• Abstract and Figures
• Public Full-text

Volume 22, No.1 January, February, March,1979 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE MI:n HliLns sAL[§ M[[TiNfis MCD Sales again split its con- I such gatherings-emphases on vention of salesmen into two, greater sales, lower costs, and Anehem Headquarters and Plants with one being held in San Diego, higher profit. Cal., the other in Myrtle Beach, The principal difference in the Equal OpF)ortunity holicy S.C. two meetings was the presence of At Sam Diego, the Western, a photographer at Myrtle Beach and Affirmative Action Program Canadian, Great Lakes, and and none at San Diego. Or if Mid-West Regions gathered there was one in Sam Diego, he I wish to reemphasize my personal commitment and that of Am- together in September and at has not come forward with his chem to the national policy and goals of equal employment oppor- Myrtle Beach it was the pictures, so we present a picture tunity for all people. Southern, Mid-Atlantic, and summary of the doings in South North Central Regions meeting in Carolina. All of us are aware of our strong desire as well as our social respon- October. Though the meetings The Regional District, and In- sibility to provide equal oF,portunity to all employees at every level of had dissimilar themes, they both dustry Sales Managers, along the work force, and in all areas of the work environment, regardless of had the usual characteristics of Continued on Page 2 race, color, religion, sex, handicap, or national origin. At my direction an Affirmative Action Plan has been prepared which covers each qualified location, reflecting the need to insure op- portunities for minorities and other affected groups at all levels. Our programs include continuing and challenging policies and goals, as well as requiring equality of opportunity for all groups in employ- ment, promotion, upgrading and transfer, rates of pay. training, -, and other related bene-fits. Through our equal employment opportunity policy and affirmative action program, we irrevocably commit ourselves to equal employ- ment as part of our daily way of conducting our business. The Manager, Industrial Relations will be responsible for the ad- ministration and management of the Affirmative Action Plan and he will provide our reports on the progress against the stated goals. Sales award winners in a relaxed mood. Left to right, Gary Morrisette, Employees are urged to contact the Manager, Industrial Relations on Kent Bonney, Tom Clubb, Howie Schroeder, Dave Needham, and all questions relating to discrimination. Carl Stella. UNITED WAY I January 1,1979 The United Way campaign at Amchem in Ambler tributions from employees of Sl8,168.58 for 1978. This was short of the goal of $20,000 which had been set considerably above the previous SAFETY REPORT year's goal. Nonetheless, it was an excellent response under the joint chairmanship of Jack Price, MCD Sales, and Dick Rockstroh, We are indebted to John Horn, Safety Supervisor, for the following Manufacturing, and both expressed their appreciation to those who report on safety. contributed. In addition, John Millard, Industrial Relations, company The increased emphasis on safety has again shown its effect in fewer co-ordinator of tr.e drive, expressed thanks for their service and effort accidents and fewer injuries during the past year. The year 1977 to all those solicitors in various departments whose names appear below. showed the/ewes/ "lost time" injuries since /968 when statistics were Ray Collmer first kept. There was o#c /ess "lost time" injury in 1978 than in 1977 Gabe Mancini Ed Metzler Barbara Rizol and because the number of man hours worked in 1978 was almost dou- Phyllis Gates John Zollo Dick Otten ble that in 1977, the frequency rate Cost time injuries per mj.///.o# man Suzette Porter field Lee Krause Sally Perkins hours worked) was cut in half. Jean Bigotti Jim Brennan Gary Fuess Some of our components have been doing an outstanding job in Tom Enright Sterling Johnson Chris Seibenson Nels Newhard Rick Canull preventing injuries. Our Clinton, Iowa plant, for instance, John Will Wiles Aplin, Plant Manager, has worked since Awgws/ a/ /974, without hav- Mark Kuehner Gary Howard Pat Harrison ing a lost time injury. Our St. Joseph plant, Herb Sachs, Plant Tom Jones David Dean Jane Matsinger Manager, has gone for over /8 mo#/fes without a lost time injury. Sandy Wallace Dody Pfizenmaier Helen D'Alfonso Ed Rodzewich Arlene Storti Helen Mullin Recently ended was a ten year record of no lost time injuries com- Stan Harrison Mildred Anderson Jean Palermo piled by the Mechanical R & D Department. This was an especially significant achievement since that department is not only a Machine Along with the full United Way list of organizations eligible for Shop, but also handled both AD MCD chemicals in testing the funds, Amchem employees specified several