Stewart Weir Opens New Office in Australia

April 12, 2011

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Sherwood Park, AB: Stewart Weir CEO Brian Pearse today announced that the soon to be 100 year old Alberta based Geomatics and Civil Engineering firm will be setting up shop in the Land-Down-Under. After reviewing the detailed Business Plan, the Board of Directors gave the go-a-head to establish an office in Brisbane, Australia. Plans are moving forward for Stewart Weir Australia Proprietary Ltd (SWAPL), a full service Geomatics firm.

Stewart Weir started looking at the Australian market in early 2010, and they gained presence and credibility in Australia through a collaborative agreement with an established Australian company.

Although originally gaining access into the Australian market through Stewart Weir’s pipeline expertise, this initiative is a Geomatics initiative. "Our proven experience in Geomatics in general and survey for pipeline construction in particular, is an invaluable asset in a region experiencing unparalleled growth," explains Pearse.

In addition, establishing SWAPL in early 2011 will allow the firm to take advantage of early entry in the marketplace and better positioned to be able to respond to upcoming opportunities.

2011 CEA Award of Merit

February 7th, 2011

The 2011 Consulting Engineers of Alberta (CEA) Annual Showcase Awards Gala took place on Friday, February 4, 2011 at the Shaw Conference Center in Edmonton.

During the award presentations, it was announced that Stewart Weir’s Green Light Group Initiative was the recipient of the Award of Merit under the Community Outreach & In-House Initiatives category.
“We are absolutely thrilled to have been chosen for this award and honor” said Brian Pearse, CEO.

This category of award includes contributions and services for the community and in-house management programs for improving efficiency, profitability, staff training, and environmental stewardship, to mention a few.

Stewart Weir Expands into Australia

November 15, 2010

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Stewart Weir announced today that it has signed a joint venture with Schlencker Mapping to provide Pipeline Construction Survey and Mapping Services to the burgeoning Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) sector in Queensland Australia. Owing to the worldwide demand for gas as a clean fuel alternative to reduce global warming, Queensland’s rapid expansion in the Coal Seam Gas (CSG) sector makes it one of the fastest growing places in the world to operate.

Stewart Weir has existed for nearly one century, is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company, and with their mission to “achieve the extraordinary”, they seek to exceed client expectations through geomatics, engineering and other diversified services in western Canada; and now, Australia. In the utilities industry, specifically, Stewart Weir provides superior pipeline planning and construction management services from project inception, construction completion, and into the pipeline integrity phase of the project lifecycle. These services also include construction survey for large scale industrial plants.

Schlencker, an ISO 14001:2004 certified company, is based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Schlencker was incorporated in 1984 and they provide specialized digital photogrammetric, terrestrial and aerial surveys, LiDAR, and Geographic Information System services.

Enquires can be directed to Kevin Bigam, kevin.bigam@swg.ca

New CEO - Brian Pearse, P.Eng.

August 16, 2010

ISO 9001:2008 Certification update

June 2010

Another Stewart Weir Milestone: Bonnyville, Calgary and Lethbridge have achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification. A heartfelt thank you and congratulations to personnel in these offices for their efforts and success!

With recent audits complete, we are proud to announce that our Bonnyville, Calgary and Lethbridge offices have successfully achieved ISO 9001:2008 certification. As well, the Sherwood Park and Grande Prairie offices were successful in completing the first year of ISO 9001 and for maintaining our ISO certification.
The Sherwood Park and Grande Prairie offices had achieved certification on 7 May 7, 2009. Our QMS initiative won an award of excellence at the Showcase Awards of Consulting Engineers of Alberta on February 5, 2010.

Geotechnical Engineering

March 15, 2010

Stewart Weir is very pleased to welcome Mr. Gurpreet Gill, M.Eng., P.Eng. to the role of our Geotechnical Engineering Manager.

Mr. Gill has been active in the geotechnical field in Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut since 2001.  His knowledge primarily involves geotechnical site investigations and solutions relating to commercial/Industrial buildings, residential land development, landfills, and DEW line projects.

