{"id":41974,"date":"2012-04-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-16T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/the-network\/uncategorized\/19-years-in-gros-morne"},"modified":"2024-05-07T15:19:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T19:19:45","slug":"19-years-in-gros-morne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/the-network\/general-interest\/19-years-in-gros-morne","title":{"rendered":"19 years in Gros-Morne"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Article suggested by Andr\u00e9 O. Morin
\nVice-chair of the board, AGF Group<\/em><\/p>\n

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Le magazine de l\u2019industrie martiniquaise<\/em>
\nJanuary \u2013 February 2012<\/em><\/p>\n

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In Gros-Morne, in the neigbourhood of Dessaint Petite L\u00e9zarde L\u00e9on Pi\u00e9jos runs a concrete reinforcement business, which recently joined the Association martiniquaise pour la promotion de l’industrie. He tells us about his company.<\/p>\n

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19 years in Gros-Morne<\/strong><\/p>\n

When it comes to metal reinforcement, L\u00e9on Piejos knows a thing or two, after 30 years in the business. He started out at ldeca in 1981, and after he was let go in the 1990s, he decided to set up his own business. Working tirelessly day and night, with great courage and tenacity, and help from his children and his brother, Philippe, L\u00e9on launched Idea, a company that has been operating in Gros-Morne for 19 years.<\/p>\n

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The company specializes in reinforcing steel for residential construction. It works in partnership with engineering and design departments, tradespeople, private citizens, communities and hardware suppliers, and produces everything for construction, from retaining walls to foundations and roof coverings?<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe invested heavily\u2014and went deeply into debt\u2014to ensure that we perform well in the market,\u201d says L\u00e9on, aware of the key role performance plays in a competitive environment.<\/p>\n

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There are about a dozen companies active in this sector in Martinique. With 23 employees, in addition to subcontractors, Idea owes its success to the quality and efficacy of its work, which is recognized and appreciated by its customers. It has established a reputation for respecting deadlines, diligence and know-how.<\/p>\n

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ldea, a company with a social conscience<\/strong><\/p>\n

Closely involved in Gros-Morne\u2019s community life, L\u00e9on has made many contacts with young people. In the interest of integrating them into the labour market, he has taken it upon himself to hire several youths to work for his company so they can look forward to a brighter future.<\/p>\n

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ldea comprises three departments:<\/p>\n

– a technical department staffed by three people, who handle orders and interpret plans in order to propose quality reinforcements, tailor-made for customers\u2019 needs. They plan and organize deliveries to ensure that customers are satisfied;
\n– a workshop that employs machinists, qualified spot welders and labourers;
\n– an administrative and accounting department.<\/p>\n

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Idea: issues and outlook<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t feel the effects of the 2009 strike immediately. It took about six months, and even today, we are living with the consequences. However, thanks to the quality of our work, the welcoming atmosphere at our offices and our hard-working workshop team, our customers are loyal, which enables us to stay on course,\u201d says L\u00e9on.<\/p>\n

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For its supplies and materials, Idea relies on local suppliers, well as those in France; all of the materials used comply with European standards.<\/p>\n

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Today, the company is thriving and space is at a premium. L\u00e9on is therefore making plans to move as soon as possible, in order to be able to welcome his customers in optimal conditions.<\/p>\n

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L\u00e9on Piejos is an attentive manager, always seeking timely solutions to any problems that arise. In conclusion, he says, \u201cI consider this company to be a real family!\u201d The Idea Sarl team thanks the tradespeople and all others who have put their trust in the company for close to 20 years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Article suggested by Andr\u00e9 O. Morin Vice-chair of the board, AGF Group   Le magazine […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[217,223],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-interest","category-international-2"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41974"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49671,"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41974\/revisions\/49671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}