I'm not gonna lie. I hadn't the foggiest notion of what upgraded slag (UGS, to those in the know) was. It sounded vaguely unpleasant, certainly nothing I particularly wanted to study up on. Alas, all that changed when I started reading about the expansion project at the QIT-Fer et Titane plant. It turns out UGS is quite the hot commodity these days, used as a white pigment in products such as paint and plastics.
To answer demand, QIT teamed up with its long-term partner Hatch to boost production by more than 20 percent--while the plant was still up and running. And in the 525,000 hours worked on the project, not a single lost-time accident occurred.
With those numbers, it was named the PMI 2008 Project of the Year.
Learn all the nitty-gritty details in the January issue of PM Network. And look for features on the Project of the Year finalists in the March and May issues.
To answer demand, QIT teamed up with its long-term partner Hatch to boost production by more than 20 percent--while the plant was still up and running. And in the 525,000 hours worked on the project, not a single lost-time accident occurred.
With those numbers, it was named the PMI 2008 Project of the Year.
Learn all the nitty-gritty details in the January issue of PM Network. And look for features on the Project of the Year finalists in the March and May issues.
This case illustrates the importance of fostering long-term relationships; these established partnerships become critical when dealing with growth and expansion. To succeed in today's environment and uncertain economic times, having right people on the right project could mean the difference between a success story like this and a failure. A great reminder to us all!