Our APM Leadership Development Center Delivers Collaboration and Empowerment Despite the Pandemic Challenges
Our APM Leadership Development Center Delivers Collaboration and Empowerment Despite the Pandemic Challenges

Our APM Leadership Development Center (LDC) continues to buzz with activity despite COVID-19 challenges! We are proud that the facility has maintained momentum as a hub for collaboration and learning during the past 12+ months. The development of our facility was a major investment, and the time required to carefully and thoroughly plan events over the past 2+ years, especially with consideration for social distancing and tedious hygiene during the pandemic, has been no small achievement for the coordination team …

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Reflections... Reminders
Reflections... Reminders

The past two months have been an energizing time in APM @ our LDC. We have hosted ~250 people, including a New Superintendent Course for ~25 new superintendents (along with another in Canada), a Project Superintendent Course for ~20 top superintendents to support transactional (ex: no FE) scopes, and multiple Live Outage Courses for ~30 core superintendents and crews (along with a few of our GE partners)…

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APM Steam Fossil Delivers Five-Star Service Ahead of Schedule at Evergy Iatan Generating Station
APM Steam Fossil Delivers Five-Star Service Ahead of Schedule at Evergy Iatan Generating Station

Deployed in early November to Missouri for a forced outage, our APM team completed an investigation on a generator bearing that was experiencing high vibration. The team disassembled the generator and supporting components to investigate T-10 bearing and corrected the generator and exciter alignment.

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Meet APM Superintendent, Shawn Stack!
Meet APM Superintendent, Shawn Stack!

This month’s spotlight features APM Superintendent, Shawn Stack! Shawn has previously spent time as a Blade Tech and is recognized as a reliable and dynamic employee. Shawn meets every outage with focus and drive, the same attributes he meets his Ironman Triathlon competitions with. We are so excited to spotlight Shawn! Read more to get to know his history with APM, proudest moments, and some of his favorite hobbies.

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Reflections... 2021 Yearend
Reflections... 2021 Yearend

Dear APM Team,

THANK YOU! 2021 will be a year of continued improvement and delivering excellence for our customers and our shareholders. You have sacrificed much to make 2021 a year we are extremely proud of and can celebrate. Again, I say THANK YOU!

The below video includes more of my year-end reflections. As I mention in the video, I encourage us to embrace a spirit of optimism during these challenging times.

Paul would write, “Finally brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if there is any excellence and if there is anything praiseworthy—dwell on these things.” Philippians 4:8.

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APM Canada Delivers Full Scope On-Time
APM Canada Delivers Full Scope On-Time

Mobilized in late July, the skilled APM Canada team independently reported to a fertilizer plant in Redwater, Alberta, to complete a large-scale project within a tight timeline of roughly two months. The rounded project scope included replacing a Westinghouse turbine unit, the turbine’s auxiliary equipment, two ID fans, gear boxes, the turbine’s frame, and vetting equipment start up before entering full repower.

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Reflections... Summit Fever
Reflections... Summit Fever

As we are closing out this 2021 year, I want to first thank you for your contribution to making our APM successful. I expect 2021 will be a year we take great pride in our performance during challenging times. Yet 2021 is not over; we still have ~1400 craft teammates working ~60K hours on many jobsites (FW48), we are preparing to host multiple training events for both core teams and new superintendents, and we have many in the corporate offices working to “close the books” through the holiday season.

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APM Achieves TAUC's 2021 Thomas J. Reynolds Safety Awards!
APM Achieves TAUC's 2021 Thomas J. Reynolds Safety Awards!

We are incredibly proud to share that multiple APM divisions have been recognized by The Association of Union Constructors (“TAUC”) for their dedication towards safety during the working year of 2020. This year’s achievement leaves a deeper impression due to the elevated challenge in remaining safe and healthy while simultaneously navigating COVID-19 protocols at customer sites.

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Employee Spotlight - Meet APM Technical Advisor and Superintendent, Steven Putman!
Employee Spotlight - Meet APM Technical Advisor and Superintendent, Steven Putman!

This month’s employee spotlight features APM Technical Advisor and Superintendent, Steven Putman! Steven has been recognized as a top employee by being highly knowledgeable and helpful while keeping a positive attitude. He constantly completes his work at the greatest level of safety and quality. Steven’s site presence is well-known, and he is routinely requested by site customers due to his awesome reputation. We are so excited to spotlight Steven! Read more to get to know his history with APM, proudest moments, and some of his favorite hobbies.

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APM Canada Helps Raise Nearly $20,000 for Niagara Health Foundation
APM Canada Helps Raise Nearly $20,000 for Niagara Health Foundation

While on site to provide a 7FA major inspection, exhaust upgrade, and a generator swap for Thorold Cogeneration Station at Northland Power in Ontario Canada, APM Canada participated in an exciting joint activity to raise funds for charity along with keeping all craft and site workers engaged in Toolbox Talks and safety discussions. The first activity incentivized continual safety, and site teams contributed to a fund pot each day of the outage. The opportunity to give back to the local community sparked high participation amongst crews.

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Reflections... Town Hall Preview
Reflections... Town Hall Preview

The below video includes a preface for next week’s Town Hall Discussion, GE’s latest announcement, and COVID vaccinations. I encourage us all to stay focused on the few things that are most important. Focus on our standards and continuing to establish our APM way. I look forward to your questions and our discussion at our Town Hall Discussion next Friday. Thank you for all you do to make our APM successful!

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Reflections... STOP Culture
Reflections... STOP Culture

APM Team,

Good execution thus far this outage season. With the exception of a rough couple days in early October when we had two craft injuries, we have kept our people 100% safe thus far this fall. There may be a number of reasons why, and I assure you we will dive deep in reviewing this fall to learn why in prep for the spring. One reason why that is on my mind right now is our STOP culture.

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Employee Spotlight - Meet APM Superintendent, Jorge Huitron!
Employee Spotlight - Meet APM Superintendent, Jorge Huitron!

This month’s spotlight features APM Gas Superintendent, Jorge Huitron! Jorge has been recognized as a top employee by consistently exceeding safety goals and quality objectives. An APM Superintendent manages direct labor supervision of craft site crews designated to outages. They maintain adherence to APM’s policies, procedures, standards, and overall safety and quality at a job site. We are so excited to spotlight Jorge! Continue reading to get to know his history with APM, proud moments, and some of his favorite hobbies.

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APM Data Analytics & Business Intelligence Wins Dataiku Frontrunner Award
APM Data Analytics & Business Intelligence Wins Dataiku Frontrunner Award

The Dataiku Frontrunner Awards celebrate data science and artificial intelligence builders who are pushing their field forward every single day. Dataiku industry executives and experts select winners and finalists who are making impactful advances within their industry. This year, the APM Data Analytics & Business Intelligence Team was recognized for their major development in predictive analytics to push APM as a top safety leader in the construction and maintenance industries.

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APM Boiler U.S. Superintendent, Byron Davis, Receives Entergy Safety Award!
APM Boiler U.S. Superintendent, Byron Davis, Receives Entergy Safety Award!

The Boiler U.S. team reported to Entergy’s Roy S. Nelson Plant located in Westlake, Louisiana, to perform maintenance on a pulverizer component. Throughout the outage, employees were asked to participate in the site’s Safety Observation Program that encourages site teams to share written insights regarding various observations and safety topics for the customer.

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