Moosehead Breweries Expands with Help

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

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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. Confident in the team’s abili- helm, work is presently underway to while at the grocery store. Over the past ties, FCC’s Kevin Roy served as expand and modernize the facilities. fall and winter, the Sobey’s Fast Fuel Gas Coordination and Construction Significant exterior renovations are tak- Bar was designed, constructed and Supervisor, ensuring both projects were ing place, including: reinforcing the Grand Central Terminal, NY crane bay to ready it for new bridge cranes; preparing the steel receiving • Marque Industrial yard for the addition of a new heavy steel bay; and preparing the existing hen Canada’s oldest independent brewery planned their Moosehead is currently working on an expansion to their crane footings for a future expansion recent expansion, Marque Construction was called into facilities. Marque Mechanical has been contracted to install gly- bay (as the market warrants). Major Wservice. Based in Saint John, NB, Moosehead col and process piping for cooling of two new Carlsberg beer office work is also currently taking Breweries’ products are distributed in 15 countries, and all 50 tanks, which will be utilized as part of the aging and fermenting place, to relocate and renovate existing states of the US. Their reputation as one of the best brewers in process. washrooms, lunchrooms and offices. In the country, recently developed into a 5-year agreement with Marque Mechanical is also running the piping for the new the process, the entire computer net- Carlsberg Canada Ltd., to make Carlsberg at their Saint John kegging machine for Harp Beer. This will allow Moosehead to work and infrastructure will also be brewery for distribution to all Canadian markets except Quebec. increase their production by 40% for the Harp upgraded, to conform to OSCO Group Brewing commenced January 1st. product. Marque Supervisor on this project is Times Square, 1540 Broadway, NY standards. All equipment is expected to Doug Johnston be in place by mid-June, with prepara- FDR Drive footbridge, Manhattan National Tennis Center, Flushing, NY tory work complete by our start-up date of July 1st. Reuters Building, Times Square, NY

Times Square Tower Battery Park Winter Garden JFK & Newark Airports Reuters building 42nd Street Development Condé Nast building Morgan Stanley Dean Witter

300 Madison Avenue Newark Airport People Mover, Newark, NJ New York Hospital Grand Central Terminal Roosevelt Field MooseheadMoosehead BreweriesBreweries ExpandsExpands ...Just a few of the high-profile projects our newly acquired New York (with(with aa littlelittle helphelp fromfrom MarqueMarque Construction)Construction) plant (Formerly owned by Canron Construction) has worked on

4 CONNECTIONS • Spring 2004 CONNECTIONS • Spring 2004 5 • Strescon Precast WHAT WE DO WHAT WE DO • FCC Electrical • Marque Industrial • Ocean & York Steel Ever Wonder previous generations and have the sophisticated tastes to prove How Diapers it. Developers like Erickson are From Diapers to Retirement... reacting to these tastes with styl- are Made? ishly appointed apartments from www.diaper-tales.net which incorporate such options CONTRIBUTED BY as balconies, patios, bay win- “Disposable diapers are produced in a con- TAMMY LEGACY tinuous process. A baby diaper machine is the OSCO Group has it covered! dows, gardens and typically between 20 to 45 meters long, state-of-the-art emergency secu- depending on the speed and the complexity rity systems. “Campus of the product to be produced. The process of tissue products, and allows us viding structural steel, as well as environments” incorporate starts at the mill, where a sheet of pulp is OSCO Group Helps Build Canada’s Only Diaper Plant to grow our “one-stop shopping” concrete wall panels & plank. We everything from health clubs and fed to a rotary mill and converted into relationships with leading are also currently completing the pools, to wood shops, crafts stu- fibers. These fibers are transported into a North American retailers. extensive electrical work required forming pocket using a vacuum generator. s long as there have been hung by the fireplace to dry and Pampers while attempting to diapers dios and college classes... all As the fibers are produced, they are also babies, there has been a then use again.” find better products for his own and train- The OSCO Construction for this manufacturing facility. The on-site. According to Erickson’s mixed with a super-absorbent within the need for diapers - even the Carlos Richer, Director of Absormex, a dis- grandson. With their launch in ing pants. Group has been heavily plant is scheduled to start up in website, “Your only problem will A posable diaper factory in Latin America. drum former. (The drum former usually ancient Egyptians mention the 1961, the product The $60 involved in the project, pro- June. be finding enough time to pur- holds between 6 to 20 pockets depending use of them. Of course... diapers According to was a hit & the rest million facil- on diaper size). Once the pad is formed, it Richer, it wasn’t Today, over sue everything that interests is transported using a layer of tissue, this didn’t much resemble our mod- is history. ity is you”. ern ideas of them: until the late Today, over expected to can be on the top, bottom or around the 1800s that diapers 18 billion OSCO Group Tackles Erickson’s strategy seems to pad. The pad is compressed using a “In Elizabethan times, 18 billion dispos- employ 105 began to resemble disposable be paying off. Since their proto- debulker roll, and later cut into individual babies were treated to a fresh able diapers are people and will type 1983 “campus”, they have pieces of pad. Next step, poly or cloth-like modern versions. Retirement Housing diaper only every few days. diapers are sold each year in be the only grown into a network of 13 cam- material is added at the bottom of the pad Early forms of dis- “Baby Boomers. They are predicted to live longer, be healthier and more active, work well (or laminated on line), and non-woven at Innuits... placed moss under sold each year the United States Canadian firm puses all over the US. The OSCO sealskin. In some Native posable diapers alone, and the sum- producing diapers. past their parents’ retirement age, start second careers, and dash all stereotypes we the top. Frontal tape was previously added began appearing in in the United know as the “golden years”. They’re better educated, better invested, and expect much Group has been fortunate to be to the poly film or cloth-like backsheet American tribes, mothers mer of 2004 will According to Mr. Sweden in the States alone... more than their parents from their “over-fifty” years. And they’re one of the biggest demo- involved in two of Erickson’s using a cut and place applicator. In order to packed grass under a diaper see a new brand Irving, the move is graphically influential generations to ever hit the census charts.... Without even realizing recent developments: Brooksby glue all these materials, hot melt is used in early 1940’s, but cover made of rabbit skin... In hitting the stores. a “strategic exten- it, Boomers will be redefining retirement in the 21st century...” Village and Linden Ponds, the form of multi-lines or spray. consisted chiefly of inserts used Blanche Evans, Realty Times Elastomerics are also added at this point to the American West of pioneer This past September, Robert sion to our both in Massachusetts. days, wet diapers were seldom within cloth diapers. Irving, President of Irving current line ith the largest sector of knocking? add stretch to the waist and the leg area In 1959, Vic Mills of The North Shore's most and glued with hot melts. washed, most times they just Personal Care Limited, the population nearing Erickson Retirement Proctor sought after retirement address, The non-woven top sheet can be made announced the construction of a Wtraditional retirement Communities, a nationwide US Brooksby Village in Peabody, of one or more pieces, depending on the & new 150,000 square-foot, state- age, the scramble is on to network of world class retire- MA, is nestled in a “beautiful and features to be added to the diaper, for Gamble accommodate them and their ment “campuses”, is one group example, a diaper with or without leg cuffs. Irving Personal Care of-the-art plant in Moncton, New Pictured: Josh Burke, son secluded 90-acre valley adjacent invented of OSCO Group Services changing needs. One of the fun- which is addressing the needs of The next step in the manufacturing process, Brunswick, to manufacture baby employee, Lisa Burke to the 230-acre historic is the addition of the lateral tapes, they are E: damental necessities of life, this increasingly demanding Brooksby Farm. Strescon has applied using another cut and place appli- T FIL HE PROJEC ed housing is quickly becoming a market. Their founder, John been involved in supplying bal- cator. Tapes can be the standard adhesive T e Limit ersonal Car truction key area of growth for the mar- Erickson, describes the origin of cony slabs for this ongoing, type or mechanical tapes, like hook and Irving P WNER: : Acadian Cons ketplace. According to Al his founding values: “When I O TRACTOR multi-phase project. loop ("Velcro"). After the tapes are L CON our GENERA chitects F l Heavens of Realty Times, “(sur- started our first community, I added, a die cutting system trims the leg ECTS: Ar er Located in Hingham, MA, ARCHIT area of the diaper and discards it using a : Neill and Gunt ed wall panels, solid wal veys indicate) that nearly half of asked myself, ‘How would I want Linden Ponds is the South vacuum system. The diaper continues to a ENGINEER : Insulat SUPPLIED e plank 0 joists all boomers will move from the my own parents to be cared for?’ Shore's newest, most sought- STRESCON escor teel, 21 folding process, then it is cut into individual panels & Str ons of s homes they are living in when Each time I ask myself that ques- diaper pieces inspected and finally stacked : 730 t k after retirement address. STEEL SUPPLIED e ft of dec they retire”. Is that opportunity tion, it raises the importance of into a bag for its final sealing and boxing. OCEAN According to Erickson’s website, and 1680 squar tribution every facet of : Main power dis there are more than 393,000 FCC SUPPLIED what we do.”. retirees within a 25-mile radius Erickson Corporation Erickson isn’t of Linden Ponds. The campus Personal Care Facility in Moncton. esponding to Strescon introduces for a multitude of finishes for the only one features climate-controlled inter- FCC Electrical This contract involves the installation marketplace the building envelope (sand- ES: asking that connected hallways, which allow T FIL question... of: two H.V. Unit Substations; eight Rdemand, blast, smooth painted, exposed THE PROJEC residents to get to any part of the Strescon has recently 12-ft PANELS poration C the boomers aggregate, brick tile, etc.). uilders, LL campus - regardless of the Wires up Motor Control Centers; eight lighting : Erickson Cor Beaver B nc. made changes to their Immediately after purchas- OWNER GC: truction I are asking it weather. As with Brooksby Y VILLAGE ojects) and distribution power panels; three BROOKSB GC: Erland Cons of them- wall panel construction. Strescon’s ribbed sandwich panels were histori- ing this bed, Strescon started PONDS radley (both pr ts) Village, Strescon has supplied Diaper Plant Osprey Control Panels; approximately LINDEN effian B ojec cally limited to widths of 8 feet or less. It was determined that larger producing panels for projects TECT: St es (both pr selves. They ARCHI ete balcony slabs balcony slabs for the develop- 1400 feet of cable tray; and 18,000 : Berg Associat t concr are more panels would require fewer connections and joints, allowing more such as the Irving Personal Care ENGINEER : precas ruce King) teel ment. To date, Ocean & York has CC Electrical was awarded the SUPPLIED ts (PM: B tural s feet of power cables. Work is sched- square footage of building to be erected per day. The substantial savings facility in Moncton, NB, Home STRESCON ojec truc active and for both pr : 950 tons of s fabricated and erected 950 tons main Power Distribution SUPPLIED onds financially uled for completion in mid May, which would result, could then be passed along to the customer. Depot in PEI, and CCAR Finfish & YORK l of steel for three buildings on Contract for the new Irving OCEAN secure that F 2004. Strescon proceeded to purchase a new Long Line Casting Bed, to Hatchery in Franklin, ME. for 3 buildingseith at & Linden John Campbel P the campus. produce panels up to 12’ wide. Panels are poured face down, allowing (PMs: Jeff K

