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  • Woman-Owned Construction Company Brex Enterprises Setting New Standards

    Alicia Brentzel, Brex EnterprisesBased in Irwin, PA – some 22 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, Brex Enterprises provides pipeline maintenance and services; earthwork and development; trucking and hauling; and right-of-way services. A family business with a history of generations of construction experience, it operates mainly in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and New York.
    Founded in 2012 as Brentzel Excavation LLC, the company, attributes its growth and success to building upon a solid foundation comprised of five essential components, says Alicia Brentzel, president and co-owner with husband Andrew (A.J.).
    The company was begun when A.J. – who had been working for a family member doing excavation – decided to form his own excavation business. Slowly, the company moved into also doing pipeline work for the oil and gas industry. In 2014, Brentzel Excavation LLC changed its name to a DBA (Doing Business As): Brex Enterprises. ‘Br’ for Brentzel and ‘ex’ for excavation.
    At the beginning of 2019, Brex Enterprises earned a Women Business Enterprise (WBE) certification from the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). It is a private third-party that certifies women-owned businesses on behalf of U.S. corporations or WBE certification through city, county or state programs.
    “The certification gives us another tool in our toolbox to use to go after certain government contracts that require a minimum participation level of spend with small businesses and diverse business enterprises,” she explains.

    A Foundation Of Safety 
    One part of the company’s foundation is safety, says Alicia Brentzel. “Our employees are the company’s greatest asset and their health and safety is the company’s number one priority. Our safety record is amazing and we attribute that to truly establishing the priority that safety is first. We do not make any sacrifices to safety, period.”
    All employees receive comprehensive annual training from company management on all aspects of work Brex Enterprises does. A company safety committee – made up of employees and managers – meet monthly to monitor and address issues. The committee also conducts on-site inspections at random.
    There is a company-wide commitment to safety on an employee and management level, she adds. This is achieved through initial training and annual training thereafter. The company’s safety training programs comply with all clients’ requests and regulatory agencies, including the U.S. DOT and OSHA.
    Being in the oil and gas industry there are already additional safety measures that we must comply with, Brentzel points out. That includes SafeLandUSA training – a standardized orientation training for workers in the U.S. Onshore and Gas Exploration & Production industries.
    “Part of our bidding process is to conduct a preliminary safety analysis of the job to determine if we need to add more time and additional safety measures. Things that would add cost or time to a job is accounted for upfront.
    Up to 2018, the company had no lost work claims. Since then there has been only minor incidents.

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    Aug 10, 2020 - 5 years ago

  • Peterbilt Dealers Focus On Service To Help Drive Uptime

    In an effort to eliminate downtime, Peterbilt dealerships are continually increasing their focus on delivering a level of service that is a Class above. Peterbilt dealers are investing in growing service abilities through new locations, upgraded facilities, remodels and expanded mobile service capabilities.
    Earlier this year Peterbilt launched the Platinum Service Center Program and subsequently recognized the very first Platinum Service Centers.  In just a few months since, there has been a 90% increase, to 132 dealerships passing the rigorous certification process. In order to attain Platinum Service Center status dealers must achieve high utilization of PACCAR Solutions Service Management, reduce overall dwell time for customer repairs, prioritize Peterbilt’s RapidCheck® triage service, and maintain exceptional parts availability. 
    Peterbilt dealerships are also evaluated on their availability of mobile service vehicles, which enhances customer satisfaction by getting trucks back to work quicker than ever before. Peterbilt dealers say mobile service is critical to their customers. Peterbilt Platinum Service Centers have the PSC emblem displayed next to their name on the Peterbilt.com Dealer Locater.
    “Service has been an important part of our business from day one and a critical component in maintaining strong relationships with our customers. In recent years we’ve been investing heavily into our mobile service capabilities as our customers appreciate our ability to be wherever they need us and get them back going as quickly as possible”, said Glenn Larson, Dealer Principal at TLG Peterbilt. 
    “Peterbilt dealers are the backbone of our customer support, and to see dealers embrace how important service is to their own businesses and the uptime of their customers is very exciting. At the end of the day our number one priority is having Peterbilt trucks on the road helping keep the economy moving forward”, said Bruce Croker Peterbilt Director of Aftersales. 

