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SPRING 2004 The Biannual Magazine of the OSCO Construction Group Conklin, NY Fredericton, NB Saint John, NB A LSO IN THIS I SSUE: Moosehead Breweries expands with help from Marque • From Diapers to Retirement: the OSCO Group has it covered • FCC helps bring East Side Marios to Saint John • Grandview CoGen Project • 2003 Plant Safety Awards • Employee News & MORE... MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT WHAT WE DO • Ocean Steel knowledge of the tinue to grow, both in size and reputa- mid-Atlantic mar- tion; our civil group is taking on more The Road ketplace and ambitious projects and our brings strong electrical/instrumentation division is leadership skills winning more complex industrial work. that will ensure At the same time, the mechanical group that Conklin suc- has been combined with our electrical Fredericton Plant to Industry Saint John Plant ceeds. At the group for industrial, unionized projects same time, we to respond in a more integrated fashion. have been able to Our electrical/cabling group at FCC Leadership retain the highly- Engineering has also made additional Ocean Steel respected, in-roads with our customers. Our com- existing base of bined sales volume in the construction Conklin Plant n our previous newsletters, we have employees who made this facility a suc- sector is rapidly approaching our target- talked about our 5 year plan to both cess in the past. To date, a lot of time ed goal of $50 Million. Igrow and improve our performance and effort has been made to integrate Nibbles at the in each of our sectors: steel, concrete, this facility into our existing steel sector CORPORATE SERVICES construction and corporate services. We operations. I want to especially thank all This issue also describes the reor- also set some objectives relating to our those employees who have worked to ganization underway in our corporate vision of the future to: make this happen. services sector to improve our work Big Apple “BE FAST; BE GLOBAL; BE CONNECTED”. Along with the physical changes in processes and the steel sector, we are also introducing to offer addi- “...it is the stable, STEEL SECTOR a new production management system, tional well-capitalized “The Conklin workforce has a With respect to steel, one of our known as FABTROL, Along with the challenging history of quality workmanship (and at New Jersey; principal objectives was to invest in career paths companies which ONEWORLD software conversion, this continue to per- and on-time deliveries. In combi- another facility in the mid- will make the creation and management to our and Pennsylvania; Atlantic region of the United of information in the steel sector one of employees. form well and meet nation with the solid reputation States. After investigating the most modern and efficient in the Changes their contractual for performance and integrity and the Atlantic several potential industry. The Conklin facility will be the underway that Ocean has developed in the acquisitions, it include: con- obligations that will first to undergo this software become the future US over the years, we are pro- was decided changeover. tract vided with a great opportunity Corridor in general) that the administration industry leaders.” Conklin, PRECAST SECTOR & change for success. When our plant CONTRIBUTED BY TAMMY LEGACY New York In the precast sector, we are cur- management using ONEWORLD, more upgrades are completed, we will opportunity rently modernizing our precast plant in centralized purchasing and re-alignment be very well situated to be a he OSCO Construction Group is urban Atlantic corridor from provided the best Saint John. The first phase involves the of the accounting functions with the competitive force in the mid- “spreadin’ the news” about our Philadelphia to New York City. In addi- fit with our stated re-building of our concrete batching steel, concrete and construction sectors. Atlantic region.” Tlatest acquisition... a new structur- tion, this location is ideally suited to goals. A new US-based facilities with new batching and mixer al steel facility located in New York. service upstate New York areas such as The construction marketplace entity, Ocean Steel equipment, both for structural and Although Ocean Steel & Strescon are White Plains, Albany, Syracuse and along the eastern seaboard, both in Mike Senneway, Vice President & General Corporation, has architectural concrete mixes. More both firmly established in the New Rochester. Canada and the United States, continues Manager, OCEAN STEEL CORPORATION been created for upgrading is being planned and should England states, this is the Group’s first The ability to fabricate work in the to suffer from a lowering demand for this purpose. To commence shortly after the first phase. plant to be based in the US. US will not only allow us to expand our construction services and an over-capac- lead this new ven- At the same time, we continue to work Formerly operated