{"id":48216,"date":"2022-06-21T10:35:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T14:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/the-network\/uncategorized\/golden-rebar-award-agf-evolution"},"modified":"2024-05-07T15:45:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-07T19:45:35","slug":"golden-rebar-award-agf-evolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/the-network\/team-members\/golden-rebar-award-agf-evolution","title":{"rendered":"Golden Rebar Award &#8211; AGF Evolution"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>At the eighth edition of AGF Evolution, several divisions were honoured with an <em>AGF Golden Rebar Awards. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>AGF Evolution is a semi-annual meeting with the senior management and managers of our divisions. For one day, some 60 employees have the opportunity to learn more about our performance in recent months and our objectives for the years ahead. It&rsquo;s an invaluable occasion to share best practices and develop synergies among members of divisions who do not often have a chance to meet.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time at AGF Evolution, we presented seven <em>Golden Rebar Awards<\/em> to divisions that had distinguished themselves by embodying our corporate values and key elements of our corporate vision.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>And the big winners are:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"width:600px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG7925-4.jpg\" style=\"height:225px; width:300px\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/lereseau.groupeagf.com\/uploads\/IMG_7925.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>AGF Costa Rica<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Leadership Mindset &ndash; The Costa Rica team has seen a substantial increase in sales, improved their productivity and recently opened a new plant to support their growth.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Mario Spadafora<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7924-4.jpg\" style=\"height:225px; width:300px\" title=\"\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>AGF Steel Ottawa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Team Spirit &ndash; AGF Steel Ottawa faced a series of challenges in the past year, including an accidental (and thankfully injury-free) electrical explosion that significantly impacted daily operations in the plant and office. But everyone rolled up their sleeves and worked together to overcome this major hurdle so they could continue to provide impeccable customer service.<\/p>\n<p>Best Employer &ndash; The Ottawa team was honoured with a second award. It has a high engagement rate, with many employees having considerable seniority. It also offers internal development opportunities and has demonstrated a high level of complementarity, managing each employee&rsquo;s strengths to address a number of challenges. The company takes care of its employees and has satisfactory health and safety scores.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Marc Fortin, Kate Powell, Larry Taylor<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7906-4.jpg\" style=\"height:400px; width:300px\" title=\"\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Cobra Rebar inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Performance &ndash; The Cobra Rebar team has demonstrated excellent results. Their operations run like a well-oiled machine, and they&rsquo;ve maintained a pace that has far exceeded their projected goals for the year.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Hector Michaud<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7919-4.jpg\" style=\"height:225px; width:300px\" title=\"\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>AGF Rebar (Scarborough)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Community Involvement &ndash; AGF Rebar&#8217;s Scarborough team members are widely recognized for their high level of involvement in their community. In addition to numerous fundraising activities that elicit strong buy-in from the entire team, they&rsquo;re also committed to better managing scrap steel to reduce waste and be more environmentally responsible.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Naveed Aslam<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7912-4.jpg\" style=\"height:225px; width:300px\" title=\"\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&nbsp;&#8211; <strong>AGF Rebar (Calgary)<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Health and Safety &ndash; The Calgary team has instilled a robust OHS culture. Having broken the record of 500 days without a lost-time accident, they&rsquo;re a great example to follow.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tPhoto: Ernie Martens &amp; Cody Woods<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_7917-4.jpg\" style=\"height:225px; width:300px\" title=\"\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<p>&#8211; <strong>Acier AGF (Longueuil)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Industry Benchmark &ndash; The Acier AGF team in Longueuil earned this award for the high-profile projects it has worked on in recent months (REM light-rail transit, National Bank&rsquo;s head office, Royalmount retail and residential complex, STM Bellechasse bus garage). The division stands out for being THE reference in its market compared to the competition (&ldquo;partner of choice&rdquo;). It is also recognized for its influential role in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Elias Melhem, S&eacute;bastien Delorme, Justin Voisard, Julie Tr&eacute;panier, Sophie Bouchard, Steve Gu&eacute;rin, Charles Chebl.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Congratulations to all for these awards and your stellar performances!<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Special Mention<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Special mention to Dominic Samson who is always ready to lend a hand and to get involved in special projects.