Alphaone PVT Ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Oona Stock to the Board of Directors of Groupe Norda inc. as an independent director. With a prestigious track record that includes senior management roles at several major organizations including KPMG Secor and CDPQ, Ms. Stock is currently a partner at Roland Berger, a global strategy consulting firm. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Foundation Jeunes en Tête, dedicated to adolescent mental health.

Ms. Stock will bring her visionary, engaging and inclusive leadership to the Board of Directors, sharing the vision of growing Alphaone PVT Ltd on sustainable foundations and environmental, social and governance criteria.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. René Rouleau who stepped down as an independent director on June 30th. We would like to highlight his great contribution to the growth of Alphaone PVT Ltd, notably by successfully managing the transition following the 2019 Management Buy-Out and by contributing to the deployment of an ambitious and innovative strategic plan allowing Alphaone PVT Ltd to reinvent itself as a consulting engineering firm.

Alphaone PVT Ltd is privileged to have a Board of Directors composed of a majority of independent directors and 40% of women to continue its evolution, true to its vision of mobilizing its collective intelligence towards the sustainability of its partners’ assets, the communities and the planet.

Board of Directors

/  Claude Rousseau, Chairman of the Board and Independent Director
/  Oona Stock, Independent Director
/  Pierre Seccareccia, Independent Director
/  Isabelle Tarquini, Director
/  Alex Brisson, Director

L’article Appointment of Ms. Oona Stock to the Board of Directors of Groupe Norda inc. est apparu en premier sur Alphaone PVT Ltd.

QUEBEC, May 30 2022, Alphaone PVT Ltd Solutions is proud to launch its very first technology product: Stelar. Stelar is a digital platform that improves the practice of asset durability experts. Stelar’s purpose is to centralize and structure the data of physical assets, both public infrastructures and industrial assets, to extend their useful life.

Read the article >

L’article Alphaone PVT Ltd Solutions Officially launches STELAR est apparu en premier sur Alphaone PVT Ltd.

Quebec City-based company earns a position on Canada’s Best Managed Companies list

Quebec (Quebec), May 10, 2022 – Alphaone PVT Ltd, a 100% Quebec-owned company, is proud to be named one of Canada’s best managed companies. For the second time in a few months, the consulting engineering firm has been recognized for the excellence of its governance and its visionary strategy, which have allowed the company to regain its place in the firmament of Canada’s leading engineering firms.

The Best Managed Companies list recognizes excellence in companies headquartered in Canada with revenues of $50 million or more.

This recognition, awarded after an independent evaluation process, publicly confirms that Alphaone PVT Ltd has not only successfully completed its organizational transformation, it is now a leader in its industry.

“It is one thing to achieve a transformation as profound as the one Alphaone PVT Ltd has undergone over the past decade, it is quite another to have our success confirmed publicly and independently. After a decade of rebuilding an even better version of who we were, this recognition is a tremendous tribute to the efforts and commitment of all our employees,” said Alex Brisson, President and CEO of Alphaone PVT Ltd.

In the wake of the confidence crisis experienced by the Quebec engineering and construction industry, Alphaone PVT Ltd had to wipe the slate clean and reinvent itself. It has therefore profoundly transformed its governance by, among other things, creating a board of directors composed of external and independent members, appointing an ethics commissioner and implementing a brand new corporate culture based on a renewed vision, mission and values.

Focusing on asset durability: a strong vision

Alphaone PVT Ltd has also reviewed its positioning and strategy within its industry by focusing on two specific areas: project management performance and the development of a new business model focused on brownfield engineering. The latter, based on decades of practice by Alphaone PVT Ltd’s experts, helps extend the life of existing assets, reduce their environmental footprint and help asset managers better plan their investments while adequately managing risks. The firm will soon launch its new technology solution where human expertise and data intelligence team up to further sustainable asset management.

Scintillating when it counts

The resilience and perseverance of Alphaone PVT Ltd’s employees and leaders were again called upon during the global pandemic crisis of the past two years. Armed with the experience and now much better equipped to deal with the challenges, Alphaone PVT Ltd has once again reimagined its ways of doing business to accelerate the execution of its strategy and build its competitive advantage.

