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V Wednesday September 22, 1999 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER D7 Business To reach this section call 845-3824 Fax:337-5567 YOU WOULDN'T TRUST JUST ANYONE TO DRIVE YOUR CAR, SO WHY TRUST JUST ANY COMPANY TO INSURE 0 ? SUM F»m Mutual Autm iM i In Wayne McGill 2345 W * cto<t Rd *21. Oakville 847-5671 Ford recognized for environmental leadership Ontario Chamber Outstanding Business Achievement Award Photo by Riziero Vertolli FOR THE UNITED WAY: The Ramada Inn ballroom will be transformed into Thailand on Thurs. Sept. 30th with a delectable Thai buffet from Thai Satay and More, entertainment and silent auction. Funds raised for the event go to the United Way of Oakville. Tickets are $75 per per­ son and may be ordered by calling Kym Hall at the United Way office, 845-5571. That's May Kernot of Thai Satay and More, Stephanie Martin-Sals-Ramada Inn catering manager and Don Pangman, 1999 United Way of Oakville campaign chair. Organization critical in dealing with information Feeling overwhelmed by all that you have to do tomorrow, next week, next year? Do you sigh every time you look at your desk? It's not surpris­ ing. After all, we have more data and information to deal with than ever before. And much of it stares at us from stacks on the desk. In a recent survey by Steelcase, 27% of office workers described them­ selves as pilers. Twelve percent described them­ selves as pack rats. The challenge of managing increasing amounts of information is compounded by the fact that we have less room in which to store it. According to the International Facility Management Association, the average office space allocated to middle managers is shrinking. In 1994, it was 151 sq. ft. By 1998, it was down to 142 sq. ft. And it's just as much of a concern at home. According to Business and Society Review, in the 1980's the amount of junk mail grew 13 times faster than population growth. (See 'Steps' page D8) Ford Motor Company o f Canada, Lim ited, has been recognized for outstanding leadership in envi­ ronmental initiatives. The 1999 Ontario Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Business Achievement Award was pre­ sented in Toronto on Thursday night. "At Ford of Canada, holding ourselves to high environmental standards is a fundamental element of what we stand for as a company," said Bobbie Gaunt, Ford of Canada president and chief execu­ tive officer. "Our 17,000 people throughout Canada are working hard to demonstrate leadership in every aspect of environmental technology, and I'm extremely proud to receive this honour on then- behalf." Ford of Canada was nominated by the Burlington Chamber of Commerce. The award recognized the company's commit­ ment to the environment through a number of man­ ufacturing plant and vehicle-related initiatives. Some examples of these actions include: ISO 14001 certification All nine Ford assembly and manufacturing facil­ ities across Ontario have received ISO 14001 certi­ fication, making it the first Canadian automotive company with multiple locations to have all manu­ facturing operations fully certified. ISO 14001 certification involves implementing an environmental management system that pro­ motes continuous improvements in energy use, waste management, waste water treatment, recy­ cling and air emissions. It is regarded as the highest achievable international environmental standard. PLANT INITIATIVES Ford's Windsor Casting Plant received the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment Pollution Prevention Award in 1999 for its use of ozonation technology to dramatically reduce organ­ ics in waste water. The recently-upgraded, state-of- the-art, waste water treatment system represents the first industrial use of advanced ozonation technolo­ gy in the treatment of organic compounds in water and is being studied for use at other Ford manufac­ turing facilities around the world. It was recently visited by delegates to an International Conference on Ozone being held intfvlichigan to give them a first-hand look at Ford's innovative use of ozone technology in preventing pollution. -Ford of Canada introduced a sand reclamation program at the Essex Aluminum Plant that saves 30,000 tonnes of sand per year through internal re­ use. This is in addition to the recycling of 115,000 tonnes of spent sand per year from all Windsor facil­ ities. -The company implemented a returnable con­ tainer program that sees 95% of incoming vehicle parts delivered in returnable containers at Canadian manufacturing facilities. -Solid, liquid and hazardous waste recycling pro­ grams have been introduced, which in 1997 led to the recycling of 95% of all solid non-hazardous waste and approximately 40% of liquid and haz­ ardous waste at Ford of Canada manufacturing facilities. VEHICLE INITIATIVES -All Canadian-built Ford products exceed the industry average of 75% vehicle recyjlability-Ford Crown Victoria and Mercury Grand Marquis, built at St. Thomas Assembly Plant, are 82.7% recy­ clable; Ford E-Series pickups, built at Ontario Truck Plant in Oakville, are 84% recyclable; and the Ford Windstar minivan, built at Oakville Assembly Plant, is 79.4% recyclable. U N IS L U M IN revenue 41% ahead o f forecast Oakville-based UNIS LU M IN Inc. ended its 1999 fiscal year 41% ahead of budgeted revenues. John Breakey, president and CEO of UNIS LUMIN stated that, "UNIS LUMIN has grown steadily since our company's founding in 1990, but this year, growth has been phenomenal. We even exceeded our stretch goals resulting in 115% revenue growth for our fiscal '99 year." "The year has also been especially gratifying as we established UNIS LUMEN as one of the leading technology solution providers to healthcare and provincial government ministries in addition to our traditional corporate customer base," continued Breakey. The company doubled the size of its facility in Oakville to over 12,000 sq. ft., as well as increased the number of employees by 33% over the previous year. "UNIS LUMIN's success can be directly attrib­ uted to gaining a larger market share through addi­ tional product and service offerings," said Ed Cordeiro, sales director. 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