6 CONNECTIONS • Spring 2004 CONNECTIONS • Spring 2004 7 WHAT WE DO WHAT WE DO • Marque Civil • Strescon Pipe • OSCO Rebar • Marque Industrial Powering the Process January and February was maintained. Marque Works With Aecon Industrial More importantly, safety remained a top priority and at press time, we are pleased to Construct 90 Megawatt CoGen Plant to report that over 41,000 man hours have been logged since the project start, with- n October of 2003, TransCanada dations, and electrical and mechanical out any injuries or lost time accidents. The Corporation and Grandview underground services for the main Gas Gas Turbine Generators arrived in Saint Cogeneration Corporation, an affiliate Turbine Generators, transformers, and I John by ship on March 15, 2004 and were of Irving Oil Limited, announced an agree- supporting infrastructure. Work began in Protecting the efficiently moved to site and placed on ment to build a 90 megawatt natural November of 2003. their foundations without a hitch. The gas-fired cogeneration power plant on the Marque Industrial was recently con- plant is expected to be in service by the site of the Irving Oil Refinery in Saint John, tracted by Aecon Industrial to perform the end of 2004. Water Supply with NB. The facility will be developed and low, medium & high voltage electrical con- owned by TransCanada. Under a 20-year tract for the Grandview Cogeneration ® arrangement, Irving will provide fuel for project. We have also secured the Stormceptor the plant and contract for 100 per cent of Instrumentation contract. The electrical Cogeneration? George Foote the plant’s heat and electricity output. work will be supervised by The fundamental concept - CONTRIBUTED BY JOHN MACK Including the Grandview facility, & the Instrument work by Don Roy. of Cogeneration is to cre- he Nova Scotia Department of collect spills and convey them to one TransCanada owns, controls or is con- Contract schedule is April 26, 2004 - July ate two or more energy Transportation and Public Works area for treatment or separation. The structing nearly 4,700 megawatts of power 31, 2004. One example of the magnitude sources? from one. - an equal amount of power could meet of the project is the requirement to install ? Tidentified a need to protect a por- catchbasins then flowed into a boggy The Grandview Cogen. proj- tion of the Halifax Regional Water area on the north side of the highway. the needs of about 4.7 million average and connect over 200,000 feet of elec- ect will produce electricity households. This new plant will be the tric cabling. On this same project, Commissions Two 900mm con- using natural-gas powered Watershed during crete pipe could first expansion into Atlantic Canada for the Marque Industrial also performed the turbine generators. The the twinning design then transport the Alberta-based energy company. Capital installation of the underground mechani- ?resulting electricity will ? of Highway 101 at flow under the high- cost of the Grandview plant is estimated at cal & electrical services as a subcontract then be used to power the approximately $85 million. to Marque Civil. Refinery, while the result- Lacey’s Lake near way to Lacey Lake. Irving Oil serves customers in Eastern Phase 1 of the civil project was com- ant by-product (heat) will Mount Uniacke. One Canada, Quebec, and New England with a pleted in early March 2004, a full three be used to create steam... Strescon and STC2000 has been range of finished energy products, includ- weeks ahead of schedule and the balance essential to the petroleum Stormceptor installed in the ing gasoline, diesel, home heating fuel, jet of the project is on track for a late May refining process. Canada worked median on each of ? with department the 900mm RCP. fuel and complementary products and completion. Under the direction of Any excess electricity can services. Their 250,000 barrel per day Superintendent Dan Fox and Project then be transferred into staff to determine the scope of the proj- Each Stormceptor will be equipped in Saint John Refinery is Canada’s largest and Manager Steve Scott, productivity the NBPower grid. ect and design a Stormceptor® oil spill the future with an Oil Alarm, that will ? capture device. notify the operator on duty that a spill produces fuels years ahead of environ- through the bitterly cold months of ? mental regulations. The company’s Because of the close proximity to has been detected. This system should commitment to purchase over $1-billion the watershed, there was a great poten- buy enough time for DOT crews to of Sable’s natural gas production helped tial that an Oil truck heading to the arrive. bring natural gas to the region, which may ? Windsor area could cause a major spill, The next stage will be the installa- not have been feasible otherwise. having a disastrous effect on the water tion of additional systems to collect Oil According to Kenneth Irving, the cogener- supply. prior to entering the bog. ation plant will allow Irving Oil to make During the grading phase of the For now, the units installed will even more energy using the same amount new twinning in this area, protect the lake and the drink water for of natural gas. It will also allow them to be several catchbasin sys- several hundred thousand residents of self-sufficient in the event of major power tems were installed to Halifax. outages, “...allowing our people to continue producing fuels essential to our region.” Marque Construction was contracted by Trans Canada’s Project Manager, Aecon Industrial out of Cambridge, Ont., to construct the Civil portion of the Project - specifically, the steel piles, concrete foun-

