Steel began erection of the steel on on a property bordered by Main Street and Halls Creek. The Aug 22, and completed the work on the project CIBC project has become a real “team-job” for the OSCO Con- on September 9. The structural components of struction Group, with additional input from Ocean Steel, OSCO the building are now complete and construction of the build- Rebar, OSCO Concrete, Strescon Precast, and FCC Electrical. ing envelope is underway. The building’s foundation is supported by a series of piles The building exterior will consist of: architectural stone; and consists of steel reinforced concrete pile caps, grade aluminum windows; an aluminum and glass “lantern” beams and a structural slab. Ready-mix concrete on the front of the building; and precast con- was provided by OSCO Concrete’s Strescon- crete column covers. The column covers Moncton plant, and reinforcing steel are to be provided by Strescon’s Precast was supplied and installed by Division. All lighting, distribution OSCO Rebar. and data cabling for the base The building structure building will be completed by consists of structural steel FCC Electrical. which was designed, sup- The building is plied and erected by Ocean scheduled to be complete Steel. Ocean Steel provided by the end of January 72 tons of structural steel, 2012 for handover to columns, beams and vertical CIBC.

contributed by Moncton High School Electrical Upgrade PAT BAGLEY

Moncton High School, located in Moncton, New Brunswick, 208 volt electrical service entrance; (5) new 120/208v distribu- is a heritage stone structure and local landmark, which first tion panels used to provide power to the (49) Duct Coils; & (49) opened its doors to students in 1935. Currently in various stages HRV units, located throughout the historic 75 year old three sto- of disrepair, renovations to the building have been targeted by rey building. This contract also included installation of intercon- the New Brunswick Government as high priority. necting wiring from each HRV unit to duct coils wired through In June 2011, FCC Electrical won the tender for the electrical time delay relays activated by individual classroom light switches. upgrade at Moncton High. The upgrade was required for the in- With a tight condensed (28) day construction schedule, stallation of a dedicated electrical power system that will be used FCC’s electrical team lead by site supervisor Jim Johnson and to provide power to a heating system for existing classrooms. site foreman John Arnold successfully completed this project The contract involved the installation of a new 600 amp, on schedule. www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Fall & Winter 2011 17 projects

Pouring It On Ready-Mix & Aggregates Updates

contributed by DAVID BANCROFT Safety crete Association Certified Driving The addition two years ago of Mark Professional Course have been supple- The managers of the OSCO Ready Butt in the role of full time safety of- mented with a Defensive Driving Course Mixed Concrete Division and various ad- ficer for the concrete group has paid off attended by mixer drivers from all plants. ministrative support staff held their annual in a greatly improved safety program. meeting in September to perform plan- Certification in the Construction Safety Capital Expenditures ning for the upcoming year. Topics such Association programs in all the Mari- The corporate commitment to as safety, capital budgets, quality control time Provinces has been renewed and a renewing the fleet of trucks and reduc- and material standardized approach to our particular ing the average age was again dem- supply were segment of the industry has resulted in a onstrated with the recent order of four discussed. more meaningful program that has been more mixer trucks. The new trucks will well received by the employees. Regular all be twin steers equipped with auto- training such as the American Pump Op- matic transmissions, back up cameras, erators Certification program radio remote discharge controls and a and the Canadian host of other featured aimed at making Ready Mixed the job of delivering concrete safer and Con- more comfortable. A new pump will be added to the fleet in Nova Scotia this year and quite possibly one will be purchased for PEI. A variety of plant improvements throughout the group will round out the program.

Quality Control The quality control labs at the pre-

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Inside Syncrolift (submarine shed)

cast plants in Halifax and Saint John, as a group we access a larger number of the local fleet, arriving in time to help well as the use of outside consultants, suppliers for the key components than with the summer boom. To further fill have been used by the managers of the anyone else in the market. out our fleet of Halifax-based pumps, ready-mix plants in the past to provide we purchased a 47 meter Putzmeister the quality control necessary in today’s Market Leadership concrete pump in August. This great market. A new Quality Control Man- The General Manager of OSCO addition fills a gap between the 43 and ager position will be created this year Concrete, David Bancroft, was named 52 meter pumps already in the fleet, to improve the program and bring a the President of the Canadian Ready ensuring that we have ‘back up’ should standardized approach to all locations. Mixed Concrete Association in the spring any pump develop a problem. Having With the growth in the group and the of this year. This position will help keep other pumps of similar size is neces- increasing volumes of ready-concrete OSCO on the leading edge of market sary to provide this security. The 47 also being produced it was recognized that trends and shows the company’s com- enjoys the advantage of having a very OSCO could be in the unique position in mitment to the industry. David is no small footprint and a z-boom that allows the industry to provide full time quality stranger to giving back to the industry it to be used in the widest range of ap- control support to its ready-mix plants, that he has worked in as he has served plications from residential to commer- backed up by its own in-house labs. as chair on many boards at the local, cial and high rise. This pump also has a regional and national level. high volume kit which allows it to push Material Supply 50% more concrete with every stroke. It Flyash has become a necessary Nova Scotia Update arrived directly from the factory in Sep- ingredient in concrete in the last few The market in Halifax was extremely tember and has been hard at work ever years. The benefits aside from cost, are robust this year and this has meant a since. so great that in some markets it is an es- busy year for Bedford Ready Mix and sential component. The supply of flyash Sackville Concrete. After a slow winter, NS Project Highlights has been anything but stable in the past many projects got underway and the There has been a great variety in two years and the quality of the available summer and fall were very busy. the types of work supplied by OSCO product has been very erratic. This has One of the strengths of a large, companies in Halifax this year. One led the management group at OSCO to multi branch company such as OSCO, is interesting project has been the Syncro- embrace a position that already existed the ability to move resources from loca- lift for PCL. In the winter of 2011 OSCO with respect to the supply of materials tion to location as required to satisfy the Concrete, Nova Scotia, began concrete used in the production of our concrete. ebb and flow of the market. This tactic and pump supply to the Syncro Lift/ To ensure the long term availability and was necessary this year and Halifax has Submarine Shed constructed at Rain the fair pricing of product, OSCO has a rented trucks from its sister companies Bow Gate in the Military Dock Yards of policy of sourcing material from multiple to maintain service in this market. Halifax. The building will be used by the suppliers. This will hopefully enable the Department of National Defence for various plants to maintain continuous NS Fleet Additions submarine repairs. production of quality concrete for our The addition of two new tandem The project managed by PCL Con- customers. It is worthy to note that as trucks has been a welcome addition to struction first involved pouring 238 piles,

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ranging in depth from 10’ to 60’; this In the Moncton market, some of winter conditions on the North Shore concrete was all pumped with booms the major projects that Strescon has side of PEI. Some of these decks were ranging in size from 32 meter to 52 me- been involved with include: Cet-PT placed under enclosures and during ter. For deeper piles, a mobile crane, in Scan Expansion; Dumont Hospital spring weight restrictions. The Ross conjunction with our pumps, was used Energy Center; Dieppe Operation Cen- Corner Bridge (450cm of HPC) on to aid in pulling upwards of 50’ of exten- tre Phase 2; Midland Office Building; Route #2 was constructed during tour- sion pipe up out of the piles as concrete Mapleton Health Clinic; and the MID ist season, with all traffic using tempo- was being placed. Exp. Curb/Sidewalk work. rary bridge. When the piles were complete, the In addition to bridge work, a 54- construction of the building began. PEI - Schurman Concrete bed Long Term Care Facility (Owner: OSCO placed 2100 meters of concrete Although our Charlottetown plant PEI Government); a 50+ unit high-end in the main foundation of the building, has historically been the bigger per- apartment building; the UPEI School of which included three 275 meter pours inside the building for the 2 meter thick base pads that the subs will sit on when they are being worked on. The base slabs were placed using our 2007 32 meter Putzmiester concrete pump, the pump was set up inside the steel structure. The concrete specifications for this project required the use of non-reactive aggregates which were supplied by MSD Enterprises.

