Pennecon Cleans Up for Summer

Volume 5, Issue 2
• Concrete Products wins Best in Show
• Pennecon Helps SPCA Walk for the Animals
• Bob Rice Memorial Golf Tournament
• Environmental Spotlight
Pennecon Cleans Up for Summer
In keeping with Pennecons commitment to the environment and to the community,
Pennecon employees participated in this year’s Environment Week (June 2nd– 8th)
by hosting three community clean ups and taking part in the CBC Morning Show’s
15 minute cleanup.
Twenty-five Pennecon Ltd and Pennecon Heavy Civil Ltd. employees took to the
streets of Paradise for the Town of Paradise Curby Clean-Up Day on May 24th.
In only a few hours over one hundred bags of garbage were collected along Topsail
Road between the Pennecon office and the TransCanada Highway exit.
Concrete Team
On June 4th the Morning Show hosted a 15 Minute Clean-Up in St. John’s.
Environment, Health and Safety staff gladly showed their support while helping to
tidy up along the busy downtown water front. CBC Radio interviewed Environment
Manager Deidre Puddister, who shared information about Pennecon’s annual
clean-up events.
Pennecon Energy staff participated in the St. John’s Clean and Beautiful clean up
on June 6th. With over 45 employees from the Pennecon Energy Water Street office
participating, we were able to collect trash all along Sudbury Street, Leslie Street,
Alexander Street, Water Street and Victoria Park, and even along the Waterford
River Walking trail.
Energy Team
With support from Pennecon Limited’s Health, Safety and Environment team,
Pennecon’s concrete division participated in CBS’s 3 hour Challenge on June 7th.
We cleaned up the local parking area near Little Pond on the Fox Trap Access Road,
gathering enough garbage to fill two pickup trucks!
Thanks to all participants and to the individuals who helped organize these events!
With your support, Pennecon will continue to make our communities beautiful!
Heavy Civil and Ltd. Team
HR and YOU
Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
Pennecon provides Employee and Family assistance services to
employees and their family members, in an effort to support
wellness. This program is a full service offering of counseling and
health management services provided by the Company, at no cost
to employees.
The program is administered through an external service provider,
Homewood Human Solutions. This is a Canadian company that
specializes in providing employee assistance services to help
employees resolve personal, family, or work-related concerns before
they affect quality of life or job performance.
The EFAP is completely private and confidential. The services are
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and can be accessed in a
format that best suits you or your family members needs; in person,
by phone, or through the internet. The counsellors are experienced,
qualified and able to help you deal with your personal issues.
Best Wishes Barb
Pennecon would like to send best wishes for a happy retirement to
Barb Lily. Barb retired on June 26 after almost 37 years of service with
Pennecon. Barb worked as Payroll Administrator and we will surely
miss having her around!
We celebrated this important day with Barb by having a luncheon
in her honor! It was a lovely event. A few words were spoken, some
tokens of appreciation were shared and we sent Barb on her way.
Barb will surely enjoy her well-deserved retirement, spending time
with her husband, children and grandchildren.
Everyone at Pennecon thanks Barb for her many years of service!
All the best for a healthy and happy retirement!
You don’t need a referral to contact Homewood Human Solutions
or to use their services; and you don’t need to discuss your call with
your manager or supervisor.
These services can contribute positively to your health and well being
and that of your family.
Please visit www.humansolutions.ca to learn more or
register. It’s as simple as that! You can also call 1.800.663.1142 or
1.888.384.1152 (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf).
Your personal wellness is important to us at Pennecon. If there are
any further questions about this service please don’t hesitate to
contact Lorne Bennett or Brenda Gaulton. We also encourage you to
tell your family about this service offering and share the information
with them.
Pennecon Donates to
Province’s New Aquarium
Bob Rice Memorial Golf Tournament:
Another successful year!
On July 5, we held the 2013 Annual Bob Rice Memorial Golf
Tournament at Glendenning Golf Course. More than 130
participants came together to toast former long service employee,
Bob Rice and enjoyed a round of golf for a great cause.
Each year, funds raised through this tournament are donated to
Mobile Central High, in Bob’s memory. This year was another huge
success with $10,000 being raised.
Lammy the Lumpfish
The Petty Harbour Mini Aquarium opened its doors on June 15th
and is doing swimmingly in the first month of its inaugural season!
Pennecon Limited kindly made a donation to this non-profit
organization and sponsored one of the “Flirty and Voluptuous”
tanks located in the beautiful Mini Aquarium.
