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the biannual newsmagazine of the OSCO Construction Group

spring & summer 2014

Irving • Trip Advisor Global Headquarters • 45 Stuart Street Borcherdt Celebrates 40 Years • CarbonCast® • Tekla 3d Modelling the biannual newsmagazine of spring & summer 2014 connections the OSCO Construction Group what’s inside

projects 4......  Refinery: 12....Around the 18....IOR Electrical 3...... Message from Crude Unit #3 Refinery: Marque Substation the President 6...... 45 Stuart Street 13....Enfield Big Stop 18....Miscellaneous 37....Coming Events 8...... The Terminal 14....Kings Road West Metals Division 48....Our Locations Center 15....Picadilly Potash 19....Trip Advisor Global Headquarters 9...... Saint John Family Y 16....Crosbys Molasses 20....The Hazelton 10....Tobique Bridge 16....Rebar Update 11.....Irving Oil 20....Canadian Blood 17....Bedford West Services Emergency Building 2 Services Building 21....The Craigmore 17....Shannex

profiles priorities 22....Company : Borcherdt 24....Product: Industrial Wall Panels 28....Technology : Marque & CarbonCast® Industrial Estimating 30....Technology : Tekla 3D Modelling 31....Environment: Sustainable people Fleet 32....Safety: IOR & Marque 38....Hans W Klohn Inducted into Industrial Business Hall of Fame 39....Hans W Klohn Awarded Honorary APEGNB Membership 40...Bill Gates Wins NB Curling public & Championship 41....Glen Anstey Competes in HGTV community Handyman Show 42....Congratulations, Concrete Experts 33....Take Our Kids to Work 43....Employee Appreciation Celebration 34....Helping Hands 43....Steve MacDonald: Borcherdt Sales 35....Movember Associate 35....Can-struction 44....25 Year Club Dinner 36....School Recruiting 46....Fritz Klohn 47....Fresh Faces OSCO 47....Congratulations construction group

CONNECTIONS is the biannual magazine of the OSCO on our cover... Construction Group, published every Spring and Fall to share news and information with our valued customers & employees Our Group Co-Founder and Vice Chairman, Comments and submissions are greatly appreciated and may be sent to the Hans W. Klohn (right) was recently inducted into editor/designer: Tammy Legacy, c/o OSCO Construction Group The Junior Achievement Business 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • • E2K 5L6 email: [email protected] 2 CONNECTIONS • Fall & WinterHall 2012 of Fame. Read the full story on page 38. www.oscoconstructiongroup.com message from the president

Message from the President

his issue of CONNECTIONS fea- on public roads and in our yards, it Altusprecast.com) which is a group Ttures several examples of projects is critical that our ability to perform of North America’s leading precast- we have underway in support of our is not compromised by unreliable ers who offer carbon fiber reinforced core value to continuously improve or unproductive equipment. For the wall panels and flooring systems. same reasons, we This new technology will allow us to are also taking design panels which are both thin- “In today’s highly competitive environment, measures to track ner and lighter than steel reinforced all of our businesses need to find ways to the operating panels. This will dramatically improve statistics for our our competitiveness with respect to make our processes, products and services plant production tilt-up construction and conventional better today than they were yesterday.” equipment. architectural precast. To further im- prove our competitiveness, we have As part of our identified a European-designed spe- our processes. As we have grown, so maintenance initiative, we are looking cial trailer that can more economi- has our investment in our property, to significantly reduce our environ- cally ship larger precast panels to plants and equipment. Looking after mental footprint as well. Improv- the jobsite. We will announce more the maintenance of all of these assets ing fuel or electrical usage while details in the near future. has become a big challenge for our eliminating waste and pollution is an organization. In response, we have integral part of our strategic plan to We also continue to make significant developed and are now tracking in our be a better corporate citizen in all the progress with our TEKLA 3D model- Oracle software system some critical communities where we reside. ing system. We have created a large operating statistics for most of our library of standard connections elimi- In our concrete sector, we have in- key assets. This will ensure that repairs nating the need for the engineer- troduced some new products to add are made on a timely basis, fuel/ ing department to custom design to our portfolio. In the precast con- electrical consumption is optimized, every project. Next on the list is the crete division, we have introduced peak performance is maintained and automation of reinforcing steel for all the NEXT Beam to , unscheduled downtime is minimized. our precast components. Again these which is an ideal solution to replace Regular inspections are performed to initiatives reduce our engineering and short span bridges, in a shorter time identify any possible problems before manufacturing costs while speeding frame, of up to 90 feet. We have also they disrupt our operations. With a up the design process. joined the ALTUS GROUP (see www. combined fleet of over 250 vehicles continued on page 44... www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | spring & summer 2014 3 projects

Irving Oil Refinery: Crude Unit #3

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Three OSCO Group companies are currently working together on a number of items for the Crude Unit #3 project at the , in Saint John NB. When complete, the project will allow a greater variety of crude oil to be processed.

contributed by: Jason Presley, Brendan Clancy, Tara Urquhart end coiled up and protected from the weather & Robert Campbell and physical damage during shipping. What’s unusual about this installation is that we are Marque Industrial: Marque’s Industrial Division installing the heat tracing cables on pip- started work on the #3 Crude Metallurgy Project in July ing runs that continue on separate modules of 2013, by assisting with grounding activities and pro- and will require the tracers being connected viding support with temporary power. Marque’s tempo- module by module once they are in their final rary power activities have continued since this time, and location. Normally we would install the tracers from one continue to be ongoing at the time of this article. Marque end of the pipeline to the other, at one time. has also provided construction support activities, with the Marque will also be installing 230 feet of 24” wide alumi- replacement of instrument stands as required. Additional num cable tray, complete with supports on the top rack of grounding support was provided in October of 2013. the modules. The current phase of the project is to fabricate three pipe Strescon: Strescon and Ocean Steel are currently rack modules off site and then deliver them to the project working together to fireproof approximately 105 structural site at the Irving Oil Refinery. This involves participation steel members for the #3 Crude Unit. Strescon’s scope from several sub-contractors lead by General Contractor, of work includes encasing pre-fabricated steel sections Master Mechanical. in concrete to provide the desired fire resistance rating. • Lorneville Mechanical is providing their fabrication facil- Pre-fabricated steel members are divided in three different ity and equipment and will also be erecting the module categories based on the weight of the steel sections; Light steel being fabricating and supplied by Ocean Steel. (0-25Kg/m), medium (25-65Kg/m) and heavy (65-125Kg/ • Master Mechanical is fabricating and installing the re- m). Based on the current production schedule, Strescon quired piping. should complete all required fireproofing by May 2014. • Marque Industrial is responsible for installing cable tray To fireproof these steel members, Strescon will utilize ap- in the pipe rack and electric heat tracing on the piping. proximately 33 cubic meters of concrete and 5,200 square • Guilfords Inc. will be insulating the piping. feet of galvanized wire mesh. • Lenron Inc. will be transporting the modules from the Ocean Steel: In addition to supplying the members Lorneville Mechanical Fabrication shop in Lorneville to being fireproofed by Strescon, Ocean Steel is also sup- the Irving Oil Refinery. plying non fireproofed, painted members and a 12 ton, • Ocean Steel and Master Mechanical will be working to- four-sided, shop-assembled frame that receives a spray- gether at the refinery site setting and connecting the mod- on intumescent fireproofing, which is being applied by ules with providing the necessary cranes. MacDonald Applicators Ltd. One module is 50 feet long, another is 58 feet and the The nearly 120 tons of structural steel is being fabricated third is 110 feet long. They are approximately 8 feet wide at the plant and was detailed by Les Dessins and 9 feet high, which will present a challenge to transport Trusquin Inc. Although Ocean Steel was originally hired through the city. by Fluor Canada Ltd. to supply the steel only, they have As mentioned above, Marque’s portion of work is the instal- since been asked by IOR’s Major Projects team to price the lation of the heat tracing and cable tray. Heat tracing is install of: all of the stick built steel needed to support the normally installed after a piping system is completed and in modules, various platforms and ladders; as well as to assist its final location. Marque will be installing more than 2,200 in the setting of the three modules once they are delivered feet of heat tracing cables including connection boxes and to site fully assembled and fitted, with all required piping thermostats (RTD’s) on the piping. The 2200 feet of heat etc. from the module assembly yard. tracers is broken up into 32 separate tracers. Each tracer is Erection of the various steel components is slated to start required to be tested prior to installation, after installation March 24th with a goal of setting the first of 3 modules the and after insulation is complete. To allow for future con- week of April 14th. Erection is scheduled to continue into nection of these heat tracers we must leave each tracer the end of May. www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | spring & summer 2014 5 projects

45 Stuart Street Ocean Steel & Strescon Team Ensures Hassle-Free Steel & Precast Connections for Boston High-Rise

contributed by: Brendan Clancy, Jason Presley & Gerald Grassby

early 2013, Ocean Steel and Strescon were awarded contracts In to supply both the steel structure, and the architectural precast concrete for AvalonBay Communities’ (AVB) 32 story residential tower located at 45 Stuart St, Boston, Massachusetts. When complete, the building will be approximately 500,000 square feet, offering nearly 400 residential units consisting of a mixture of studio, one bedroom and two bedroom apartments. The initial five floors of the structure will provide an estimated 200 space parking garage (expected to be primarily private, but offering some public access), with the residential area making up the next 25 floors. The remaining levels will consist primarily of mechanical and building systems equipment, as well as a Sky Pavilion for the use by the residents on the 29th floor.

As part of the team job bid proposed by the OSCO Group, Strescon and Ocean Steel agreed to fully coordinate the connection require- ments of the precast elements to the steel frame. In order to ensure the thousands of individual precast connections were sized, located and fabricated correctly, Strescon and Ocean Steel used coordina- tion meetings, preliminary drawing packages, and real time 3D model comparisons to ensure the accuracy of the work. All of this was done without burdening the owner’s project team, allowing them to focus on other aspects of the project.

Structural Steel: Ocean Steel is busy wrapping up de- tailing on the remaining few levels of steel, with the first 28 levels completed and all in the shop. Fabrication is ongoing at the time of publication, and is expected to continue until late April. The steel package for this project consists of roughly 2900 tons of structural steel, plus over 400,000 square feet of metal decking. As this was a BIM project, all work for connection design and detailing was completed in-house. The steel approval process was fully elec- tronic with the Engineer of Record (EOR), McNamara/Salvia Inc., who was set up to receive and approve Ocean Steel’s SDS/2 model files. This allowed the EOR to see in real-time-3D, the pieces being issued for approval and how the end connections worked in conjunction with

“In order to ensure the thousands of individual precast connections were sized, located and fabricated correctly, Strescon and Ocean Steel used coordination meetings, preliminary drawing packages, and real time 3D model comparisons to ensure the accuracy of the work. All of this was done without burdening the owner’s project team, allowing them to focus on other aspects of the project.”

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Concrete that is nearing completion. Steel erection is expected to continue until the fall of 2014, with current progress at the time of this article seeing steel erected up to level 12. The scheduling of steel deliveries at the site, working around deliveries for other trades and concrete pours, continues to present an ongoing challenge, due to the extremely tight project site.

Precast Concrete: Strescon is supplying 910 architectural precast panels (nearly 100,000 sq.ft.), which will be used in combination with metal and glass curtain- wall, to create the building envelope. A major factor in Strescon’s successful bid, was their ability to design the unique, three-storey vertical column covers that architects Childs Bertman and Tseckares (CBT) envisioned for this project. Typically, precast towers are fabricated and installed in alternating levels of horizontal spandrel panels, and vertical one or two storey column covers. The added height of the three-storey panels makes fabrication, delivery, and installation of the units increas- ingly difficult, however Strescon’s engineering department was able to determine a method to resolve these issues early on, and advised CBT and AVB they would be able to accom- modate this design.

Fabrication of the precast elements began in the fall of 2013 and is expected to be complete in the spring of 2014. The project is sepa- rated into two portions; the tower (residential) and the garage at its base. The tower portion consists of 284 vertical infill panels, and 413 horizontal spandrel elements. The garage area is designed to have 28 vertical column cov- ers, 181 horizontal spandrel panels and 4 solid O w n e r : AvalonBay Communities Inc. Steel Fabrication: Ocean Steel slabs. Each visible precast element consists of Architect: Childs Bertman Tseckares, Inc (CBT) Steel Detailing & Connection Design: Ocean Steel the same architectural, light sandblast finish, to Engineer: McNamara/Salvia, Inc. Steel Decking: Canam Group Construction Manger: John Moriarty & Associates Steel & Precast Erection: James F. Stearns Co., LLP maintain consistency between the upper and Precast Fabrication: Strescon lower sections of the structure.

Due to the extremely restricted access to this each other. This system made for a much more streamlined project location, Strescon and the owner’s process and allowed the EOR to approve the steel members team have been coordinating the night erection of precast and the connection designs simultaneously. with not only the existing trades currently on site, but with the local community, to minimize impacts to the surround- Steel erection on the ground level commenced in mid De- ing area. Erection of the precast is scheduled to occur in two cember 2013, so that the ground slab could be poured prior phases: the initial phase beginning in April 2014; followed by to the start of continuous erection, which commenced in the second phase, which will be completed in 2015 after the mid January 2014. Steel erection is ongoing, in conjunction dismantling of the tower crane. with the slip-form building core being completed by S&F www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | spring & summer 2014 7 projects

The Terminal Center

contributed by: Dave Thompson building. New exterior cladding was installed, followed by interior office renovations. lthough it was a modern showpiece for the city when Ait opened in 1962, Moncton New Brunswick’s Terminal Strescon was awarded the contract to supply and install Center building had lost much of its sparkle in recent years. 157 precast concrete beams for the project. The beams Occupied as the Atlantic regional headquarters of the Ca- were used to expand the buildings usable office space nadian National Railroad for years, the CN sign came down by approximately 8500 square feet while maintaining the for good in 2003 when the last of the railway workers left. same building footprint. Now quiet, the once bustling area of the city is currently poised for renewal, beginning with the welcome revitaliza- The project was completed in six phases, to avoid leaving tion of the 50 year old landmark office tower. the building completely open to the elements. Each phase included the removal of the building’s exterior walls and The project began in early 2013, with JW Lindsay as the installations of 24-32 precast concrete beams; followed by Construction Manager. The design team included JM Gif- the installation of exterior glazing. fin of Amherst, NS and Architects 4 of Moncton. Their task was a complete ‘do over’ of the existing building, increas- Strescon Atlantic began preliminary site work on Feb 15th, ing the usable office space in the process. while Strescon’s Saint John Plant began production on February 20th. By March 26th, production was complete, The building was completely gutted, down to the columns and erection of the precast beams was completed by April and concrete slabs, and including the exterior walls of the 20th, 2013.