NB - Strescon A combination of competitive markets in Saint John and Moncton, coupled with a shrinking former on the Island, this summer has Nursing; and a new Sobeys store and residential and commercial market, has been seen a reversal of fortunes in the strip mall, presently underway, were a resulted in lower than anticipated sales PEI market, with the Summerside plant few of the other projects tackled this volumes for 2011. Despite the slower increasing its workload over Charlotte- season. pace however, our NB plants par- town. ticipated in a number of high-profile Although the overall volume of PEI Fleet Additions projects. work on the Island is generally down, The Schurman plants also in- In the Saint John market, some of there have been a number of projects creased their fleet this year, with the the major projects that Strescon has that have kept the Schurman plants purchase of both a new mixer and a undertaken in 2011 have been: NBCC busy and challenged. new slinger based out of the Char- Phase 3; Saint John Law Courts Phase The production of high perfor- lottetown plant. The slinger is the 2; Sewell St. Parking Garage; A.I.M. mance concrete (HPC) for several DOT biggest in the OSCO fleet and allows Steel Shredder Facility; new Leons Fur- bridges is always a technical challenge, us to carry a much larger payload than niture store; and the 2nd Phase of the especially when the Darnley Bridge slingers with just a single steering axle. Harbour Bridge Reconstruction. (1,000cm of HPC) was placed during

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Strescon Sells Strescore Down by the Seashore Strescon carries on long tradition with Ocean Properties in Bar Harbour, ME

contributed by GRANT MAXWELL Strescon’s Precast division is currently supplying Strescore planks and balcony slabs for the new West Street Hotel in Bar Harbour, Maine. Pro Con Inc., a design build contractor from Hooksett, N.H. is building the 121 room, $12 million hotel for Ocean Properties of Portsmouth, N.H. and Key West, FL. Strescon has been supplying Strescore slabs to Ocean Properties and the Walsh family for over 30 years. Founded in the 1970s, Ocean Proper- ties has grown into one of the largest privately held hotel operating and development companies in the US. They now own more than 100 ho- tels, including: Bar Harbour Regency; Harborside Hotel & Marina; Park Entrance Motel; Days Inn, and the new hotel on West Street currently www.girder-slab.com under construction. At 81 years young, Ocean Properties patriarch, Thomas (Tom) www.oplhotels.com Walsh still rises early and tours the jobsite at 7 am to see the day’s activity begin. A short siesta at noon and Tom will be back late afternoon to check the daily progress. Strescon’s Grant Maxwell (Maine Sales) quotes Tom one morning looking at the plank being erected: “I like concrete planks - they’re economical, fast, fire safe and the sound characteristics floor to floor are unbeatable”. Charlie Williston (retired) and Grant always made a special trip to Bar Harbour to meet with Tom on his projects. He appreciated the effort and with a smile, always said “it is always better to deal with the devil you know, than the devil you don’t”. The slabs Strescon is supplying for the Water Street hotel are customized for use with the Girder-Slab System. A relatively recent innovation, this proprietary system uses specialized steel beams as support for precast plank, rather than labour-intensive masonry walls. The beam shape allows the precast slab to sit alongside it, rather than on top, which allows for lower ceiling height than traditional plank on steel methods. Between the lack of masonry and the precast plank, the Girder-Slab system truly allows all- weather construction. www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Fall & Winter 2011 21 projects

Rebar Division Update

contributed by GREG TIMS Privateers Harley Davidson, Panels, Mine Supply Ventilation Building, Cemen- & DAWNE GRANDY Avondale Construction, Halifax, NS; 36.52 tation Canada, Potash Mine, Penobsquis, NB; Tons/190 sheets of mesh 66 Tons of rebar

COMMERCIAL Decontamination Shelter, Blunden Con- Industrial Spencer Drive Sobeys, RCS Inc., Charlotte- struction, Shearwater, NS; 26.47 Tons of rebar town, PEI; 26 Tons of rebar Project Jumpstart Warehouse, DORA Wellingston Wastewater Treatment, Const., Moncton, NB; 170 Tons of rebar, Empire Theatres Addition, Marco Maritimes, Blunden Construction, Wellington, NS – 142,000 SF of mesh Dieppe, NB; 88 Tons of rebar 28.87 Tons/19 sheets of mesh Distribution Center, Rice Contracting, CIBC Bank, FCC Const., Moncton, NB; 23 Moncton, NB; 22 Tons of rebar residential Tons of rebar, 14,000 SF of mesh Moosehead Breweries Addition, Bird Const., Primrose Estates, Building 1, 2 & 3; Lancor Irving Building Addition, Acadian Const., Saint John, NB; 30 Tons of rebar, 3,200 SF of Concrete Cont. Ltd., Moncton, NB; 122 Tons Dieppe, NB; 31 Tons of rebar, 98,000 SF of mesh mesh of rebar, 29,300 SF of mesh Royale Summit , 91 Unit Condos, City Cen- Wastewater Treatment Upgrade, Philson Mountain Woods Condo, Amico Const., Monc- ter Property Management, Halifax, NS; 476 Ltd., Fredericton, NB; 150 Tons of rebar ton, NB; 95 Tons of rebar, 21,000 SF of mesh Tons/129 sheets of mesh

OSCO Rebar Supplies & Installs Specialized Bridge Piers

Ocean Steel’s Rebar Division then installed in the cages to keep has recently provided reinforcing them from collapsing. Each section steel for 3 piers that will support the was then lowered into a drilled cais- new 4 lane bridge crossing over the son and suspended at the top of the Magaguadavic River in St. George, caisson using special hangers (which N.B. Ocean Steel supplied and in- were designed with the help of Ben stalled 300 tons of rebar and 500 Bar- Smith from Ocean Steel’s Engineering splice Grip Twist Position Couplers® Department). Once suspended in the for the 4 lane bridge between the caisson, the next section was then at- months of July and August for Dexter tached using Barsplice Grip Twist Po- Construction Company Limited as sition Couplers®. Once the assembly part of the Route 1 Gateway Project. process began it could not be stopped Each of the 3 rebar cages were until all four sections were secured approximately 220 ft in length and together and the 220ft cage rested at over 6 feet in diameter; consisting the bottom of the caisson. From start of over 80,000 lbs of rebar and 160 to finish, this assembly process took couplers each. Due to their size and approximately 14 hours per pier. site limitations, these cages required Thanks to a dedicated team of special construction methods. Each field, management and engineering cage was assembled off site in four personnel Ocean Steel was able to sections then transported to the ac- complete this complicated, time sen- tual site one section at a time. Special sitive task in a safe, timely and efficient trusses (fabricated by York Steel) were manner.

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Rebar Division Update Baker Drive Apartments Bella Casa Phase II, Rice Contracting, Medical Examiners Facility, Marco Mari- contributed by Moncton, NB; 100 Tons of rebar times Ltd, Dartmouth, NS; 45.6 Tons/177 DAWNE GRANDY

sheets of Mesh Allstar Rebar Nova Scotia Limited is institutional Grant Harvey Center, Cameron Contract- currently working on a 4 story apart- Training Accommodations, CFB Gag- ing, Burnside, NS; 30.59 Tons of rebar ment building for Basswood Develop- etown, Springhill Const., Oromocto, NB; 58 34 Replacement Garages, Blunden Con- ments. Allstar Rebar began fabrication Tons of rebar struction, Shearwater, NS; 7.72 Tons/262 and placing in May 2011 and will provide Loch Lomond Phase 5, Bird Const., Saint sheets of mesh 497 Tons of Rebar and 42,720 sqft of John, NB; 11 Tons of rebar, 127,000 SF of Welded Wire Mesh upon the projects mesh bridges & wharves completion. The Apartment complex is located in Russell Lake West on Baker Fredericton North School, Maxim Const., Turtle Creek Dam & Reservoir, Gulf Op- Drive, Dartmouth, NS. The area con- Fredericton, NB; 78 Tons of rebar, 102,400 erators Ltd, Riverview, NB; 929 Tons of rebar sists of both residential and commercial SF of mesh Church Street Shaw Span, The Shaw development. The project is expected to St. Leonards Society, GBCL, Halifax, NS; Group, Lantz, NS; 106.73 Tons of rebar be complete October 2011. 18.65 Tons of rebar

contributed by STEPHANE BELANGER

Thanks to a dedicated team of field, management and engineering personnel Ocean Steel was able to complete this complicated, time sensitive task in a safe, timely and efficient manner.