by Canron market, but will also give us a better ity of suppliers; particularly in the ture, we are on our new 3D CAD modeling system as Construction Corp., the new facility is chance of staying competitive with our structural steel sector. To make matters fortunate to have part of the Precast Concrete Software located at 53 Shaw Road in Conklin, Canadian-based facilities. We can now even more difficult, the price for con- Mike Senneway Consortium (info available at New York. A small town outside of share work on both sides of the border struction materials has dramatically join us as our Vice http://dcom.arch.gatech.edu/pci2/news. Binghamton, Conklin is strategically when necessary, to optimize our total escalated, especially any products which President and asp). located adjacent to our existing New manufacturing costs on any project. require steel. This has placed tremen- General Manager. England market. It is also centrally Officially known as Ocean Steel CONSTRUCTION SECTOR dous cost pressures on component Mike has extensive located to provide access to the major Corporation, the 65,000 square foot In our construction sector, we con- continued on page 23... continued next page... Erickson Retirement Job Briefs . .12-13 Blueprint Drawing . .16 for Humanity; SJ Theatre; Kids of CONNECTIONS is the Biannual Magazine of the OSCO Construction Group. WHAT WE DO Communities . .6 Rhode Island Hospital; Kent HOW WE DO IT WHO WE ARE Our members include: Ocean Steel & Construction Ltd., Strescon Limited, York Steel Inc., Marque Estimating . .17 Steel; Rally of Hope FCC Engineering, Marque Construction, & Ocean Steel Corporation Message from President . .2 Grandview Cogeneration . .8 Building Supplies; Kent Homes; FYD, CTI & JSA . .14 Meet Conklin People . .19 What’s FCC Civil Estimating . .17 25 Year Club . .21 CONNECTIONS IS PUBLISHED TO SHARE NEWS WITH OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES. New York Plant . .3-4 Halifax Reg Water Commission .9 Irving Tissue; Veneer Sawmill; Safety Awards . .15 New FTP Site . .17 Christmas Dinner Pics . .19 Congratulations . .22 ALL SUBMISSIONS ARE GREATLY APPRECIATED AND MAY BE SENT TO THE EDITOR: Sobeys Fast Fuel . .5 East Side Marios . .10-11 Moakley; Irving Paper; St George Bedford Does it Again . .15 Group Services Update . .18 Community Involvement . .20 Fresh Faces . .23 Tammy Legacy, Communications Coordinator, OSCO Construction Group Moosehead Brewery . .5 The Paramount . .10 Climbing the Ladder . .16 Harbour Lights; Atlantic Salmon PO Box 3187, Saint John, NB, CANADA • E2M 3S3 Inside... Hydro; Garden Crest; OSCO Rebar; Steel Prod. Management .18 Municipal Infrastructure .24 Fax: 506-632-7689 • Phone: 506-632-7543 • e-mail: [email protected] Irving Personal Care . .6 Irving Oil Refinery . .11 Supervisory Development .16 Fed; Canducky Derby; Habitat Check out our websites at: www.oceansteel.com & www.strescon.com 2 CONNECTIONS • Spring 2004 CONNECTIONS • Spring 2004 3 WHAT WE DO WHAT WE DO • FCC Civil Division Conklin, New York plant • FCC Electrical ...Ocean Steel Nibbles at the Big Apple (continued from pg.3) opened providing access to fuel while at completed on time. the grocery store. Branded to mimic the This year’s projects/locations have plant is located on 38 acres of land One-Stop Sobey’s colours, the look and feel of the yet to be announced, but the expectation with rail siding. The facility has a capac- new convenience store and fueling is that future locations will be as well- ity of 10,000 tons per year. canopy make the experience second to received as the originals. Most key management staff is Shopping none. The outlets give a credit of 3.5 already in place (see article page 19), cents per litre, than can be used led by Ocean Steel Corporation’s newly towards Sobeys grocery purchases. hired Vice President and General Includes To date, two locations have been Manager, Mike Senneway. According completed as a testing ground for the to Fabrication Manager, Paul concept; one in Bathurst NB and one in Wagstaff, the decision to join Ocean Petroleum Upper Tantallon outside Halifax NS. was a straightforward one... “Ocean - CONTRIBUTED BY MOLLY KNORR Both were completed under the current Steel’s reputation made my decision Capital Project Agreement between FCC very easy to come on board. I look for- ne of Canada’s largest retail gro- and Irving Oil. While the timing for their ward to working with everyone, and cery chains is adding another construction was challenging for both know that as a “Team”, we can do any- Ofacet to your grocery shopping the IOL and FCC teams (Bathurst was thing.” Recruiting and interviewing for experience... full-service gas bars. completed in Dec 2003 while Upper additional office, shop and yard staff is Sobey’s and Irving Oil Limited have Tantallon started in Dec and was com- also well underway. teamed up to make it easier to cross pleted in Jan 2004), everyone rose to With these staff members at the one more item off your shopping list the task.