APM Steam Services U.S. successfully completed two outages in sequence and ahead of schedule during the 2020 Spring outage season. Both projects were critical components within a total of five LP steam path replacements listed for the customer.
Read MoreLast October 2019 was a first for APM. We were invited to the table to sit with GE Chairman Larry Culp, alongside GE Gas Power leadership, to present a vision and strategy for renewing the safety culture at GE. To kick off the meeting, I was asked to present the safety moment, which was a highlight of a safety workout in September between GE-FC-APM & Entergy, one of our customers, hosted at the APM LDC.
Read MoreCongratulations to APM Steam Services for a successful outage in Romania! APM, as part of the One GE Service solution, was originally scheduled to start preparation and work at Cernavoda in November 2020. Due to time requirements from the site, our crafts experts were needed on the job by June – five months sooner than originally expected.
Read MoreToday is Labor Day. The U.S. Department of Labor states that Labor Day “constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.” APM especially values …
Read MoreTranscending empowerment across our craftspeople to drive leadership at their work site fosters ideas and strengthens paths to execute a procedure or plan. Gabrial Stevenson and Stephen Shook Jr. utilized their empowerment and delivered expertise during a block outage at Florida Power & Light (FP&L) Okeechobee Clean Energy Center in March 2020.
Read MoreWhat is Radical Candor?
In our recent Q3 Leadership Meeting, our Marc Campo delivered a culture moment on one of our culture pillars, Candor. He leveraged concepts from the book Radical Candor by Kim Scott.
Marc first helped us understand the difference between candor -v- radical candor.
Candor is the quality of being open and honest in expression.
Read MoreAPM Team,
Our APM Leadership Team held our Q3 Leadership Meeting two weeks ago. We took this opportunity to reflect on our business performance through the spring and early summer. A few highlights: we delivered improved field execution (especially in safety and quality), and we experienced challenges with volume and structure in the current reality (due to COVID and market dynamics within the Coal – Gas – Renewables mix).
Read MoreAPM 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
Read MoreTeam,
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.
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