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The modernization will improve manu- the refinery can successfully execute Irving Pulp & Paper: facturing efficiency; reduce energy and projects of this scope in such a short time Rail Car Unloader Project water consumption; expand its capac- frame. The vast majority of these trades- contributed by KAREN MacVICAR ity; and update the equipment; allowing people are from New Brunswick. Moosehead to compete in a market that Most of the work will focus on the This past spring, Marque was ap- has companies many times their size. refinery’s Butamer and Alkylation Units. proached by Irving Pulp and Paper on The Butamer Unit converts butane to the West side of Saint John, to provide alkylation plant feedstock. The Alkyla- electrical support for a Quebec com- tion Units refine less usable oil products pany, Electro Beauce, that was installing into high octane blending material, called the new rail car unloader located behind Aklylate, which is the key ingredient in Irving Tissue. premium gasoline. Work began in early May and was The Turnaround will also include complete by mid July, during which time other maintenance to ensure that the re- 1300 feet of cable tray and 11,815 feet of finery continues to operate safely, reliably cables were installed & terminated. and cleanly. Turnarounds are critical to While this work was in an area that maintaining the reliability of the refinery’s was a distance away from the mill, safety units, but they’re also important to the was always in the forefront for the men. broader community, through the jobs An additional concern was the heavy and spin-offs they bring. truck traffic that was present in the area, The refinery’s strong safety cul- due to the existing truck dumpers located ture will be maintained throughout the next to the work site. project, as Turnaround crew members The project required that the work participate in extensive safety training be substantially complete by the first orientation sessions prior to beginning week of July. Marque’s electrical crew the work. As well, daily shift audits will be worked alongside mill staff and the conducted and additional safety special- vendor to allow for the testing and com- ists will be on-site for the duration of the missioning of the new equipment, which Turnaround. included a new Tanguay chip unloader. Irving Oil Refinery: During the Turnaround, Marque As always, Marque’s crews met the 2011 Turnaround Industrial is providing support for the challenge and during the week of July 460 Plant Upgrade and the North 9th, the first loads of chips arrived and contributed by PETER HIGSON Process Turnaround. Marque’s work at the mill had a successful launch of the The Irving Oil Refinery’s 2011 Turn- the 460 Plant involves disconnection of new equipment. around is currently running from early old equipment around the precipitator September through the end of Novem- section, and connection of new equip- ber, 2011. During this time, refinery work- ment around the replacement precipita- ers and contractors are working as a team Moosehead Breweries: tor. It also includes re-instrumentation to perform scheduled maintenance on Electrical Support and electric heat tracing on both hop- several processing units at the Saint John contributed by KAREN MacVICAR per sections. Marque is providing 24hr Refinery. This work is being done around temporary power support throughout the Along with the ongoing mechanical the clock, seven days a week, until the turnaround. support that Marque has been providing project is completed. The work involves During the North Process Turn- Moosehead Breweries for years, Marque maintenance and upgrading work on around, Marque is supporting the shut- is now providing electrical support. several units in the refinery’s North and down control system upgrade. This work During the week of Sept 5th, South Process areas. includes all new cabling and cable tray, Marque’s electricians began installing In total, approximately 1,000 people new control equipment, instruments, and cabling and tray for the new equipment are directly involved with the Turnaround, all terminations required for a successful upgrades for the sealer. including 700 additional tradespeople in system cutover. This work is part of an overall $35 positions such as electricians, pipefitters Mark Bastarache and Don Roy are million capital investment modernization and boilermakers. The experience and overseeing both projects. project that the brewery is undergoing. expertise of these workers is the reason

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contributed by CHRIS BANKS, CET

• Nashwaak Heavy Haul 80ft Bridge, Napado- gan, NB, AV Nackawic, 36.5 tons of struct. steel. • Logging Bridges (40ft & 50ft), McAdam, NB, AV, Princess Margaret Bridge Nackawic, 21.2 tons of struct. steel. contributed by CHRIS BANKS, CET • Access Bridge (30ft), Halifax, NS, Halifax Re- The 1098 meter long Princess Margaret Bridge in Fredericton, gional Water Commission, 5.0 tons of struct. steel. New Brunswick, opened in 1959. Due to its age and condition, the • Temporary Expansion Plates, Princess weight restrictions had to be reduced from 62,500 kg to 43,500 kg, Margaret Bridge, Fredericton, NB, SNC Lavalin in November 2009. In early 2010, SNC-Lavalin Construction was Construction, 50 tons of plate. awarded the $80 million refurbishment of the 52 year old bridge. • Jacking Temporary Supports, Princess For the past two summers, Frederictonians and surrounding Margaret Bridge, Fredericton, NB, SNC Lavalin communities have had to plan alternate routes to get to and from Construction, 13.8 tons of struct. steel. the North and South sides of the river. Repairs began at the end of • Lifting Plates for Concrete Bridge Girder June 2010, with expected completion mid November 2011. During Beams, Saint John, NB & Bedford, NS, Strescon this time, the bridge had to be closed for traffic between the end of Ltd, 19.5 tons of plate. June 2010 to mid August 2010; and from mid May 2011 to hopefully mid November 2011. • Grand Lake Substation, Grand Lake, NB, NB SNC-Lavalin ‘s work consisted of: removal and replacement of Power, 5.8 tons of struct. steel. the bridge deck, floor beams and bridge guardrail; fixing concrete • Embedded Hardware Anchors, Saint John, on the piers and abutments; sandblasting and repainting the bridge; NB & Bedford, NS, Strescon Ltd, 5.7 tons of misc. and reinforcing structural steel as necessary. metals. York Steel contributed to the repairs by supplying 14 tons of • B o x P anels , Saint John, NB, Strescon Ltd, 3.5 tons structural steel, 26 tons of miscellaneous metals and 80 tons of of struct. steel. plate work. • House Beams, various locations in NB, General Contractors, 9.8 tons of struct. steel. • Rolled Tank Plates, Sussex, NB, Sussex Ma- McAdam Logging Bridges chine Shop, 5.4 tons of plate. contributed by CHRIS BANKS, CET • Wharf Brackets, Pennfield, NB, MSI Marine (Maritime Docks), 3.3 tons of misc. metals. In recent years, unusually rainy winter weather has occasion- • Anchor Bolts for Substations, various loca- ally caused havoc. December 2010 was no different. Heavy rains tions in NB, NB Power, 2.9 tons of anchor bolts. caused flooding in the St. Stephen and surrounding areas, and two logging bridges in Magaguadavic Siding, NB (near McAdam) were damaged and nearly washed away. The two wooden logging bridges had to be replaced. The owner of the properties, AV Nackawic of Nackawic, NB, purchased two steel structures (40 ft and 50 ft steel bridges) from York Steel, which amounted to 22 tons of structural steel. York is also presently involved with AV Nackawic in fabricating (in our Ocean Steel plant Saint John) an 80ft Heavy Haul Bridge for a Nashwaak River bridge which was washed out by flooding.

www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Fall & Winter 2011 25 priorities: environmental responsibility Sustainability contributed by DAVID BISHOP awareness at both our concrete and steel plants. Sustainability is the capacity to endure. There are Reclaimers have now been two major ways of managing human impact on installed at three of our larger ecosystem services. One approach is environmen- concrete plants, which recycle ag- gregate, cement and water. The steel we use at our steel fabrication tal management; this approach is based largely on plants has a very high recycled content, (about 70% on average) and information gained from the earth sciences, the other we recycle our steel wastes at all our plants. approach is management of consumption of re- Recently we carried out a trial on the recycling of waste precast sources, which is based on economics. concrete, using a special crusher where the steel was removed and the waste turned to useful fill material (pictured below). Most of our plants are now doing recycling, with five operations utilizing full recy- The above is a paraphrased definition of sustainability from cling programs. Wikipedia. My own definition is “doing the right thing for the pres- In terms of protection of our surrounding environment, we ent and future”, looking at either of these definitions, what does this inspect our petroleum storage tanks on a routine basis. All our un- mean in terms of the OSCO Construction Group’s operations? Simply derground tanks are in the process of being decommissioned, while put, it means we need to use our raw materials wisely and control our many of our above ground tanks have been eliminated, removing that waste products to minimize the impact on the surrounding environ- potential contamination threat. We have replaced the use of petro- ment. There is of course, one other critical issue; the operations must leum fuel with cleaner burning natural gas. remain economically viable in the long term. Many of our concrete washout areas have been upgraded and During my years in the forest industry we pointed proudly to the we monitor the waterways near them on a regular basis. We have number of trees we planted as our path to sustainability, but you can’t installed structures in many of our drains that reduce solids and keep plant new rocks or iron ore. What we can do is make the best use of oil out of our storm water runoff. these resources that we can. Our mobile equipment fleet has been equipped with spill kits With this goal in mind, we have increased our environmental which allow a faster response in the case of an incident which typi- cally reduces the impact of any spill. These are just a few examples of the steps taken at our company to reduce our environmental impact, not as a trendy “Green Initiative“ but as a part of doing business. This by no means is the end of the road; there are still many opportunities in raw material and energy efficiency, reducing wastes, water usage and potentials for contamination: the road has no end but as long as we continue along a path of continual improvement we will remain sus- tainable.