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- CONTRIBUTED rant, recognizable to many with the Statue The Saint John location will be the seventh BY PETER of Liberty logo and front entry. in Atlantic Canada for the chain. SENTELL With currently over 100 locations FCC is optimistic that this will be the across North America, East Side first of many restaurants we will build CC Mario’s is an American Italian for the Owners - Prime Engineering is Eatery “where eating and Restaurants of Toronto. FCC’s Fproudly bringing an celebrating meet”. The continued focus on Quality, outstanding new restaurant choice to Saint Statue of Liberty greets Safety, Schedule, and John. Construction of the new East Side and welcomes guests Customer Service will Mario’s Restaurant started March 15, to a “Lower East Side position us well for 2004. And yes... it is located on the “East environment, complete future developments with Side” of Saint John. Under the direction of with a Mulberry and Prime in Atlantic Canada. Steve Scott, Project Manger, and Darryl Canal Streets intersec- So after the June 30th Ross, Site Superintendent, FCC has devel- tion and a “Scalero completion, stop by to see oped an aggressive 16 week schedule for Brothers” what we’ve built turnover of the distinctly designed restau- backroom”. and have a bite!

• Strescon Precast • Marque Industrial • Strescon Ready-Mix • Ocean Steel Irving Oil Refinery Strescon Precast Featured on Halifax’s rving Oil has a track record of meeting Ultra Low Sulphur Fuel Projects of heat trace. clean fuel regulations years ahead of Marque was also awarded the Electrical Newest Luxury Apartment Complex Ischedule. In fact, the company’s low cent reduction from today’s industry standard and Instrumentation contract for the Ultra sulphur gasoline earned the company the dis- for on-road diesel, which allows for a maxi- Low Sulphur Diesel unit at the Refinery, which ork has begun on Halifax’s consist of a 2 building rental residence, upscale setting. The PARAMOUNT II, tinction of being the only oil company to mum sulphur content of 500ppm. commenced this past April. Marque’s portion newest luxury apartment com- housing 174 spacious 1, 2, & 3 bed- accessed via an arched entrance drive- receive a United States Environmental Work on the Ultra Low Sulphur Gas proj- of the project is scheduled for completion in Wplex in t he heart of the city, room suites, including rooftop way, will include 142 units, all with Protection Agency Clean Air Excellence Award. ect was recently completed by Marque the fall of 2004. directly across from the beautiful penthouse apartments. All units will views of either the courtyard, the Public In May of 2003, Irving Oil announced Construction. Marque supplied labour and Other Group members involved in this Victorian Public Gardens. The have a full or french balcony. Gardens or the city. that it would be investing $100-million to materials for all electrical and instrumentation project include Strescon Ready-Mix, who sup- Paramount is slated for completion in The front 5-story building, the This future landmark building is enable Canada’s largest refinery to produce on the project, under Electrical Supervisor, plied concrete fireproofing for this project, the Spring/Summer of 2005 PARAMOUNT I, is a boutique-style resi- situated in the city’s most desirable loca- ultra low sulphur diesel as well. Ultra low sul- George Foote, and Instrument Supervisor, and Ocean Steel, who supplied platforms and and will dence facing the Public Gardens. The tion, on the corner of Spring Garden phur diesel has a sulphur content of 15 parts Don Roy. The project included approximate- ladders, as well as supplying and erecting the building will feature only 32 exclu- Road and South Park Street, adjacent to per million (ppm) or less, a potential 97 per- ly: 2300ft of tray, 85,000ft of cable, & 7,200ft structural steel. sive, 2 bedroom units in an intimate, the finest shopping, restaurants, enter- tainment and The Paramount professional services. Strescon is presently E: in the drawing stages T FIL for this project. Panels ted THE PROJEC s Limi ted acts Limi are expected to be in : Paramount Apartment ts production by mid OWNER TOR: Universal Contrchitec CONTRAC GENERAL June of 2004. T: Kassner Goodspeed Ar ANELS ARCHITEC AST P : BMR Engineering NGINEER YING: 500+ PREC E IS SUPPL STRESCON 10 CONNECTIONS • Spring 2004 CONNECTIONS • Spring 2004 11 WHAT WE DO WHAT WE DO .

Rhode Island Hospital Cancer . Irving Paper Inc. . RETAIL rebar - Saint John NB - Cardinal Const Inc s Atlantic Rentals/Wheeltrac -

Addition • Providence, RI PM1 Expansion t 11 Tons of rebar - 28500 SF of Justice Centre - 51 Tons of Ocean Steel & Strescon are presently Architect: Lifespan Partners o mesh - Fredericton NB - Cardinal rebar - Port Hawkesbury NS - Irving Paper Inc. is currently upgrading Meridian Const Inc supplying and erecting: Structural Engineer: Odeh Engineers their Paper Machine #1 and our Group is h Const Inc

• 45 tons of structural steel, Scheduled to open: July 2004 involved in the following projects: s Kent Building Supplies - 23 Project Capital Univ. de Moncton - 28 tonnes of rebar -

