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2 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, March 16,1994 First Plant Outside of the United States to Win Honor Bowmanville Plant Wins Goodyear Profitable Growth Award by Lorraine Manfredo Goodyear's Annual Profitable Growth Award was presented to company officials at the Bowmanville Bowmanville engineered product division on Thursday, March 10th. "Bowmanville is the first plant outside the United States that's ever won it," said Plant Manager Wally Hicks. The trophy has been presented presented annually, since 1991, to the manufacturing manufacturing operation recording the most significant improvement in profitability over the previous fiscal year. "The rate of improvement is measured and compared to other plants," said Mr. Hicks. It can be awarded to a plant that has gone from the red into the black or to a facility that has exceeded its previous previous profits by a large margin. "In 1993 we had a turn-around oyer the previous year of approximately approximately $2 million, which is a significant significant improvement, particularly in view of the tough economy last year," said Mr. Hicks. This good showing was matched by two other plants - one in Brazil and the other in Norfolk, Nebraska. Goodyear operates 22 engineered product divisions in addition to its regular production facilities worldwide. worldwide. Four plants are in Canada. According to Goodyear officials in Bowmanville, a favorable exy change rate on the dollar helped boost export activity, especially in the Pacific Rim and Eastern European European countries. For the first time last year, the Bowmanville Goodyear plant supplied steel cable conveyor belting equipment to copper mining outfits in Bulgaria and in Peru, to a coal terminal in Indonesia, and an iron ore operation in China. Co-operation with the 217 United Rubber Workers of Local 189 was also a major factor in productivity gains and profitability, Mr. Hicks stresses. Shop floor personnel were consulted consulted about existing operating systems systems and asked to identify how production production could be improved. A 30% productivity improvement in the manufacturing of steel cable belting was realized . through this cooperative cooperative approach. Input from factory factory workers helped trim the time it once took to change from one belt to another on the production line. What was once a 24-hour operation, has been reduced to six hours. Britt Murphy, president of local 189, says the employees who work on the production line recognize the stake they have in the success of the plant and are starting to put morel into it "Morale has been a lot better; than it has been in years," he said. In presenting the trophy, Frank Hilder, Director of Product Manufacturing Manufacturing from Akron, Ohio, said the co-operation of the union was crucial crucial to the success of the local plant. "The co-operation of workers and management is important in , helping us identify business problems," problems," he said. Unions and management management "have fought this battle long enough and it ain't going to work that way. The competition is too ' tough." The Annual Profitable Growth Award will remain in Bowmanville for four months, after which time it will go to the other plants which ;> showed equally excellent perfor- i mances in 1993. Management and staff at the Bowmanville Goodyear plant are the proud recipients of the 1993 Profitable Profitable Growth Award. Increased exports and better labour/management relations are behind the local plant's $2 million tum-around since 1992. From left are: Marketing Manager Brad Baber; Plant Manager Manager Wally Hicks; Local 189 President of the United Rubber Workers, Britt Muiphy; and Director of General General Product Frank Hilder, of Akron, Ohio. Parent Association Receives $2,000 Grant The members of the Orono Public Public School Parent Association will be getting a $2,000 grant from Clar- ington Council. The money will be used to help purchase new playground equipment. equipment. The parent organization is seeking seeking $8,000 to be put towards buy ing safe playground equipment for the Orono Public School playground. playground. Orono resident Rick Ernst told council members on Monday night, March 14, the equipment at the school is in a unique situation. "Our playground is used by children children from all over the municipali- INFORMATION CENTRE The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington Reconstruction of Hearns Avenue, Bowmanville (Orchard Park Drive to Concession Street) The Corporation of the Municipality of Clarington p|ans to reconstruct Mearns Avenue from Orchard Park Drive to Concession Street as part of the 1994 Construction Program. Design proposals have been prepared and a schedule established which provides for construction to commence on May 16,1994. The proposed works will include road excavation, placing granular road base, curb and gutter, storm sewers, sanitary sewers, watermain and hot mix asphalt paving. Sidewalks are proposed on both sides of the street. You are cordially invited to attend an Information Centre to be held in the Municipal Administrative Centre, 40 Temperance Street, Bowmanville, Meeting Room No. 1, from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23,1994. Plans for the proposed reconstruction will be available for inspection and staff will be present to answer questions. Input from the public is respectfully requested. Mr. Walter A. Evans, P. Eng., ty," explained Ernst. Currently, there are two sports fields adjacent to the playground, so children taken to these fields are also playing on the school playground playground equipment. When asked by Councillor David Scott about the public school board's participation in this issue, he was told the board will be maintaining maintaining the site and insuring it So far, the Orono PTA has been able to raise $9,000 and has $5,000 to go, said Ernst. The municipality's contribution will mean the Orono Public School Parent Association will only have raise $3,000 more. 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