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H.W.K. Honoured with Doctorate Degree

This past May, Hans W. Klohn was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Applied Sciences degree by the University of New Brunswick. Below is the UNB press release.

Hans W. Klohn was born in Kiel, Germany. In 1952 he moved to Saint John, N.B. to work on the Irving Pulp and Paper Mill expansion project. His engineering skills and exemplary leadership abilities were quickly recognized by K.C. Irving, who named Mr. Klohn manager of this project. In 1955 he was named the first president of Ocean Steel and Construction Limited (OSCO). Under his leadership the company saw rapid growth. From Newfoundland, and along the eastern Atlantic seaboard to New York City, Mr. Klohn has applied his engineering and construction abilities where we drive, work and live. The Queen’s Court building in Halifax, N.S.; the N.B. Power Generating Station in Belledune, N.B.; the Saint John Harbour Bridge; Harbour Station; and the Saint John Regional Hospital are just a few examples of construction projects over- seen by Mr. Klohn. In addition, he played a pivotal role in bringing John E. (Jack) and Arthur Irving’s project to restore the Old Burial Ground in Saint John to completion. Mr. Klohn was named one of only three Honorary Life Members to the Saint John Construction Association in 2002. His commitment to community development has been consistent with Ocean Steel’s involvement in various charities and support of education, including: the Boys and Girls Club of Saint John, Inc.; Romero House; Children’s Wish Foundation and a bursary program for the children of Irving company employees. Mr. Klohn took a keen interest in all aspects of the construction of the K.C. Irving Hall on UNB’s Saint John campus, and has lent his expertise in the development of its Commons Project. Mr. Klohn’s four children and three of his grandchildren are graduates of UNB. photo: New Brunswick Telegraph Journal Telegraph Brunswick New photo: www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Fall & Winter 2011 27 priorities: infrastructure One World XE to E9 Upgrade The OSCO used by the business lines, module by module. Custom programs/ Construction Group reports were evaluated and discarded, if no longer required. The accomplished a very dif- software had changed quite a bit from the version installed 10 ficult feat last May 2011, when years ago. Some things that we had customized, now existed in a major software upgrade the new version of the software. If the program didn’t run, it went contributed by was completed. Planning back to the Business Solutions to determine why. Sometimes the ULRIKE LONG began in Nov, 2009, and configuration of the program needed to be changed, sometimes we struggled with the there was a “fix” available from Oracle for the issue and sometimes best way to implement we discovered a “bug” that Oracle needed to fix. The goal was to this change without have the software run smoothly, with good data available before affecting any business allowing end-user testing. All reports were run and data checked. If line adversely. We had an issue appeared, the data migration needed to be re-examined. to ensure each group of An additional complication to the project was the end-user companies could work ef- program access. The method for setting up the access had been fectively on Tuesday morning changed. The data would not copy over and function as set up in May 24th , after the Victoria day weekend. Steel, Concrete, Construction, Group Services and Property sectors depend The challenge with the data migration was: How on the information in the system to perform their daily work. All of our financial records, pay information, sales and do you move all the data from one system to inventory, manufacturing, credit & collections and project another without losing any and get it in the right job cost information is kept in this system. We examined upgrading individual groups, but this just added another de- format for the new version of the system? gree of difficulty to an already complex project. Also, there were custom interfaces in steel, concrete and finance sectors, the old system. It all needed to be set up again and tested by every which had to function at completion of the upgrade. user to ensure they could work without difficulty at the end of the This software had also undergone a major change in its tech- conversion weekend. nical structure. It had been converted to a web-based interface By March 2011, we had done the data migration several times, and needed to run on a completely different set of servers. The and could complete it over 3 days. The production version of this architecture was sized and the gear purchased in Dec 2009. Our system had been built by the technical team and the data moved. in-house technical team installed and configured this gear during The interfaces were ready for testing, the customizations complet- Jan/Feb 2010. We had a test installation ready for our first data ed, the programs executing cleanly, and the end-user access re- migration. The challenge with the data migration was: How do built. It was now time for the end-user testing to begin to validate you move all the data from one system to another without losing that our upgrade was ready to “GO LIVE”. The Finance team had any and get it in the right format for the new version of the sys- worked with several groups of users to introduce them to the new tem? We had Deloitte consulting responsible for building and ex- system. Now we had the challenge of getting 250 end-users famil- ecuting this conversion. Our first trial migration took 3 weeks. We iar and comfortable navigating and working in the new system. had 300 GB to move and once it was converted we had 600 GB The executive supported a weekly 2 hour window during the of data. The new version required twice as much space as well. work day for all users to sign in and try to do their job with current We needed to figure out how to do this over a long weekend! data in the new system. All issues were directed to a single point During this same time frame our Business Solutions group was for evaluation or training. Issues were directed to the responsible busy creating new interfaces to the E9 test system for the industry group for correction. specific software. Deloitte consulting was engaged to upgrade and Thanks to everyone’s participation, we were confident the sys- test our XE custom programs. Many reports and some functionality tem was working correctly when the long weekend in May arrived. had been built by our Business Solutions group to meet the unique Everyone who participated was able to do their job on Tuesday needs of our businesses and the way we look at our information. morning. The end-user feedback was instrumental in the success Now some of these customizations might not be required. of the project and critical to the change management required by Once we had the E9 test system installed and the data available, a software project. We are now in an excellent position to address our Finance team began to go through each and every program new functionality available by the latest version of this software.

28 CONNECTIONS • Fall & Winter 2011 www.oscoconstructiongroup.com priorities: infrastructure Best of the Batch Strescon-SJ Installs New Concrete Batching Plant for Architectural Precast

contributed by GEORGE LAWSON

After decades of service, the architectural batch plant at Strescon’s Saint John precast facility was no longer keeping pace with today’s demands. Months of research was done to determine the right batch plant to meet Strescon’s needs. A series of European and North American batch plant vendors were looked at and com- pared. In the end, Marcantonini S.R.L. of Perugia, Italy was chosen for their intelligent design and proven track record in designing, fabricating, and installing concrete batching plants all over the world. A concrete batching plant is essentially a machine that loads and stocks raw materials, proportions the mix ingredients to tight tolerances, and mixes the ingredients into concrete at a desired plasticity. Finally, it delivers the plastic concrete to the precast plant floor. Strescon’s new plant has twelve storage bins for concrete aggregates. This allows a very wide range of material types and sizes to be used, so our customers benefit from a vast array of different architectural finishes. The bins are also equipped with heaters so that aggregates can be warmed during the winter months. Cement is stored in three – 85 tonne silos with one of the silos dedicated to white cement. Aggregates are weighed in a mobile hopper that automatically collects all the aggregates for a complete batch from the various storage bins. It then delivers its load to the mixer via a skip hoist. Cements are screw- conveyed to the cement scales for accuracy. The two planetary mixers that were chosen for the plant; a 2.5 M³, and a 1 M³ capacity, allow Strescon to produce concrete volumes ranging from small panel production to large line cast, high volume work. Delivery of each batch of fresh concrete to the precast shop floor is accomplished by a travelling bucket that collects concrete from each mixer and discharges to the shop casting buckets. At various points during concrete production, the mixers and travelling bucket are automatically washed. In the past, “washout” water has been a problem to dispose of, often requiring settling ponds. Marcantonini have solved this issue with a wash water recycling system. Course and fine aggregates are separated from the water and the water is used as mix water in the concrete. www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Fall & Winter 2011 29 people