• 16 pieces of precast plank p Tons of rebar - 45000 Sf of mesh OSCO Project Mgr: Brad MacPhee Marque Industrial Division - Sussex NB - Cardinal Const Inc 29000 SF Mesh - Moncton NB - efs... • 29 squares of metal deck a Foulem Const General Contractor: Walsh Brothers Strescon Project Mgr: Mark Walsh • Install new drive motors, PLCs, MCC’s i 30 Englehart (tilt-up) - 47 Tons and 2300V drives. n of rebar - 49300 SF of mesh - Cruise Ship Terminal - 63 • Install cable & termin for winder & reel. Moncton NB - Global Design & Tons of rebar - Saint John NB - Kent Building • Install 20 new cameras and air tubing. Const Ltd. Gulf Operators Ltd Veneer Sawmill s S • Install all major piping to the Repulper Boston Pizza - 7 Tons of rebar Supplies, Amherst, NS s INDUSTRIAL FCC Electrical recently completed a Winder, for process and shower systems - 7400 SF of mesh - Fredericton The FCC Communication Cabling rigorous 7/24 schedule (starting in Nov- including pumps. NB - Fowler Const Ltd. Salt Storage Shed - 23 Tons re of rebar - Saint John NB - team of Ron Rathje, Peter Lavigne, Jason 03), which led to successful completion of • Install shower headers inside repulper. Building H Winners - 127

g Melrose Const Ltd Johnson and Nick Kilpatrick recently com- the Veneer Sawmill project in only 14 Electrical Supervisor:Rob Melanson Project: Garden Crest Condos Tons of rebar - 4500 SF of mesh o Vipond Warehouse - 12 Tons pleted the new installation of the Cabling weeks. Instrument Supervisor: Don Roy Location: Halifax, NS - Saint John NB - Cardinal Const Company Involved: Strescon Precast Inc s of rebar - 5100 SF of mesh - infrastructure at the new Kent Building Along with the Project Manager and Lead Mechanical Supervisor: Harry Dempster Moncton NB - Acadian Const ltd. Supplies locations in Amherst Nova Scotia, Hands, the project utilized the help of 42 Pr Ocean Steel supplied & erect- Shopper Drug Mart and in Rothesay, New Brunswick. It was a electricians Addition - 11 Tons of rebar - Grandview Congeneration - ed the structural steel 17000 SF of mesh - Fredericton 45 Tons of rebar - Saint John NB successful coordination effort between Electrical Proj Mgr: - FCC Eng Rick Hetherington York Steel supplied steel for the NB - Rideau Const Inc Rick Davies and Jackie Parks of Kent Lead Hands: Dave Brewer Building Supplies, Kevin Murphy, Bill conveyor refit portion of the Rallye Motors Hyundai - 10 Canada Bread Warehouse Mario Dejardins Tons of rebar - 17500 SF of Addition - 25 Tons of rebar - Ouellette and James Trask of JD Irving IT expansion. OSCO erection crew Moncton NB - Acadian Const Paul Martin worked 2 - 10 hour shifts per mesh - Moncton NB - Acadina division and FCC to have the new retail Const Ltd Ltd. Dale Bishop day, 7 days a week for 2 weeks sites open on schedule. The Rothesay Limestone Receiving to meet the aggressive schedule. Building B Old Navy/Pier 1 store actually opened two weeks early due Imports - 85 Tons of rebar - Structure, Coleson Cove - to the efforts and efficiency of the many Steel Project Mgr: Jeff Keith Saint John NB - Rideau Const Inc 122 Tons of rebar - Saint John people and companies involved. Moakley Medical NB - Opron General Contractors Services Building WHARVES Works Garage - 13 Tons of

Project Br rebar - 5900 SF of mesh - Construction Manager RF Walsh recently St George Pulp & Wharf Reconstruction - 18 Projec Tons - St. Martins NB - Fundy Rothesay NB - Castlerock Const. Kent Homes awarded Ocean Steel the 1100 ton Paper Hydro t: Kent H Service Ltd. Locatio omes H Construction n: Bucto ead O FCC Civil completed the Kent Homes structural steel component of the Generating Station Compa uche, NB ffice ny Invol Dry Kiln #5 SGR Sawmill - Moakley Medical Services Building. The ved: FCC C Boyne’s Cove Wharf - 103 Head Office in January as scheduled, and FCC Electrical ivil Div 42 Tons of rebar - St. Leonard new 133,000 square foot medical oncol- ision Tons of rebar - Maces Bay NB - within budget. They are now working on a Despite numerous weather and Gulf Operators Ltd NB - Deshaies & Raymond Const new $500,000 project inside the plant, ogy facility, located at the Boston Project: Kent Building Supplies scheduling challenges, FCC was Wharf Reconstruction - 23 Slab Work, IPC 2003 - 275 Medical Center, has an overall project Location: Amherst, NS including construction of new locker able to complete a project that Tons of rebar - Lords’s Cove, Tons of rebar - Moncton NB - value of approximately $95 million. Company Involved: FCC Communication Cabling Acadian Const Ltd rooms, lunch rooms and washrooms for would normally take 6 months, in Deer Island NB - Curregio Const Steel should be hitting the shop in early the plant employees. 9 weeks. Supervised by Morel Ltd. July. OSCO Project Mgr: Brad MacPhee BERMUDA FCC Project Mgr: Ron Buchanan Ouellette and Jari Wilczak, all OTHER West Point Homes - 31 Tons of the necessary electrical and data work of rebar - 44000 SF of mesh - was handled by FCC Electrical. The project Phase 3 Boardwalk - 15 • Installation of electrical equipment in Tons of rebar - Moncton NB - Hamilton - AJW Const Ltd. Irving Tissue - Vision 1 included: grounding, temporary power, 81D Rack Room Roadway Systems Ltd Marque Industrial was involved with and the installation of electrical equipment • Rework and installation of cable tray St Joseph’s Hospital Phase the electrical, instrumentation and in the powerhouse. The new generating and cables 2 Renovations - 13 Tons of mechanical work for the demolition of station became operational in mid-March. the old Tissue Machine and installation • Installation of vacuum system, including three pumps Marque Industrial recently completed of the new Tissue Machine at Irving fabricating and installing approximately Tissue. Approximately 42,000 manhours • Installation of service piping, including steam, air , cooling water and 1000ft of 2” to 8” stainless steel pipe, were required for this massive project. including support systems and 6 pumps OSCO Rebar glycol system OSCO Rebar The majority of the work was carried -- CONTRIBUTED BY GREG TIMSIMS • Installation of new air header (1 - 30 h.p.) for cooling water and recir- out between Mid September and the culation systems. The fabrication started end of November 2003. in Nov-03 and the installation was com- Project: Irving Tissue Scope of Work: Electrical Supervisor: Mike Clinton pleted at the end of Feb-04. Location: Moncton, NB • Installation of electrical equipment in Instrument Supervisor: Donnie Roy Company Involved: Marque Construction Substation 81 Mechanical Supervisor: Reg Doyle Mechanical Supervisor: Maurice Dupuis