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Building Healthy Communities FCC Construction Contracted to Build Saint John’s New Family Y

contributed by: Rick Williston advocates hope will be revitalized with the help of the new facility. Young Men’s Christian The Association, or YMCA, The consultant team, led by Murdock was founded in London in 1844, & Boyd Architects, has completed by 22 year old George Williams, as the conceptual design and are cur- an alternative to unhealthy social rently working on the preparation of conditions during the industrial construction documents. The new revolution. The first YMCA in North facility will be 70,000 square feet and America opened in Montreal in 1851, will include: child care spaces; class- soon followed by the Saint John, needed to learn, grow and thrive. rooms; a computer lab; administra- New Brunswick YMCA in 1854. tion space; a café; an indoor walking 160 years since it’s inception, Saint and running track; a gymnasium; The YMCA of Greater Saint John is John’s YMCA has seen significant leisure and lap pools; as well as a fit- a community service organization changes over the last few years. Most ness center and studio. composed of people of all ages and significantly, their location on Hazen from all walks of life joined together Avenue was demolished in early 2008 FCC Construction is very pleased to by a shared passion: to strengthen the to make way for the new provincial have been selected by the Saint John foundations of community. As one courthouse. Since that time, they have YMCA to be the Construction Manag- of the largest charitable community been temporarily located in Prince Ed- ers for this project. The site project service organizations in Canada, the ward Square and other various smaller sign was unveiled on January 24th, Y responds to critical social needs in locations. Without a proper home with the ground breaking ceremony the community. With a commitment since the demolition of Hazen Avenue, on March 17th. to nurturing the potential of children, the Y was pleased to announce that teens and young adults, promoting the location for their new building Sitework has now begun. The healthy living, and fostering social would be on a 1.36 hectare parcel of construction will be led on site by responsibility, the Y ensures that every land on Churchill Boulevard in the Dan Fox and Jim Cosman of FCC individual has access to the essentials City’s north end. A neighborhood that Construction. www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | spring & summer 2014 9 projects

When fully What’s NEXT at Tobique Bridge? installed, the contributed by: Brendan Clancy, P.Eng. To produce the beams, custom designed, self- form totals stressing forms were purchased from Hamil- trescon is currently working on their first ton Form Limited located in Fort Worth Texas, 100’ long Sproject using Northeast Extreme Tee (NEXT) which were delivered in two 30-foot sections Beams. The New Brunswick Department of and one 40-foot section. Each section arrived and allows Transportation & Infrastructure – Design Branch, in two halves which were bolted together in the awarded Strescon the contract to supply and de- precast shop, due to their 12-foot, 11 ½-inch, Strescon the liver 12 NEXT Beams for the Tobique River Bridge total width. The sections also include a custom #1 project located in the Parish of Perth, NB. molded liner, placed in the leg of the forms, flexibility to which sets the desired design depth, and can be This is the first of three phases intended to removed to alter the depth of the units. When cast multiple rehabilitate the existing roadway built on top fully installed, the form totals 100’ long and of the hydroelectric dam which was originally beams at allows Strescon the flexibility to cast multiple completed in 1952. Prior to the introduction beams at a time or a single longer unit. The of the NEXT Beams, similar short span (30–90 a time or maximum beam width is 11-foot, 11 ½ inches. foot) structures would have been designed as a single voided slabs or butted box beams. These mem- Strescon received the new forms in early Janu- bers were not fabrication friendly and lacked the ary 2014 and promptly assembled the units at longer ability to accommodate utility and water lines the Saint John facility. Production of the pre- needed to span the length of the bridge. The stressed beams began on February 26th and unit. The NEXT beam was chosen to replace the existing fabrication was completed on March 12th, 2014. structure for the above reasons, as well as their maximum ease of installation and accelerated construc- A delivery date for the beams has not been con- tion on site, due to the fact that there is minimal firmed by the province, however installation is ex- beam width forming required prior to casting the deck. The pected to be summer/fall of 2014. The next phase beams themselves act as the bottom portion of of the bridge reconstruction has been designed is 11-foot, 11 the form and the structural cast-in-place con- to incorporate an additional 18 NEXT beams, with crete decking is poured directly on top. installation scheduled for the summer of 2015. ½ inches.

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Irving Oil Emergency Services Building

contributed by: Abbey Duguay An Open House held on February 6, Services Building with Abbey Duguay 2014, was attended by IOL Manage- as Project Manager, Jim Cosman as onstruction of the new Emergen- ment, City of Saint John staff and the Site Superintendent and Madison Ccy Services Building (Fire Station) Saint John Fire Department. The new Spear as Site Administrator. Architec- located at 690 Grandview Avenue in ladder truck was unveiled and the next tural services were provided by Saint John, New Brunswick, was com- phase of the project was announced: Thomas Johnson Architects. Mechani- pleted over a five month time frame, a collaboration between IOL and the cal and Electrical design were pro- with substantial completion and build- City of Saint John to construct a new vided by Crandall Engineering. ing turnover to Irving Oil Limited on Training Facility directly behind the Concrete supply was by Strescon November 29, 2013. The new com- new Emergency Services Building. The Limited with reinforcing steel provided plex replaces the existing Fire Hall new training structure will provide by Ocean Steel’s Rebar Division. located within the Refinery and specific training apparatus for Strescon’s pipe division also contrib- provides room to accommo- the city, along with appara- uted by supplying a stormceptor date the new 100’ ladder truck tus suitable for the refining model STC 300, along with 6 pieces of purchased by IOL. industry. The construction of pipe. The Stormceptor on this job was the training area will begin in to capture any site run off from The new building is strategi- March, with a completion target training that may contain hydrocarbon cally located to allow Emergency date of May 30, 2014. The City will and/or other contaminants. Electrical Responders quick access to the site, have a new Training Office installed installations were completed by FCC’s with the ability to respond to all areas on the North side of the Training Ap- Electrical Division under the supervi- within the plant. Automatic slide gates paratus structure, to accommodate a sion of Jason Johnson. Project controlled by remote devices in each classroom-style training environment. Manager Luke Johnson will take on response vehicle, will ensure the team the new Training Facility with site will arrive quickly. The new 100’ ladder FCC Construction provided Project supervisor Dan Griffin. truck arrived on schedule November Management on the new Emergency 18th, 2013 with great anticipation. www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | spring & summer 2014 11 projects Around the Refinery Marque Construction Electrical & Instrumentation Installations

contributed by: Tara Urquhart • Alky Plant: In the Alky Plant, completion of the Mispec Firewater Marque will be providing instrumen- Line Replacement and the LNG Crude arque Construction is proud to tation and electrical installs for the Line Project. Mbe participating in electrical and spent acid monitoring upgrade. instrumentation installations for nu- • Mispec Firewater Line: For this • Substation #1: For the replacement merous exciting projects at the Irving project, Marque is involved with the of substation #1, Marque provided Oil Refinery. These projects are spread replacement of the Mispec Firewater support for temporary requirements. throughout the refinery, including East Pump House. For the Pump House Installations then progressed to steel Saint John Terminals and . upgrade, Marque is assisting in the supports required for cable tray Marque Construction’s plethora of electrical infrastructure required to and the install of cable tray. Marque knowledge and skills are being utilized replace the existing two pump houses is now providing electrical installs on these projects while never faltering with a new pump house. The existing inside of the new substation and will on it’s commitment to safety. two MOVs are also being replaced. progress to outages required to mi- Main Refinery Site grate loads from the old substation • LNG Crude Line: This project in- to the new. These will be ongoing volves a partnership between LNG On the main site, ongoing projects for quite some time. and the Refinery, which is still in the include installations at Jet Plant, #1 initial stages. Marque has already Cooling Tower, Alky Plant and 45 plant East Saint John Terminals rerouted retention pond conduits as for Substation #1 Replacement. part of this project. Once the project Construction at the East Saint John gets underway, the first scope of • Jet Plant Air Cooler: For the Jet Terminals (ESJ) continues with the ad- work is the removal and installa- Plant Air Cooler Replacement proj- dition to the Butane Offloading spots, tion of fence. Marque has cables ect, Marque will be installing four phase 1B. to reroute for this portion of the new variable-frequency drives and scope. Additionally, cameras, PIRDs associated feeder breakers in the Marque will be installing cable tray, and lighting will be required to be substation for the new exchangers. lighting, grounding, electric heat trac- isolated, relocated, and re-commis- Area lighting on the platforms and ing and a variable frequency drive. sioned. The existing cables are cur- within the new exchangers will also Existing power feed to existing LPG rently buried, and will be uncovered be installed. In the jet plant, Marque compressor and existing conden- and identified through the use of a will demolish and rework the exist- sate pump will be demolished and hydro-vac. Cables will be temporar- ing electric heat tracing on the 8” rerouted to new equipment location. ily routed above ground. Once the heavy diesel lines, to and from the Existing power feed to butane offload- ground is thawed, new trenches will existing exchangers. New electric ing pump motor will be demolished. be constructed and the new cables heat tracing on new 8” heavy diesel Mineral insulated electric heat tracing will be buried. lines to and from the new exchang- will be installed on the 4” line. Still to be completed, is migrating the power ers will also be installed. The install Marque is pleased to have the opportu- feeds to the dock #1 MCCs, to the VRU of new three-phase single point nity to assist with so many of the substation. Existing power feed to dock electric heat trace controller will Refinery’s current projects. Marque’s #1 MCC will be cut, pulled back, and also be completed. tremendous personnel ensure superior rerouted to the VRU substation. • Cooling Tower #1: Marque is provid- electrical and instrumentation installa- ing support with the removal and re- Canaport tions and their promise to safety is installation of lights and conduits for second to none. Finally, installs at Canaport include the the cooling tower #1 refurbishment.

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contributed by: Dan Fox & Bill Woodhouse Now that the new building is operational the old Big Stop has been demolished and Enfield New Irving Big Stop in Enfield site work for the final phase of work con- The Nova Scotia is now open for tinues. Landscaping and Asphalt work will business. The project goal to construct the be complete in the spring. BIG STOP: new facility while keeping the existing Big Stop fully operational was met with great The new facility has been well received in success. the community with a high volume of satis- “Open for fied customers. The Project had many challenges but the FCC management team, OSCO group affili- FCC’s project team consisted of Dan Fox, Business” ates and its sub contractors met the chal- Bill Woodhouse, Dan Griffin, Heather lenges and constructed a first rate facility. MacKenzie and Nick McQuade. www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | spring & summer 2014 13 projects

contributed by: David Webb and more than 50 precast concrete manhole structures. Approximately 30 of the structures May 2013, Strescon’s Nova Scotia Pipe Kings were tee base manholes; an economical way In Division was awarded a contract by to provide access points to the sewer at regular Municipal Ready-Mix Ltd. of Sydney for the intervals, with the added benefit of being able supply of precast concrete pipe and man- Road to accommodate changes in sewer alignment. holes for the King’s Road West Collector For this project, some of the tee bases were project. The project was the largest of three configured to accommodate multiple inlets, phases of a multi-year, multi-million dol- and in one case, an external drop structure us- lar sewer upgrade being undertaken by the West ing concrete pipe tees, bends and a tee base. Cape Breton Regional Municipality to redirect sewage from Sydney harbor for treatment. Municipal Ready-Mix Ltd. faced a number of This phase of the project included a large Strescon challenges with this project, including working diameter interceptor sewer and the construc- in tight confines between the existing buildings tion of the mechanically screened diversion delivers over along King’s Road and the harbor. The tides chamber alongside King’s Road in Sydney. 1600 metres and proximity to the harbor for environmen- The majority of the structure will be under- of pipe to tal protection was also a challenge in some ground. When complete, a relatively small, areas. Pipe delivery had to be carefully coordi- one story building will be all that is seen on Sydney, NS nated. Multiple material lay-down areas were the site. infrastructure stretched along the projects length to keep enough material ahead of the contractor, yet The contractor had a tight schedule to ac- project not so much that they had to keep moving it. complish a great deal of work and needed Mike Hillis, Project Manager for Pipe Divi- to get underway as soon as possible to meet sion in Nova Scotia did a great job coordinat- By selecting precast the Spring 2014 completion date. The design ing shop drawings, production schedules and by Harbor Engineering Incorporated allowed concrete pipe they deliveries for all 60+ loads of material from the the contractor the flexibility to determine the chose the most pipe plant in Saint John, New Brunswick to the most economical materials to select in re- site. gards to material and installation cost as well economical and as availability schedules. The design allowed functional material Construction continues at writing but is slated for plastic or concrete pipe and the use of to be complete in Spring 2014. Municipal and with Strescon; a standard manholes or tee bases as an option. Ready-Mix Ltd. has completed a great deal of The choice of concrete pipe for the larger supplier dedicated to work in a short period with their hard working diameter sections of the sewer, allowed meeting customer’s and dedicated staff. By selecting precast Strescon to start delivery as soon as approv- concrete pipe they chose the most economical needs for economy als were complete. and functional material and with Strescon; a and schedule. supplier dedicated to meeting customer’s In all, Strescon delivered over 1600 metres of needs for economy and schedule. concrete pipe (1050mm & 750mm diameter)

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19,200 Tons of Steel and Counting... Ocean Steel’s Erection Division Goes Above and Beyond (and 3000 ft below) at Picadilly Potash Mine.

contributed by: Jeff Keith

cean Steel’s Erection Division has been kept steadily Obusy on the PCS Picadilly Potash Mine Expansion Project since the winter 2008. To date, there has been a total of 19,200 tons of steel erected for the project.