contributed by Vivian Chaisson

An exciting eve- Next up were Service Pin presentations, Achievement. ning of peer and man- recognizing those in our Group with signifi- Throughout his 45 agement recognition for OSCO cant years of service, and thanking them for years of service, Maurice Construction Group’s employees took their dedication and commitment. Presen- Devost (Strescon) became the go-to place this past May 13th. With Saint John’s tations to those with 25 or more years of person for all maintenance issues, inventing Marco Polo Cruise Terminal serving as a service were made during the dinner, while machines and tools that will be used in our stunning backdrop, the evening began with our remaining recipients were presented operations for years to come. His knowl- a reception and dinner. Master of Ceremo- with their pins after the dinner. edge and understanding of our concrete nies, Bernie Blakely (Ocean Steel) wel- operations is unsurpassed and hence the comed everyone and Ashley Dooks (Group Retiree • Paul McDermott Group wished to recognize his devotion to Services) said a grace for our meal. Don Isnor, General Manager of Strescon, Strescon’s production by presenting him next recognized Paul McDermott (Strescon) with this year’s Career Achievement Award. Safety Awards for his 42 years of dedication and experi- As a Group, the safety of our operations and enced service with the company. Paul, who Outstanding Achievement workers is our #1 priority and for this rea- had retired just a few weeks prior to the Every once in a while, an employee has an son, we recognized safety at the beginning dinner, was presented with a retirement gift, idea and a plan that improves not only their of our awards ceremony. Robert Feltus, while his wife received a spray of flowers. own productivity and department, but helps Group Safety Manager, made the presenta- other departments as well. This year, Serge tions. We are proud of all our operations Employee Recognition Boudreau (Strescon) was recognized for his for their strong commitment to safety in the Peer and management voted awards were idea to teach Blue Print drawing classes to workplace and adherence to our high group next on the evening’s agenda. Presentations others within the company, whose under- standards. This year’s winners have all done were made for each sector in the categories standing of which would help them in their that in an exemplary fashion. Congratula- of: Best New Actor; Best Actor; and Best Di- day to day operations. Serge and his team tions! rector. A Group Career Achievement Award developed both a curriculum and a scor- was also given out, as well as an Outstand- ing methodology which can be taught to Professional Development ing Achievement Award. As always, there either beginners or experienced profes- Professional Development awards were was an impressive group of nominees to sionals. The classes also familiarize learners then provided to those who have pursued choose from. Congratulations to all! with our products, design tools, hardware, educational advancement in their career. Career Achievement unique and specialized finishes, and com- Service Pin Recognition Next was the recognition for Career mon precast terminology. A Night to Celebrate Our Group’s Stars

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ServiceAwardPinsName Company Pin Lindsey Donovan...... Kennebec...... 5 Mike King...... Kennebec...... 5 Denny Lowe...... Kennebec...... 5 Yves Martin ...... Kennebec...... 5 Lonas Pelley ...... Kennebec...... 5 Deborah Flewelling...... OSCO - SJ...... 5 Elizabeth Guitard...... OSCO - SJ...... 5 Deborah Keyes...... OSCO - SJ...... 5 Kevin Knight...... OSCO - SJ...... 5 Carrol Leavitt...... OSCO - Fred...... 5 David Bonin...... Strescon...... 5 Eric Gauthier...... Strescon...... 5 Laboni Haque...... Strescon...... 5 Philip Jack ...... Strescon...... 5 Xiangning Li ...... Strescon...... 5 Rebecca Codling...... Group...... 5 Linda Edison ...... Group...... 5 Best Actor/Actress: Best Director: Karen Gatien...... Group...... 5 Luke Johnson (Construction) Ron Rathje (Construction) Don Higgins...... Group...... 5 Dave Lang (Steel) Jeff Keith (Steel) Ian Hudson...... Group...... 5 Derek Huskins (Concrete) Phil Jack (Concrete) Justin McAdam ...... Group...... 5 Kelly Williston (Corporate) Amy Shanks (Corporate) Tara Tam...... Group...... 5 Nolan Walsh ...... Group...... 5 Best New Actor/Actress: Career Achievement:

Ken O’Donnell...... Schurman...... 5 Awards Shelley Rogers (Construction) Maurice Devost - Strescon Jason Johnson...... Kennebec...... 10 Greg Carrier (Steel) David Lang ...... OSCO - SJ...... 10 Jordan MacNeill (Concrete) Outstanding Achievement: Jean Guy Parent...... OSCO - SJ...... 10 Pam Ogden (Corporate) Serge Boudreau - Strescon Tim MacDonald...... Strescon...... 10 Recognition Raymond Roy...... Strescon...... 10 Jennifer Gregoire...... Group...... 10 Nick Hatt...... Group...... 10 Kerri Scott...... Group...... 10 Monique Walsh ...... Group...... 10 Stefan Vivier (KCS)...... Certified Journeyman Electrician Wayne Gaudet...... Schurman...... 10 Dave Yorston (KCS)...... Electrical Apprenticeship Charles Wedge ...... Schurman...... 10 Clint Chaulk (KCS)...... Electrical Apprenticeship John Arnold ...... Kennebec...... 15 Jody Corbin (Group)...... Apple Certified Support Professional (ACSP) Richard Hetherington...... Kennebec...... 15 Apple Certified Technical Coordinator (ACTC) Bernard Blakely ...... OSCO - SJ...... 15 Lori Li (OSCO-SJ)...... Professional Engineer License from the Christine Cannon...... OSCO - SJ...... 15 Commonwealth of Massachusetts Gary Cyr ...... OSCO - SJ...... 15 Carrie Watson (Group)...... Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) Elaine Ganong...... OSCO - SJ...... 15 Melissa Patterson (Group).... Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) Brad MacPhee ...... OSCO - SJ...... 15 Ashley Dooks (Group)...... Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) Cathy Parker...... OSCO - SJ...... 15 Dennis Paisley (Strescon)...... American Concrete Institute (ACI Level One)

Pro fessional Jordan MacNeill (Strescon).. American Concrete Institute (ACI Level One) Joseph Vautour...... OSCO - SJ...... 15 Achievement Peter Adams...... Strescon...... 15 Justin McAdam (Group)...... Certified Credit Professional Andrew LeVatte...... Strescon...... 15 Tara Tam (Group)...... Payroll Compliance Practitioner Robert Campbell...... FCC...... 15 Nathan Isnor (Group)...... Apple Certified Support Professional 10.6 George Gamble...... Group...... 15 Owen Vlug...... Group...... 15 Pat Bagley...... FCC...... 20 Large Plant Safety...... Strescon-Bedford Don Roy...... Kennebec...... 20 Small Plant Safety...... Borcherdt Concrete David Marcattili...... Ready Mix...... 20 Ready-Mix Safety...... M.S.D. Enterprises Ron Estabrooks...... OSCO- SJ...... 25 Field Safety Winner...... Marque Civil Division Randy Gallant ...... OSCO- SJ...... 25 Brent Boyles...... Strescon...... 25 Safety

Gregory Currie...... Strescon...... 25 Awards Stewart Totten...... Strescon...... 25 Games grand prize. This year’s grand prize Gaetan Vaillancourt...... Strescon...... 25 After the formality, it was time for some winner was Jacqueline Edgett, wife Hans Olaf Klohn...... Group...... 25 of Dwight Edgett (Marque Construc- Timothy Logan...... Group...... 25 fun and games. Steve Adams (Group Douglas Murphy...... Strescon...... 30 Services) played host to a corporate tion). Congratulations, Jacqueline! Eric Nolan...... Strescon...... 30 game of “Heads or Tails”. This year, Thanks to all for coming out to rec- William Davis...... Schurman...... 30 whole tables were in friendly competi- James Isnor...... Group...... 30 ognize our deserving nominees and tion against each other, as the host Brian Lane...... OSCO - SJ...... 35 celebrate our winners. We hope tossed quarters into the air. Eventually Brian Case...... OSCO - SJ...... 40 everyone had a great time and the final table in the round was split up David Kierstead...... Strescon...... 40 we look forward to next year! Valerie LeBlanc...... Group...... 40 and individuals vied for the $1000.00 Pins are based on the years of service as of May 13th, 2011 CONNECTIONS • Fall & Winter 2011 31 people