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All three of these activities are based on When the numbers associated with these our many and varied occupations and questions total “7” or more, the task is the tasks performed by each. considered “critical”. All critical tasks 2003 Plant Safety Awards are required to have a program devel- - CONTRIBUTED BY STEVE HANRAHAN FJD, Functional Job Description oped to control the risk - these can be Strescon-NB (FJD) physical controls, but in most cases are t pays to work safely! Group plant Paul McDermott ...... 35 Years is a detailed inventory of the physical Safe Work Practices (SWPs) or Standard employees have extra incentives to Jack Rackley ...... 25 Years demands associated with a selected Operating Procedures (SOPs). Critical work safely. All employees who do David Kierstead ...... 15 Years I Terry Garland ...... 10 Years CTI & occupation. The OSCO Construction Task Inventories have been developed not incur a lost time accident from Group has recently completed a second for the Strescon Plants and the Field January to December of each year are John Jones ...... 10 Years series of Functional Job Descriptions for Divisions of the Steel, Concrete, & awarded either a cash prize or a pair of Lorenzo Savoie ...... 10 Years both our Plant and Field operations as Construction Sectors. Critical Task safety work books. Presentations were Jason Baxter ...... 5 Years part of a JDI-sponsored initiative. Inventory and the associated develop- made this past January in each of the Jeffrey Belding ...... 5 Years JSA Consultants analyzed close to one hun- ment of practices and procedures is a Joseph Crowley ...... 5 Years plants. What do all these dred occupations at the Strescon, Ocean continuous, ongoing process. As part of Based on five year increments, the Maurice Devost ...... 5 Years Steel, and York Plants as well as Field our “commitment to continuous following employees received safety pins Wilfred Hatfield ...... 5 Years acronyms mean? operations of Marque and FCC. improvement”, the reality is that we will and plaques for not having an accident Thomas Hinam Jr...... 5 Years A Functional Job Description probably always have a list of programs (0 lost time and 0 medical aids). These Brad Johnson ...... 5 Years - CONTRIBUTED BY ROB FELTUS describes several occupational factors to be developed. The Critical Task awards were presented in January 2004. Rendall Malin ...... 5 Years including work schedule, job require- Inventory gives us the means to identify Brad Miller ...... 5 Years hese acronyms ments, work environment, PPE, tools & the programs we need and to develop Daniel O’Brien ...... 5 Years may appear as Ocean Steel equipment, pace of work, and a summa- them according to their priority. Joseph Caissie ...... 15 Years Raymond Price ...... 5 Years Tmysterious as ry of physical & psychological demands. Jean-Guy Savoie ...... 5 Years the activities they Donat Richard ...... 15 Years It also includes a detailed physical Job Safety Analysis (JSA) Raymond Goguen ...... 10 Years represent. They demands table for strength, body move- is the technique that we use to develop a Strescon-NS Annual are some of Peter Cox ...... 5 Years ments, work positions, and associated Safe Work Practice or Standard Robert Morin ...... 5 Years Richard Digout ...... 5 Years the “safety time durations. Functional Job Operating Procedure. Our Safety Robert Dunn ...... 5 Years things” that Darryl Kingston ...... 5 Years Christmas Descriptions are used in comparing Program requires Job Safety Analysis to Fred Brown ...... 5 Years Ronald Isnor ...... 5 Years occur behind employee capabilities with the demands be performed for all “high-risk activi- Stephen MacDonald . . . 5 Years the scenes. of potential jobs. These can be used ties” and for critical tasks. For any York Steel William MacIver ...... 5 Years TV Draws While most Michael Webber ...... 5 Years during recruitment and for return to selected task, Job Safety Analysis starts Peter Stephens ...... 5 Years - CONTRIBUTED BY STEVE HANRAHAN people are not work assessments for injured employ- by identifying the basic job steps in Lionel White ...... 5 Years aware of these ees. These Functional Job Descriptions sequence. The next activity is to identify activities, we all ust before Christmas this past are consistent and objective and can be the potential hazards related with each December, 4 - 27” televisions were enjoy the benefits reviewed by a physician to determine if job step. The final activity is to identify on a regular Jhanded out as part of the annual the position and the physical limitations the control(s) to protect against each basis. safety draws. Employees in each plant are compatible. hazard. When the controls have all been who did not have a lost-time accident in identified, this provides the structure the year were eligible for the draw. Critical Task Inventory (CTI) and sequence for a practice or proce- Congratulations to the following winners is similar to the Functional Job dure. Job Safety Analysis has been use in - CONTRIBUTED BY STEVE HANRAHAN and remember to always work safely!! Description in that it focuses on industry for many decades; it is a simple individual occupations and the and very effective technique that is easy Ocean Steel - Leandre Richard tasks performed by each. That is to learn and use. York Steel - Brian Underwood where the similarity ends. Each Strescon-NB - Ronald Basque Sr. task is analyzed for “loss expo- While Functional Job Descriptions and Strescon-NS - Greg Currie sures” related to safety, quality, Critical Task Inventories are developed and production. These loss and used primarily by Safety Staff, they Bedford Does it Again! exposures are quantified by ask- can have a direct impact on the day to ing three questions: what are the day activities of all of our employees. - CONTRIBUTED BY ROB FELTUS time accidents. This is the fourth time they have demonstrated that the goal is frequency, severity, and probabil- Job Safety Analysis is a technique that that this plant has realized this goal. In achievable when everybody works ity? In other words, how many many supervisors use on a regular n March 9, 2004 the employees fact, their record is actually 26 consecu- together to promote a safe workplace. people do this task & how often is basis; once learned, it becomes an at the Strescon Plant in Bedford, tive months LTA-Free which they The Strescon Bedford Plant was the first it done; what is the potential sever- invaluable tool to identify and control ONS were presented with cash achieved in 2001. Congratulations to all OSCO Construction Group division to ity if an accident occurred while hazards. All three of these activities have awards in recognition of working over the Plant Employees at Strescon implement an annually-audited compre- doing this task (injury, illness, quality, a common goal - to prevent accidents. twelve consecutive months with no lost Bedford! Through this achievement hensive Safety Program (1996). or production); and what is the proba- bility that an accident would occur?

