When you need innovative problem solving, APM delivers. Our APM Specialty Services Service Manager, Nick Brockman, recently attended a workout session at the Gas Turbine Outage Simulator (GTOS) Facility in Greenville, NC to help develop solutions for challenges the field is encountering during the Vertical Blade Exchange process and Up-tower Pitch Bearing Exchange process...
Read MoreWhen you need dedication to your job, APM delivers. Our APM Nuclear team recently fulfilled a job at the Dresden D3R23 Refueling Outage and received recognition from GE PGS Americas North Region Service Manager, Martice Nash, for their excellent support. Martice commented, “Without each and every one of you either on site or off site working cohesively, this job would not have been as successful. The customer is extremely thankful and appreciative for the support..."
Read MoreWhen you need safety as your first priority, APM delivers. Our APM Nuclear team recently fulfilled an outage at the Duane Arnold site for Florida Power & Light. During the job, our Superintendent, Terry Jennings, saved the life of another contractor employee, “Matt” by performing CPR and activating an AED to restart his heart...
Read MoreWhen you need safety to be the top priority on your jobsite, APM delivers. Our APM Fossil team from the West Region recently fulfilled a job for Chevron at Kern River Cogeneration Company (KRCC) led by our Superintendent, Jeff Richardson. During the outage, Larry Ihfe, a Chevron Operations Manager visited the site and had this to say, “As part of my visit, I took a tour of the unit to observe the progress of the work and to gauge the safety of the work. While observing the gas turbine work, I introduced myself to Jeff Richardson and asked if I could see the procedure for the work to show my boss the approach utilized. Jeff took the time to walk us through the procedure and the process that is followed related to the work, and he patiently addressed our numerous questions and inquiries..."
Read MoreWhen you need a “can-do” approach on your job, APM delivers. Our APM Fossil team from the North Region recently fulfilled a job alongside the GE team and received appreciation from a Field Engineer for their support, “I want to send a note of appreciation and recognition for the two APM Superintendents, Ken Dodson (day shift) and Mike Benacquisto (night shift) as well as the two APM millwrights that were working for me during the combustion inspection for Unit 9 at Elwood Energy..."
Read MoreWhen you need commitment to a job done right, APM delivers. Our APM Fossil team from the North Region recently partnered with our Global Safety Sources (GSSI) team and GE on their jobsite at Dominion-Fairless to complete a “Hazard Hunt” or walk-through audit on the steam turbine deck. The hunt team, led by APM Superintendent, Mike Ornoski, GSSI Safety Specialist, Ed Geers, and GE Contract Performance Manager, Cal McGinley, had the goal of checking the deck for housekeeping and means of egress, since the areas had become crowded with all of the parts and equipment that had been removed from the unit...
Read MoreWhen you need fulfillment excellence in all job aspects, APM delivers. Our APM Nuclear Superintendent, Juan Ramirez, recently received recognition from GE Lead Field Engineer, Kevin L. Adair, for his excellent leadership on the TVA Browns Ferry Nuclear U3R16 Turbine Outage. Juan’s efforts were acknowledged with the attached letter of appreciation...
Read MoreWhen you need your job completed on schedule with precision despite challenges and obstacles, APM delivers. Our APM Fossil North Team recently received recognition from our customer for executing a D11 Major at Calpine Westbrook. A customer representative, Arthur Hamilton, commented, “Please accept my most sincere appreciation for a job well done. We have worked a lot of hours, with our goals met of safety, quality and schedule. You have again exceeded my expectations, and I am proud to have supported such a professional team..."
Read MoreWhen safety is your priority, APM delivers. APM’s affiliate, Global Safety Sources, Inc. (GSSI), guarantees an innovative crew dedicated to ensuring safe job environments for site visitors and workers. One of our GSSI Safety Specialists, Steve Conrad, recently partnered with team members and jobsite personnel to extinguish fall hazards in their work area...
Read MoreWhen you set priorities for safety and quality on the job, APM delivers. Our APM Fossil North Team recently received appreciation for their successful completion of a job at Dynegy Kendall. Thomas E. Reed, GE Senior Contract Performance Manager, commented, “I want to express my appreciation for the fantastic performance and professionalism of Barry Burroughs and his APM crew during the outages this spring at Dynegy Kendall..."
Read MoreWhen you need guaranteed execution, APM delivers. Our APM Fossil North Team was recently recognized at the PGS North America Conference for their teamwork and execution excellence for the Spring 2014 NRG Hunterstown Outages...
Read MoreThis year we return to the edge of our Fall outage season after a great 2014 Superintendent Conference in Orlando, Florida. We had over 400 in attendance, including APM Superintendents, GETSCO Superintendents, GSSI Safety Specialists and APM Corporate management and personnel. We would like to thank everyone who participated in the event to gear up for the upcoming outage seasons...
Read MoreTop expert teams from craft labor affiliate APM, as well as PGS North America Field Services, PGS Global Services Excellence and Customer Outage Engineering spent a week in Greenville, SC at the new 7FA.03 Gas Turbine Outage Simulator (GTOS) focused on reducing the number of craft labor man hours associated with a 7FA Major Inspection. Prior to working on the GTOS, the teams spent a day in Mooresville, NC (Race City, USA) learning the inner workings of motorsports pit crews and the critical essence of speed and productivity in that industry...
Read MoreWhen you want innovative techniques, APM delivers. A member of our APM Fossil West Team, Art Diaz, recently helped to design and implement a tool that produced tremendous cost savings for our customer. During the job, the customer requested replacement of the 3rd stage aft wheel discourager seal...
Read MoreWhen you want everyone to go home safe, APM delivers. Our APM Specialty Services Projects Manager at Exxon Mobil in Baytown, TX, Ronnie Campbell, recently received the “Nobody Gets Hurt” safety award on behalf of GE Oil & Gas and APM...
Read MoreWhen you set outage priorities and objectives, APM delivers. Our APM GETSCO Canada team recently received a letter of appreciation from the Kingston Generating Station’s General Manager, Steve Collings, for their excellent work on the Northland Power outage in April...
Read MoreWhen safety is your priority, APM delivers. APM’s affiliate, Global Safety Sources, Inc. (GSSI), guarantees an innovative crew working to improve safety programs and ensure safe job environments for site visitors and workers. One of our GSSI Safety Specialists, Steve Conrad, recently partnered with GE South Region EHS Manager, Steve Davis, to implement a new program for labeling secondary chemical containers...
Read MoreWhen you ask for quality work and positive attitudes, APM delivers. Our GETSCO Canada team recently received recognition from GE Field Service Engineer, Said Ouldkaddour, for their excellent fulfillment on a Gas Turbine 7EA Shutdown...
Read MoreWhen you need quality and accountability on your jobsite, APM delivers. Our APM Fossil Team in the West region was recently recognized for their vigilance and dedication to FME (Foreign Material Exclusion) awareness. During a job, two of our APM crew members, Jorge Jimenez and Martin Horenburg, were assisting the Generator Specialist and discovered two pieces of tie wire in the turbine end generator directly under the location where the UT flow scaffolding was tied into the generator axial gussets...
Read MoreWhen you want guaranteed safety and accountability, APM delivers. One of our Nuclear Teams recently displayed their commitment to our STOP program and LOTO (Lockout/Tagout) initiatives by speaking up before beginning an unsafe task that could have resulted in severe injury or even death...
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