Best of Luck to This Year’s

front (l-r): Melissa Patterson, Ashley Dooks & Vivian Chaisson. Middle (l-r): Melissa Condly & Carrie Watson. Back: Tara Tam. Retirees from All of Us at the Human Resources News Construction Group! contributed by Melissa Condly OSCO recognized twice for helping to save The OSCO Construction Group continues to a life of a fellow co-worker; once position itself competitively in the industries we do helping to assist in a rescue effort of business. This is possible due to our dedication to contributed by Vivian Chaisson an individual from a crane; and more controlled strategic growth. As our Group continues & DAVE BANCROFT recently, saved someone from chok- its successful journey, it is incumbent on each mem- ing. The Saint John Seadogs have an ber of the OSCO team to hone our skills and abili- eternal fan in Danny and we know ties to keep up with the ever-changing dynamic of a Richard Melanson Richard started with Ocean Steel as a he’s enjoying his free time to take in growth & development focused organization. helper on the Shear machine, begin- the games. All the best and many Our Human Resources team understands this and ning in 1973, then became a Shear thanks to Danny for his 42 years of has risen to the challenge of repositioning ourselves Operator. Richard later became a service to Ocean Steel. to better serve our customers which include nearly fitter helper and eventually took on 1200 hourly and staff employees. The HR Team has the position of looking after general redefined the roles and responsibilities of the various cleanup in the shop. Richard took the Ronald Basque positions within the department with the ultimate goal Ronnie joined Strescon in 1982 as safety of the shop very seriously and of ensuring we have the right individuals in the right one of our tractor trailer drivers and always ensured things were picked positions whose solid skills and abilities compliment most recently was driving for our up and put away. He could always be one other. In addition to this, our team is showing a Ready-Mix division. Ronnie noted counted on to come in early in the strong commitment to training and skills develop- the biggest change he saw in his winter to shovel and salt walkways, ment specific to key areas of responsibility many years with the company was and prepare the shop for the employ- I’m very pleased to announce that four members the growth in the number of trucks ees. Richard was well known for be- of our Human Resources Team have achieved the na- the company needed for deliveries, ing a walker. He walked everywhere: tionally recognized Certified Human Resources Pro- recalling the 1980’s when there was to work; to home; groceries; etc. fessional Designation (CHRP) through the Canadian only a single truck. Although Ronnie’s Richard is now enjoying retirement, Council of Human Resources Association (CCHRA). 28 years of driving the company’s spending time with his wife and Congratulations to the following HR employees for trucks offered many travel opportu- family. Thank you for your 38 years their hard work in achieving their CHRP Designation: nities which he greatly enjoyed, he of devoted service to Ocean Steel Vivian Chaisson, HR Generalist; Carrie Watson, is happy to have more time now at Richard, we wish you well! home to spend with his wife of over Industrial Relations Manager; Melissa Patterson, Benefits Administrator; and Ashley Dooks, Recruiter. 40 years, Linda, and his children and In addition, all employees on our payroll team Daniel Vienneau grandchildren. Ronnie also spends are members of The Canadian Payroll Association Danny started as a fitter at Ocean a lot of time on his 4-wheeler, and (CPA) which has been representing employers’ payroll Steel back in 1969 and later became enjoys regular camping trips with interests since 1978, through its mission of Payroll Group Leader. Danny could always be his family. We thank Ronnie for his Leadership through Advocacy and Education and its counted on to take on overtime shifts 25 Years of dedicated service with values of Community, Professionalism and Authorita- when needed and he injected lots of Strescon! tive Knowledge. enthusiasm for local hockey games With the clear focus on positioning herself as a among the shop. Years ago, Danny played for the Ocean Steel hockey Doug Garnett knowledgeable Payroll Analyst, I am also very pleased Doug worked with our Ready Mix team. He has coached hockey to announce that Tara Tam, Payroll & Benefits Analyst, Division as a driver for the past few along the way, and now enjoys the has achieved the Payroll Compliance Practitioner years. He adapted to this position Designation. Congratulations Tara! game with his grandson. Danny was

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when we scaled down our Mechanic shop

a couple years ago. Doug has always put Joe Crowley Joe began working with Strescon in 1972 in full effort in anything he was asked to after some time working as a school teach- do. Doug was one of those guys that could er. He worked in the Truck Maintenance do most anything. Most of his career was shop for several years before eventually be- Best of Luck spent working in the truck garage keeping coming a driver for Strescon, which is what the fleet of tractors, trailers, forklifts and he was doing at the time of his retirement. Ready-Mix trucks running. He also would the past eight years. Joe be- Besides working on Truck maintenance act as back-up on the loader, as well as gan with the Company in 1990 and to This Year’s over the years, it was soon discovered that over the last 21 years has held various roles fill in as a Ready-Mix truck driver when Joe was great with all sorts of other main- in the Accounting Department including 6 needed. He could always be counted on tenance issues and could be relied upon to with plant maintenance when needed. All years as Ocean Steel Controller, followed Retirees help out in the general maintenance shop by 6 years as Strescon Controller, prior to the best to Doug in his retirement. He will whenever needed. Always willing to take be missed by all who worked with him dur- his promotion to Steel Sector Controller from All of Us at the on shifts, Joe became a resource for many, ing his 11 years with Strescon. in 2003. With his attention to detail and with any maintenance issues of the day. Construction Group! thorough understanding of our financial OSCO Joe’s retirement plans include continuing operations, Joe has served our Group well Paul McDermott working with his brother in farming and over the years, and we are grateful for his Paul started his 42 year career with spending time with his wife and family. All many contributions. We wish Joe all the Strescon in 1968 as an inspector. Paul also the best to Joe - we thank him for his 38 best in his retirement! handled other duties such as painting and years of dedicated service to Strescon! was a key holder of the Time Clock Graph during the night shift. Paul eventually took STEVE HANDRAHAN welding and supervisor courses, becom- Vernon (Joe) Mullin Steve worked as Yard Foreman for Ocean Vernon started in 1973 in Strescon’s batch ing responsible for the shop. Most recently, Steel in Fredericton. He was with the Com- plant as a batcher /dispatcher in the ready Paul worked on bridge beam estimation. pany for 44 years and was able to provide mix department. Several years later Vernon We know Paul is enjoying his retirement at guidance and assistance to employees began working in the pipe plant as a forklift home with his wife of over 40 years and during the transition when Ocean Steel operator and he remained in that position enjoying more time with his two daughters. purchased York in 1995. In addition to until his retirement. Anything that needed Thank you to Paul for his 42 years of dedi- his Foreman duties, he also took on the to be done with regard to forklift work, Joe cated service to Strescon! responsibility of providing the shop with all could be depended upon to get it done. material required from the receiving yard. Joe and his wife Catherine are planning Steve was also very good at running cranes Maurice Devost a trip to Western Canada to kick off his and had a very good memory (for where Maurice started with Strescon in 1966. In retirement. We wish all the best to him and steel was stored in our yard) which proved his incredible 45 years, he was responsible his family and thank Joe for his 37 years of helpful many times over! All the best to for the maintenance of Strescon’s Saint dedicated service to Strescon. Steve in his retirement and we thank him John plant. Maurice was an extremely for his many years of dedicated service. inventive individual. For Strescon, he built a piling machine and a machine made for John Ross John began his career in the steel industry end-tying that cut cost from about $2.00 BILL DAVIS as a fitter at the Conklin, NY plant. He later a tie to $0.20 a tie. Strescon used any- This October, OSCO celebrated the up- moved to beamline operator, and by his where from 10,000-20,000 of these a year. coming retirement of long time employee retirement, was a first class welder. John’s Maurice invented all kinds of handy things Bill Davis. Bill has been an employee of welding career covered many years, and he around the shop and was relied upon by Schurman Concrete for forty years and worked in many parts of the Ocean Steel the President for innovative solutions to has been General Manager of that group Corporation Plant. His biggest passion is production issues. Maurice was willing to for many years. Bill’s involvement with being involved with his antique stockcar work anytime and pretty much anywhere. ready mix goes back to the genesis of club, Midstate Antiques. John drove these Maurice traveled to other parts of Canada the company and his experience will cars in his younger days and still is involved and the US to oversee the purchase of parts be greatly missed although plans are with the club’s visits to several racetracks a in other plants that could be used at our already underway to utilize that exper- year. He is enjoying retirement these days operations. In 1980 Maurice was asked to tise from time to time when he is in the and especially enjoying his time with his assist in the establishment of Strescon’s area. Retirement plans include wintering wife, Gwen. Bedford Plant. Maurice, his inventions, and in warmer locales than Summerside as

his experience are missed every day, but we Bill and Sandra intend to take their new wish him all the best in his retirement with Joe Rector truck and trailer on the road for the winter his wife and family! Joe worked for OSCO Group Services in months. We at OSCO wish Bill all the best the position of Steel Sector Controller for in his retirement.