The final milestone for OSCO Erection on surface con- struction, was five critical lifts of conveyor gallery sec- tions. This Gallery connects the Production Head Frame to the Raw Ore Storage Building and was successfully installed in November 2013.

In the Spring of 2013 our ironworkers were requested to take their honed skills and safety culture to new depths, 3000 ft below the earths surface, to erect Underground Potash and Salt Surge Bins, Storage Bins, Bin tops, Chutes, Conveyors, Steel Walls, Crane Runways and a Grizzly system.

The team, consisting of Local 842 Ironworkers, includes Bruce Durley (Superintendent), Brent Underhill (IWF), Renald Clement, Roger McKay, Raymond LaPlante & Sean Toole (IWJ). While the work environment has changed from surface to underground, the safety mind- set of the group and quality of workmanship remains top priority.

Future work at PCS also looks optimistic, with three Potash Storage Bins scheduled to commence in the spring 2014; each weighing in at 110 Tons and requiring 275 lineal ft of full penetration weld to detail them out. www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | spring & summer 2014 15 projects

their markets by producing dry sugar based products and syrups that are sold throughout Eastern Canada, New Eng- land, and several International markets.

Crosby Molasses has outgrown the functionality of their current facility and is in the process of expanding. The center section of the original building has been demolished and in its place a new 11,000 sq.ft production process area has been added. Ocean Steel’s Crosby Molasses Rebar Division and OSCO Concrete’s Strescon-SJ Ready-Mix plant recently contributed by: Kim Doggett & Dave Dunnett teamed up to work on the project under general contractor Acadian Construc- rosby Molasses Co. Ltd has a proud history in . Founder L. tion (1991) Ltd. Ocean Steel worked on CG. Crosby started his business in 1879 exporting fish and lumber to the Phase 1 of the project and provided 46 West Indies in return for the “sweet gold” known as fancy molasses. Crosby tons of rebar, while OSCO Concrete is moved to Saint John, NB in 1897 and by 1911 had outgrown the office on presently supplying 1000 cubic metres Nelson St. which prompted the move to their current facility on Rothesay Ave. for pile caps, grade beams and slabs. Today, Crosby Molasses is still an independently owned family business which The new production area is expected to produces over 6,000 tons of molasses a year. They have also broadened be up and running in July 2014.

3 Bell Communication Towers, institutional , NB. Atlantic Precast: New Fire Station, Dieppe, NB. 57 Tons of rebar Lancor Concrete Contractors Ltd: RESIDENTIAL Bridge/CAISSON 35 tons of rebar Legacy Apartment Building, Fairview Cove Berth Extension, Shannex Buildings, Fredericton, Lower Sackville, NS. Legacy Halifax, NS. McNally: 357.7 tons NB. JW Lindsay Enterprises Ltd: Developments: 47 tons of rebar, of rebar 112 tons of rebar, 69500 SF of 13,344 sq ft of mesh mesh Commercial Commercial Condo Building, Shannex Buildings, Saint John, Trecan Combustion Ltd., contributed by GREG TIMS & GRANDY DAWNE Misc. Projects Projects Misc. Dartmouth, NS. Jetco NB. JW Lindsay Enterprises Ltd: Hubley, NS. Select Projects: 36 Contracting: 54 tons of rebar, 104 tons of rebar, 175700 SF of tons of rebar, 1056 sq ft of mesh 50,560 sq ft of mesh mesh Windmill Road Facility - Bldg Bedford West Building 2, Bedford, Souris K – 12 School A, Dartmouth, NS. EllisDon: 148 NS. Cascade Developments: 339 TP#4, Souris, PEI . Brighton tons of rebar tons of rebar, 28,000 sq ft of mesh Construciton: 23 tons of rebar, 1592 Barrington Street, Halifax, 28000 SF of mesh 40 Unit Apartment, NS. PCL Constructors Canada Charlottetown, PEI. GE MacNeill: Atlantic Baptist Home, Inc: 80 tons of rebar, 3664 sf ft 30 tons of rebar Charlottetown, PEI. Brumac of mesh Construction: 20 tons of rebar INDUSTRIAL Grey Rock Entertainment Food Services Building, Process Water Treatment (Irving Centre, Edmundston, NB. Grey Westmorland Institute, Shipbuilding), Halifax, NS. Brycon Rock Entertainment Centre Inc.: Dorchester, NB. Maxim Construction: 23 tons of rebar 41 tons of rebar Construction: 68 tons of rebar GMSC Compost Pad, Moncton, Crosby’s Molasses Addition NB. Modern Construction: 38 Phase 1, Saint John, NB. Acadian tons of rebar Construction Ltd: 46 tons of rebar Rebar

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Bedford West Building 2

contributed by: Dawne Grandy

llstar Rebar is currently working on the Bedford West Building 2 Afor Cascade Developments, on Innovation Drive in Bedford, NS. Allstar began work in February of 2014 and is providing 339 tons of Rebar and 28,000 square feet of Wire Mesh for the project. Allstar expects to complete their portion of the project in June.

care to clients for over 25 years. OSCO is currently supplying 104 Tons of rebar for three new buildings in Shannex Over the years, OSCO Rebar has Saint John, NB and 112 Tons of rebar supplied reinforcing steel and wire contributed by: Greg Tims for two buildings in Fredericton, NB. mesh for several Shannex Buildings, hannex is a Maritime based compa- including over 300 Tons of reinforcing Strescon’s pipe division also contrib- Sny that provides campus-style living steel for 3 buildings in Quispamsis, NB uted to all three current Shannex sites, for seniors in major centres throughout and 34 Tons of reinforcing steel for 2 with various amounts of product to NB and NS. They have been providing buildings in Riverview, NB. each one for underground services. www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | spring & summer 2014 17 projects

IOR Electrical Substation Structure

contributed by: Kyle Blanchard

plant 45 electrical substation is a The new 25’ long x 16’ wide x 15’ high, metal building located at the Irving Oil Refinery. The substation structure is comprised of struc- tural steel modules and insulated metal panels on the walls and roof. The building was sup- plied by MacGregor’s Custom Machining and Fabrication of New Glasgow N.S. and erected by FCC Construction. The original scope of work had Macgregor’s performing the building erection, but because they were not ISNetworld certified, FCC’s forces carried out the on-site installation.

FCC began the erection of the building on Jan. 13th, 2014 and the project was completed on Feb. 4th, 2014. Jim Cosman, FCC site superintendent, along with his crew of Duane Buchanan, Albert Doyle and Eric White, successfully completed this project to Refinery satisfaction.

Miscellaneous Metals Division

• Conveyor Head Structures, Pica- • Jet Line Pipe Supports, Irving Oil dilly Mine Site, PCS Potash, Penobs- Refinery, Saint John, NB, 1.9 tons of quis, NB, 11.2 tons of struct. Steel. struct. steel.

• Skip & Cage Conveyance Banking • Tail Rope Loop Divider Steel, Pica- Frames for Service Headframe, dilly M ine S ite , C ementation C anada , Picadilly Mine Site, PCS Potash, Penobsquis, NB, 1.2 tons of misc. metals. Penobsquis, NB, 5.4 tons of struct. steel. • Ore Bin Platform, Picadilly Mine • Turbine Room Support Steel, AV Site, PCS Potash, Penobsquis, NB, 1.1 Nackawic, Nackawic, NB, 5.1 tons of tons of misc. metals. struct. steel. • Dump Chute Bulkhead, Picadilly • Blueberry Hill Walking Bridge, Mine Site, Cementation Canada, Nature Trust of NB, Grand Bay, NB, Penobsquis, NB, 1.0 tons of misc. metals. 2.3 tons of struct. steel. • Lifting Plates for Concrete • Skip Dump Hood Modifications, Bridge Girder Beams, Strescon Picadilly Mine Site, PCS Potash, Ltd, Saint John, NB & Bedford, NS, 4.9 contributed by CHRIS BANKS, CET Penobsquis, NB, 2.4 tons of misc. metals. tons of plate work

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TripAdvisor Global Headquarters

contributed by: Jason Presley This project is being erected for OSCO’s customer and the project world’s largest travel site general contractor, John Moriarty & The will be moving into their Associates, and consists of roughly new 282,000 square-foot head- 1600 tons of structural steel. Making quarters in Needham, Massachusetts up the structural steel is a mixture of in 2015, thanks to a little help from plain unpainted structural, primed Ocean Steel. AESS canopy members (some rolled), galvanized steel (such as dunnage, TripAdvisor’s building, which will be roof screen and relieving angles) known as 400 First Avenue, will be and also a fairly new thermal barrier the first of four office buildings in the product called Aerolon being ap- mixed-use campus being developed plied on any members that break the by Normandy Real Estate Partners. vapor barrier. Ocean Steel will also be More than double the size of the supplying and installing 185 tons (171 company’s current space in New- pieces) of composite truss joists and ton, the new office headquarters will 290,000 square feet of decking. provide space to accommodate 1,500 employees including 400 new hires This project has roughly a 13 week across engineering, product manage- erection schedule not including the ment, marketing, and sales. setting of relieving angles and final welding of the AESS, with the last On January 8, 2014, after more than loads set to deliver around mid April. It 3 months of detailing, coordination has been a tough winter for erecting and fabrication, Ocean Steel & Con- steel but the erection continues to struction commenced erection on the move forward and deck areas turned Center 128 - Trip Advisor project. over for ongoing slab pours.

• General Contractor: John Moriarty & Assoc. • Fabrication: Ocean Steel Fred. and SJ plants • Owner: Normandy Real Estate Partners • Painting: Ocean Steel & MacDonald Applicators • Tenant: Trip Advisor • Deck and Joists: Vulcraft • Detailing: Les Dessins Trusquin Inc. • Erection: AJAX Construction Co. Inc. • Connection Design: Ocean Steel www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | spring & summer 2014 19 projects

The developers envision the community as offering the style and convenience of modern living, with the softness The Hazelton of oceanside relaxation. The development will offer a true “community feeling”, encompassing walking trails along the waterfront, patios at local coffee shops, contempo- contributed by: Andrew Levatte rary apartments, well-appointed condominiums; stunning townhouses and local retail stores. magine living on the Dartmouth waterfront in a com- Imunity whose vibrant design incorporates architectural Strescon is pleased to have supplied architectural precast features found in North America’s greatest cities. That to the Hazelton projects during the fall of 2013. Strescon community is Harbour Isle, currently being developed by supplied and installed 111 architectural precast panels Harbour Isle Halifax Inc. of Toronto. A multi-phase project, covering approximately 22,630 square feet. The 7” precast Harbour Isle will consist of a commercial development panels offer a number of architectural features including: between Windmill Road and Marketplace Drive, called 8” x 2” thick banding at the base of each panel (which lines Magazine Landing; and a 12-storey, 89-unit residential up with the balcony slabs); a 1” vertical inset at the window tower called the Hazelton; both currently under construc- openings, highlighted with a exposed aggregate finish; and tion. Future plans for the community also include town- a cornice feature at the roof, which gives the building a houses and condominiums. sense of presence in the Dartmouth skyline.

Canadian Blood Services Communication Infrastructure Upgrade

contributed by: Dan Mazerolle the entire facility for a total of (146) data drops and (9) wireless access points as well as re-termi- Communication division successfully nate and re-label (81) existing Category 6 lines. FCC’s completed the Category 6 communica- tion infrastructure upgrade at Canadian Blood Services The FCC team led by foreman Ben Kilpatrick and crew in Saint John in preparation for their switch over to new Jeremy Doyle, Dave Yorston and Chandler McDevitt VOIP technology. seamlessly worked around the existing fully functioning facility and completed this project in a condensed 14 day This cabling upgrade project involved the installation of ap- time frame. proximately 29,000 feet of Category 6 cabling throughout

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Strescon quickly installed the 120 Architectural precast panels in only 8 days in late February The Craigmore 2014 during some of the coldest days this winter

contributed by: Andrew Levatte Construction began in the summer of along with the quality and aesthet- 2012, with a massive excavation for ics of Architectural Precast Cladding prominent developer in the three levels of underground parking, were a few of the reason why the Acity of Halifax and throughout to be connected to the existing office developer decided on precast. Nova Scotia, BANC Investments Ltd., structure, plus carry a new 16 storey, headed by president Alex Halef, is 77-unit residential high-rise structure; With the concrete structure now a part of the BANC Group of com- The Craigmore. This highly sought complete, Strescon quickly installed panies a father son tag team. BANC after location will offer prime features the 120 Architectural precast panels specializes in all types of real estate for both commercial and residential in only 8 days in late February 2014 investment, including: hotel, com- tenants, including open terrace space, during some of the coldest days this mercial, retail, office, and mixed use ample amenity space and an incred- winter. No other material can clad large scale power centres. ible view of the Northwest Arm. a building that quickly during such inclement weather. In 2010, BANC Inc purchased the old After working with project owner County Building, a 43,000 square Banc Investments Ltd. and it’s ar- Architectural precast panels cover foot, three storey, Class A office chitect for approximately 2 ½ years, approximately 29,300 square feet of building at 1 Craigmore Drive, in Hali- Strescon Limited was awarded the the building’s exterior. The warm buff fax, NS. The site is beautifully nestled supply and installation of the Archi- tones of the lightly sandblasted panels, in a lush tree belt with convenient ac- tectural Precast Cladding in the fall in combination with the exposed cess to the Northwest Arm, Highway of 2012. The design team reviewed aggregate bands around the windows 102, Halifax Shopping Centre and the many cladding options before decid- and at the base of each panel, add Armdale Roundabout. ing on Precast. The speed of erection grace and elegance to the building.