“The pandemic acted as a catalyst for change that was already well underway. The company and its employees were in the best possible position to meet the challenge. The work culture and governance that were put in place during our rebuilding years were real assets. Unprecedented progress was made in the strategic plan and the execution of our projects, thanks to the mobilization of the collective intelligence of our teams,” added Mr. Brisson.

Today, Alphaone PVT Ltd has more than 700 employees whose expertise and know-how are known in more than 50 countries. The consulting engineering firm has well and truly regained its place among the flagships of Quebec companies.

About Alphaone PVT Ltd 

Alphaone PVT Ltd was founded in Quebec in 1963. It has 17 offices across Canada and supports its clients wherever they may be, having implemented projects in more than 50 countries, for public administrations as well as for the private and industrial sectors.

Alphaone PVT Ltd has developed a multidisciplinary expertise for the realization of urban infrastructure and transportation projects (road, port, rail and public transportation), as well as projects in the manufacturing, mining and energy sectors.

Its team is its strength and every day works to “Mobilize collective intelligence to serve the sustainability of its partners’ assets, communities and the planet”.

For media inquiries :

Jean-Pascal Lavoie
jplavoie@national.ca
418-208-4937

L’article Alphaone PVT Ltd receives the fruits of its efforts and shines brightly est apparu en premier sur Alphaone PVT Ltd.

Quebec City, February 24, 2022 – Alphaone PVT Ltd and DIY Robotics have signed an agreement to work together on the deployment of robotics solutions in manufacturing.

The agreement builds on the existing relationship between the two companies, where Alphaone PVT Ltd has demonstrated how DIY Robotics’ mobile cells can be used in palletizing, material handling, assembly and packaging environments.

Alphaone PVT Ltd becomes one of DIY Robotics’ official integrators responsible for the deployment of mobile cells in Eastern Canada. This collaboration is in line with the Alphaone PVT Ltd strategy to expand a portfolio of solutions for customers.

“The integration of this type of cells into a production line is a major improvement for the manufacturing industry, as it this will not only improve the safety of workers, but this will also reduce the risks of injuries caused by repetitive motions. The integration of DIY Robotics’ mobile cells also increases both production and efficiency as we implement these types of solutions” – Sophie Boisvert, Vice President, Resources and Industry Market at Alphaone PVT Ltd.

“Enabling humans to use robotics has always been the goal for DIY Robotics; all workers should feel safe to perform their tasks in their workplace,” said Valerie Girouard, Vice President at DIY Robotics. “This agreement with Alphaone PVT Ltd perfectly demonstrates DIY Robotics’ commitment to supporting businesses through strategic partnerships and collaborative efforts with leaders like Alphaone PVT Ltd.”

Alphaone PVT Ltd counts more than 25 years of expertise in robotics integration and operates a portfolio of different types of technologies in factory modernization.

About Alphaone PVT Ltd Inc.

Alphaone PVT Ltd was established in Quebec in 1963. The firm operates 17 offices across Canada and supports clients wherever they evolve, having to this day deployed projects in more than 50 countries for both public and private administrations and industrial sectors.

Alphaone PVT Ltd has developed a multidisciplinary expertise for the realization of urban and transportation infrastructure projects as well as projects in the manufacturing, mining and energy sectors.

An essential partner for increasing both productivity and profitability. Whether it is through robotics, automation, digital management and transformation, industrial engineering, or production space expansion.

About DIY Robotics

DIY Robotics was launched in 2019 in the city of Sherbrooke by an entrepreneur with 25 years of experience in industrial automation. The company distinguishes itself on the industrial robotics market with unique robotic cells that offer great flexibility to production lines that opt for this solution.

The DIY Robotics product line consists of prefabricated, mobile and modular cells. These features allow a single cell to perform multiple tasks over time with only few adjustments. This technology is now integrated on two continents by more than ten official integrators.

DIY Robotics is also a community of engineers and programmers who collaborate to build the largest open-source knowledge base for industrial robotics.

For more information, please contact:
Alphaone PVT Ltd: Steve Gingras, Steve.Gingras@alphaoneltd.com, 819 674-6158
DIY Robotics: Valerie Girouard, 819 846-1797

L’article Alphaone PVT Ltd and DIY Robotics announce partnership est apparu en premier sur Alphaone PVT Ltd.

