APM Steam Services continues to serve excellence in quality, with safety as their foundation on every job site. In collaboration with GE and FieldCore, APM successfully completed an outage consisting of a Minor Inspection and a generator field swap in May 2020.
Read MoreWe are incredibly proud to announce APM Boiler Canada as this year's recipient of the Tripartite Zero (Recordable) Injury Turnaround Award! This award is determined by the General Presidents’ Maintenance Committee for Canada (GPMC), and the National Maintenance Council for Canada (NMC). This is the first time APM has received this recognition.
Read MoreI commend our efforts this week to communicate our APM culture pillars. Hopefully each of us have a better understanding of three basic questions:
What is culture?
Why is culture important?
How to apply culture to my role?
Read MoreA successful outage was completed at W.A. Parish in early June while navigating the perplexities of COVID-19. In collaboration with FieldCore and GE, our highly skilled APM Boiler team led by Mike Bush, sought ways to improve the experience for our customer. The driving factors in this large of a success were lean initiatives in productivity, cost savings, and the prioritization of health for all at NRG.
Read MoreAPM, along with GE and Fieldcore, successfully completed several outages across 45 units for Vistra Energy throughout the Spring outage season. Our long-standing relationship with Vistra Energy has developed over many years as we continually sustain our partnership with high-level performance and prioritization of safety in everything we do.
Read MoreFirst, I want to say Thank You to everyone who participated in the All Hands, Heads & Hearts event yesterday. I enjoyed the opportunity to speak with you about our business, discuss your questions, and celebrate the success each of you has delivered for APM in the first half of this year…
Read MoreAPM Specialty Services Canada is on a roll this Spring outage season after concluding a successful 11-month unit addition project in April 2020. In collaboration with Baker Hughes, APM provided a five-person team of millwrights, electrical, and instrumentation support for all major construction and commissioning activities during the installation of a MW30 compressor station at Turner Valley for TC Energy in Alberta, Canada
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I found the below linked article on “8 ways COVID is changing construction” thought provoking, and I wanted to share some of my key thoughts on the concepts covered.
Read MoreAmid this ongoing pandemic, daily lives have been altered. The sudden change in the regular rhythm of school, work, and home life required many people to leave their typical roles as students or employees and take on new full-time responsibilities such as a caregiver, or teacher.
Read MoreThis week, I want to provide some insight into a related topic that may be on your mind: When can I return to the office? I appreciate that for many working from home has its advantages, but also its challenges.
Read MoreOur environment is demanding change all around. This makes it critical for us to keep pace with the required transformations in how we live and work. I encourage us all to consider not only how to survive despite the challenges, but also how to win and thrive because of the dynamics…
Read MoreWe are extremely proud of our APM Specialty Services Canada team and their contribution to the success of the Saddle West Expansion project. In collaboration with Baker Hughes, APM brought the culture of teamwork and a strong performance of safety to TC Energy in Alberta, Canada. All contractors participating in the project held a high sense of accountability. This drew recognition in being selected for the CEO Safety Leadership Awards in 2019 under the team category for their inspiring sense of mutual success, and powerful performance in safety.
Read MoreTypically, APM, FieldCore, and GE meet in person to set out a pre-planning process for an outage. Due to the current environment within COVID-19, multiple calls were made with APM Canada Director – Ben Jonas, Service Managers – Craig Mosier and Ben Storie, Lead EHS Representative – Rob Dunbar, and Superintendents – Derek Steele and Jeremy Johnson to discuss optimal work completion at Husky Energy in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan.
Read MoreAs the spring outage season appears to be slowing down, now is a good time to begin reflecting on our performance and looking ahead (just a little)…
Read MoreSuperintendents Jesse Kilgore, Kevin Lockhart, and their APM Boiler team gleamed with dedication while contributing world-class solutions to the TVA Allen site. Our APM crew utilized lean practices to improve upon the work plan, providing a near seamless experience for our customer every step of the way.
Read MoreWe applaud our APM Boiler Team and Superintendent, Mike Bush, for leading an on-time delivery at ODEC Wildcat. The replacement task of 144 HARPs may have seemed daunting, but our fearless group harnessed their wealth of knowledge to knuckle down on this project.
Read MoreDo you have a room in your house that is “cluttered”? I do. Two weeks ago it was our sports garage, cluttered with stuff – worn out balls, unused weights, even a bin of football notes from when I was coaching…
Read MoreFor the past three years, a GE engineering team in Greenville has requested Superintendents from APM Gas North to help teach a class for new product design engineering. Our Superintendents who participated this past February were Tom Bernier, Pat McGinnis, and Rodney Chesser.
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Last week we focused on our commitment to integrity, hosting stand-downs to reemphasize the importance of the spirit – acting in agreement with the intent of policies – and the letter – following the established
guidance and requirements …
APM, in conjunction with FieldCore and On Site Services, recently brought new heights to the largest project execution during an outage at Exelon’s LaSalle nuclear plant in Illinois.
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