WEIRBULLETIN | JULY 2012 AWARDS MINERALS OIL & GAS POWER & INDUSTRIAL


Naval award for outstanding Weir employee


Weir Marine Engineering employee Peter Southern has received a


prestigious award from the Canadian Navy.


Peter, whose engineering expertise is


Pictured left to right are Dr Peter Hughes, chief executive of Scottish Engineering, Jim Walker, president of Scottish Engineering, Graeme Kentley, general manager, Weir Services Europe and Luke Logan, divisional engineering director, Weir Power & Industrial and The Rt Hon Michael Moore MP, Secretary of State for Scotland.


Scottish engineering award


The Weir Group was honoured to receive The President’s Award from Scottish Engineering for its contribution to the engineering profession and to the Scottish economy, including collaboration with the University of Strathclyde on the Weir Advanced Research Centre. The award was presented by The Rt


Hon Michael Moore MP, Secretary of State for Scotland, at Scottish Engineering’s annual awards dinner in Glasgow. The award was received on behalf of


Weir by Graeme Kentley, general manager, Weir Services Europe, and Luke Logan, Power & Industrial’s divisional engineering director.


highly regarded by high-ranking submarine offi cers, received an award from Admiral Madison, Chief of Maritime Staff of the Royal Canadian Navy, at a ceremony in Ottawa for Naval personnel and Public Service Civilians.


Admiral Madison said, “Peter


is commended for his exceptional dedication, outstanding professionalism and extraordinary capacity to deliver technical support for the Victoria class submarines. In particular, he is to be commended for the extensive support and technical leadership he provided during the HMCS Victoria and Windsor Extended Docking Work Periods. His knowledge, devotion to duty and vision were key factors in class risk reduction, technical development and engineering support activities.”


Lost time accident award


Scot Smith,


Clockwise from top: On behalf of Ricardo Abarca, Ricardo Garib, regional managing director, Latin America, collects the G & J award for innovation. Perry Poradek, director of the Oil & Gas Forum collects the G & J award for collaboration on behalf of Forum participants. Tony Locke, managing director, Weir Minerals Europe, collects the Chief Executive’s Award for Commercial Achievement.


divisional managing director, Weir Minerals presents Nancy Sisock, EHS manager, with the Weir Minerals award for ‘zero lost time accidents in 2011’. Nancy accepted the award on behalf of all Weir Hazleton employees.


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