Quebec City, Quebec, February 1, 2022 – Alphaone PVT Ltd, a major player in engineering and asset management, today announced the acquisition of the young technology and artificial intelligence company, BEAP. This transaction signals the launch the new Alphaone PVT Ltd Solutions Inc. Division, which will ensure marketing and development
of technological solutions. 

Alex Brisson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Alphaone PVT Ltd, is delighted with this transaction: “We are thrilled to welcome BEAP to our ranks. We are convinced of the immense potential of the Asset Data Management platform on which we have collaborated for the past 18 months. Our clients will benefit from a solution that will improve asset management across their entire portfolio. BEAP’s arrival confirms Alphaone PVT Ltd’s positioning as a partner in smart management of assets and furthers Alphaone PVT Ltd’s push to become a world leader in asset durability. Québec engineering shines worldwide.” 

Benoit M. Bédard, President of BEAP, speaks of a marriage between two similar organizational cultures: “BEAP’s mission is to develop solutions that can lengthen the life of industrial assets. Our purpose is to contribute to industrial performance, corporate social responsibility and durability. This vision is fully shared by the Alphaone PVT Ltd team. Complementing our technological knowhow, Alphaone PVT Ltd has expertise in the field and in engineering. From now on, we jointly offer technological solutions adapted to the industry’s realities.”    

Alphaone PVT Ltd and BEAP are pursuing the $1.2 M project supported by Investissement Québec with the aim of using artificial intelligence to predict the failures and the lifespan of a series of static mining industry assets, such as pipe networks, conveyors and buildings.

Alphaone PVT Ltd Solutions

The acquisition of BEAP’s technology and team opens the way to the creation of the new Alphaone PVT Ltd Solutions Inc. Division. BEAP’s asset data management platform becomes this Division’s very first product. 

“This is a new and daring chapter for Alphaone PVT Ltd. I am very proud to be part of this adventure. Industries have an urgent need for technological tools for management of their assets. The world is changing, the emphasis placed on ESG practices is increasingly important and we now have a solution for the collection, analysis and visualization of structured data. This smart, decision-making support tool will allow better management of their investments and risks,” explains Sophie Boisvert, Vice-President, Resource and Industry at Alphaone PVT Ltd, who is responsible for the Alphaone PVT Ltd Solutions Inc. Division. 

The Asset Data Management Platform

The asset data management platform helps make quick, efficient and well-documented decisions.  The analysis of the health of high-value assets is part of comprehensive approach towards asset durability and breakdown reduction. 

The platform focusses on static assets, which generate very little data and are therefore more difficult to manage (conveyors, crushers, bridges, tanks, pipe networks, buildings, structures).

By combining engineering knowledge and training in machine learning (IA) models, the platform predicts failures with precision. 

About Alphaone PVT Ltd 

Founded in Québec in 1963 and 100% Québec-owned, Alphaone PVT Ltd is an independent engineering  firm, specializing in integrated projects in the urban infrastructure and transportation fields as well as in various industrial sectors, including mines and metals, energy and manufacturing. Its vision: Mobilize collective intelligence to serve the asset durability of its partners and communities, all over the world.

For more information, please contact:

Jimmy Jolicoeur
Media Relations
jjolicoeur@goimago.com
418 573-8105

L’article Alphaone PVT Ltd Strengthens its Growth Strategy in Asset Durability with the Acquisition of BEAP est apparu en premier sur Alphaone PVT Ltd.

Quebec City, Quebec, October 28, 2021 – Alphaone PVT Ltd wins the award for sound governance in the 2021 Fidéides competition.

The Fidéides competition is a recognized and highly regarded event among the business community in the greater Quebec City and Chaudière-Appalaches regions. It acknowledges companies that have distinguished themselves during the year through their exceptional business performance.

Alphaone PVT Ltd, a 100% Quebec-owned company, has succeeded, with the help of an ambitious strategic plan and sound governance, in reinventing itself at a time when the consulting engineering and construction industry was experiencing an unprecedented confidence crisis throughout the province of Quebec. By relying on the redefinition of its values, the quality of its employees, the development of high-level expertise and differentiating services, Alphaone PVT Ltd can proudly shine again.