<\/p>\n<p>He contributed to the creation of a splendid trophy (&#8220;Golden Rebar Awards&#8221;) given to the different divisions for the values they embody. And he richly deserves his own for his exceptional involvement!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Resized_20220603_075509-4.jpg\" style=\"height:467px; width:350px\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>See you next year for another AGF Golden Rebar Awards.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I hope that the people who attended the presentation had as much fun as I had hosting it. Congratulations to the team whose preparation was impeccable.<br \/>\nSpecial thanks to Elizabeth (Vanna) Meloche for her help with the awards presentation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Ligne_bleue_separation_version_e-2415.jpg\" style=\"height:67px; width:400px\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>Recompensas para varias divisiones de AGF<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Durante la 8&ordf; edici&oacute;n de &ldquo;AGF Evolution&rdquo;, varias divisiones fueron recompensadas con un premio <em>AGF Golden Rebar<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&iquest;Qu&eacute; es &ldquo;AGF Evolution&rdquo;? Se trata de un encuentro semestral con la alta gerencia y los administradores de nuestras divisiones. Durante un d&iacute;a, casi sesenta empleados tienen la oportunidad de conocer m&aacute;s sobre el desempe&ntilde;o de los &uacute;ltimos meses y sobre los objetivos establecidos para los siguientes a&ntilde;os. Durante este encuentro hubo muchos intercambios sobre las buenas pr&aacute;cticas y la creaci&oacute;n de sinergias entre los miembros de divisiones quienes con frecuencia no tienen la ocasi&oacute;n de encontrarse.<\/p>\n<p>Por primera vez en &ldquo;AGF Evolution&rdquo; entregamos siete premios <em>AGF Golden Rebar<\/em> a divisiones que se distinguieron respecto a nuestros valores corporativos y a elementos clave de nuestra visi&oacute;n empresarial.<\/p>\n<p>Los ganadores son:<\/p>\n<p><strong>&ndash; AGF Costa Rica<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sentido de liderazgo: Tuvieron un buen aumento en su volumen de ventas, mejoraron su productividad y recientemente inauguraron una f&aacute;brica para mantener su crecimiento.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&ndash; AGF Steel Ottawa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Esp&iacute;ritu de equipo: AGF Steel Ottawa pas&oacute; por una serie de desaf&iacute;os durante el &uacute;ltimo a&ntilde;o. Pensamos concretamente en la explosi&oacute;n el&eacute;ctrica accidental (por fortuna sin heridos) que impact&oacute; de manera considerable las operaciones cotidianas de la f&aacute;brica y de las oficinas. Sin embargo, todos trabajaron arduamente juntos para superar este gran desaf&iacute;o y poder continuar ofreci&eacute;ndoles un servicio impecable a nuestros clientes.<\/p>\n<p>Mejor empleador: El equipo de Ottawa obtuvo un segundo premio. En efecto, cuenta con un alto &iacute;ndice de compromiso, con numerosos empleados con mucha antig&uuml;edad. Tambi&eacute;n ofrece posibilidades de desarrollo a nivel interno y supo demostrar el elevado nivel complementariedad y de gesti&oacute;n de fuerzas de cada uno para superar varios obst&aacute;culos. La empresa cuida a sus empleados y presenta puntuaciones satisfactorias en salud y seguridad.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&ndash; Cobra Rebar inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Desempe&ntilde;o: El equipo de Cobra Rebar demostr&oacute; excelentes resultados. Sus operaciones est&aacute;n estructuradas como un reloj y mantienen un ritmo que ha superado considerablemente los objetivos estimados para el a&ntilde;o.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&ndash; AGF Rebar (Scarborough) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Entrega social: Los miembros del equipo AGF Rebar en Scarborough son bastante reconocidos por su elevado nivel de entrega hacia la comunidad. Adem&aacute;s de realizar numerosas actividades de recaudaci&oacute;n de fondos con un elevado &iacute;ndice de participaci&oacute;n por parte de todo el equipo, tambi&eacute;n se comprometen a gestionar mejor los recortes de acero para reducir los desechos y tener un comportamiento m&aacute;s ecol&oacute;gico.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&ndash; AGF Rebar (Calgary) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Salud y seguridad: El equipo de Calgary implement&oacute; una cultura de SST bastante s&oacute;lida. Rompieron el r&eacute;cord de 500&nbsp;d&iacute;as sin accidentes con p&eacute;rdida de tiempo. Son un buen modelo que seguir.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&ndash; Acier AGF (Longueuil)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Modelo de la industria: El equipo de Acier&nbsp;AGF en Longueuil obtuvo este premio con base en los prestigiosos proyectos en los que particip&oacute; la divisi&oacute;n los &uacute;ltimos meses (por ejemplo, REM, el banco nacional, Royalmount, STM Bellechasse). Se distingue por ser LA referencia en el mercado con respecto a la competencia (&ldquo;el socio ideal&rdquo;). Tambi&eacute;n es reconocido por tener un papel de influenciador en la industria.<\/p>\n<p>&iexcl;Felicidades a todos por estas recompensas y su magn&iacute;fico desempe&ntilde;o!<\/p>\n<p>Nos vemos el pr&oacute;ximo a&ntilde;o para una nueva edici&oacute;n de los premios AGF Golden Rebar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the eighth edition of AGF Evolution, several divisions were honoured with an AGF Golden [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":48197,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[231],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-48216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-team-members"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48216","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=48216"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59902,"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48216\/revisions\/59902"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/groupeagf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}