This exhibit is the summer home of many beautiful creatures,
including a curious adult Lumpfish named Lammy. A space specifically
designed to foster curiosity and wonder in old and young alike, the
Mini Aquarium hopes to educate and inspire visitors towards action
to keep our vast and breathtaking ocean healthy. Come check out this
awe-inspiring attraction, open every day 10am-6pm until October 19th!
At Pennecon, we were excited to be a part of this wonderful program.
The day began with a toast from Ches Penney and ended with
a few words from Larry Puddister, Louise Rice (wife of late Bob Rice)
and David Locke (principal of Mobile Central High).
The winner of the tournament this year was Johnson Insurance.
Congratulations!! The “Most Honest Team” prize was awarded to
a Pennecon Team comprised of Dave Barrett, Josie Sheppard, Susan
Houlihan and Mary Lynn Dalton!
Other awards included: Female Closest to the Pin – Hilda Gillard,
Capital Ready Mix; Male Closest to the Pin – Phil Ryan, Strongco
Construction; Female Longest Drive – Tanya Wall, Mobile Central
High; and Male Longest Drive – Shane Morris, Acme Financial
Services. There were also numerous team prize draws and individual
prize draws.
“This tournament means a lot to our business community and
everyone at Pennecon loves to be a part of it,” said Larry Puddister.
“It was another successful year. “
Environmental Spotlight
Pennecon boasts full compliance with the most stringent environmental
standards in today’s industries, often going above and beyond current
expectations. Environmental stewardship is a priority on all work sites and
we encourage you to talk with Pennecon’s Environmental staff; ask questions
and report findings on any environmental questions or issues. Our environmental
legacy is important to us!
With another beautiful summer underway, Pennecon would like to remind you
of the importance of protecting Newfoundland and Labrador’s unique
environment. Whether you are working in the city, camping in our diverse
wilderness, or boating along our magnificent coastline, it is important to
remember to respectfully use our natural resources!
Employee Profile:
Timothy Bruce Saunders
Tim Saunders is Operations Manager with Pennecon Energy Marine
Base in Bay Bulls, NL and has been with Pennecon since 2004.
Fresh out of Memorial University with a Bachelor of Business
Administration (BBA), Tim was ready to work and found a home at
Pennecon. Tim began with Pennecon Energy as Materials Coordinator
for the Transocean – Henry Goodrich Refit Project in Bull Arm.
It was here that Tim developed his skills in the office and warehouse
environment, gaining valuable experience and becoming familiar
with the offshore/marine industry. Once this project was completed,
Tim was relocated to Bay Bulls and has been there ever since.
a professional athlete or phys-ed teacher. Tim and his family also love
spending time at their cabin in Lethbridge, NL, fishing and snowmobiling.
A little secret that people may not know about Tim is that he is a real
at-home chef! Whenever he has the chance, Tim is whipping up a
delicious meal for family and friends.
Tim says that he truly enjoys working with Pennecon and applying
his studies and skills in the “real world”. He finds it very rewarding to
work with his team in Bay Bulls helping the company grow and
succeed in the flourishing offshore industry.
Tim is a great employee and we are
happy that he found his home
at Pennecon!
Over the years, Tim has advanced his career and experience through
various supervisor, management and leadership courses supported
by Pennecon.
A native of Paradise, he still calls it home. A real family man, Tim
lives with his wife, Lesley, their two children, Fayth who is two years
old, and Lyla who is five months old, and their dog, Kado. “Family is
everything to me; they’re what keeps me going and helps me strive to
be the best, both at work and at home,” says Tim.
A real sports enthusiast Tim is a huge fan of hockey, soccer and
baseball. As a child, Tim was very involved in sports and is itching to
get back at it. Actually, when he was younger he dreamed of being
Sending our thoughts…
We were saddened to learn that despite the amazing
efforts of her medical team, Hannah Genevieve Warren
passed away on July 6, 2013 surrounded by her loved ones.
Hannah’s story was recently posted in the Pennecon
Newsletter highlighting the support Pennecon Energy
and its team provided to Hannah and her family as
they traveled to the Children’s Hospital of Illinois.
Hannah was born with an extremely rare congenital
abnormality known as tracheal agenesis (her trachea
failed to develop).
We offer our sincere condolences to the Warren family
and will remember them in our thoughts and prayers.
Congratulations
Tely 10 Participants
Pennecon is proud to recognize all of the dedicated and hardworking
employees who took part in the Tely 10 this year. Congratulations!
This personal feat is one that takes great determination. We are
extremely pleased to have such extraordinary people working
amongst us. Setting goals and working towards a happy and healthy
lifestyle is certainly something we at Pennecon believe in!
“A dream doesn’t become reality
through magic; it takes sweat,
determination, and hard work.”