others including a Visiting sophisticated spray machines each division produced. This department Nurses Association, the Salvation Army, several hospitals and mental was, until recently, under the direction of John "Tex" Waldrum. health centers, the local YMCA, and numerous charitable and health Continued on Page 2 organizations. a The North Central Region. Left to right, Tony Macri. Manager, Fred Schmidt, J_ohn rtylcDonald, Rex Dwars, .Bill Schneider, Dave Sesso, Dan Kory, Tony Cook, qary ty[_orrisette_, _John Berglulnd. The way they line up above for-ms a dentle a;c Fill. y_f lnc?I,(L,),?nd L.ayke Bc!unds (R) get their f ledgeling f roin rd-acr; io -rdb;riset-i;. badges while Henry Sansom beams. SAFETY REPORT CoH/j.Hwed/ron Pt7gc / MCD SALES HOLDS MEETINGS Co#/J."wed/ron Page / The chart below is a summary of occupational injuries and diseases in 1978. with various marketing mana- gion. Dave Needham, Southern Occupational Injuries and Diseases Region. Howard Schroeder, gers, sales .specialists, Ed Plant or Group Mino I Disabling Krueger, Field Sales Manager, North Central Region. Gary Greg Gibson, Marketing Direc- Morrisette, Plaines District, Ambler tor, and Gene Snyder, President North Central Region. Carl Clinton all addressed the group. Snyder Stella, Sales Specialist. Ferndale also presented awards for sales There was deep sea fishing to Fremont St. Joseph performance and these went to complement the usual sales meet- the following: ing pastimes of golf, tennis, eat- Windsor Kent Bonney, Northeast Dis- ing, and various other indoor AD Sales trict, Mid-Atlantic Region. Sports. AD Development Thomas Clubb, Southern Re- No winners were reported but MCD Sales there was no inference that they Jacques Seed were all losers. 0 Total t ,`11` H i =` Volume 21, No.1 LET IT January, February, March, 1979 SNOW Published by Bob Stevenson of our Clin- AMCHEM PRODUCTS, Inc. ton, Iowa plant rolls into the Ambler, Pcnrlsylvanla Amchem parking lot on the in the lnlcresl of AMCHEM riewest mearls of transporta- Employees and Theif FamLJles tion to work. H ng h G ehm an . fdi /or 2 After 15 years Of service with Amchem, most of it in the Fern- dale office, Fern Beacham retired in November. Bob Couch reports that she is relaxing at her home in Royal Oak, Michigan. Her Am- chem friends wished her well and Part Of the head table. Foreground to background, presented her with a gift . The plc- Barrie Robinson, Lou Sabatini, Helen Carroll, lure above was taken at her desk along with Lois MCFadden, Jeannie Palermo, Ed Jack Carroll, Edna, Les Steinbrecher, Frank about 2 years ago. Murt (partially hidden) behind Don MCKeever. Precopio. turned out to see her off. The temper, and her good natured Edna Lloyd usual cocktail party preceded an campaign against vulgarity and Jim Abrams excellent dinner followed by profanity in office conversation. An Amchem stalwart, Edna tributes to Edna from a number Jack Carroll, her boss at retire- Lloyd, retired from the company of Amchemers associated with ment, surely spoke for most when in December and more than sixty her during her employment here. he said, "she has been an excel- -ofha MCD Technical Depart- She was especially lauded for her lent employee and I will miss ment cohorts plus some others friendliness, reliability, even her. „ Jim Abrarus Jim Abrams, MCD salesman in the Midwest Region, an- Anson Cooke (L) and Phil Jarinko wish Mel good Carol Evans (L) Barbara Emerson, facing camera, nounced his retirement and was luck in his flew responsibilities with UCC. and Gerry Lavoy (R) enjoy the soup course. feted at a dinner in the Pittsburgh area in November with some of his present and older cronies in attendance. Jim came to Am- chem from one of the steel com- panies (Jones & Laughlin) and sold for many years around Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio. He moved to Missouri and managed the sales in the central part of the U.S. and was also responsible for plant operations in St. Joseph. He later returned to Pittsburgh from which area he retired. Those who worked with Jim Swapping stories at the bar are, left {o right, Don Sue Fritz (L) and Patti Cappuccio (R) wonder Page, John Gallagher, Dick Lehman, and Jim when dinner will be served. Michael Nathan (C) over the years remember his ex- Esposito. clings to the bar. cellent qualities, particularly his tenacity, reliability, and deep knowledge of the steel industry. was named as the latter city, his festivities were light and happy He was widely known in the Mel Kyle Ambler friends gathered to wish and the assembled Amchemers Pittsburgh area of that industry Mel Kyle still frequents Ambler him well in his new situation in were obviously pleased at Mel's and will be missed by Amchem's as well as Jacksonville, Florida, the Agricultural Products Divi- new position but sorry to see him customers and employees alike.

Load more

  8

Copy Link