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Borcherdt Concrete Products: 40 Years and Going Strong

contributed by: Andrew Levatte Since the purchase, Borcherdt Concrete products has produced precast for such noteworthy projects as: orcherdt Concrete Products Limited was established in B1974 by Tom Borcherdt, with a one-bag mixer, a few • The Abbey, Saint John NB: Architectural elements rickety wooden forms, an old truck with a boom mounted • Casino NB, Moncton NB: Architectural elements on the front that served as a crane, and a 3-ton delivery • Yarmouth WWT Plant, NS: Precast Panels truck. In the beginning, Tom focused mostly on supplying • Sobeys Office Building, Stellarton NS: Cornice units septic tanks and well rings to southwest Nova Scotia. With • Bank of Montreal, Riverview NB: Banding only one pipe producer in the province at the time, He • Trillium Tower, Halifax NS: Wall caps soon expanded into manholes and small pipe sections. • Kings Wharf Buildings A & B, Dartmouth NS: Parapet wall caps In 1979, Tom built • Dalhousie Univ. Life Sciences Complex, Halifax NS: a new plant, which Window sills Borcherdt Concrete • Dalhousie Correctional Center, Dalhousie, NB: Sills Products Limited • George Dumont Hospital, Moncton NB: Architectural still occupies. Origi- precast panels nally a 40-by-80-foot manufacturing facility, it has since • Moncton P3 School: Precast signage more than doubled in size. By the mid ’80s, Tom expanded • Canal Bridge, Antigonish NS: Column cap & ball ornaments the operation to include a variety of custom-made archi- • The Grainery apartments, Halifax NS: Banding & medallions tectural precast concrete products, including an extensive • Gulf Fisheries Center, Moncton NB: Enclosure panels assortment of window sills, wall bands and lintels for proj- • Coburg Gates Reconstruction, Halifax NS: Caps & copings ects throughout the Atlantic Provinces (Nova Scotia, New • Highfield Park Transit Terminal, Dartmouth NS: Pole Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland). bases, planters and seating • CFB Shearwater, Dartmouth, NS: Trench Covers Tom’s big break came when he was awarded the School • St. Mary’s University, Halifax NS: Column caps, cop- of Business at St. Mary’s University, called the “Sobey ing and seating Building”. The project consisted of 600 pieces including: • Crown Street, Saint John NB: Box manhole architectural panels; curved sections; banding; columns; • New Max. Security Housing Unit, Renous NB: Sills wall caps; and column covers; using white marble aggre- • New RCMP Headquarters, Dartmouth NS: Architec- gate and white concrete which was produced over a six tural elements, feature staircase month period. For Tom this was a real showcase which • Skretting Biofilter Floor, St. Andrew’s, NB: Precast put him on the map architecturally. aquaculture slats Over the next 20 years Tom completed an assortment of • KV Library, Quispamsis, NB: Sills complex architectural projects including windows sills, cor- • Academy Street, Amherst, NS: Trenches nices, and arches. Borcherdt remains the Maritimes’ leading producer of ancillary precast products such as window Borcherdt Concrete Products Limited is a fully operational, treatments, bullnoses, cornices and precast bleachers. CSA certified precast facility, capable of consistently creating a quality product every time. They pride themselves In 2007, after 33 years in business, Tom decided to sell his in their work, and a great deal of attention is paid to every company to Pennecon Limited, enabling him to concen- detail. Customers can be assured that they will receive a trate on his health and his main passion, Motorcycle racing. quality, long lasting product with the texture and finish they require. Borcherdt is also happy to assist during the design In December of 2008, the OSCO Group purchased the phase of projects to insure the best product possible. Nova Scotia-based ready-mix concrete, precast concrete, aggregate and rebar businesses of Pennecon Limited. www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | spring & summer 2014 23 product profile

Special Profile: Industrial Wall Panels

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

Continuing to respond to marketplace demand, Strescon has made numerous changes to their Industrial wall panel construction process over the last few years in order to keep ahead of the competition. With several million square feet of wall panels produced, Strescon continues to be a major player in this market.

12 foot wide panels ish. After reaching proper concrete installing concrete batching plants all strength, the panels are removed from over the world. The first change made was to intro- the casting beds and brought outside duce 12’ wide industrial wall panel to sandblast if required. The panels are A concrete batching plant is essentially lines for the Saint John and Bedford then stockpiled in the yard ready for a machine that loads and stocks raw Plants. immediate delivery. materials, proportions the mix ingredi- ents to tight tolerances, and mixes the Strescon’s precast prestressed sand- Precast Prestressed Industrial wall ingredients into concrete at a desired wich panels were historically limited panels can also be designed as load plasticity. Finally, it delivers the plastic to widths of 8 feet or less. Switching bearing panels which remove the need concrete to the precast plant floor. to wider precast panels reduces the for costly perimeter steel framing. This number of connections and joints re- can save the owner money on the Strescon’s new plant has twelve stor- quired, plus allows more square foot- structural framework of the building. age bins for concrete aggregates. This age of building to be manufactured allows a very wide range of material and erected per day. The substantial Installation of State-of- types and sizes to be used, so our customers benefit from a vast array savings resulting from switching to a the-Art Batch Plant wider panel allows us to pass these of different architectural finishes. The bins are also equipped with heaters, so savings to the customer. The next change came with the that aggregates can be warmed during replacement of the batch plant at Strescon’s new industrial wall panel is the winter months. Cement is stored Strescon’s Saint John precast facility. long-line cast in 12’-0” widths, with a in three, 85 tonne silos, with one of After decades of service, the original solid insulated core, sandwiched be- the silos dedicated to white cement. batch plant was no longer keeping tween two layers of prestressed con- pace with today’s demands. Months of crete. Panels are poured face down, The two planetary mixers that were research was done to determine the allowing for a multitude of finishes chosen for the plant; a 2.5 M³, and a 1 right batch plant to meet Strescon’s for the building envelope (sandblast, M³ capacity, allow Strescon to produce needs. In the end, Marcantonini S.R.L. smooth painted, exposed aggregate, concrete volumes ranging from small of Perugia, Italy was chosen for their brick tiles, etc.), while the back surface panel production to large line cast, intelligent design and proven track has a gray, smooth, steel trowel fin- high volume work. Delivery of each record in designing, fabricating, and

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batch of fresh concrete to the precast posite connection between the two concrete foundations with precast shop floor is accomplished by a travel- wythes of concrete of an insulated concrete wall panels on the front fa- ling bucket that collects concrete from precast panel, allowing you to sub- çade and composite metal panel clad- each mixer and discharges to the shop stantially reduce the wythe thickness- ding on the remaining exterior walls. casting buckets. es making transportation and installa- tion more competitive. In late January, Marco Maritimes A large range of finishes are available. awarded the supply and installation Several variations of exterior finishes, of 46 insulated industrial precast wall colours and textures can be achieved project profile: panels covering approximately 7300 with sandblasting and or the use of Canadian Tire is square feet, to Strescon Limited. The various cements and colour additives original design of the precast pan- to the concrete. First to Capitalize els was non-loadbearing insulated panels with traditional wythe con- Strescon Becomes First on CarbonCast nectors. Early in the design process of the precast panels, Marco Maritimes Charlottetown’s Canadian Tire store Canadian CarbonCast requested the panels pick up the load is moving down the street. Once Producer & Member of from the exterior canopy. The only construction is completed the Char- way to accommodate this would be to AltusGroup lottetown franchise will move from its convert the insulated precast panels current location on Buchanan Drive to to loadbearing, which would normally The most recent change came with Spencer Drive, the site of Plazacorp’s increase the concrete wythes in order the announcement that Strescon new development next to the Char- to accommodate the increased loads. Limited was joining the AltusGroup lottetown Mall. This signals another as a producer of CarbonCast High shake-up in the Charlottetown retail Performance Wall Panels and Carbon- Fortunately, Strescon was in the pro- industry, a trend of moving away from cess of joining the AltusGroup. Using Cast Insulated Architectural Cladding. the downtown core to light industrial The new products are expected to be their C-Grid technology, Strescon was retail parks. Similar trends are occur- able to create a fully composite panel an excellent complement to Strescon’s ring across Canada. existing structural and architectural by tying the two wythes of concrete together using C-Grid. The fully com- precast wall products. After a competitive bidding process, posite panel reduced the concrete Marco Maritimes Limited was awarded wythe thicknesses, reducing the load The first-ever national partnership of the Construction of the new Canadian on the foundation along with reducing precast companies, AltusGroup was Tire Store in January 2014. This proj- the overall thickness of insulated pre- founded in 2003 to develop, manufac- ect involves the construction of a new cast concrete panel. Strescon could ture and market precast innovations 10,446 square metre Canadian Tire now supply a loadbearing panel with such as the award-winning Carbon- store including retail space, a service no affect on the building’s structure, to Cast® line of products featuring C- centre, warehouse, frost house, and a happy customer. GRID carbon fiber grid reinforcing. mezzanine. The building consists of a structural steel frame on reinforced This new technology creates a com- continued on next page... www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | spring & summer 2014 25 product profile: industrial wall panels

All photos this page: West Highland Elementary

...continued from previous page Strescon quickly got started with shop load bearing and 14 non-load bearing drawings and submitted them for ap- panels, totaling nearly 23,000 sq.ft.. project profile: proval in early February. Production Halifax High began in late March and only took 9 The facility is a two-level school with days to produce. gymnasium, designed with 30-foot School Extension high x 14-foot wide panels, with one With the students headed home for or two large openings per panel. Panels Erected in the weekend on April 4th, the Ecole During the design phase, Strescon Secondaire De Sommet High School worked with the Engineer of Re- Two Days... In the was turned over to Dora Construc- cord, BMR Engineering (BMR), for Winter tion for the installation of the precast the reinforcing design of the panels. panels. Within four hours of starting Strescon designed the panels for To meet the demands of the growing the installation, Dora Construction had lifting, handling and transportation French school population in Halifax, 8 panels installed and definitely on forces, to reduce the potential for Ecole Secondaire De Sommet High schedule to have the panels installed excessive cracking and find a man- School on Larry Uteck Drive, Halifax is within the two days allotted. ageable method to handle and deliver getting a much needed extension to the panels to the site. the school which was only built a few project profile: years ago. The quality of precast, along with Custom 14-foot short construction schedules, es- After a competitive bidding process, pecially during inclement weather, Nova Scotia Transportation and Infra- Wide Panels are two reasons precast is so popu- structure renewal awarded the project lar. Strescon has enjoyed success to Dora Construction in the fall of 2013. Fabricated for in the past and continues to evolve Once Dora Construction received the West Highlands when competing against “tilt-up”. award, they initiated a review of the We continually meet the high quality cladding options. Since the fabrication Elementary & demands of today’s architects, as and installation was going to occur well as the tight schedules of today’s throughout the winter, they decided to In the fall of 2013, Maxim Construc- construction industry. proceed with precast in lieu of tilt-up. tion awarded Strescon the contract to In Late January 2014, Dora awarded supply and install 63 insulated precast Working with Linair Electric Limited, the supply of the insulated industrial panels for West Highlands Elementary Strescon incorporated the electrical precast wall panels to Strescon Limited. School, located in Amherst, Nova conduit within the panels, allowing Scotia. The project consists of 49 the interior face of the insulated pre-

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Tekla Model of West Highland Elementary CarbonCast panel production for Canadian Tire

ing a portion of our existing 12-foot bed. Transporting the panels also rep- resented new obstacles, as the large openings in the panels were wider than the trailers. A panel by panel review was undertaken by the engi- neering and shipping departments to ensure available bearing points would deliver the precast to site undamaged.

Strescon Atlantic began preliminary site layout in mid January 2014. Pre- cast installation occurred over 6 days in winter conditions, with completion on February 4th. The quick instal- lation was a combination of BMR’s minimalist approach to connection design; Strescon’s high level of de- tailing/fabrication accuracy; as well as the “get it done” mind-set of the Panel erection for Ecole Secondaire CarbonCast panel production for Canadian Tire Strescon Atlantic erection crew.

cast panels to be left exposed; for an John facility and continued to early The 2-storey building will provide indestructible working surface. January. The 14-foot wide panels are educational facilities for grades the widest ever built in our Saint John primary to 6 and is scheduled to be Fabrication of the precast panels be- plant and required temporarily widen- completed in August 2014. gan in late November 2013 at our Saint carboncast® www.altusprecast.com the amount of usable space inside a Innovative precast wall systems that are lighter, better insulating and more sustainable. building without increasing its physi- cal footprint.