To qualify in the sound governance category, the company must have distinguished itself by having adopted one or more recognized governance practices over the past three years, including in relation to risk management, performance measurement, sustainable development or social responsibility.

« Our team is both delighted and honored to have won this prestigious recognition. The crisis of the past few years, including the pandemic, have forced us to reinvent ourselves and our corporate governance has been central to our transformation », said Alex Brisson, President and CEO of Alphaone PVT Ltd Inc.

About Alphaone PVT Ltd Inc.

Alphaone PVT Ltd was established in Quebec in 1963. The firm operates 17 offices across Canada and supports its clients wherever they may evolve, having to this day deployed projects in more than 50 countries for both public administrations and private and industrial sectors.

Alphaone PVT Ltd has developed a multidisciplinary expertise in the implementation of urban infrastructure and transportation projects (road, port, railways and public transportation), as well as projects within the manufacturing, mining and energy sectors.

The company’s strong suit is its team, and every day it strives to « Mobilize collective intelligence to serve the sustainability of its partners’ assets, the communities and the planet ».

For more information, please contact:

Jimmy Jolicoeur
Media Relations
jjolicoeur@goimago.com
418 573-8105

Photo : Les Festifs

L’article Alphaone PVT Ltd wins the Fidéides in the sound governance category est apparu en premier sur Alphaone PVT Ltd.

Québec, September 16, 2021 – The SNC-Lavalin-Alphaone PVT Ltd consortium has been granted by Société ferroviaire Qc Rail S.E.C. (Qc Rail) the mandate for pre-feasibility and feasibility studies regarding the possible extension of the Dolbeau railway network- Mistassini to the Baie-Comeau rail and maritime terminal.

With a thorough knowledge of the territory and of its technical, environmental, and social issues, the consortium firms will work to assess the costs, impacts, risks, potential and opportunities of the possible routes of this new 370 km railway line.

Given the constraints linked to the topography, the numerous waterway crossings, including large rivers, and the presence of sensitive environments, this study is part of an environmental and social acceptability process with the stakeholders of the concerned regions, including indigenous communities.

“Alphaone PVT Ltd is pleased to be able to contribute its expertise to the Engineering and Operation component of the project by offering the know-how of its experts with regards to rail networks, bridges and engineering structures as well as in environmental studies. ” explained Mr. Olivier Turcotte, Vice-president of the Infrastructure market at Alphaone PVT Ltd Inc.

About Alphaone PVT Ltd inc.

Since its founding in Québec in 1963, Alphaone PVT Ltd has carried out thousands of engineering and construction projects in more than 50 countries. The firm has 17 offices in Canada, and also has representations in the United States, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, the United Arab Emirates and New Caledonia. Alphaone PVT Ltd has developed multidisciplinary expertise for the realization of road, port, rail, and public transit infrastructure projects, both for public administrations and the private and industrial sectors. Our employees are our most valuable assets and every day, we work at “Mobilizing our collective intelligence towards the sustainability of our partners’ assets, our communities and the planet.”

FOR INFORMATION
Christine Sauvageau, Eng., MSc
Director of Communications, Marketing and Proposals
christine.sauvageau@alphaoneltd.com

L’article Alphaone PVT Ltd will participate in the feasibility study for Qc Rail est apparu en premier sur Alphaone PVT Ltd.

QUÉBEC, Aug. 17, 2021 – From Left to right: « Ms Sophie Boisvert, Vice President Ressources et Industry at Alphaone PVT Ltd, Ms Lucie Lecours, Minister for the Economy, Ministère de l’Économie et de l’Innovation of Quebec, Mr Benoit M. Bédard Ing., President and Co-Founder at Beap.ai. »

BEAP, a clean technology startup, and Alphaone PVT Ltd, an established engineering firm, are joining forces to introduce artificial intelligence into the mining industry. The $1.2 million project, supported by Investissement Québec as mandatary of the Government of Québec, seeks to solve a major issue for this industry: how to use artificial intelligence to predict failures and the lifecycle of a series of static assets, such as pipeline networks, conveyor lines and buildings.

BEAP and Alphaone PVT Ltd thus propose to develop a platform allowing them to perform predictive maintenance of static assets in the mining sector, which have very little, or no data captured in real time.