14 CONNECTIONS • Spring 2004 CONNECTIONS • Spring 2004 15 HOW WE DO IT HOW WE DO IT Climbing the WEWE’’RERE Supervisory Estimation User Conference CONNECTED!CONNECTED! Ladder at - CONTRIBUTED BY ROBERT CAMPBELL suits your needs is printed. As a result reports will be much easier to interpret Development Training stimation is the aptly-named soft- and understand. The network version Strescon-NS ware program that Marque will be available in the next 2 to 4 - CONTRIBUTED BY STEVE HANRAHAN in the area. Construction’s Industrial Division months. - CONTRIBUTED BY STEVE HANRAHAN The course, which was presented E uses to estimate projects. This program Current version enhancements were his past February, the OSCO by PBBA Atlantic’s President, Kaye is designed to help the estimators also showcased to demonstrate their trescon - Nova Scotia is in Construction Group arranged for Parker, covered topics such as, the role increase the quantity and accuracy of new features, through seminars and the process of formalizing PBBA Atlantic, an Atlantic Canada of the supervisor, the thinking and plan- T the estimates produced. Estimation pro- one-on-one sessions. Some of the topics - CONTRIBUTED BY the system for job promo- S based training organization, to present, ning process, leadership, working as a BERNIE BLAKELY vides on-going software updates and covered were the “how to’s” of building tions. Although a process has “The Professional Supervisor,” to twenty team, communication, orientation and enhancements, a Help Desk support different types of assemblies, bid sum- been in place for many years, (20) of its supervisors from Ocean training, motivation, delegation, resolv- system via internet and telephone, as maries and data price updating. Many Management and the Union are Steel, York Steel, Strescon, FCC ing conflict, and the basics of discipline. Be Fast, well as program specific on-line train- of the upgrades will definitely improve working together to define the Engineering, Marque Construction and Providing training at all levels of ing sessions. speed, look and the versatility of the Be Global, specific skills and abilities Strescon Atlantic. This three (3) day our organization for our employees is A user conference was held at Lake estimates and reports produced. required for positions classified program was held in the Learning key to ensuring we maintain the capa- Be Connected Las Vegas, Henderson, Nevada from Additional sessions covered Job under the collective agreement. Center at the corporate office on bility and know- how to consistently -OSCO Group Vision March 28th to 30th. 120 attendees rep- Management, Project Forecast, on-line The formalization of the Chesley Drive in Saint John. produce quality products while main- resenting contractors & industry leaders Resource Library, Data Price Updating, process will result in employees This was the first occasion where, taining our competitive position within e’ve made a giant leap came from all over North America. and Materials Management. having a better understanding of as a Group, we have contracted the the marketplace. As we move ahead, recently in achieving At the conference, Estimation The conference ended with a session what it takes to get promoted to a services of a training organization to we intend to continue to bring the train- Wour Group Vision with unveiled a stand alone version of its aptly named “The Wish List”. Changes higher classification by provide supervisory training to our organization, in-house, to the establishment of our own newest software program called and improvements the conference atten- taking out the “guess ing and we have received assist us in achieving that end. FTP site. FTP is an acronym dees would like to see were discussed work”. This will create a positive feedback from Logistics. Logistics will give its users a for File Transfer Protocol and and voted on. The programmers then win-win situation for all of the supervisors more versatile, adaptable and user the method allows OSCO to take the most desired of these and both employees and who attended. The idea friendly program. The reports that are transfer large files of data begin work on developing. management. of hosting the training created with this program can be cus- over the Internet. Our FTP site Once the sys- in-house came about tomized so just the information that is dedicated to the storage of tem is in place, after determining it scanned drawings and specifi- employees will be would take many cations for projects that we informed of promotional years to reach our are bidding. After uploading positions under considera- goal of having all of Estimating Software Upgrade Results the files to the site, our sub- tion, as well as the type of tasks our supervisors contractors ( detailers, joist performed by those positions, trained based on the in Increased Productivity for FCC Civil and deck suppliers, erectors ) and the standards of performance course availability are then notified such that required for producing quality of training vendors - CONTRIBUTED BY TINA CALHOUN tions where necessary. The model will they can download the elec- precast concrete. do the rest of the work by using con- tronic files from the site and For management, the new CC Engineering has recently pur- struction methods, costs and production begin preparing their estimate system will provide an evaluation chased Timberline estimating rates directly from the database to gen- immediately. Previously we tool to objectively compare the Fsoftware for the civil division. The erate a complete estimate for the would have made hardcopy abilities of the employees who new system has several additional fea- project. This means that a conceptual prints to be sent by courier have applied to open positions, tures including assembly and model estimate or budget can be prepared in a (which required much time, and as a result, reduce the ten- Strescon Blueprint takeoff, on screen takeoff and schedul- fraction of the time it would take with effort and cost) or sent indi- dency for others to believe the ing integrator. the previous system. vidual emails with several of selection of a particular employee Drawing Training The system has an assortment of On screen takeoff will allow estima- the large files as attachments, may have been based on subjec- building models and an array of con- tors to take off quantities from thus causing much congestion tive rather than objective - CONTRIBUTED BY STEVE HANRAHAN on the plant floor who witnessed the struction assemblies to give the users an electronic drawings right on their com- to the mail server. measures. newly trained employees in action. All enormous productivity advantage. puter screens and input the results It is readily evident that In the coming months, trescon’s second training group of are pleased with the results to date. Assemblies are used to take off compo- directly into the estimate. With the the construction industry’s Strescon’s Labour and 15 employees completed the blue Strescon contracted with the New nents of a building and those scheduling integrator all the items in an use of computer technology is Management Relations Committee Sprint reading course in December Brunswick Community College in Saint components are combined to create estimate can be exported to MS Project growing at a rapid pace. The will be meeting to complete the 2003 and all participants passed with John in early 2004 to develop the building models. Estimators can take to create a schedule. These and many OSCO Construction Group is details. Following completion, the flying colours. Feedback was very posi- “Precast Specific” curriculum. They what they know about a project then other features will greatly expedite the committed to remain at the document will be posted in the tive from employees who participated in have trained 30 employees to date!! answer a series of conceptual questions estimating process and enhance our forefront of these develop- plant and the system will officially the course, as well as from supervisors about the project while making assump- abilities to meet our clients needs. ments. be implemented. ftp://198.73.126.254 ftp://198.73.126.254

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Corporate Services Update Bridge, Owen Steel and Kline Iron & FCC Electrical OSCO Group Welcomes Steel. Mike’s extensive management and industry experience has thor- Apprenticeship OSCO Corporate Services looks oughly prepared him for the Conklin Management & challenging position of Vice President Program towards the future and revamps & General Manager with Ocean Steel Corporation. lint Graham of FCC Electrical recently Staff into the Family completed his Electrical departments and procedures CApprenticeship program to become a - CONTRIBUTED BY JIM ISNOR will link the manager/employee hat’s a new plant without the experience in the structural steel certified Journeymen Electrician. responsible for operational control of best people to run it? Ocean industry - most having worked with Clint is the second person indentured Accounting Reorganization any given system to a financial team W Steel Corporation is proud the Conklin plant under previous by FCC to go through their entire 4 year member. By handling the transition to welcome all our ownership. apprenticeship from start to finish while n our efforts to closer align OSCO and reporting for the One World in new employees employed by FCC. The first being Aaron Services personnel with their oper- this way, the financial personnel can to the Group, Meet the Men at Johnson from Moncton. Iational managers, we have identify problems and solutions quick- with more the Helm... Currently FCC has the following electri- reorganized our financial division on the way! er, and operational managers know MIKE SENNEWAY cal Apprentices working along product sector lines. We have who to contact for information, elimi- All bring a Joe Rector Chris Vice President & General promoted and nating any reporting delays. variety of Daniel Holder - 4th Year Marshall to the position of Sector strong Manager Jason Johnson - 3rd Year Controller for the Steel and Mike holds a Master’s of Business Todd Sampson - 3rd Year Construction Sectors respectively. In Centralized Procurement Administration and a Bachelor of l-r: Paul W Remi Belliveau - 3rd Year agstaff & Mike Senneway addition we are pleased to welcome e are continuing with the move Science in Civil Engineering from the Nick Kilpatrick - 1st Year Larry O’Neill to the Group as towards centralized purchasing University of Pittsburgh. He has PAUL WAGSTAFF Jason Blanchard - 1st Year Concrete Sector Controller. for large volume buys. The over 29 years experience in the Fabrication Manager W Steel Fabrication Industry Each sector controller has assem- Group is beginning to aggregate the Paul’s steel industry experience spans bled a team of business analysts and total dollars spent on the materials having started as a over 33 years, starting out as a trades- accounting specialists to provide used in our facilities in order to Shop Engineer with man with Cives Steel Company before financial reporting and transactional increase our buying power and negoti- Bethlehem Steel joining Canron Construction Corp. He assistance to the general management ate lower pricing. Mike Lewis has Corporation has held the positions of Shop team in each product sector. Pierre joined our group; bringing over 20 before moving Supervisor, Shop Superintendent and for Thibodeau and George Gamble years of experience in purchasing steel into various the last 12 years he has held the post of continue in their current roles of products. In the next few weeks, Kevin executive man- Operations/Plant Manager in this steel agement Group Controllership. Hogan will move from Strescon to our Pictured (l-r): Dennis Zimmer (Fitter/Layout), Bob Butts (Work Leader), Ron fabrication facility. We will rely upon We have enlisted the aid of the corporate headquarters and we will Jones (Foreman), Dale Smith (Fitter/Layout), Mike Senneway (VP & General positions with Paul’s valuable experience to make a Manager), John Penn (Maintenance), John Yoest (Estimator), Ron Foote (Painter), PBI Industries, Pictured: Clint Graham (right) being congratulated by FCC Electrical Human Resources Department to cre- begin the process of populating the smooth ownership transition. Manager, Pat Bagley ate “Relationship Organization Charts” Jerry Dempsey (Welder), Paul Wagstaff (Fabrication Manager), Lisa Lawrence American One World item master, which will (Procurement Assistant), Chris Holcomb (Administrative Assistant), Jim Wingerter for each sector controller. This chart track the total dollars spent by item. (Senior Estimator), Mike Zilnik (Sales Associate/Senior Project Manager)

