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Ontario cement plant wins award as international leader in reducing energy costs and consumption
nical positions which they are
having difficulty hiring for; the
majority are for trades which re-
quire certifications, but also in-
clude labour positions and
upper-level supervisory roles, in-
dicating a disconnect between
training and needs for the last
several years.
This disconnect in career planning
is highlighted by one survey respon-
dent, who commented: “Most fami-
lies do not encourage the trades. It
seems as though there is nothing be-
tween McDonald’s and university.”
“Construction employers are
under increasing pressure and
scrutiny,” says BCAA president Man-
ley McLachlan. “This honest, straight-
forward input from industry is
invaluable. The respondents are
clearly deeply invested in the sector
and have expressed a sincere need
to resolve issues and move forward.”
Georgia-Pacific Canada
expands sales presence
across the country
Georgia-Pacific Canada LP, an affil-
iate of Georgia-Pacific Gypsum, one
of North America’s leading manufac-
turers of gypsum products, has ex-
panded its Canadian coast-to-coast
sales presence.
Three independent sales repre-
sentative firms, all based in Canada,
cover specific territories, the com-
pany said in a news release.
• Div7 Building Systems, based in
Surrey BC, will cover British Co-
lumbia; • North 49 Sales Agency Inc.,
based in Toronto, ON will service
Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic
Canada; • Pilot Group Inc., based in Calgary,
AB will operate in the prairie
provinces. Leo Bissonnette, Georgia-Pacific
Gypsum's regional business manager
- Canada and Northeast US, says the
companies represent all gypsum
products. This team will focus on
building owners, architects and roof-
ing contractors, complementing the
work of the company's internal field
sales managers, who focus on dry-
wall contractors and distributors.
Ontario cement plant wins
award as international
leader in reducing energy
costs and consumption
Community leaders and St Marys
Cement Inc. executives have cele-
brated St Marys Cement - Bow-
manville plant recently receiving the
Gold Award Certification in Energy
Excellence. Certification in Energy Excellence
is a program which tests an organiza-
tion's energy
management processes and performance, and is
one of the most thorough programs
in the world. More than 160 energy
management criteria, based on
world-class best practices, are as-
sessed. The program is independ-
ently moderated and validated by the
United Kingdom's National Energy
Foundation. St Marys has been recognized for
its world-class energy conservation
performance and its success at inte-
grating energy management in all as-
pects of its operations.
To date, the Bowmanville Plant's
approach to energy management has
added $10 million to its bottom line,
the company said in a news release.
“The plant is again on pace this year
to reduce its energy bill by $1 mil-
lion,” the news release reported.
“These savings are achieved
though an integrated and carefully
balanced approach of smart energy
buying, matching energy-intensive
plant operations with off-peak rates,
common sense energy conservation
practices and other plant-based en-
ergy initiatives.”
John Pooley, chief assessor for
the Certification in Energy Excel-
lence, based in the United Kindom,
presented the award.
“The Bowmanville facility is one of
the largest cement plants in North
America with a rated capacity of over
1.8 million metric tonnes of product,”
Pooley said. “As we all know, cement
plants consume significant amounts
of energy, but few other industrial op-
erations in the world have come
close to achieving the same level of
integration in energy savings."
Marty Fallon, CEO of St Marys Ce-
ment, Celso Martini, VP Cement Op-
erations, and Fabio Garcia, manager
of plant operations, accepted the
award on behalf of St Marys.
Since the committee's inception,
St Marys Cement - Bowmanville
Plant has reduced energy usage by a
total of 171,429 mw, which is suffi-
cient to provide power to 3,819
homes. This energy savings lowered
CO2 emissions by 31,886 tonnes,
equivalent to the removal of 9,135
cars from the roads, the news re-
lease said.
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