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Harrison Wilson (General Manager), Bill Gates (Operations CISC Steel Day Manager), Troy Hawkes (Plant Manager), and Bernie Blakely ontributed by bernie blakely (Business Development Manager) provided office and plant tours In coordination with the Canadian Institute of Steel for the following attendees: Carl Construction’s STEEL DAY 2011, the Ocean Steel’s Saint John Killen, MLA Saint John Harbour facility opened its doors to the business community. Mem- - Government of NB; Sajjadul bers of the Design and Construction industry, as well as local Government officials, were showed first hand how structural Haque, Design Engineer with steel is an economical building framing material, and how Strescon; Patrick Noel, Phil Hame- Ocean Steel has incorporated advanced technology to reduce lin, Kelly Lewis, and Ryan John- or eliminate errors, improve safety, lower project costs, and son, Design Engineers with Eastern ensure a successful project delivered on time and on budget. Designers; Dorothy Shephard, MLA SJ Lancaster - Govern- Attendees also got to try their hand at welding with the ment of NB; and Graham Lawrence, Design Engineer with R A Lincoln Electric Virtual Welding Trainer. The VRTEX™ 360 is Lawrence Engineering a Virtual Reality Arc Welding (VRAW™) trainer. This computer Another highlight of the day was an AISC on-line seminar based training system is an educational tool designed to allow on Practical Steel Metallurgy, which was attended by several of students to practice their welding technique in a simulated en- our design staff from both Ocean Steel and Strescon including: vironment. It promotes the efficient and effective transfer of Ben Smith, Lisa Frazee, Abdul Maftah, Nihad Balihodzic, skills from the virtual training environment to the weld booth. Lori Li, Simon Li, Sajjadul Haque, and Jacob Myler.

34 CONNECTIONS • Spring & Summer 2011 www.oscoconstructiongroup.com with the National Precast Day contributed by KINNON BONA

This year marked yet another successful year for Strescon’s participation in the CPCI “National Precast Day”. Each year, students and instructors from local colleges and universities are welcomed into our plants and shown the manufacturing process of precast concrete by our tour guides. Af- terwards, the students are served lunch, giving them a chance to ask questions and make inquires about our company. This year, Strescon Bedford had approximately 180 students from various courses from NSCC visit our plant on October 5th, with more coming from Dalhousie Engineering and St. FX Engineering later this month. Strescon Saint John had a bus full of students who woke up early in the morning to travel all the way from Holland Col- lege in PEI on Friday October 7th. The students were shown Strescon’s pipe plant, yard, steel shop, carpentry shop and, our newest addition, the architectural batch plant. Afterwards, they were given some lunch while being shown various presentations. Everyone agrees that there is no better way to learn about our products and show students the workings of a successful company such as ours. Seeing things first-hand allows them to really understand how things work, better preparing them for the industry after they graduate. Bringing them into our plants also allows us to create good relationships with our future customers or employees.

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Extreme Makeover: School Edition! Bayview Elementary School Gets a New Library contributed by abbey duguay

Until recently, the library at Bayview down and enjoy one of the hundreds of er the joy of learning. Elementary School was used more as a new novels now housed there. A special thanks to the OSCO Group, storeroom than as a library. In addition to “When we became official partners who generously donated the supplies being desperately in need of upgraded with Bayview School this spring, the and labour for the painting of the library furniture and books, it lacked colour and library was the first inspiration. project that we Thanks to the Irving Oil Refinery and help Thanks to the Irving Oil Refinery wanted to tackle,” and help from the OSCO Construction says Mark Sherman, from the OSCO Construction Group, the Group, the room has been transformed General Manager room has been transformed into an inspiring into an inspiring space for learning and of the Irving Oil creative play; a space where students Refinery. “Through- space for learning and creative play can go to further develop their love of out the summer we learning. A room that used to be beige painted the library and purchased new walls, ceiling, and shelves. The partner- and brown is now a full of reds, blues furniture, books, and computers.” ship between Irving Oil and OSCO has and yellows. An armoire filled with cos- With inspirational artwork on the always been a special one, but it’s work- tumes invites children to come and act walls, a globe in the centre and four new ing together for the greater good of the out pages of their favorite books. Com- computers, this new library is a place for community that makes this relationship fortable seating makes this a space to sit students of all ages to come and discov- most meaningful.

cubic meters of concrete for the new supplies, and will be equipped with elec- Strescon Ready-Mix Kingston Soccer Club Clubhouse, locat- tricity, courtesy of nearby MacDonald ed on the Kingston Peninsula, near Saint Consolidated School. The clubhouse will Donates to Kingston John, New Brunswick. The concrete also provide a location for the team to was poured on Monday, July 25th in conduct video training sessions to assist Soccer Clubhouse conjunction with Murray Jarvis Founda- them in improving their game plays. An tions, as well as some parents and soccer exciting development for the Kingston contributed by vanessa klohn players who assisted with laying the wire Peninsula area youth and a worthy cause mesh to get the job done! for Strescon to contribute to! This past summer, OSCO Concrete’s The new clubhouse will house the Strescon-Saint John plant provided 7 team’s locker rooms, storage for their

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Group Golf Tournament Another article by Vivian Chaisson Fore! Huge Success! photos by amy shanks

This year’s annual OSCO Construc- Brad MacPhee (Ocean Steel), Derek Courier, Air Liquide, AE Horne, Viking tion Group Golf Tournament was held Huskins (Strescon) and Brad Johnson Fire Protection, Safway Scaffold Services on Saturday, September 17th at the (Strescon). Inc., Hughes Surveys , Chandler, KIMCO Sussex Golf and Curling Club in Sussex, Steel Sales, Stantec, Saint John Energy, New Brunswick. Under sunny skies, the Special thanks to our Source Atlantic, MQM Quality Manufac- group of nearly 100 players made their generous prize sponsors: turing, Bayview Trucks and Equipment, way around the 18-hole course and then Brunswick Industrial, Douglas Barwick Capital Cad Supplies, Sun Life Financial, dined on a tasty Barbecue Dinner and Inc., Stonecor Group, Deloitte and Irving Oil Operations Ltd., Easter Rein- all were happy to go home with a prize. ToucheLLP, Manulife Financial, Advocate forcing, Maguire Excavating Ltd., Ameri- Congratulations to this year’s Tourna- Printing and Publishing ltd., Canam coat Canada, Blue Cross. ment winners: Chris Greer (Strescon), Group, SSAB Swedish Steel, Kate-lynne

www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Fall & Winter 2011 37 people Strescon Golf contributed by Greg Osmon

The 22nd annual Strescon Golf Plant Challenge was held on Saturday, June 25th at the Amherst Golf Club in Amherst, NS. This is a great tournament where the employees from the Saint John, NB Plant compete against employees from the Bedford, NS Plant in a 2-Man Best Ball Golf Tournament. There were also a few 4-player teams for those players not wishing to partake in the 2-Man challenge. This tournament allows employees from each plant to put a face to the name & voice they have heard during telephone conversations. We had 60 players sign up and it was a great day of fun for all. This year’s winners: Overall Champion: Team Saint John, NB 2-Man Challenge champions: Team Greg Osmon (NB) 2-Man Challenge champions: Team Dave Bonin (NS) 4-Man Challenge champions: Team Johnny Yeo (NS) Closet to the pin: Josh Mishaud (NS) Closest to the centre-line: Jim Landry (NS) The Winner of the grand door prize donated by Seaside Transport (40” TV) was Gerald Hebert (NB)

A special thank you to all our suppliers that donated prizes making this such an incredible event.