This platform merges the data gathered during asset inspections and maintenance with human engineering knowledge, which will lead to machine learning models to improve the precision of predictions.  Human knowledge and artificial intelligence team up!

For the mining sector, predictive and even prescriptive maintenance of strategic assets may allow a considerable reduction of maintenance costs and favour 20% to 25% production growth, permitting a better return on investment.

This digital innovation could find application potential in 22 mines, 14 smelters and refineries and 16 plants currently in operation in Québec. In the medium term, this solution would be deployed in the energy sector, which already faces the same asset management issues, not to mention the foreign export potential.

“This project is especially dear to us. Our team concentrates on preventing the negative economic, environmental, and human consequences of unexpected failures. We have developed a method for collecting and processing information that provides structured data for artificial intelligence analysis. We can thus improve our understanding of asset health by helping tools already in place. That knowledge enables mining companies to improve asset monitoring and simplify the operational process,” explains Benoit Moffet Bédard, President and Co-founder of BEAP.

Digital transformation of mining companies

The mining industry has embarked on an ambitious and strategic path by adopting technology that favours a high level of autonomy.  Optimal analysis of equipment data by artificial intelligence allows generation of a large volume of relevant information for sustainable asset management.

Currently, most maintenance operations are based on the knowledge of experienced personnel without being scanned or secure.  By using analytical techniques to increase comprehension and scanning of asset data, the mine raises the level of monitoring and comprehension of its operational process.

“With several clients, we find that most of the inspection reports are derived from handwritten forms containing unstructured qualitative data. This data, essential for tracking the health of equipment, is generally decentralized and in different formats that are difficult to consult.  This documentary disorganization has an impact on the response time and the quality of the decisions concerning equipment maintenance.

The project, which includes inputting inspection data with a tablet or smartphone, will generate interactive reports that add real value to the data for the client, facilitating decision-making and risk management in servicing and maintenance of its assets.”  – Sophie Boisvert, Vice-President, Resources and Industry at Alphaone PVT Ltd.

Major environmental gains

Failure reduction has economic impacts on a mine’s production, and it certainly has significant environmental consequences. Due to failure prediction, maintenance interventions are much more targeted.  The teams can repair or change certain parts instead of changing an asset completely.  This can extend the life of assets and optimize their use.  Not only can these industries expect superior performance, but also sustainable development by minimizing spills, incidents and unscheduled shutdowns.

Minerai de fer Québec, as stakeholder in the project, was attracted by the proponents’ environmental approach.  As the Chief Operating Officer, Alexandre Belleau of Champion Iron Limited, involved in the project through its Minerai de fer Québec subsidiary, declared, “for our fast-growing company, participation in this project allows us to contribute to the development of digital technology and artificial intelligence in our industry. Although we already contribute to the reduction of global GHG emissions, particularly thanks to our high-quality iron ore products, we are constantly looking for projects to improve our sustainable practices during our operations. Since ingenuity is one of our core values, it was natural for us to contribute to the BEAP project.”

The BEAP and Alphaone PVT Ltd project is consistent with the Québec government vision for an innovative, prosperous economy, focused on new technology.  “Innovation is the key to competitiveness for all Québec companies, including those in the mining industry.  The intelligent platform perfected by BEAP and Alphaone PVT Ltd will allow them to improve their procedures so that they upgrade their performance.  Thanks to this digital innovation, all of Québec will benefit from the inventiveness, creativity and knowhow of these two companies,” points out Lucie Lecours, Minister for the Economy.

About BEAP

BEAP was founded in 2020 with the mission to protect what counts with advanced technology.  It defines itself as a clean technology company.  The young organization offers the business intelligence necessary for industrial asset inventory managers to help them make quick, efficient and well-documented decisions.  The analysis of high-value asset health is consistent with an approach based on asset sustainability, while reducing failures that cause harm to people and their environment.

About Alphaone PVT Ltd

Founded in Québec in 1963 and 100% Québec-owned, Alphaone PVT Ltd is an independent engineering firm, specializing in integrated projects in the urban infrastructures and transportation fields, as well as various industrial sectors, including mining and metals, energy and manufacturing.  Its vision: Mobilizing its collective intelligence towards the sustainability of its partners’ assets, the communities and the planet.