CarbonCast® Enclosure Systems use cladding with C-GRID requires less pro- Improved Thermal Performance advanced technology to improve precast tective concrete cover than conventional Carbon fiber epoxy grid has relatively low concrete by integrating ultra-strong, non- welded wire mesh. Less concrete means thermal conductivity. When used as a con- corrosive C-GRID® into the wall panels dur- less weight, less embodied energy and a nector between concrete wythes, it elimi- ing fabrication. By taking the place of steel reduced carbon footprint. Energy costs for nates hot and cold spots on interior walls, reinforcement, C-GRID provides a multitude transportation to the job site may also be leading to more efficient heating and cool- of benefits that makes factory-made precast lessened. Panel weight can be reduced up to ing, lower energy costs and improved occu- concrete an even more intelligent choice for 50% or more versus conventional precast. pant comfort. commercial building envelopes. Enhanced Strength and Durability Sustainable design? Consider the Lighter Weight Because it can be placed closer to the sur- benefits of CarbonCast. Because carbon face, C-GRID® offers outstanding crack con- By using C-GRID as a reinforcing material, fiber resists trol. Because they can be thinner than typi- CarbonCast technology amplifies many of the corrosion, cal non-composite designs, load-bearing qualities that enable precast to contribute to CarbonCast CarbonCast walls can allow you to increase LEED® certification depending on the design.

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contributed by: Robert Campbell

Who are we? Marque Industrial is a self-performing, unionized, multi- trade contractor; which means we use our own labour forces to complete our projects. Our division rarely subcon- tracts. We install material and equip- ment which is usually a combination of owner supplied and Marque supplied. The trades we generally employ are journeyperson or registered apprentice electricians, pipe fitters, instrument fit- ters, technicians and welders.

Although some work is completed in our fabrication facility on Chesley Drive, the vast majority takes place at our clients’ facilities, primarily located in Southern New Brunswick. Our clients are typically in the petrochemi- cal, pulp & paper, mining, and power generation sectors. Each project site presents widely different conditions, both indoors and outdoors: tempera- ture extremes from facility processes; Marque Industrial chemicals used in the clients’ process; heights ranging from below ground trenches to 200 feet above grade; dust; congestion; and of course, our ever Estimating Update changing Maritime weather. All of this requires us to adjust our estimating labour units to align with the site con- After receiving the request for pric- A detailed takeoff is started to deter- ditions for each specific project. ing, the estimator quickly reviews mine material, equipment, consum- the documents and scope of work. A ables and labour required using our What is involved in rough estimate of time and resources estimating program. Marque has been required to complete the pricing using an estimating program aptly estimating for the exercise is made. The estimator and named Estimation for the past 24 Industrial Division? division manager then meet to make years, with frequent updates provided Estimating begins when a request a determination whether to bid, based to accommodate software improve- for pricing is received. Requests can on time required, manpower avail- ments, installation practices and cur- be small verbal scopes of work to ability and with information from other rent material changes. This program large jobs with a substantial amount departments such as Credit and Legal. has a great deal of capacity and can of drawings and documentation. If the decision is to bid, the first step is handle over 50,000 material and They originate from engineering to set up the estimating job and assign labour items in its database. firms, general contractors looking for a quote number. Next the bid docu- subcontractors, existing clients and ments are reviewed and we make note Some clarification of details or scope potential clients. They are received of information and requirements to is usually needed during the bid- in several ways: by phone; by email; be included in our pricing, such as the ding process and these are sent to hand delivered; by invitation only; or schedule, milestones, special safety the customer or engineering firm for by searching online tender sites and requirements, insurance, bonding, response. Typically the estimator will clients’ internet sites. Projects come in signing requirements, and closing attend the site visit and evaluate site all values - from hundreds to millions details. Terms and Conditions are sent conditions. After determining quanti- of dollars. to the Legal department for review. ties and specifications to be used for material and equipment, a request for

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pricing is sent to suppliers. Once pric- make a determination of which one storage containers required would be ing is received back from suppliers we to include in our proposal. decided upon and included in our bid. must confirm that the material priced by the suppliers meets specifications, During a review with our project The final steps include summarizing our before entering it into our estimating supervisor of the scope of work and bid and insuring that all costs are program. Depending on the mag- site conditions, we would make a accounted for. We then prepare the bid nitude of the job and the volume determination of how the job would letter and complete all tender docu- of material, the supplier will require be performed based on customers ments making sure to include any anywhere from a day to a few weeks schedule and project milestones. This required insurance certificates, bid to complete the pricing exercise. then allows us to determine personnel bonding, WorkSafeNB clearance letter, requirements and PPE, tools & equip- Marque Safety Policy, proposed If subcontractors are required, we ment necessary to complete the job. schedule and execution plan. The would supply a scope of work to Site infrastructure such as office trail- completed proposal is now ready for each subcontractor. Upon receipt of ers with office equipment, office sup- review with management as required, their submittals back to us, we would plies, lunch rooms, washrooms and for approval to submit.

Marque Industrial uses a program called Estimation to perform our takeoff and bid summary; Estimation the major components of our bidding process. The latest versions of the software allows us to make significant improvements in three areas: 1) database, 2) templates and 3) digital takeoff. Software For the past few months we have been working closely with the Estimation software team to customize the program for Marque’s use; a project expected to be complete by this fall.

Database: In previous versions, there with the Estimation team to create new takeoff of each system separately on a was little flexibility in the database to ac- templates to provide us breakouts from clean copy of the drawing. We can then commodate the different types of work our takeoff summaries. Breakouts are overlay the separate systems on one we perform and the conditions we work labour and material summaries of specific drawing to verify that all systems are in. Although previous versions only al- portions of a project. This is a task that completed on drawing. This prevents lowed 2 labour units per work item in a we currently do outside of our Estimation cluttering one drawing with too many database, the various site conditions and program. marks which could cause an item to be sectors that we work in require as many missed or difficult to read. When revised Digital Takeoff (DTO) is an add- as 8 variables of that labour unit. This drawings are issued, DTO can overlay the on software program integrated with meant we had to maintain 4 databases revised and original drawings and color Estimation, that allows us to generate and every time a change was made to a the additions and deletions with different takeoffs straight from digital plan files or unit we would have to go into 4 databas- colors, allowing us to edit the changes di- scanned image files, eliminating the need es to make that change. The latest version rectly into our takeoff. One of the recent for a digitizer board or even a hard copy now allows us to have up to 8 variables changes is the ability to make changes of drawings. With the DTO program, we per labour unit in 1 database. As a result, on the fly, as opposed to only during the must confirm the scale on each drawing our database maintenance time will de- setup phase of takeoff. Another recent using a known measurement from the crease from 4 hours to 1 hour a week. change is that we can now create our drawing, such as a door or window open- own symbols for marking drawings or Templates: These are similar to excel ing. We can measure, count, or both, by modify an existing symbol on a drawing. templates but draw information from the simply using a mouse. This program al- These symbols can then be used by the Estimation program summary. Previous lows us to digitally highlight drawings, put Shape Recognition function to automati- versions of Estimation had 3 fixed forms items directly into the estimate, and save cally count quantities. with no option for modification. In many the drawing file electronically. We also cases, this displayed information we did have the option to print it off with our With the recent changes to DTO and not want, while preventing us from seeing markings. Some drawings have multiple updated online training received by information we did need. Estimation has systems on one drawing i.e. lighting, fire Marque, we expect to see an improve- now given us the ability to customize the alarm, receptacles, and communication ment in speed and accuracy of Digital information coming from the program systems. DTO allows us to separate the Takeoff that will benefit both Marque as needed. Additionally, we are working takeoff by system, into layers, allowing Industrial and our customers. www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | spring & summer 2014 29 priorities | technology

Utilizing the “I” in BIM with 3D Models

contributed by: Dave Mahaffy, Planned pour dates Tekla Structures Administrator are then generated based on an overall project over five years, Strescon start date and once the schedule is has used Tekla Structures way to visualize the current status of For finalized, the information is there in models to create all in-house layout the entire project for anyone to view. the model for others to read in various and shop drawings for our Saint John (see image above). formats. For example, from within the Precast Facility. While there have been model, a Gantt chart summarizes the some bumps and bruises along the When we started to use Tekla to create relationship between forms in a time way, we have seen dramatic increases live production and erection sched- line or a detailed list can be printed to in drawing accuracy and significant ules in our Saint John facility, we also show the planned sequence of indi- decreases in drawing related errors. began using information from the vidual precast pieces. The models have also been used by model to report material quantities in an effort to track inventory in our ERP our Detailing department to order site, The Detailing department can now system, J.D. Edwards E9 (‘One World’). shop and loose hardware directly from benefit from this schedule (remember, Daily reports are created in our models reports taken from the 3D model. it resides within the model for all to and (with the setup help of Monique Likewise, for many years Tekla models see), by planning their own schedule Walsh and Ron Margeson at OSCO have been used by our Sales depart- based on the requirements of the Pro- Group Services) the resulting files are ment to demonstrate the scope and duction Schedule. Erection schedules automatically processed and uploaded various project options to potential are created in a similar manner, but to One World on a nightly basis. and existing customers. the precast is grouped and sequenced by Erection Phase tasks. Ultimately the We have now started to expand depart- The process is easy enough: as precast goal is to have an Erection Sequence mental access to the 3D models even pieces are poured, the Plant Scheduler in place early in the project where the further. Since May 2013, our SJ Plant selects the objects in the model and Storage Yard Foreman can review it Scheduler, Peter Adams, has used the enters the date of the pour. The Pour and plan where to store Production model to plan his production and cre- Date is then saved to the model and coming out of the Plant based on the ate a schedule using a special configu- the model object instantly changes Shipping Sequence. ration of Tekla Structures. This process color according to its new status (=“Poured”). A special macro is run to is interactive with the live project mod- The model can also be colorized create the reports required for material el; precast objects are grouped into according to the various statuses inventory processing. The information product types and then into specific of the properties of each precast is automatically read at a later time and forms. Within each form, the groups of piece. Pieces that are scheduled (but uploaded to One World overnight. precast can be sequenced according to not poured) are displayed as GREEN optimal production practices to mini- and pieces that are poured are RED. There are still improvements to be mize costly form changes. Dependen- Non-scheduled pieces stand out as made from these new processes as cies are created to link the beginning of MAGENTA and non-precast objects they evolve, but overall we believe we one form run (=task) to the end of the are transparent. Detailing, Shipping, are taking major strides to take ad- previous form run, to ensure a smooth Erection (or other) statuses can also vantage of the information (“I” in BIM) production process. be created to provide a quick, easy stored in the model environment.

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Towards a Sustainable Fleet

contributed by: David Bishop Each was fitted with a calibrated fuel we would be conservatively reducing & Rick Cleveland tank and was operated in a manner the equivalent of about 300 passenger typical of the operation. The efficiency vehicles in our fleet replacement cycle. OSCO Construction of each loader was calculated in terms The Group has over 20 opera- of litres used per yards of material As this continuing process of fleet up- tions in three Canadian provinces and moved and liters per hour consumed. grades and replacement plays out over three US states. In order to service All tests were supervised by our fleet, the years, the automotive industry will these operations, there is a fleet of operations and environmental manag- be implementing more fuel efficiency approximately 250 vehicles, cars, ers, as well as by a technician from the technologies that will likely even pickup trucks, wheel loaders, ready- loader manufacturer. further reduce the carbon foot print of mix trucks, concrete pump trucks, our fleet and our Group. stone slingers, lift trucks and rubber tire gantry cranes. All of these This example is just a small vehicles consume diesel or example of the reductions in gasoline annually. environmental impact that have already taken place Large fleets require con- over the past few years. siderable management to The OSCO Construc- ensure that the equipment tion Group has taken and is maintained and upgraded continues to take a steady as necessary, to provide path toward sustainabil- efficient service to our ity by making changes business. A fleet of this size in various areas such as; is also a significant con- changes from heating oil tributor to our environmental to natural gas, installing footprint. reclaimers in batch plants and replacing old heating units with New equipment is typically more fuel Based on the feedback more efficient modern ones. efficient than older equipment, because from our operators, the fuel environment regulations and supplier The path to sustainability, efficiency of the loaders and a competition drives increased efficiency. whether it be personal behav- number of other issues related to Some brands can be more efficient ioral changes or the way a business maintenance and operation, two new than others however, and fuel efficiency is operated, is not a one shot effort; loaders were selected for the opera- is one of the factors taken into account it is a long term continuing effort that tions. in our replacement decisions. involves examining all the changes The fuel efficiency gains of these two we make, to ensure they are both This year, the OSCO Group needed new vehicles represent a 20 percent economically and environmentally to replace two of our wheel load- decrease in fuel usage. This decrease sustainable. ers (front end loaders). Our current is the equivalent, in terms of carbon loaders at these facilities used 52,000 Sustainable business is just that; emissions, of removing 2-4 diesel or liters per year of diesel. As part of the running a business in a way that 3-5 gasoline powered passenger cars replacement process it was decided to ensures that it stays in business, this from the road. test the fuel efficiency of the brands ( means continuing to improve our Liebherr and John Deere) under real A twenty percent increase is a bet- efficiency, reducing our wastes and world OSCO Group operations. ter increase than we would expect consequently our environmental foot over the whole fleet, but at even ten print. Using sustainability in the process Tests were set up at the two locations percent over the whole 250 vehicles, of equipment selection is just one where loaders were being replaced. critical part of the continual process. www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | spring & summer 2014 31 priorities | safety

Partners in Safety Irving Oil Refinery & Marque Industrial stantly display an unflagging pursuit of excellence in safety.

