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Weir Bulletin 23
Awards
Winners of the Quality Circle Forum of India awards
Brasil win
Excellence Award
Awards for Weir Minerals India
Weir Minerals Brasil received an award at the
Samarco Excellence Award ceremony in Weir Minerals India have In a separate award programme, four teams of
Vitoria, Espirito Santo state. The annual won Gold at the 2009 Frost Weir Minerals India staff were recognised by the
award is for special distinction related to & Sullivan India Manufacturing Excellence Awards Quality Circle Forum of India (QCFI) for various
quality of services and delivery of products in the engineering category. The company was also plant improvement projects at the Bangalore facility.
from supply partner companies. winner of the gold award for engineering in 2007. Weir Minerals’ Blue Diamond team achieved a
Samarco is a joint venture between BHP The prestigious awards were launched in 2004 by 48% reduction in horizontal pump assembly time
Billiton and Vale. The company is one of the Frost & Sullivan in conjunction with India’s leading and won the Par Excellence award. The Spoorthi
largest iron ore and pellet feed producers in business paper, The Economic Times. team reduced volute liner cycle time reduction by
Brasil, with plants in the states of Minas Gerais The aim of the awards is to recognise the Indian 51% and received the Excellence award. The
and Espirito Santo. Weir Minerals Brasil manufacturing capability and assess global Rhythm team achieved a 62% productivity increase
supply slurry, dewatering and positive competitiveness. The award identifies the effort and picked up the Distinction award. The Sri
displacement pumps, rubber linings and made by companies to achieve world class Charkra team received the Par Excellence award for
services to the plants. manufacturing status in addition to recognising developments in 5S housekeeping resulting in year
Weir Minerals Brasil was elected for superior excellent manufacturing practices leading to higher on year sales growth through effective space
quality, on time delivery, safety, costs, levels of customer satisfaction and return on total utilisation and lean improvements at the facility.
community support and environmental assets. The QCFI 2009 event celebrated its 18th year
responsibility based on monthly evaluation of Shortlisted companies are selected for a three day with 159 teams participating from various
Samarco’s index for quality of contracted site visit by global manufacturing assessors. manufacturing companies, including Toyota,
services. Platinum and gold status is awarded to the top three Robert Bosch, Hinustan Aeronautics Limited and
scoring finalists. Komatsu.
Innovation award for
Achilles success
Montreal service centre for valve facility
Weir Power & Industrial Weir Power & Industrial’s valve facility in Elland, UK, is
service centre in Montreal, celebrating the award of excellent scores following
Canada, has been recognised for their independent assessment of the company’s health,
contribution to improving employee health and safety, environmental and quality procedures by
safety. The Quebec Government’s Commission leading supplier management services organisation,
de la Santé et de la Sécurité du Travail, Workplace Achilles.
Health and Safety Commission, awarded the The audit, was carried out on behalf of
2009 regional finalist innovation prize to Weir for ScottishPower, is a scheme regarded as the ‘gold
their work on reducing risks to employees standard’ for contracting companies serving utilities.
exposed to high temperatures. All management systems were examined by the
Previously, up to six employees used 100,000 auditor who carried out an inspection of the facility.
BTU torches to heat bearings in preparation for The auditor was complimentary about the standard,
the babbitting process, exposing employees to commitment and enthusiasm of all employees.
the risk of burning, fire, explosion and tripping Scores were all above industry averages with 100%
hazards associated with multiple hoses.
Pierre Alary receiving the innovation prize
awarded for the implementation of quality at work.
The Montreal facility designed and fabricated a Managing director Neil Williams said, “The scores put
metal oven to heat bearings up to 100 inches in constructed with refractory bricks. our facility in the top 2% of companies audited by
diameter. The oven is heated by two natural gas In addition to health and safety improvements, Achilles and represent an excellent audit outcome. It is
furnaces with the walls lined in ceramic wool heating times have reduced significantly from 35 a credit to the whole workforce at the Elland plant.”
containing electrical wire mesh and the floor hours to around two.
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