- Colin Powell
Pennecon helps SPCA Walk for the Animals
Employees at Pennecon have come together once again to lend a
hand in raising funds for the SPCA.
On June 22, Larry Puddister and his canine companion Axel, joined in
the Walk for Animals to support the SPCA. Thanks to the generosity
of Pennecon employees, we made a donation of $9,165. This money
will go a long way in aiding this wonderful organization do what they
do best: helping animals in St. John’s and around the province.
A little extra excitement was added when we learned that Pennecon
had raised the most money for the Walk and was awarded a
Kindle Fire HD Tablet, the top prize. A name was drawn from all
Pennecon employees who donated money to the cause and Scott Stagg at Allstar Rebar was the lucky winner.
“It was another great Walk for the Animals for the SPCA and we were so happy to be a part of it,” said Larry Puddister, President and CEO of
Pennecon. “This is one of the charities Pennecon helps out with every year. It’s a cause that means a lot to myself...and Axel.”
This was a very rewarding event and Pennecon is happy to take part each year.
Heavy Civil: Camp Accommodations Project
Heavy Civil is working diligently on a new camp accommodations
at Muskrat Falls, Labrador. This is a very large design-build
project that brings together many different talents and disciplines in
getting the job done.
This Camp will accommodate over 1500 people on-site. It will
include 11 three storey dormitories as well as a kitchen, dining and
recreation complex. In total, 458 pre-fabricated modules will be
set in place. Work has been taking place for the past eight months
and the completion date is set for December 17, 2013.
The 458 modules are being fabricated and shipped from five
different locations throughout Eastern Canada and the United States.
In addition to construction of the modular complex, this project
also includes the supply and installation of electrical and mechanical
site utilities such as site lighting, power distribution, water
storage tank, pump house / chlorination building, a new waste water
treatment plant, and all associated underground piping for domestic
water, fire water supply and sanitary sewer. Final grading of the
overall footprint with a Maintenance Grade 3 topping is also included.
Pennecon Heavy Civil Limited is the General Contractor for the
Project and is supported by Penney Energy Industrial Services and
M & M Engineering Limited.
Concrete Products wins
Best in Show
Pennecon Energy opens
Grand Banks Warehousing
On April 27th and 28th, Concrete Products participated in the
Annual Landscape & Garden Show at the Jack Byrne Arena in
Torbay. This show was a great opportunity to showcase the many
landscaping products this division offers.
Concrete Products has a wide variety of landscape products
available, and this Show provided the chance to put it on display for
a large and targeted audience.
Not only was the show a success, but Concrete Products won the
Best Booth award. A much deserved win!
It was an overall success for the team, reaching many potential
consumers and taking home an award to boot.
Great Job Concrete Products!
Pennecon Energy Grand Banks Warehousing (GBW) has officially
opened its doors. Located in Bay Bulls, NL, near the Pennecon Energy
Marine Base, this facility offers 10,000 sq ft of space for lease.
GBW is now managing, leasing and operating a full service laydown
and warehousing area, offering space to clients on a “build-to-suit” basis.
This is a great project and should attract numerous businesses who
wish to utilize the space!
Congratulations on the Grand Opening!
Unlock the Potential ….Outpace the Competition …Strengthen the Bottom Line
To help enhance communication within the Company, in April of
2013 we piloted an in-house Dale Carnegie communication training
course. A group of Pennecon managers were invited to attend the
well- known Dale Carnegie course. The course teaches participants
how to communicate effectively, strengthen interpersonal relationships,
manage stress and handle fast-paced changing environments.
This course was hosted at our office at 1309 Topsail Road, by
Mark Baldwin, a Dale Carnegie facilitator. Sessions were held one
morning a week, over a nine week period.
The pilot proved to be a huge success and was highly recommended
by members of the first graduating class. We will continue the
course offering as part of our training plan for managers and other
approved employees.
Pennecon’s first Dale Carnegie “Graduating Class of 2013”. (From L-R)
Mark Baldwin, (Dale Carnegie), Jason O’Brien (Pennecon Heavy Civil), Deidre
Puddister (Pennecon Limited), Susan Fowler (Pennecon Concrete), Mike O’Reilly
(Pennecon Limited), Laura Mullowney (Pennecon Energy), John Murphy (Pennecon
Heavy Civil), Jill Stanley (Pennecon Energy) and Eric Pritchett (Pennecon Energy).
Please forward your suggestions, comments and questions to Erin Curran via email to
erin@capeconsultinggroup.com, or by post to:
Erin Curran, Editor, PenneconTalk Newsletter, PO Box 13305, Stn. A St. John’s, NL A1B 4B7