This week has been a fruitful week, as we hosted five major events at our LDC…
Read More“Every action we take impacts the lives of others around us.” Arthur Carmazzi
APM is proud to raise appreciation for our teammate from Steam Services, Corey Yocum. On a recent project, Yocum was supporting operational checks in preparation for multiple high hazard lifts scheduled for the week and caught an error.
Read MoreOn a regular day in Seneca, South Carolina, Joey Thigpen (APM Millwright) walked into work with a big beard, even bigger heart, and a very special idea. Joey solicited his brother’s, Matt Anderson (APM Millwright), agreement that they should offer to shave their grizzly beards …
Read MoreThanksgiving is a great time to take a minute to reflect on everything that we are thankful for. Because of this, my family and I have a yearly tradition of creating a turkey hand drawing…
Read More“When you have passion and commitment, you don't need a complex plan.”
-Rudy Ruettiger
Good Afternoon APM Team,
Last week I had the opportunity to be in Atlanta & Washington, DC to strategize and celebrate safety. I have two brief reflections to share.
Read MoreA core commonality between LEAN concepts and our focus on safety is the valuation of life and time well spent. Recently, members of our corporate team, Bruce Bever (Chief Finance Director), Lisset Lopez (Business Improvement Director), and Mellissa Fryman (Billing Manager), visited our Wilmington, MA office…
Read MoreOne of our Blueprint Strategies or WIGs (Wildly Important Goals) is developing Infinite Relationships. What are Infinite Relationships? From my perspective, an infinite relationship is one where each party’s relationship purpose is mutual success. We recognize we are on a journey together…
Read MoreAccording to the U.S. Department of Labor, today “constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.” Did you know Labor Day originally started off in the unions…
Read MoreI am grateful for the opportunity to have met with many of you traveling through the LDC for various learning engagements. I am proud of our APM hosting more than 400 of our teammates and key stakeholders at the LDC during the past month…
Read MoreNear Alberta, Canada, our APM Canada Boiler and APM Steam Services teams took on a planned outage to install a new turbine casing at the Genesee Power Station for Capital Power Corporation. This Outage was scheduled for the entire month of June…
Read MoreUpon continued reflections of our performance, I am confident we have made progress toward the organization we want to become – safe, quality, professional, proud, being the contractor of choice for our employees and customers. For example, in the spring outage season…
Read MoreOur APM U.S. Steam Services and Canadian Specialty Services teams recently collaborated on a job at Bruce Nuclear Generating Station in Tiverton, Ontario, along with GE and FieldCore. During the project, the teams were recognized…
Read MoreThe growth of our APM business should be important to all of us. In simple terms, growth creates opportunities … opportunities to provide our customers with innovative services and products, which in turn generates meaningful work for our employees…
Read MoreOur APM senior leadership team spent the past week coming together to discuss our status today and develop strategies for future success. From the good discussions, there were a few key themes I want to share…
Read MoreDuring the 2019 spring outage season, the APM Gas Team travelled to the Kindle Energy Frontera site in Mission, Texas, to execute repairs on a leaking oil deflector and perform a Steam Turbine bearing inspection. These scopes were led by APM Gas Superintendents, Joshua Gunter and David Maxwell.
Read MoreHopefully you have seen the recent messages from many leaders within our shareholder organization regarding GE’s lean focus. I asked Lisset Lopez, our APM Business Improvement Leader and Lean Champion, to share her reflections with us about Lean and how it applies in APM…
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