Blair Field Marque Industrial and Irving Oil have established a safety contributed by: culture in their organizations that is second to none. It definition of a partner, according to Webster’s - can be seen in every aspect of what is taking place, from- The Dictionary is,” one of two or more people, the infancy stages of upcoming projects right through businesses, etc., that work together or do business togeth to their conclusion. Always asking the important ques er”. So by definition Marque Industrial Division and Irving tions, such as “What do we need to have in place and what Oil Refinery are partners. This partnership involves more procedures are we going to follow to keep our people safe than just providing an installation or a service to our client, from incident or injury?” and “what did we learn from this- it encompasses the one element that both companies take that we can make better for the future?” It is a true safety such great pride in, the safety of our number one asset, our culture, from our senior executives, to managers, fore workforce. As well as limiting the possibilities of damage men and front line employees who all take ownership and - to equipment and materials, being good stewards for the know what their responsibilities are related to safety. It is an environment is a priority. - atmosphere of ongoing communication and consultation where all personnel are encouraged to exchange informa - On a daily basis at the refinery, meetings are held involv tion openly and honestly. ing management, contractor representatives, foremen and - safety personnel. Although discussions about the tasks at The Safety Departments of both organizations work tire hand varies across a broad spectrum from day to day, one lessly in their endeavor to pursue an environment free from constant that never changes is the value that is placed upon- incidents. Constantly consulting with each other, both par- doing the work safely. This message is relayed to our front ties are never happy with accepting ninety-five, ninety-six, line workers through Marque foremen who do an excel or even ninety-eight percent safe on the audits we per lent job on keeping our workers at the refinery focused on form. Albeit, these scores are reflective of a safety program safety first, while maintaining a high quality of work and that is functioning well for all intents and purposes, but we excellent productivity. - are striving to eliminate the remaining two to five percent. Through partnering with this goal in mind, it has been a OSCO Group’s Safety Department is led by Carrie Wat great motivator for the two teams to continue making son who plays an integral role in helping to maintain that - headway toward that end result. healthy partnership with the Irving Refinery. Carrie and her safety department work diligently to ensure they are meet Both Irving Oil Refinery and ing the requirements necessary of our client, while also , Marque Industrial Division, through their principal maintaining the high level of safety service provided to the- - OSCO Group of companies. At the same time, Tony Roach beliefs and estab Construction Manager of Major Projects at Irving Oil Re lished culture, have finery, leads his group of professionals through the day to fostered a partnership- day challenges that may arise. His leadership personifies in safety. This partner the importance of safety 24-7. Ensuring that everyone goes ship has been there in- home safe and sound to their families at the end of a hard the past, it is happen days work is one of Tony’s top priorities, and we at Marque ing today and we are Industrial Division share that sentiment. confident it can be & Senior Site Supervisor maintained in the - future. Our Project Manager, along Tara with Urquhart their teams, work tirelessly to Mark Bastarache keep safety at the forefront of everything we do. They con

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National “Take Our Kids to Work” Day

contributed by: Vivian Chaisson to be introduced to their “customer” own without taping the balloons to the and given their building assignment. floor! The students then learned about ednesday November 6, 2013 was Site Superintendents and Labourers tasks related to corporate account- W“National Take Our Kids to Work were then responsible to get the job ing, payroll and contracts. Finally, the Day”. This program provides Grade 9 done, as per the direction and informa- students were provided a tour of the students the opportunity to job shadow tion from the Project Manager. This Ocean Steel plant. their parent or another adult for a segment was meant to demonstrate for day. Each year, OSCO Construction the students how key communication The students at our locations in Group sponsors a morning session at can be in operations; Project Managers Fredericton and Nova Scotia spent our location at 400 Chesley Drive in needed to communicate well to ensure most of their day job shadowing, with Saint John, N.B.. The session includes their team understood the mission! the Group sponsoring a lunch for the resume building, safety education, and The team was challenged to ensure students and their parents/sponsors. At career opportunities available within they listened properly and understood the Bedford and Sackville locations, the the OSCO Group of Companies. This the Project Manager’s instructions, students job shadowed the dispatch year we had 14 students participate. and problem solved as they built the department and batch operations, to structures. All learned the importance learn about the different aspects of In Saint John, the students were pro- of working together to produce their our busy Ready-Mix operations. At our vided an overview of the Group, and final product in the time-crunched 20 Fredericton location, our participating some resume building training and a minute deadline! Challenges included: student spent the day learning about safety presentation. a bridge that had to be designed well the various aspects of steel fabrication. enough to withstand the weight of The students then separated into We hope the students enjoyed their 2lb bag of pasta; a structure built of groups to form mock “companies” and time with us and wish them all the dry spaghetti, solid enough to hold interviewed each other for three roles success possible in their future careers! a marshmallow at the top; and a – Project Manager, Site Superintendent Thanks to all the Group employees structure made from 20 balloons and and Labourer. The Project Managers who helped make this day possible! were taken separately to a board room masking tape that could stand on its www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | spring & summer 2014 33 public & community

In 2013, we contributed over $48,000 • Milford Restoration Community Group to our communities, thanks to the car- • Mount Saint Joseph Foundation Helping ing requests of our employees. Some of • NB Midget Lacrosse Team the organizations who benefited are: • North Shore Assembly of God • Our Lady of Assumption Church Hands • Chaleur Regional Hospital • Paroisse St-Isidore • KVMHA Atom C Senators • River Valley Cancer Support Group contributed by: Kristen LaViolette • 7th Annual Cedar Festival • Romero House Soup Kitchen • Alzheimer Café • Rothesay High School Construction Group • Alzheimer’s Society of NB • Royal Canadian Legion proudly gives back OSCO • APEGNB: CANS-truction • Sackville Flyers Atom AAA Team to the community by supporting various • Atlantic Hockey Group • Sackville Prospect Minor Hockey fundraising efforts of our employees. • Bedford Blizzard Girls Volleyball • Saint John Boys & Girls Club With their children, family, friends and • Benefit of Gerald Brougham Clark • Saint John Little League volunteer initiatives in mind, we believe • Bobby’s Hospice • Saint John Police Association in these important causes because they • Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation • Saint John Regional Hospital do. We recognize that our employees are • Canadian Cancer Society • Saint John SPCA well-served by living and working in an • Canadian Liver Foundation • Saint John Theatre Company environment that supports the education, • Canadian Mental Health Association • Saint John Vito’s Major Midget athleticism and social needs of out team. • Carleton Community Center • Saint John Youth Minor Hockey Assoc. • Champion Spirit Athletics • Salisbury Funeral Home • Chebucto Minor Hockey Association • Shana Lee Berryman Memorial • Children’s Wish Foundation • St. Antonio’s Lebanese Festival • Colchester East Hants Palliative Care • St. Vincent de Paul Society • CrossFit Saint John • Sussex Sharing Club • Dr. V. A. Snow Centre • The Drugs & Addiction Magazine • East Coast Ice • The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award • First Steps Housing Project Inc • The Erin Appleby Breast Health Fund • Fundy Trail Cancer Walk • The Give • Hants County Exhibition • The Joshua Group • Harbour View High School • The Maritime Fall Fair • Heart and Stroke Foundation • Tree of Life - Shoppers Drug Mart • IWK Health Care Foundation • United Way of Greater Saint John • Kennebecasis Lions Club • Wallace Funeral Home, Living Memorial • Little Aces Hockey Development Program • Woodstock & Area Foster Families • Loch Lomond Villa Foundation Association

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The lotto 649 fundraiser helped raise $170. Thank you Kerri Scott for organizing this!

The bake sale helped raise $261. Thank you to Amy Mc- Taggart who organized the event as well as those who brought in the goods to sell!

The gift basket raffle raised $216. Thank you to Amy McTaggart who gathered items for the basket. A congrats goes to Mike Lewis who took it all.

Thank you to all the guys who gave their upper lip a rest from shaving for the greater good – Scott MacMichael, Mike Neil, Ian Hudson, Jon Morine, Colin Crealock, Stuart MacMichael, Brendan Clancy and Eric Gauthier.

Thanks to everyone for helping raise awareness and understanding of the health issues facing men. By putting Movember a fun twist on the seriousness of the issue, we are more open to talk and bring about change. contributed by: Kelsey Davis and Dalia Dajani Movember and Team OSCO OSCO Concrete and Strescon Bedford In Nova Scotia, Tony Awalt and Phil Sherring of OSCO oining an elite group of 967,977 registrants world-wide Concrete; and Mike Hillis, Andrew LeVatte, Steve (raising a total of $105,374,851), Team OSCO’s 8 were J MacDonald and Jason Wile of Strescon Bedford partici- able to raise a moustache-worthy $1,536 in our corner of pated in Movember by growing a moustache in an effort to the world. A big thank you to all involved – to the mous- raise awareness of men’s health issues, such as prostate tache growers, to those who organized events, and to cancer and other male cancers. Thank you to our proud those who donated to the cause. Movember participants for raising such great awareness!

“Can”struction

contributed by: Josiah Matthews

November 7th, 2013, the OSCO Engineering Depart- On ment participated in the first ever APEGNB-SJ (Associa- tion of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of New Brunswick) Cans-truction event. This was a fundraising event where teams were given the challenge of building structures out of various food cans and then donating the cans to local food banks. The Engi- neering Department had a busy night of building, with no collaps- es or structural failures. We were up against stiff competition from the other groups; Stantec, Dillon Consulting, and UNBSJ.

Thanks to those who donated to the building efforts, we were chosen as the Winners! The event raised just over 1000 Cans for local food banks and $450 in cash, which was donated to the Harbour Lights Campaign later in December. Pictured is our winning design. If you have any suggestions for next year’s Cans-truction please let us know. www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | spring & summer 2014 35 public & community

2014 School Recruiting Roundup: OSCO Teamwork Continues to Educate NBCC Students

contributed by: Ashley Dooks By analyzing our recruiting & on- importance of such knowledge, and boarding processes, it was identified this industry specific training adds Engineering Technology that new grads joining our company depth to their current curriculum. As had a skills gap for understanding in the previous year, OSCO delivered the 2nd consecutive construction drawings. After col- For year, OSCO Construction laborating with both the College & Group’s HR & Operational Depart- our operational stakeholders, we ments partnered to hold informa- decided a great way to add value tion sessions at the New Brunswick to our annual trips to the Com- Community Colleges in Saint John, munity College campuses was to Moncton, and Fredericton, NB. These offer a half day training session on sessions specifically targeted engi- how drawings are properly read and neering technology students, to give distributed in a large organization them a personalized introduction to like ours. our Group of Companies and discuss The instructors at each of the the potential career opportunities campuses were thrilled with the that exist across the various sectors idea, because they recognize the of our organization.

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these information sessions during the ing the much needed skill. could be hosting students in our months of January and February at plants from as many as five different all three campuses. Trade Programs programs! The presentations began with Another aspect of school recruit- Much thanks to our ing at OSCO Construction Group is Construction Sector Civil Division presenters! Manager, Rick Williston (FCC) giving visiting the trade programs. Each year throughout the months of January, a general overview of how construc- Once again, the OSCO Construc- February & March, representatives tion drawings work, how they are tion Group school recruiting season from OSCO’s Human Resources & developed, who gets them, and the has been a great success and would Operational Departments visit steel general fundamentals of the draw- not have been possible without the fabrication and welding students all ings. Steel Sector Project Coor- dedication and knowledge of our over the province of New Brunswick dinator, Ann Eagles (Ocean Steel) presenters. Thanks to each of them in hopes of finding future employees. explained how the shop drawings for not only taking the time to plan are used from the Steel perspective With the help of Plant Managers and present, but also for showing the and finally, Concrete Sector Detailer Troy Hawkes (Ocean Steel-SJ) and interest in offering this information to Matt Crowley (Strescon) finished Andrew MacKenzie (Ocean Steel- soon to be graduating students! the presentation by tying everything Fred.), OSCO visits the students together from the Precast Concrete The next edition of Connections will enrolled in trade programs at CCNB- side of the project. (All three sectors describe how OSCO Construction Bathurst, NBCC-Moncton, NBCC- presentations were derived from a Group’s HR & Operational Depart- St. Andrews, NBCC-Saint John and team job in Bridgewater, NS from a ments partner to bring students to Eastern Trades College in Saint John. few years ago.) Saint John. This year we will be Along with hoping to find future full hosting our 5th annual OSCO Career time employees, OSCO also uses this Students were then given actual shop Day in which we invite approximately opportunity to bring students into drawings and questions relating to 100 first year civil engineering our steel fabrication shops in Saint the drawings to test their newly ac- technology students to spend the John and Fredericton to complete quired reading skills. Judging by their day visiting our locations and touring their programs required work practi- success, it was clear the afternoon our plants. session met its target goal of teach- cums. In the coming months, OSCO

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Hans W. Klohn Inducted into Business Hall of Fame

photo: The New Brunswick Telegraph Journal

contributed by: Vanessa Klohn working, successful New Brunswicker’s to idolize as they find their own career paths. Tuesday November 12th, Junior Achievement, On New Brunswick hosted their annual Business Hall The evening continued as another video was aired in tribute of Fame Gala at the Hilton Trade and Convention Center, in to Hans W Klohn. The video presentation began with Mr. Saint John, New Brunswick. At this year’s Gala three “iconic Klohn’s first project in Saint John, , for business men and women” were inducted into the New which he was a consultant to K.C. Irving in 1952. After work- Brunswick Business Hall of Fame: Mike Wilson, Aldea Laun- ing with Mr. Klohn, Mr. Irving asked him to join him in creating dry and Hans W. Klohn. Ocean Steel in 1955. So began a partnership and friendship that would be the foundation for hundreds of jobs through- The evening began with the Master of Ceremonies Janic out the Maritimes and . The video presentation Godin of CBC Radio, and Harry Forestell of CBC Television included congratulations and praise from Mr. Arthur Irving, welcoming the 873 attendees to the event. Guest speaker, Mr. John Irving, and Mr. Pat Darrah from the Saint John Premier David Alward then took the stage to congratulate Construction Association. Hans W. Klohn then took the stage this year’s Laureates and to articulate the importance of the to accept this prestigious honor. Hans O. Klohn addressed Junior Achievement program in training the business people the crowd on his father’s behalf, thanking the business of New Brunswick’s tomorrow. community for the award. Hans O. Klohn also conveyed an important message for the builders of tomorrow using sailing The Premier’s address was followed by a video presentation as an example: “A pessimist complains about the wind, an featuring the youth of the Junior Achievement Program. Each optimist hopes it will change, but a Builder adjusts the sails.” group of young people was interviewed about how they were Hans W. Klohn then accepted his induction into the New influenced by their assigned Laureate. “Team Klohn” de- Brunswick Hall of Fame, which was met with a standing ova- scribed being inspired by Hans W. Klohn’s success with OSCO tion and thunderous applause. Construction Group and learning from him that with dedica- tion and hard work, business dreams are achievable. The Gala continued on to honor the other two Laureate’s Mike Wilson and Aldea Laundry, concluding around 11pm. The President of Junior Achievement Connie Woodside then The evening’s event raised $200 000 for the Junior Achieve- took the stage, thanking everyone for attending the sold out ment Business Program. Congratulations to Hans W. Klohn Gala, and congratulating this year’s Laureates on receiving for achieving so much and being recognized for a lifetime of the night’s “well earned award”. She also went on to say how hard work and success. much it meant to the youth of this province to have such hard

