24 Weir Bulletin
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Awards
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Recognition
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for Innovation
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Divisional Headquarters
Weir Minerals Division
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Weir Power & Industrial’s UK
Madison, WI 53716–3315
USA
valve facility in Elland was
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presented with an
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Engineering Employers’
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Award at a ceremony in
Weir Oil & Gas Division
7601 Wyatt Drive, Fort Worth,
Magna, Rotherham in the UK
Texas, 76108, USA
in 2009.
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Facsimile: 001 817 246 6324 Prestigious award
The facility was selected as
regional runner-up in the
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Innovative Working Practices
Weir Power & Industrial
Division
for Weir SPM
Award in recognition of its
successful on time delivery
Pegasus House, Bramah Avenue, improvement work during
Scottish Enterprise Technology In September reduction of set up time by 42% and 2009. The judges praised the
Park, East Kilbride, G75 0RD 2009, Weir improved standardisation, promoting team approach and
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SPM won the prestigious Group end to end improvement scope and impressive results achieved for
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storyboard award for value stream teamwork. The project took almost the project.
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mapping process improvement. The one year to complete. Howard Brooksbank,
Weir LGE Process Manufacturing Excellence Weir Minerals India received the project planner and Andrew
Young House Committee, consisted of a panel of best storyboard for the volute liner Butler, planning manager,
42 Discovery Terrace
judges from Weir Group companies and Weir Power & Industrial in were key in developing and
Heriot–Watt University
who studied and judged 40 Montreal for SMED balancing. implementing the on time
Research Park
storyboards submitted between Steve Noon, Weir Oil & Gas delivery improvement
Edinburgh EH14 4AP
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March and August 2009. Each divisional managing director said process. The excellent on
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division submitted their best overall “Kaizen/ value stream mapping is time delivery performance
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storyboard to determine the winner becoming embedded in our teams that the Elland factory is now
from the entire Group. The panel and we have more projects in achieving has been
used criteria including safety, quality, progress.” recognised by customers,
cost, delivery, development and The Weir SPM flow production leading to significant order
management to select the winner. manager, Morgan McCarthy said growth. The award is a result
Weir SPM was announced the “The success is a result of how our of team effort and would not
winner as a result of good team works together using the data have been achieved without
implementation of value stream we have. Weir SPM are reinforcing staff from across the business
analysis achieving safety the deliverability and reliability to increasing focus on delivering
improvements, reduction of non valued customers by building work on time.
value added movement by 94%, improved products.”
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story ideas, copy and photos Weir wins Gold
to your divisional managing
director. Our aim is to share
best practice through the
pages of the magazine.
Weir celebrated success at the Royal Society for the Prevention
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of Accidents Awards in September 2009. The UK service
centres of Weir Power & Industrial and Weir Oil & Gas
Helen Walker, Editor
helen.walker@weir.co.uk
Divisions won Gold, the first time they entered the awards.
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This is recognised across the industry as a benchmark of
successful management of occupational health and safety.
Rebecca Silva Weir Power & Industrial’s UK valve plant in Elland was also
r.silva@weir.co.uk recognised for achievements to safety and were presented
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with the Silver Award.
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The Weir team receive the Gold award
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