capabilities for shop capacity planning, auto- mated routing to work areas, estimated Bringing it all together... fabrication times, work order & cut list man- Conklin plant to be first in Group to utilize new production software agement, & progress tracking. Led by Process Analyst Brian hen our New York plant starts up in fabrication, better usage and handling of mate- McLaughlin, the new software will take early July of this year, it will be using rials can have a major impact on your bottom processes which currently exist “on their own Wstate-of-the-art materials and produc- line. Our new Fabtrol software will offer us little islands”, and combine them into a single 2003 Xmas Lunches tion management systems developed efficient material planning & tracking, auto- system which will eliminate duplication of specifically for the steel fabrication industry. mated purchasing & receiving, and information and resources. Our steel division has been successfully self-maintaining inventory control. Fabtrol’s The OSCO Group prides ourselves in stay- using Fabtrol estimating software since early rigorous stock control capabilities also easily ing on the leading edge of industry technology. last year, so adopting the materials and pro- satisfy AISC and ISO standards for heat certifi- The combination of Fabtrol and One World duction management modules was the logical cation traceability and remnant tracking. software will keep us at the top of our game. next step. Advanced Production Management We expect the Saint John plant to change over Materials Management In addition to CAD & CNC integration to to the new software within the year, with the In a material-intensive business like steel avoid unnecessary data entry, Fabtrol provides Fredericton plant close behind.

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- CONTRIBUTED BY MELISSA CONDLY To date, 181 people have been induct- ed into the 25-Year Club, of which 86 ur annual dinner in honor of the employees who have met the are still active with our companies! Oprestigious 25 Years of Service milestone was held on November 28, Each year, the OSCO Construction Group and our employees sponsor 2003. With over one hundred people in OSCO Construction Group 25 Year Club and raise money for numerous charities, groups and organizations. Rally of Hope attendance, the dinner was a great suc- Below is a small sampling of some of our participation this past year.... cess. Once again, the working and Group employees have retired members of the 25 Year Club OSCOjumped head first into gathered to induct new members. And, 181 Members Harbour Lights Atlantic Salmon Federation supporting this year’s Rally of Hope, with this year, there were ten to join the a lofty first-time goal of raising $5000! ranks of this exclusive group. bake sale in support of “Thank you for supporting our salmon conservation community food banks: The Rally of Hope is an annual Vince Davis - Ocean Steel work. (The Autumn Run Dinner) was a huge success and x 25 Years (plus) event with proceeds the Saint John John Paul Gionet - Ocean Steel $723.28 helped raise more than $80,000 to support salmon con- Regional Hospital Foundation (SJRHF). servation work on the Miramichi This year’s Rally of Hope Campaign has a David Oliver - Ocean Steel River. Your continued support... Run for the Cure Canducky Derby helps us expand and strengthen goal of $650,000, which will be used to Donald Dorey - Strescon in support of Breast purchase medical equipment for three more our research...” Cancer Research Raymond Drisdelle - Strescon “Having the OSCO Group as a specialty areas at the Saint John Regional major sponsor of the Canducky Robert Beatty Barry Harrison - Strescon $810.00 Hospital: $180,000 will provide dialysis Derby helped minimize our costs, Vice President, Development machines to create a new Well Dialysis Edward Hebert - Strescon = than 4,525 allowing us the opportunity to enhance the programs and servic- Habitat for Humanity Unit for Nephrology; $250,000 to Laurie Lebouthillier - Strescon es at St. Joseph’s, a hospital that acquire the latest in Ultrasound and fetal John Marks - Strescon “On behalf of Habitat for Humanity surveillance equipment for the Perinatal has been “Caring for Generations” Saint John Region Inc., I want to Kevin McGrath - Strescon Years of Service!! since 1914, and will continue to thank you most sincerely for your Division; and $235,000 for the do so... Thank you, once again, donation of cement... it is through Neurosciences Department to create The evening began with a popular for your continued support” the only Skull Based Surgery contest called “Name That Project”, As has been a tradition for some cold items to tempt the taste-buds of donations such as yours that we time, George Paisley of Strescon led us even the most particular eaters - and Janet Foster, are able to carry out the work that Program in the Maritimes. Skull which involved guessing the names of a we do.” based surgery involves less invasive few projects after looking at pictures of in a blessing for our meal, for our good this was before you even got to the Special Events Co-ordinator fortune and for good friends as well as a dessert table. To add the right atmos- St. Joseph’s Hospital surgery on the brain. Procedures their erection sites at partially complet- Ann Burns, moment of silence for all members who phere, the Perry Craft fiddlers provided Foundation Executive Director are performed through small key- ed stages. For each guess, players hole openings using endoscopes submitted a ballot, and prizes were are no longer with us. As is always the the perfect background music through- SJ Theatre Company and sophisticated instrumentation. awarded throughout the evening for the case, George’s blessing was straight from out dinner. This year’s Rally will take place on randomly selected correct answers. the heart - thank you George. Special thanks go out to Carrie “Thank you again for supporting the June 19th. As of mid-may, our team, the We’ll make things a little more difficult The Delta Brunswick did an amaz- Watson of the HR Department and HR Saint John Theatre Company. With “OSCO Groupies”, has raised over next time to really test the memories of ing job of ensuring the evening ran Co-op Student, John Gallichan, who your help, we are going to have smoothly. The buffet was well laid-out worked very hard behind the scenes another exciting season of theatre.” $2500, through raffles, bakes sales, etc. our 25 Year Club Members!! Stephen Tobias and included an assortment of hot and organizing this year’s event.

