{"id":46714,"date":"2020-03-14T19:02:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-14T23:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/the-network\/uncategorized\/end-of-the-west-white-rose-project"},"modified":"2024-07-08T09:58:16","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T13:58:16","slug":"end-of-the-west-white-rose-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/the-network\/projects\/end-of-the-west-white-rose-project","title":{"rendered":"End of the West White Rose project"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In collaboration with Jean-Guy Loubert, Technical Manager Acier AGF INC.<\/em><\/p>\n

On February 29, the lights went out one last time at the AGF plant in St. John\u2019s (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador). After two years of continuous work, our teams wrapped up the West White Rose project in Newfoundland.<\/p>\n

As a reminder, AGF was involved in the construction of the concrete gravity structure<\/a> and was in charge of cutting, bending and delivering 16,000 MT of reinforcing steel.<\/p>\n

A story of people above all<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This project was personified by Mario Spadafora and Jean Guy Loubert (respectively AGF NL\u2019s general manager and project manager at the time).<\/p>\n

When they talk about it, it\u2019s clear it was one of the most stimulating projects of their professional careers. The collaboration between them is evident: there\u2019s no doubt their good understanding of each other was one of the key factors in the project\u2019s success.<\/p>\n

Both Mario and Jean Guy applaud the involvement of the employees, with whom they formed a close-knit team. As soon as they arrived, they hired about 25 people locally, most of whom were new to rebar. They received training and almost all of them stayed on the job for 24 months. Such a low turnover rate is unusual enough in our industry to be worth noting!<\/p>\n

They faced many challenges together, but the start-up of production was undeniably one of the biggest: they had to set up the plant, install the machinery, and recruit and train employees, all within a month.<\/p>\n

Dismantling the plant <\/strong><\/h3>\n

For the second time in less than five years, AGF has decommissioned one of its plants, since its establishment was linked to a single temporary project. This involves repatriating some of the assets and dispatching them to the business units where there is demand for them.<\/p>\n

For example:<\/p>\n

– the trailers will go to Ontario;<\/p>\n

– the bending machines will be shipped to our Quebec plants;<\/p>\n

– the tower crane (formerly used in the HEBRON project) has been sent to Calgary;<\/p>\n

In terms of human resources, the closure gave many of the St. John\u2019s plant workers an opportunity to easily relocate elsewhere in Canada. Of course, the AGF Group supported them in their efforts to move to another division. Two of the employees joined the Ottawa plant, another went to the Longueuil plant and a quality manager relocated to Calgary.<\/p>\n

Beyond the project\u2019s technical success, the AGF Group is proud of the solidarity and team spirit that prevailed in St. John\u2019s. It was a great project in every respect!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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APLAUSO FINAL <\/strong><\/h2>\n

El pasado 29 de febrero, las luces se apagaron en la f\u00e1brica de AGF en St-John. Despu\u00e9s de dos a\u00f1os de trabajo continuo, el proyecto West White Rose en Terranova termin\u00f3 para nuestros equipos.<\/p>\n

Como recordatorio, AGF particip\u00f3 en la realizaci\u00f3n de la plataforma de gravedad en concreto y estuvo a cargo del corte, plegado y entrega de 16\u00a0000\u00a0t de acero de refuerzo.<\/p>\n

Una historia de hombres antes que todo<\/strong><\/p>\n

Este proyecto fue interpretado por Mario Spadafora y Jean Guy Loubert (en aquella \u00e9poca respectivamente Director General AGF NL y Director de proyecto).<\/p>\n

Al escucharlos hablar sobre este proyecto \u2014fue uno de los m\u00e1s estimulantes de su carrera profesional\u2014 la complicidad entre los dos es evidente. No cabe duda que su buena relaci\u00f3n fue uno de los factores clave para el \u00e9xito del proyecto.<\/p>\n

Los dos destacan la participaci\u00f3n de los empleados, con quienes formaron un equipo unido. Desde su llegada, contrataron aproximadamente 25 personas localmente; la mayor\u00eda eran novatos en el acero de refuerzo. Recibieron capacitaci\u00f3n y permanecieron casi todos fieles al puesto durante esos 24 meses. \u00a1Un \u00edndice de rotaci\u00f3n bajo, lo cual es bastante raro en nuestro sector de actividad!<\/p>\n

Juntos superaron varios desaf\u00edos, pero el inicio de la producci\u00f3n fue indiscutiblemente uno de sus desaf\u00edos m\u00e1s grandes: tuvieron que montar la f\u00e1brica, instalar las m\u00e1quinas, contratar a los empleados y darles capacitaci\u00f3n, todo en un mes.<\/p>\n

El desmantelamiento de la f\u00e1brica <\/strong><\/p>\n

Por la segunda vez en menos de cinco a\u00f1os, AGF desmont\u00f3 una de sus f\u00e1bricas. Esto implica espec\u00edficamente la repatriaci\u00f3n de una parte de los activos para enviarlos a las unidades de negocios que lo necesitan.<\/p>\n

Por ejemplo:<\/p>\n

– La gr\u00faa torre (utilizada antes en el proyecto HEBRON) fue enviada a Calgary.<\/p>\n

– Los remolques ser\u00e1n enviados a Ontario.<\/p>\n

– Y las plegadoras ser\u00e1n enviadas a nuestras f\u00e1bricas en Quebec.<\/p>\n

En cuanto a recursos humanos, para varios trabajadores de la f\u00e1brica presentes en St-John, el cierre de la f\u00e1brica fue una oportunidad para reubicarse f\u00e1cilmente en otra parte de Canad\u00e1. Grupo AGF naturalmente acompa\u00f1\u00f3 a los que lo deseaban para unirse a otra divisi\u00f3n. Es as\u00ed que dos empleados se van a unir a la f\u00e1brica de Ottawa, otro a la de Longueuil, y un encargado de la calidad empez\u00f3 a trabajar en Calgary.<\/p>\n

M\u00e1s all\u00e1 del \u00e9xito t\u00e9cnico del proyecto, Grupo AGF se enorgullece de la solidaridad y del trabajo de equipo que dominaba en St-John. \u00a1Fue un maravilloso proyecto en toda la l\u00ednea!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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