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Honorary Membership in the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick is granted to persons who have made an outstanding contribution to the

photo: courtesty of Engineers and Geoscientists New Brunswick professions. Hans W. Klohn Awarded Honorary Membership in APEGNB

article courtesy of Engineers and receivership. Looking for an eco- in preparation for large construction Geoscientists New Brunswick nomical way to finish the project on projects and the modernization of schedule, Mr. Klohn decided he and industry throughout New Brunswick. raised and educated in his staff had the engineering know- Noteworthy engineering projects Born,Kiel, Germany, Hans how to make these concrete insulated during this time included the expan- W. Klohn has had a tremendous wall panels themselves. With the as- sion of Irving Pulp and Paper, Domin- impact on engineering and the con- sistance of professional engineers, he ion Food Stores, the Kimberly Clark struction industry in Atlantic Canada. set up some production lines and en- Kleenex Mill, the Lord Beaverbrook tered the precast concrete business. Rink and the original footprint of what Having received an engineering di- would become Canada’s largest refin- ploma, Mr. Klohn had the opportunity His exceptional performance on the ery—the Irving Oil Refinery. in 1952 to come to Canada to manage project impressed K.C. Irving enough the supply and erection of the struc- to appoint him construction manager. Under Mr. Klohn’s direction, the three tural steel needed for the expansion original divisions of the company – of the Irving Pulp and Paper Mill in Mr. Klohn developed a close working steel fabrication, precast concrete Saint John, New Brunswick. relationship with K.C. Irving, and in manufacturing, and industrial con- 1955, they started a new construction struction – flourished to become Mr. Klohn made his mark with the company, Ocean Steel & Construc- Strescon Limited, Marque Construction manufacture of the first insulated tion Ltd. Limited and FCC Construction. The precast concrete wall panels in New portfolio of companies have modern- Brunswick. During the expansion of As President of Ocean Steel, it wasn’t ized, diversified and expanded several Irving Pulp and Paper, the long before Mr. Klohn had to in- times resulting in a continuous supply manufacturer that supplied the pre- crease its engineering workforce and of high-quality products and services. cast concrete wall panels went into upgrade its facilities and equipment continued on next page... www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | spring & summer 2014 39 people

...continued from previous page attention to detail became legendary. an Industry Titan in the advancement The number of projects he managed of Canadian precast concrete. He was Incorporated in 1963, Strescon Limited through Ocean Steel and its subsidiar- also awarded honorary Doctorate supplied New Brunswick with its first ies (OSCO Construction Group) grew degrees by both the University of New concrete beams reinforced with wire along with the company’s infrastruc- Brunswick and Acadia University. strands at the Jemseg Bridge. Other ture. product shapes were also developed During Mr. Klohn’s lengthy career, he and used for the first time, such as Gi- In recognition of Mr. Klohn’s contribu- has hired and mentored hundreds of ant T’s, Double T’s and AASHTO bridge tions to the regional engineering and engineering graduates from the Uni- girders. This marked a new era of construction sectors, the families of versity of New Brunswick, the Univer- large-span precast concrete buildings Arthur and Jack Irving donated $3 sité de Moncton as well as Memorial and bridges, including the War Memo- million to building the Hans W. Klohn and Dalhousie Universities. rial Arena at Acadia University. Commons on the UNB Saint John Campus. The facility, officially opened For his considerable efforts in According to Arthur Irving, “nobody in 2011, integrating a student technol- expanding and promoting New in Canada knows as much about steel ogy centre; writing, math, and statis- Brunswick’s engineering talent, and concrete as Hans. He (ensures) tics tutoring centres; and classrooms. Engineers and Geoscientists New great engineering work.” Brunswick is pleased to welcome the Mr. Klohn was named an Honorary innovative Mr. Hans W. Klohn as an Throughout the 1970s and ‘80s, Mr. Life Member of the Saint John Con- Honorary Member of the engineering Klohn’s focus on engineering and struction Association and selected as profession.

ongratulations to Ocean Ocean Steel’s Bill Gates Wins CSteel’s Saint John Oper- ations Manager, Bill Gates! Bill’s curling team out-curled NB Curling Championship last year’s Canadian Cham- pions, to win this year’s New Brunswick Championship.

Bill’s team then went on to represent New Brunswick in Yellowknife this past March 22-29, at the Canadian Seniors Curling Champion- ship. Twelve men’s and 12 women’s teams competed in the Canadian Championship. This year’s winners were: Nova Scotia’s Alan O’Leary (men) and ’s Lois Fowler (women). The winners will represent Canada at the 2015 World Senior Curling Championships. Since the World Seniors began in 2002, Canada has won eight men’s and nine women’s titles.

For more info and photos, Bill Gates (lead), pictured at left with team members Jean-Guy Boudreau (second), Terry Roach (third), and check out the website at Mark Armstrong (skip). The team plays out of the Riverside Country Club. team photo courtesy of jamesmackenziephoto.com www.curling.ca

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in Vancouver, Halifax and Toronto included a challenge to create an item of the competitor’s choice, from a single piece of plywood. Entrants make items ranging from pinball ma- chines to old-fashioned bicycles; and contestants vary from artists to local handymen. A big part of the show’s appeal is the range of talents the competitors bring to the challenges.

Glen, a native Newfoundlander who has lived in Nova Scotia for 42 years, and who has worked at our Sackville Concrete Ready Mix plant since 2002, had been a fan of the show since its 2012 premier. HGTV recently put a call out to Halifax area handymen to compete during the show’s tour of Nova Scotia and Glen couldn’t resist throwing his name in the hat!

Glen created a bench for the audition portion of the program. The bench is made from a single piece of birch plywood and boasts a large comfy seat and a side table with a convenient built-in storage area. A unique touch Glen added to the bench was a maple leaf, proudly mounted to the front of the bench - made from the literal last 15 Minutes of Fame scrap of plywood. Nice touch Glen! Competition on this show is fierce and while Glen did not go on to compete for Sackville Concrete after that episode, it was an exciting experience for him. Not only does he have a bench with a very interesting Driver Glen Anstey! story behind it, he’s geared up for another round of auditions the next contributed by: Vivian Chaisson their construction speed, expertise time the show rolls through town. and precision. Contestants must Concrete’s own complete tasks such as tiling a sec- In the meantime, Glen’s carpentry OSCO Glen Anstey, tion of flooring, repairing a roof, skills are being put to good use at Ready-Mix Truck Driver from our or identifying a tool. Judges also OSCO Concrete. He has made us a Sackville Concrete location in Nova evaluate their knowledge in question new Wash Rack for drivers to stand Scotia, competed recently in the Ca- segments to test their knowledge of on while cleaning out the Ready- nadian reality game show, “Canada’s building codes, materials, and com- Mix trucks at the Sackville Concrete Handyman Challenge” on HGTV. mon measurements. location, and is in the process of Glen was featured on the June 27, making another for the Bedford 2013 Halifax auditions episode, in the The show auditions competitors from Ready-Mix plant. show’s third Season. across Canada before a final group of contestants compete in a series of We congratulate Glen on getting out Canada’s Handyman Challenge pits handyman challenges for the title of there and competing and we are competitors against each other in Canada’s Best Handyman and a grand glad to know his 15 minutes of a series of challenges meant to test prize of $25,000. Auditions held stardom hasn’t changed him! www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | spring & summer 2014 41 people “they make us proud to say our Group is comprised of employees who perform work to the highest of standards in the Atlantic Concrete Industry. “

Congratulations, Concrete Experts!

contributed by: Vivian Chaisson The following Ready Mix drivers and participants are certified, they are Batchers were certified: required to keep up their knowledge CDP Certification and hours in the industry and recer- Bedford Ready-Mix: Robert Greer, tify every two years. ongratulations to the OSCO Barry Waddell, James Hudgins, CConcrete Ready-Mix Drivers and Daniel Raftus and Dwayne The following pump operators and Batchers who recently achieved their Mansfield maintenance people were certified: Concrete Delivery Professional (CDP) Sackville Concrete: Richard Cox and certification. Joey Moser Bedford Ready-Mix: Harvey Parsons, Glenholme Ready-Mix: Vernon Andy Dill, Lenny Hiltz, Kenneth This certification course is available Rushton, Patrick Pratt and Woodworth, Trevor Taylor, Curtis through the Atlantic Concrete Christopher Jordan MacLennan, Edward Ingram. Association (ACA) and focuses on five Annapolis Valley Ready-Mix: Glenholme Ready-Mix: Paul Fisher key areas: Floyd Patterson Annapolis Valley Ready-Mix: Curt MacDonald • Product Knowledge Concrete Pump Strescon Moncton: Russell Gilroy • Environmental Awareness Schurman Charlottetown: • Customer and Company Operator Certification Mike Aylward Relations, Congratulations also goes out to MacLeans Ready-Mix: • Safety and Vehicle Maintenance the OSCO Concrete employees who Walter Morrison • Operations. achieved their Concrete Pump Oper- ator Certification on March 8th. This The OSCO Construction Group This was a full day certification, held is a two-year certification program supports these employees in their on March 1, 2014 with eleven OSCO offered by the Atlantic Concrete As- efforts to improve their knowledge of Concrete employees participating. sociation as part of their on-going ef- concrete standards, and appreciates Leigh Toner, the division’s Safety forts to provide valuable training and their commitment to their career with Coordinator, also took part in the education to the Concrete industry. us. In turn, they make us proud to say day’s activities, as he was asked by This program focuses on advancing our Group is comprised of employees the Association to facilitate two of the the participants’ knowledge about who perform work to the highest of modules (Safety and Maintenance) for concrete pump operation, mainte- standards in the Atlantic Concrete the Course. nance and safety. Additionally, once Industry.

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CELEBRATION OSCO construction group MAY 9th, 2014 Saint John, NB

contributed by: Kristen LaViolette accomplishments. This year’s dinner consistent hard work and dedication will take place on May 9th, 2014. Be to this important event. OSCO Construction sure to read our follow up in the Fall/ The Group is pleased Winter issue of Connections for a full Volunteer Planning to announce that the EmployeeOSCO listing of event changes. Committee: Recognition Dinner is now known Steve Adams (Group Services), as the Employee Appreciationconstruction This is our second year planning Shonda Burgess (FCC), Celebration. Along with the event the event with a volunteer planning Eden Daly (Group Services), name change, the format ofgroup the committee. The purpose of the Kelsey Davis (Group Services), evening has also been refreshed. committee is to be the voice of Ashley Dooks (Group Services), A lot of changes are in store for the employees, to generate new Mark Keirstead (Group Services), event attendees, with the awards by ideas for the event and to ensure Sherry Mabey (Group Services), nomination being removed and the an effective employee appreciation Heather MacKenzie (FCC), addition of new, interesting ways experience. Thank you, once again, Roxanne Walsh (FCC) of celebrating employee and team to the planning committee for the

Meet Borcherdt’s New Sales Associate: Steve MacDonald

an ongoing effort to continue the years, Steve was trained as a concrete to the client or In growth of Borcherdt Concrete quality control lab technician and batch general con- products, OSCO Construction Group plant operator as well. From there, Steve tractors. In this recently promoted Steve MacDonald moved on in 2003, to become Produc- role, Steve worked closely with architects, to the position of sales associate, tion Coordinator, working with consultants and engineers to ensure all focusing on the precast production and proj- aspects of the project were executed ancillary products ect management to schedule safely and efficiently. division. and track daily production for various precast and concrete In accepting this new challenge, Steve Steve began his pipe operations. In March of looks forward to another chapter in his career with Strescon 2007, Steve was promoted to career with the OSCO Construction in July of 1998, as the Project Manager position Group. Developing new clients and a Quality Control where he was responsible markets for the various precast specialties Inspector during the for the overall manufacture Borcherdt is renowned for, will be Halifax Casino project. and delivery of precast/pre- rewarding and represent yet another Over the next few stressed concrete products learning experience. www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | spring & summer 2014 43 people

...Message from the President (continued from page 3)

In our ready mix division, we have introduced in our Monc- ton plant separately batched slag additive to our concrete mixes. The ability to custom-blend a high percentage of slag distinguishes our concrete from that of all of our competitors. Slag, as an additive to concrete, makes the finishing of concrete flatwork, such as slabs-on-grade and elevated structural slabs, much easier for our customers.

In our aggregate division, we have signed an agreement- in-principle to acquire another sand pit to serve our exist- ing plants. We have also purchased a “side-dump” B-Train dump trailer which will allow us to haul approximately 25% more product in every load. This will greatly reduce our environmental impact when transporting aggregates to our plants.

In our rebar division, we are in the midst of adopting new 3D modeling software which will allow our detailers and our placing crews to visualize and improve areas of con- gestion for easier placing of rebar in the field.