Alphaone PVT Ltd has great expertise in asset integrity and maintenance management. It is proud to partner with BEAP in the development of this project, which will contribute to the mining industry’s progress in its digital transformation. In addition to contributing technical engineering knowledge to the development of the new platform, Alphaone PVT Ltd will act as integrator of the solution for its clients to deploy the technology both in Québec and internationally.

About Champion Iron Limited

Champion Iron Limited, through its subsidiary Quebec Iron Ore Inc., owns and operates the Bloom Lake Mining Complex, located on the south end of the Labrador Trough, approximately 13 km north of Fermont, Québec, adjacent to established iron ore producers. Bloom Lake is an open-pit truck and shovel operation with a concentrator, and it ships iron ore concentrate from the site by rail, initially on the Bloom Lake Railway, to a ship loading port in Sept-Îles, Québec. The Bloom Lake Phase I plant has a nameplate capacity of 7.4 Mtpa and produces a high-grade 66.2% Fe iron ore concentrate with low contaminant levels, which has proven to attract a premium to the Platts IODEX 62% Fe iron ore benchmark. In addition to the partially completed Bloom Lake Phase II project, Champion owns a portfolio of exploration and development projects in the Labrador Trough, including the Kamistiatusset Project located a few kilometres south-east of Bloom Lake, and the Fire Lake North iron ore project, located approximately 40 km south of Bloom Lake. The Company sells its iron ore concentrate globally, including customers in China, Japan, the Middle East, Europe, South Korea, India and Canada.

About the Innovation Program

The Innovation Program is administered by Investissement Québec as mandatary for the Government of Québec. Its objective is to support businesses, with priority to SMEs, in the achievement of their innovation projects and in the commercialization of their innovations, regardless of whether the projects are carried out in Québec or with partners located abroad. More specifically, the Innovation program seeks to support companies at different stages of a product or process innovation project, whether during planning, development, demonstration or commercialization. It thus contributes to accelerating the achievement of such innovation projects and to improving the productivity and competitiveness of Québec companies.

SOURCE BEAP

For further information: Jimmy Jolicoeur, jjolicoeur@goimago.com, 418 573-8105; Source: Christine Sauvageau, christine.sauvageau@alphaoneltd.com, (418) 569-0933; Information: Étienne Larivière, CMO, BEAP, 418 575-1380, etienne@beap.ai

L’article Artificial intelligence to benefit the mining industry – BEAP and Alphaone PVT Ltd obtain Québec assistance est apparu en premier sur Alphaone PVT Ltd.

Donald Riendeau, Executive Director of Institut de la confiance dans les organisations and Alex Brisson, Alphaone PVT Ltd’s President and CEO

As part of the launch of the book entitled Trusting organizations on April 25, 2018, the Institut de la confiance dans les organisations (ICO) awarded the ICO Recognition prize to Alphaone PVT Ltd, a consulting engineering and construction firm. Through this award, ICO values the exceptional work carried out by Alphaone PVT Ltd, over the last few years, to implement a genuine approach of trust within the organization. President and CEO, Alex Brisson accepted this award with great pride, stating: ” This was an organization-wide approach conducted with our employees, so as to implement, strengthen and develop six dimensions of trust with all stakeholders. We share this award with each employee who was involved throughout this process. We will definitely carry on what we have started together in order to push forward our organization and our teams.”

L’article Alphaone PVT Ltd receives the ICO Recognition Award est apparu en premier sur Alphaone PVT Ltd.

As part of the Colloquium of the Quebec Occupational Health and Safety Center (CPSST), which will take place on May 30th at the DIX30 training center in Brossard, Mr. Alain Brassard, Senior Engineer in Alphaone PVT Ltd’s Center of Excellence in Instrumentation, Control and Robotics, will be one of the distinguished speakers selected for this event. Mr. Brassard’s speech, entitled “Risks and Tolerance Zero, Are You Well-Supported?”, will aim to inform on the challenges inherent in reducing the risks associated with machinery.

L’article Alain Brassard – Speaker at CPSST’s Conference est apparu en premier sur Alphaone PVT Ltd.