his summer will mark the 5th year that Ocean Steel has OSCO proudly sponsored Saint John’s Kids of Steel construction “Thank you for sponsoring the Kids of Steel triathlon. My son (age Triathlon for ages 17 and under. The small scale ver- group 10) was in the K of S and had a great time. It was a great event!” T sion of a triathlon consists of a swim, bike and run which Bruce Rosvall (via e-mail) takes place at Rockwood Park in Saint John. The event continues to grow each year, with plenty of children taking part from all age groups. The OSCO Group is very pleased to be involved with an event of this nature, which helps promote children’s health & fitness. This year’s event will take place on July 25th. Registration forms will be available mid-June on the OSCO infonet, or from Alex Coffin of the Fundy Extreme Triathlon Club (phone: 506-738- 2009) Kids of Steel 25 Year Club: Retired Members 25 Year Club: Active Members 20 CONNECTIONS • Spring 2004 CONNECTIONS • Spring 2004 21 WHO WE ARE WHO WE ARE FRESH FACES Ocean Steel & Construction objectives. The leadership track requires Family Additions LORI LI - Design Engineer OSCO Group Services Employee involvement in leadership roles in the Club, Strescon’s Assistant LEN ANDREWS - Print Room Area and District, such as being on the HERB STANLEY (OCEAN) and his Attendant Wins International Recognition executive, coaching, training and mentoring General Manager Retires! wife Sandy recently welcomed their LISA WOODWORTH - Engineering first grandchild into the world. 7lb, Manager (Internal promotion) new members and clubs. - CONTRIBUTED BY MELISSA CONDLY 13.5oz Zachary David Stanley- he Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) 9300 clubs in 80 countries worldwide. Gerry has been a member of the Soucy was born on May 7th to recognition is the highest honour that Toastmasters are dedicated to improving Kennebecasis Toastmasters Club since it was nyone remotely familiar with Strescon Limited, Wendy and Carl. Strescon Tcan be earned by a member of communication skills one member at a time founded in 1997. Internationally, whether a customer, supplier, or employee, Toastmasters International. The DTM award and Gerry shares that dream. “We can make Toastmasters has more than 3,000,000 knows the name Tom Crowley. Affectionately BERT HANSON (FCC) and Amanda A HEIDI SMITH - Design Coop Student is given only to those who have demonstrat- better communication a worldwide reality.” members that have progressed to various described by George Paisley as “a hard man with a Moore welcomed new boy, Ashton Stirling Hanson on March 16th. MELISSA JUPTON - Administrative ed outstanding leadership and The Toastmaster Program is an educa- levels of the organization. soft heart”, Tom was an integral part of Strescon’s Assistant - NS communications skills and who have used tional program of self-study, practice and Ashton was 9lbs, 1oz. Seven years is quite a fast pace to success since he joined the group in 1965. Tom DAVE WEBB - Sales (Internal transfer) these skills to help others in their self-devel- leadership performance. The program con- achieve this designation and Gerry has been was not only a boss, TROY HAWKES (OCEAN) and his opment efforts. sists of educational modules that require dedicated to this goal since he joined. Only but a mentor to all wife Michelle welcomed first child, Gerry Higgins, employee at Ocean members to study, prepare for and present two percent of Toastmasters attain this des- who worked with 9lb, 1oz William Andrew Hawkes FCC Engineering Steel has achieved this level of distinction. based on the stated objectives for each proj- ignation, so it is a tremendous achievement. him. on Jan.6th. The Award “Distinguished Toastmaster” ect in the modules. The communication Gerry said, “As you can probably tell. I After 38 years, REBECCA MELANSON - Site is recognized internationally and the organi- track requires about 50 individual project take great pride in this award and I am will- STEVE MacDONALD (STRESCON- Administrator Tom decided it was NS) and his wife Katrina were zation has 195,000 members in more than speeches to be completed based on stated HEATHER WILEN - Site Administrator ing to talk about it at great length anytime.” time to refocus his pleased to announce the birth of dedication and their daughter, Eliza Ada June, born SCOTT CATHCART - Site Administrator energy closer to on Dec.3rd. DAVID GRANDY - Project Manager home, and (Transfer from Ocean) Marque Apprentice Wins Provincial Skills Competition announced his Weddings CONTRIBUTED BY LISA BRIDEAU tools and equipment, adherence to the technical and leadership skills of the stu- retirement in BILL HANLEY (GROUP SERVICES) OSCO Group Services the summer and Heather Stevens tied the knot ongratulations to Scott Bastarache, Canadian Electrical Code, neatness, proper dents. Students participate in practical of 2003. on March 17th in Cuba JENNIFER LOCKHART - Accounting an Electrical Apprentice with Marque measurement and tolerance, efficient use of challenges in technology and trade occupa- Letting go has proven to be Specialist Construction for recently winning the materials and the quality of the finished job. tions that test their required skills. NICK HATT (GROUP SERVICES) and C more challenging than both Tom and his JOANNA BONIECKA-GRZELAK - 2004 Provincial Skills Competition held in By placing first he will now go on to the Scott has been employed with Marque Andrea Hourihan tied the knot this wife Mona would have thought - he‘s been back a Business Analyst-Steel St. Andrews N.B. March 15th, 2004. The 10th Canadian National Skills Competition for the past 2 years as an Apprentice under past March 26th in Cuba number of times doing “consultant work” for LARRY O’NEILL - Concrete Sector judges final decision was based upon the representing Marque Construction and the the Supervision of Mike Clinton at the Strescon over the past months, and we sincerely Controller evaluation of each competitor based on the Province of New Brunswick in Winnipeg, Irving Pulp and Paper Mill in Saint John, NB. thank him for this. NEWSFLASH!!! NANCY L. RICHARD - Administrative following observations: Interpretation of Manitoba, May 27th - 30th, 2004. The Again congratulations and we all wish On January 23, 2004, a retirement dinner was Assistant print, planning of project, use of proper Canadian Skills Competition is an Olympic- you the best of luck in Winnipeg! 2004 Group Picnic to Include style skills competition which showcases the held at the Delta Brunswick to recognize Tom’s BARRY MCINNIS - IT Student efforts in helping Strescon reach its high level of York Steel Employees! ROGER UNGER - Business Analyst success. The evening had a great turnout and there In an effort to make our annual (Transfer from FCC) Group picnic at Oak Point Park, JESSIE SMITH - Data Integrity was an overwhelming feeling of camaraderie as all N.B. a true “Group” event, it has were reminded of the leadership traits Tom has been decided that all York Steel Specialist (Transfer from Ocean) Congratulations to Lisa Woodworth, P.Eng.! exhibited over the many years. A special thank you Inc. employees will be invited this CONTRIBUTED BY BERNIE BLAKELY designation “Engineer”, “Professional project management and connection design. goes out to Mona for allowing Tom to dedicate so year. This year’s picnic will be held Ocean Steel Corporation much of his time to Strescon! on , August 7th. We would like to ongratulations to Lisa Woodworth on Engineer”, or the abbreviations “Eng.” or Lisa was recently appointed to the posi- officially welcome York Steel to CHRISTINE HOLCOMB - Administrative recently receiving her “Professional “P.Eng.”. tion of Engineering Manager of the Steel We wish Tom and Mona all the best as they the picnic fold!! Engineer” designation from the Lisa has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Sector where she will be responsible for the begin a new chapter of their life together! Assistant C LISA LAWRENCE - Procurement Assist Association of Professional Engineers and Engineering. She is the Chair of the Saint overall supervision and management of the Geoscientists of New Brunswick (APEGNB). John Branch of APEGNB and is also active on modeling/detailing, document control, and JOHN YOEST - Estimator RON JONES - Shop Superintendent APEGNB is the body responsible for the reg- the Professional Affairs committee. Lisa was print room staff. She will also be working MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT ... continued from page 2 future industry leaders. I am confident that the PAUL WAGSTAFF - Fabrication Mgr. ulation of the practice of engineering in New exposed firsthand to the steel fabrication closely with Ben Smith and Brian manufacturers given that customers are reluc- OSCO Construction Group will be one of those JIM WINGERTER - Senior Estimator Brunswick as prescribed by the Engineering industry as a student at York Steel in 1999, McLaughlin to ensure that we fully utilize tant to pay higher prices for their construction companies given the systems, processes and MICHAEL ZILNIK - Sales Associate/ and Geoscience Professions Act. In order working in CNC programming and material the electronic data exchange capabilities of projects. Given these circumstances, it is the modern plants that we have put into place Senior Project Manager that the public can be assured that qualified control. Upon graduating in 2000 she our 3-D CAD SDS modeling system, connec- stable, well-capitalized companies which con- combined with our energetic, experienced MICHAEL SENNEWAY - Vice-President individuals are practicing engineering, only returned to the OSCO group full time and tion design programs, and the Fabtrol tinue to perform well and meet their and dedicated employees. members or licensees can use the title or has been employed in the departments of estimating/manufacturing system. contractual obligations that will become the and General Manager

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