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    Aug 10, 2020 - 5 years ago

  • Volvo CE To Divest Blaw-Knox Paver Business To Gencor Industries

    Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has signed an agreement to divest the North American Blaw-Knox paver business and associated assets to leading asphalt equipment manufacturer Gencor Industries (Gencor).
    The Blaw-Knox business and associated assets will shift to Gencor, including the transfer of the manufacturing production line currently located in Shippensburg Pennsylvania. Gencor has announced that they plan to continue the manufacturing of the Blaw-Knox paver line in south-central Pennsylvania and move to a location in Letterkenny Township.
    The deal, which is expected to be finalized in the fourth quarter of 2020 will allow Gencor to manufacture and develop Volvo CE’s current North American paver product line and market it under the Blaw-Knox brand. Gencor has announced that it will continue marketing and servicing the Blaw-Knox paver line through selected Volvo CE dealers in North America.

    Brand With A Long Legacy
    The Blaw-Knox brand dates back over a century when in 1917 Blaw Collapsible Steel Centering Company merged with the Knox Pressed and Welded Steel Company. The firm made its first road paving equipment in 1929 and the brand has since gone on to build an enviable reputation in the paving segment in North America.
    Gencor Industries, Inc., is the leading manufacturer in North America of asphalt plants, soil remediation plants, combustion systems, and heat transfer systems to the road and highway construction industry.
    “Gencor is a strong player to take on the Blaw-Knox paver range, as it has extensive expertise in the asphalt industry and a good reputation for quality and customer success,” commented Melker Jernberg, President of Volvo CE. “We see this agreement as being a win-win for us and Gencor. It maintains a valuable product offer to Volvo CE customers, as well as securing dealer distribution and servicing of Blaw-Knox branded paver products in North America.”
    Marc G. Elliott, President & Director of Gencor Industries, also commented, saying: “With our already strong position in the asphalt industry, this acquisition will afford Gencor access to the venerable brand of Blaw-Knox, and provide an entry into the hot mix paver segment. We are committed to the long-term growth and development of the Blaw-Knox brand.” 

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    Aug 10, 2020 - 5 years ago

  • Doosan Bobcat Focuses on Continual Safety Improvements and Business Continuity Amid Ongoing Challenges of the Pandemic

    Doosan Bobcat Focuses on Continual Safety Improvements and Business Continuity Amid Ongoing Challenges of the Pandemic

    Adversity always creates its fair share of challenges for leaders. Whether or not these challenges can be dealt with successfully often depends upon how adversity is viewed – either as a threat to overcome, or as an opportunity to improve and advance.

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    Jul 23, 2020 - 5 years ago

  • Alberta Announces New 10-Year Program To Attract Petrochemical Projects

    Alberta's provincial government announced a 10-year grant program in early July,  which the government hopes will attract multi-billion dollar petrochemical investments.

    Alberta Announces New 10-Year Program To Attract Petrochemical Projects
    The Alberta Petrochemicals Incentive Program, launching this fall, will invest in major petrochemical manufacturing projects in the province. Government funding will be provided to every project that applies and meets the criteria once they’re operational, said Dale Nally, Alberta’s Associate Minister of Natural Gas and Electricity.
    Nally said a private evaluation program won’t be used to select projects, and the program will be open year-round for the next decade with no intermittent application deadlines.
    “Our government is no longer committed to picking winners and losers,” Nally said. “We’re going to let the market do that.
    “We’re going to stop asking industry to revolve around government schedule. We’re going to revolve around theirs.”
    Instead of royalty credits, the program will offer grants, which Nally said is a more effective way to encourage investment, since it lets companies better account for the full value of incentive offered.
    Nally said there will be significant opportunities to grow the province’s petrochemical sector by more than $30 billion by 2030, a figure he said is based on historical development in the sector and industry partner forecasts.
    The province will monitor and assess the program throughout the next decade, and said there will be no cap on how much funding it will provide to investors. Nally said it’s possible an annual cap will be implemented, but that hasn’t been decided.
    Nally acknowledged that too many new projects could risk overheating the sector, but the government’s ongoing assessment of the program will watch for that.
    “That’s always the risk, so that’s why we committed to monitoring it throughout the 10 years,” he said. “We don’t have any hard caps in place. But if we have to look at an annual cap, that’s something that we’ll do.”
    Alberta is already one of the country’s largest hubs for petrochemical manufacturing, and the province expects global demand to increase further, a demand the government hopes the program will capitalize on.
    The program will run alongside the province’s Petrochemicals Diversification Program, not replace it, Nally said. The PDP offers royalty credits to companies in exchange for building facilities that turn ethane, methane or propane feedstocks into products such as plastics and fabrics. 