In our structural steel business, a new Peddinghaus drill line is being installed in Conklin, NY and new, more effi- cient conveyors to move steel from workstation-to-work- station are being installed in Saint John, NB.

Our corporate sector has also been busy over the last several months. A new Oracle-based management infor- mation tool, HYPERION, has been successfully configured to automate the budgeting and monthly reporting func- tions. Our HR group has also bundled our entire benefits programs and successfully negotiated a better, more cost- effective plan for all our Group members. Our telecom- munications and data plans have also been enhanced with further reductions in cost.

In today’s highly competitive environment, all of our businesses need to find ways to make our processes, products and services better today than they were yesterday. Where and how we devote our time, energy and resources will determine whether the OSCO Construction Group remains our customer’s supplier of choice. We invite any suggestions, ideas and thoughts that you may have to help us continue to improve what we do. In the meantime, 2014 should be another interesting and exciting year for us all!!

Hans O. Klohn President, OSCO Construction Group

44 connections | spring & summer 2014 www.oscoconstructiongroup.com people 25 Year Club Dinner

a moment of silence for employees Shop) and Gerald Daigle & Barry OSCO Group who had passed away since our last McCullough (Saint John Shop). dinner. Guests were then treated to a delicious buffet dinner put on by the Next, our President, Hans O. Klohn, Hosts Annual Hilton staff, followed by the presen- conducted the Construction Sector’s tations recognizing the newest mem- first induction of the evening, Gen- Long Service bers to have reached the milestone eral Manager, Carl Blanchard. After 25th year of service. an entertaining and spirited speech by Mr. Klohn, Carl then remained on Dinner Concrete Sector General Manager, stage to welcome the remaining in- Don Isnor, took the stage and pre- ductees from our Construction Sec- contributed by: Ashley Dooks sented inductee, Greg Osmon with tor; Heather Fox, (FCC) and Robert OSCO Construction his award. Fellow Concrete Sector Cosman (Marque). Garnet Edgett The Group’s annual 25 Year inductees Gary Fillmore (Saint John (Marque) was not in attendance. Club Dinner was held at the Hilton Office), Michael Flannigan (Bedford In addition to receiving a watch Saint John Trade & Convention Cen- Shop), Reid Edgar (Bedford Ready or clock to commemorate this ter on Friday November 15, 2013. Mix), & Dennis Peach (Annapolis Valley Ready Mix) were not in at- milestone, each new 25 year club The evening began with many tendance. members’ guest was presented with a laughs and memories as the mem- basket full of chocolate! bers mingled during the reception Steel Sector General Manager for Ca- The evening closed with Mr. John with long time friends, followed by nadian Operations, Harrison Wilson, Irving and Mr. Hans O. Klohn the traditional group photo consist- presented awards to five Steel Sector awarding door prizes, then everyone ing of the members of the 25 Year employees. Retiring Rebar Division picked up a copy of Connections on Club in attendance. George Paisley Manager René Bélanger was the first the way out. Congratulations to all (Strescon Retiree) presided over to be inducted, followed by Greg our 2013 25 Year Club Inductees! grace before the meal, followed by Chase & Gerald Ladds (Fredericton www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | spring & summer 2014 45 people

Fritz Klohn • 1926-2014 A Fond Farewell to a Company Icon

is with much sadness that we linking together several CNC It announce the death of Mr. workstations; the first in Canada Fritz Klohn at the Saint John Re- and the 2nd in North America. gional Hospital on January 17, 2014. This automation allowed Ocean Fritz Karl Heinrich Klohn was born Steel to continue its geographic in Kiel, Germany on February 12, expansion into Bermuda and to 1926. After beginning his career steadily increase its market share in shipbuilding in Germany, Fritz in New England. In 1987, Fritz was immigrated to Canada in 1958 to appointed Vice President of Ocean join his brother Hans at Ocean Steel. Steel & Construction Limited and remained there until his retirement Mr. Fritz Klohn was a Director of from the position of Vice President the Canadian Institute of Steel and General Manager in 1997. Construction during 1967-1979 and 1987-1991. He retired from Fritz was instrumental in the Ocean Steel in 1997, but continued growth and development of to offer guidance and support to Hans W. Klohn (left) and Fritz Klohn Ocean Steel. In the 1960’s, with the company’s management for his leadership and perseverance, several years thereafter. Another Ocean Steel quickly grew from a significant legacy was his build- local player into a regional steel ing of the computerized FabTrol- fabricator. An expansion to the based estimating system which is structural steel facility at this time, still in use today. allowed Ocean Steel to diversify out of its heavy industrial customer Fritz’s reputation in the steel base into the commercial market industry was Canada-wide. He and to significantly grow its geo- was respected both an innovator graphic base. In the late 1960’s, of new technology and a person with Fritz’s strong support, Ocean you could do business with “on a Steel was the first Atlantic-Cana- handshake”. His knowledge of dian fabricator to begin exporting the industry and sage advice will 1971: Fritz Klohn and Hans W. Klohn steel into the New England states. be greatly missed.

During the 1970’s, new steel fab- In addition to his years at Ocean ricating processes and equipment Steel, Fritz was a Freemason with were being developed in Western the Grand Lodge of New Bruns- Europe. Recognizing that this wick, Saint John district and an avid would revolutionize the structural sailor and member of the RKYC for steel industry in North America, many years. Above all else, Fritz was Fritz along with Mr. Jack Irving and a loving husband and father. Fritz is his brother, Hans W. Klohn, inte- survived by his daughter Karen grated this new technology into Klohn-Hanrahan (Steven), his a plant layout that would accom- brothers Hans (Anke) of Saint John, modate North American design Dieter (USA), his sister Edith standards. Another expansion took (Germany), and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by place in 1975 and the Saint John 1997 (l-r): Jack Irving, Hans W. Klohn, steel plant was reconfigured with Inge, his wife of 64 years, and his Fritz Klohn, JK Irving & Arthur Irving at a “flow-through” conveyor system daughter Camilla (Fenety). Fritz’s retirement dinner

46 connections | spring & summer 2014 www.oscoconstructiongroup.com people FRESH FACES congratulations! Ocean Steel - Canada Family Additions: Congratulations to Guillaume Carl Donovan...... Storekeeper LeBlanc (Ocean Steel) who got Congratulations to Rebecca Michael Jones...... (Transfer) Shop Foreman engaged to his fiancée Michelle Patterson (Strescon-SJ) and Jason Ward...... (Transfer) Shop Foreman Phillips in January. They have set a Jeremy Kilpatrick on the birth of Deb Flewelling...... (Promotion) Inventory Control Supervisor date for Sept 5, 2015 their son, Sullivan Joseph, March James Milton...... (1 Year Term) Safety Coordinator 11th, 2014. Applause: Josiah Matthews... (Acting) Engineering Systems Manager Congratulations to Nick Kilpatrick Congratulations to Sandi Hansen OSCO Group Services (FCC) and his wife, who welcomed (FCC) who completed her Electrical 7lbs 6oz. baby girl, Enley Kilpatrick! Apprenticeship and has now Eden Daly...... HR Assistant Enley was born on Nov. 27th, 2013 become a Certified Journeyman Courtney Harvey...... Administrative Assistant Electrician. Luciano Totino...... Safety Coordinator Congratulations to Dan Griffin Congratulations to Larry O’Neill Mike Neil...... Transfer- Internal Auditor (FCC) who became a grandfather (Group Services) whose son, Kale Sarah Durley...... Transfer- Business Analyst for the first time on March 6, 2014, L O’Neill, was accepted into the Donald Clarke...... Transfer- Accounting Specialist to Chloe Annmarie Bastarache. Dalhousie Medical Program in SJ. David Raye...... Technical Support Analyst Congratulations to Kelly Williston for Sept 2014. (Ocean Steel) who welcomed son, FCC Construction River Paul, on March 18th, 2014, Congratulations to Quality Control Manager, Phil Jack (Strescon- Greg Gormley...... Estimator weighing 6lbs, 8 oz. Bedford) on achieving his Level 1 Carol McQueen...... (Transfer) Administrative Assistant Congratulations to proud Welding Inspector this February. grandfather, Jim Milton (Ocean Allstar Rebar Nova Scotia Steel) who welcomed a 8lb, 6oz Congratulations to NS Ready Mix Technician, Ahmad Masalme Melissa Drover...... Administrative Assistant granddaughter, Emma on Mar. 15th. Marriages: (Bedford Ready Mix) on achieving Strescon Saint John the Field Technician certification Congratulations to Donald Richard with the Atlantic Concrete Institute Ryan Breen...... Quality Control Inspector Clarke (Group Services), who was this February. married on May 3rd , 2014 to Anika Strescon (Nova Scotia) Congratulations to Guillaume Dawn Mary Lessard. LeBlanc (Ocean Steel) on receiving Nathan Ward...... Plant Engineer Congratulations to Kelsey Davis his Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) (Group Services) and her husband, designation from the Association Harry London, who got married on of Professional Engineers and December 14th in Vegas! Geoscientists of New Brunswick Engagements: (APEGNB). Congratulations to Darrel Short Congratulations to Courtney Harvey (Group Services) who recently (Group Services) and Mark Gamble received his Canadian Registered who recently got engaged. They plan Safety Professionals Designation to get married in July of 2015. (CRSP). Congratulations to Sandi Hansen Congratulations to Quality Control (FCC) who is newly engaged to Inspector, Jonathan Dodge Greg Morse. Their wedding date is (Strescon-SJ), for successfully set for Aug. 16th, 2014. completing the ACI Field Technician Congratulations to Alex Linero Grade 1 exam in February. ongratulations to FCC’s Saint John area electricians who (Strescon-SJ), who got engaged Congratulations to Contracts started and completed their apprenticeship with FCC. on Feb. 14th, to his girlfriend of 4.5 C Manager, Brendan Clancy Front row (l-r): Pat Bagley, Electrical Manager; Jason years, Sara Trindade. The marriage (Strescon-SJ), for successfully Johnson; Stefan Vivier; Clint Graham; Ben Kilpatrick; date is set for Aug. 30, 2014. attaining his P.Eng. designation Nick Kilpatrick. Back row (l-r): Dave Harrison; Dave from the APEGNB in February. Yorston; Denny Lowe; Tyler Fanjoy www.oscoconstructiongroup.com connections | spring & summer 2014 47 Our Locations BORCHERDT CONCRETE PRODUCTS GLENHOLME READY-MIX - plant STRUCTURAL STEEL: Office & plant RR #1 • Debert, NS • CA RR#4, Hardscratch Road, Yarmouth, NS • CA Phone: (902) 662-3722 OCEAN STEEL Phone: (902) 742-7811 Member Since • 2008 Corporate office & SJ plant Member Since • 2008 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CA ANNAPOLIS VALLEY READY-MIX - Plant Phone: (506) 632-2600 20 Park Drive, Windsor, NS • CA Member Since • 1955 READY-MIX (OSCO Concrete): Phone: (902) 798-2291 OCEAN STEEL - New England Sales Office Member Since • 2008 STRESCON READY-MIX 40 Burlington Mall Road, Suite 207 Saint John plant OSCO AGGREGATES Burlington, MA • USA 101 Ashburn Rd., Saint John, NB • CA M.S.D. Enterprises Ltd. Phone: (781) 221-2152 Phone: (506) 633-8877 749 Little Dyke Rd, Glenholme, NS • CA Member Since • 1991 Member Since • 1963 Phone: (902) 662-3722 YORK STEEL - Plant & service center Member Since • 2008 STRESCON READY-MIX 550 Wilsey Road, Fredericton, NB • CA Moncton plant Phone: (506) 444-7989 1212 Berry Mills Rd, Moncton, NB • CA CONSTRUCTION: Member Since • 1995 Phone: (506) 858-7110 FCC CONSTRUCTION - office OCEAN STEEL CORPORATION Member Since • 2004 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CA Office & plant SCHURMAN CONCRETE Phone: (506) 632-7800 53 Shaw Road, Conklin, NY • USA Summerside office & plant Member Since • 1960 Phone: (607) 584-7500 240 MacEwen Rd, Summerside, PE • CA Member Since • 2004 Phone: (902) 888-4331 MARQUE CONSTRUCTION - office Member Since • 2004 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CA PRECAST: Phone: (506) 634-1144 SCHURMAN CONCRETE Member Since • 1966 STRESCON LIMITED Charlottetown office & plant KENNEBEC CONSTRUCTION - office Corporate Office & SJ plant 412 Mount Edward Rd, Charlottetown, PE • CA 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CA 101 Ashburn Lake Rd., Saint John, NB • CA Phone: (902) 628-0127 Phone: (506) 632-7800 Phone: (506) 633-8877 Member Since • 2004 Member Since • 1994 Member Since • 1963 MacLEAN’S READY-MIX STRESCON LIMITED Montague office & plant REBAR: Bedford office & plant 669 Queen’s Road, Montague, PE • CA 131 Duke St., Bedford, NS • CA Phone: (902) 838-2925 OSCO REBAR SERVICES Phone: (902) 494-7400 Member Since • 2012 Saint John plant Member Since • 1978 SACKVILLE CONCRETE 400 Chesley Drive, Saint John, NB • CA Phone: (506) 632-2600 STRESCON LIMITED Nova Scotia office & plant Member Since • 1955 New England Sales Office 17 Estate Drive, Lower Sackville, NS • CA 40 Burlington Mall Road, Suite 207 Phone: (902) 864-3230 ALLSTAR REBAR NOVA SCOTIA Burlington, MA • USA Member Since • 2008 Office & plant Phone: (781) 221-2153 BEDFORD READY-MIX - plant 48 Duke Street, Bedford, NS • CA Member Since • 1991 414 Bluewater Rd., Bedford, NS • CA Phone: (902) 832-0917 Phone: (902) 835-0882 Member Since • 2008 Member Since • 2008