Sponsors: A.E. Horne, Arcelor Mittal, A to Z Rentals, Air Repairs Sales, APC Coatings, Atlantic Hardchrome, Automatic Vending Services, Bourque Industrial Ltd., Bay- view International, Blacks Transfer Ltd., Bridgeport, Ca- nadian Bearings, Canadian Springs, Cat Rental, Conquest Engineering, Eastern Reinforcing, Fister Inc., Genivar, Gulf Operators, Hamilton Kent, Heflers, Hawkeye Pedershaab, Imbrium, J.D Industrial Sales, Livingston International, Maritime Hydraulic, Millennium Welding, Millennium Welding Supply Inc., Mills Heavy Hauling, National Con- crete Accessories, Numesh, Ocean Contracting, Ormac Industrial Supply, Party Ice, Russel Metals, Schooner In- dustrial, Stellar Industrial, TRC Hydraulics, United Rental, Universal Sales & VJ Rice.

Gold Sponsors: Bibby Ste-Croix, Lafarge, L & contributed by Vivian Chaisson Brothers’ Metal & Galvanizing Ltd., Seaside Transport The OSCO Construction Group and Mother Nature cooperated to host a sun-filled Company Picnic this year on August 6th. Our 2011 picnic had its largest attendance to date, with over 900 people at the Oak Point Kiwanis Campground in Oak Point, NB for a fun day of midway rides, carnival games, barbeque, and a petting zoo. Perley the Magician entertained at the sound stage while face painters were set up on the side- lines to decorate the faces of the many children who stood in the lineup! We were pleased so many took the opportunity to bring their families along to participate in this great day!

38 CONNECTIONS • Fall & Winter 2011 www.oscoconstructiongroup.com people FRESH FACES congratulations! Ocean Steel Brandon Snow...... CNC Programmer Family Additions: Applause: OSCO Group Services Congratulations to Daniel Congratulations to Tao (Daisy) Jonathan Westphal...... Legal Counsel Mazerolle (FCC) and his wife Zhang (Group Services) who Jon Morine...... Assistant Finance Manager Amy who welcomed their first obtained her Certified Man- Christine Boyd...... Switchboard/Receptionist (transfer) child, on July 15, 2011. Baby agement Accounting designa- girl, Sophia Elizabeth weighed tion (CGA) in October. Daisy FCC Construction 7lbs 15oz. also received the President’s Award, for achieving the Brian Marr...... Estimator highest mark in Financial Ac- Ocean Rebar Services Marriages: counting: Consolidations and Advanced Issues (FA4) Troy Cleveland...... Rebar Placing Manager - NS Congratulations to James Boudreau (Strescon-Bedford) Congratulations to Nathan Schurman and Bethany Johnson who Isnor (Group Services) who Doran Gilbert...... Office Manager - Charlottetown were married on Sept 16, 2011 recently received his certifica- in Dartmouth NS. tions as an “Apple Certified Strescon - Bedford Technical Coordinator”. Diane Praught...... QC Inspector Strescon - Saint John Jason Stevens...... Detailer Jacob Myler...... Design Engineer Greg Pringle...... Detailer OSCO Congratulates Dan Layden...... QC Inspector Dwight MacKeigan...... QC Inspector Paul Gillcrist...... Storekeeper 2011 Bursary Winners

contributed by Vivian Chaisson ... Irving Famiilies Donation • continued page 9 Each year the OSCO Construction Group sponsors an educa- “Hans was here alone and we wanted him to stay,” tional Bursary draw. The draw is open to children of employees and Arthur Irving said. co-op students cur- “So, Anke, thank you very much. You played a very rently employed with the large part in Hans’ great success because you were Group. Two draws are always there for him. He was always on the road and held, each for a $500 worked long hours and you were there and we thank Bursary. you for it.” We are pleased to The $25-million Commons is part of the Tucker Park announce our 2011 enhancement project, which includes the refurbish- winners: Natasha Har- ment of the Canada Games Stadium, the new Dalhousie rington - daughter of Medicine New Brunswick facility, and the New Bruns- Bernard Harrington wick Community College’s Allied Health building. (Borcherdt) and Jes- It will offer students the latest in technology, writing sica Hiltz - daughter of and library services as well as high-quality learning and Lenny Hiltz (Sackville research facilities and is UNB’s first green building, hav- Concrete). ing been designed and constructed to a Leadership in Natasha is currently Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) silver standard. studying at Eastern It will officially open on Sept. 7. College, enrolled in the “Exciting new partnerships are translating into growth Paralegal program, while at Tucker Park,” UNBSJ vice-president Robert MacKin- Jessica in enrolled in non said. the Bachelor of Science “This building is both the cornerstone of Tucker Park program at Dalhousie campus renewal and the pinnacle of our progress so far. University. It’s a symbol of where we began and where we’re go- Congratulations to ing.” both our winners!

www.oscoconstructiongroup.com CONNECTIONS • Fall & Winter 2011 39 Our Locations STRUCTURAL STEEL: 131 Duke St., Bedford, NS • CA ANNAPOLIS VALLEY READY-MIX - Plant Phone: (902) 494-7400 20 Park Drive, Windsor, NS • CA OCEAN STEEL Member Since • 1978 Phone: (902) 798-2291 Corporate office & SJ plant Member Since • 2008 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CA STRESCON LIMITED Phone: (506) 632-2600 New England Sales Office TRISTAR CONCRETE - plant Member Since • 1955 25 Burlington Mall Road, 23557 Hwy 7 Burlington, MA • USA Sheet Harbour, NS • CA OCEAN STEEL - New England Sales Office Phone: (781) 221-2153 Phone: (902) 885-2358 25 Burlington Mall Road, Member Since • 1991 Member Since • 2008 Burlington, MA • USA Phone: (781) 221-2152 BORCHERDT CONCRETE PRODUCTS SACKVILLE CONCRETE Member Since • 1991 Office & plant Nova Scotia Office & plant RR#4, Hardscratch Road 17 Estate Drive, Lower Sackville, NS • CA YORK STEEL - Plant & service center Yarmouth, NS • CA Phone: (902) 864-3230 550 Wilsey Road, Fredericton, NB • CA Phone: (902) 742-7811 Member Since • 2008 Phone: (506) 444-7989 Member Since • 2008 Member Since • 1995 BEDFORD READY-MIX - plant READY-MIX (OSCO Concrete): 414 Bluewater Rd., Bedford, NS • CA OCEAN STEEL CORPORATION Phone: (902) 835-0882 Office & plant STRESCON READY-MIX Member Since • 2008 53 Shaw Road, Conklin, NY • USA Saint John plant Phone: (607) 584-7500 101 Ashburn Rd., Saint John, NB • CA OSCO AGGREGATES Member Since • 2004 Phone: (506) 633-8877 M.S.D. Enterprises Ltd. Member Since • 1963 749 Little Dyke Rd, Glenholme, NS • CA REBAR: Phone: (902) 662-3722 STRESCON READY-MIX Member Since • 2008 Moncton plant OSCO REBAR SERVICES 1212 Berry Mills Rd, Moncton, NB • CA Saint John plant GC CARTAGE Phone: (506) 858-7110 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CA 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CA Member Since • 2004 Phone: (506) 632-2600 Phone: (506) 632-2600 Member Since • 2004 Member Since • 1955 SCHURMAN CONCRETE Summerside office & plant ALLSTAR REBAR NOVA SCOTIA CONSTRUCTION: 240 MacEwen Rd, Summerside, PE • CA Office & plant Phone: (902) 888-4331 48 Duke Street, Bedford, NS • CA FCC CONSTRUCTION - office Member Since • 2004 Phone: (902) 832-0917 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CA Member Since • 2008 Phone: (506) 632-7800 SCHURMAN CONCRETE Member Since • 1960 Charlottetown office & plant PRECAST: 412 Mount Edward Road MARQUE CONSTRUCTION - office Charlottetown, PE • CA STRESCON LIMITED 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CA Phone: (902) 628-0127 Corporate Office & SJ plant Phone: (506) 634-1144 Member Since • 2004 101 Ashburn Lake Rd., Saint John, NB • CA Member Since • 1966 Phone: (506) 633-8877 GLENHOLME READY-MIX - plant KENNEBEC CONSTRUCTION - office Member Since • 1963 RR #1 • Debert, NS • CA 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CA Phone: (902) 662-3722 STRESCON LIMITED Phone: (506) 632-7800 Member Since • 2008 Bedford office & plant Member Since • 1994