Stewart Weir’s Geotechnical Department provides engineering solutions to various challenges ranging from site investigation to slope stability analysis and foundation design. Our Geotechnical Engineering Services include:
 

• foundation engineering for light and heavy structures
  retaining wall and lateral earth pressure design
• slope stability assessments and remediation
• design of fluid retaining structures including dams, dykes and sewage lagoons
• pavement evaluation and design
• frost heave investigations
• Highways and bridges culvert

Stewart Weir makes the list of

April 27th, 2010

The list of Canada's "Green 30" are the organizations whose employees are most positive about their record on environmental stewardship based on data compiled by Hewitt Associates, a global human resources consulting and outsourcing company. The list was compiled from employee feedback using Hewitt's Employee Green Index, which focuses on employers' strategies, activities and efforts to minimize the environmental impact of their operations, products and services.

As part of the 2010 Best Employers in Canada and Best Small & Medium Employers in Canada studies, Hewitt surveyed over 100,000 employees at 230 organizations regarding their employers' commitment to environmental stewardship. At the Green 30 organizations, an average of 86 per cent of employees have a positive perception of their employers' eco-friendly efforts. At the 30 organizations with the least positive reviews, that figure is 58 per cent.

"Our findings show that employees really see the difference when their employer is focused on developing and implementing environmentally-conscious policies and practices," said Neil Crawford, Hewitt's leader of the Best Employers in Canada study. "Effective green programs and practices may persuade certain employees to join or stay with an organization."

However, more employers are gradually adopting environmentally-friendly programs. While all of this year's Green 30 encourage recycling, waste reduction and/or reduced paper usage, so do 86 per cent of the 30 organizations with the lowest rankings on the Employee Green Index. "The gap is higher with respect to other initiatives," stated Crawford. "The Green 30 are twice as likely as the 30 lowest ranked organizations to subsidize carbon offsets for business travel, sponsor programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from business operations, host events to facilitate participation in Earth Day or Earth Hour, and subsidize the costs of bike storage and/or showers for employees who cycle to work. While there are significant variations in the use of some of these practices amongst the Green 30, they all demonstrate real passion and commitment to reducing the impact of their business on the environment in the eyes of their employees."

The Green 30 list appears in the May 3 edition of Maclean's, as well as in the May 10 issue of Canadian Business - available on newsstands commencing on Earth Day.

Best Small Medium Employers Ranking

February 11th, 2010

The Queen's Centre for Business Venturing, in conjunction with HR consulting company Hewitt Associates, released its list this week of the best small and medium-sized employers in the country.
 

For the second year in a row, Stewart Weir received a top 50 placing (ranked 25).
 

Looking ahead, the Company is expecting to continue its growth as it approaches its 100th Anniversary in 2012.  The learnings from the award ranking process will be utilized to further enhance the Company’s work environment, which will directly impact their ability to meet their growth goals and more importantly provide a rewarding and meaningful career for all their staff.

2010 CEA Showcase Award

The Consulting Engineers of Alberta are a not-for-profit organization representing the business and professional interests of consulting engineering companies in Alberta.

Day in and day out, consulting engineering firms routinely demonstrate their excellent technical knowledge by solving various challenges within a host of industries. And many challenges are solved through innovation and the application of innovative thinking.

At CEA’s Showcase Awards gala on February 5, 2010, we were presented with an Award of Excellence in the category of Community Outreach & In-House Initiatives. And we are ecstatic.

One of the judges had this comment:

By submitting its entire company to the discipline of an established Quality Management System such as ISO 9001, Stewart Weir should be commended for taking the “leap of faith” required to push their company beyond the realm of “good enough” to the “top of class”!

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The Blending of Firms to Augment Client Focus

For the past 33 years, Land Data Technologies Inc. (LDT) has been a leader in integrated land information products and services throughout the world.

Stewart Weir has a tremendous history, dating back to 1912, of providing client focused geomatics and engineering services in Western Canada.

On December 11, 2009 LDT became a wholly owned subsidiary of Stewart Weir to provide specialized land information solutions as well as offer added value through an integrated suite of services.

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