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    Jul 16, 2020 - 5 years ago

  • Quest CCS Facility Captures And Stores Five Million Tonnes Of Co2 Ahead Of Fifth Anniversary

    In less than five years since its start up, the Quest carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility has captured and safely stored five million tonnes of CO2 and at a lower cost than anticipated.

    Quest CCS Facility

    Five million tonnes of CO2 is equal to the annual emissions from about 1.25 million cars. The cost to operate Quest is about 35% lower than what was forecast in 2015, and if Quest were to be built today, it would cost about 30% less thanks to capital efficiency improvements.
    The Quest CCS facility, which celebrated its start-up on November 6, 2015, was designed to capture about one million tonnes of CO2 each year from oil sands operations and safely store the CO2 more than 2km underground in a sandstone rock reservoir. Quest has exceeded this target while lowering costs thanks to an excellent storage reservoir with significant capacity for CO2 injection, and strong capture reliability with less than 1% of downtime annually. Alberta is an ideal location for CCS with its deep saline aquifers and depleted oil fields providing extensive options for safe underground CO2 storage.
    Shell is active along the full CCS value chain and continues to invest in CCS globally as part of its ambition to be a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050 or sooner. Shell, together with partners Total and Equinor, took a final investment decision on the Northern Lights CCS project in Norway in May 2020. Northern Lights has incorporated lessons from Quest, which has been sharing knowledge and lessons learned over the last five years to encourage more widespread implementation of CCS. Quest’s designs and performance data are available in an annual report through the Government of Alberta website.
    Quest is the world’s first commercial-scale CCS facility applied to oil sands operations and is operated by Shell on behalf of the Athabasca Oil Sands Project (AOSP). The respective ownership interests of AOSP assets in aggregate, directly and indirectly, are 70% Canadian Natural Resources Limited and an affiliate, 20% Chevron Canada Limited and 10% Shell Canada Limited through certain subsidiaries.
    “Congratulations to Shell and its joint venture partners for reaching this historic milestone. Exceeding targets for capturing and safely storing CO2 emissions at the Quest facility showcases the energy sector’s dedication to technological innovation and government’s commitment to responsible energy development. We’re thrilled that Shell is taking the time to share this success story. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is working, and Quest is a model facility that others are learning from across the globe to scale up CCS. Collectively, our voices will continue to tell the world that there’s no better place to produce energy than right here in Alberta,” said The Honourable Jason Kenney, Premier of Alberta.
    “Our energy is produced under the world’s highest environmental, human rights and labour standards. That’s why Canada, led by Alberta, ranks third among oil producing nations in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors – and we’re committed to strengthening these efforts. Quest’s CCS milestone is the perfect example of how the use of game-changing technology will enable Alberta to build on our existing energy foundation, as we also pave the way for emerging sectors to grow and succeed. Congratulations to Shell Canada, its joint venture partners and everyone involved in Quest’s impressive achievement,” Sonya Savage, The Honourable Alberta Minister of Energy said.
    “Widespread adoption of carbon capture and storage is one of the key solutions the world needs right now to help solve the climate challenge. In its fifth year operating, Quest continues to be a thriving example of how carbon capture and storage is working; showing it can make a significant contribution to lowering CO2 emissions and at a lower cost than anticipated. Our expertise, regulatory frameworks and geology make Alberta an ideal place to continue developing CCS technology,”  said Michael Crothers, President and Country Chair, Shell Canada.
    “Quest’s latest milestone highlights the sector’s leadership in leveraging technology and Canadian ingenuity to deliver significant reductions in CO2 emissions. This is an important made-in-Canada success story. The achievement reflects the collaborative partnership of industry and government along with the commitment of dedicated teams working together to continuously improve operational and environmental performance,” said Tim McKay, President, Canadian Natural.

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    Jul 16, 2020 - 5 years ago

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