to Prosperity on the construction of a 275-foot suspended bridge
over the Rio Santa Rosa in Santa Rosa.
Bridges to Prosperity and its partners work around the world
with isolated communities to build footbridges over impassable
rivers and create safe access to education, health care and market
opportunities. Since 2001, Bridges to Prosperity has built more
than 225 footbridges in 20 countries. Partners like Aldridge allow
Bridges to Prosperity to not only build the bridge but to share their
knowledge with local foreman and superintendents, which results in
continued infrastructure support in the region long after the team
has returned home.
The residents of the Santa Rosa community (population 830)
earn their living as farmers who grow potatoes, corn, wheat and
other vegetables. Crossing the Santa Rosa River had always been a
challenge for residents. But during times of significant flash flooding,
it became extremely dangerous and limited residents’ access to
critical government resources, health clinics, schools and markets.
The Santa Rosa Suspended Footbridge will provide safe, year-round
access for the members of the communities close to the vicinity and
will empower the communities out of poverty.
The team spent their days hard at work, and their nights playing
soccer with the children and introducing them to s’mores while
sharing stories around the campfire. When they realized that lights
at the soccer field would allow the children to play a little longer, they
organized a plan. The team secured and installed new LED lighting
as an additional gift to the community.
The experience changed the lives of everyone involved. PDCA
commends Aldridge in its partnership with Bridges to Prosperity;
congratulations to the hard-working participants who sacrificed
vacation time and weeks away from home and family to be a part of
this incredible cause.
▼▼GEOKON ANNOUNCES STAFF APPOINTMENTS
Michael Eno
GEOKON is pleased to announce that Michael Eno has rejoined
the team as a sales engineer.
Eno is a highly motivated, versatile team-player with over
two years of experience in the geotechnical and structural instrumentation
industry. Eno previously worked for GEOKON during
2016-2017.
Eno has a B.Sc. in civil engineering from the University of New
Hampshire, graduating in 2015. His duties at GEOKON include
working directly with customers in the identification and procurement
of instrumentation for their specific applications.
Adam Webster
GEOKON is pleased to announce the appointment of Adam
Webster as quality assurance manager. Webster has over 12 years of
experience in manufacturing process engineering, quality management,
quality engineering and project engineering with a leading
OEM supplying industrial equipment for the welding and cutting
industry. Webster has extensive experience in Lean and Six Sigma
processes, supplier qualification, quality auditing, ISO9001 compliance
and corrective and preventive action systems. He has a B.S in
technology management from the State University of New York
at Oswego.
Webster has a passion for integrating continuous improvement
programs and quality management processes in fast-paced production
environments. His duties at GEOKON will include leading
the implementation of Lean and Six Sigma processes, driving best
practices in quality assurance, identifying and reducing non-value
elements of the production value stream and leading the GEOKON
quality assurance team.
▼▼PILE-CUTTING VETERAN JOINS
DARKHORSE INDUSTRIES
Baton Rouge-based DarkHorse Industries has named Greg Major
as sales manager. Major, a 35-year veteran concrete cutter, previously
owned American Pile Cutting (APC), which operated for several
years throughout the southern region of the United States. In addition
to his long tenure at APC, Major has consulted and supplied
equipment for various projects around the globe.
“This is a very exciting opportunity for me,” said Major. “I expect
to contribute to the company’s growth in its current field of pile cutting,
but also work with leadership to expand into concrete drilling
and sawing.”
The Canadian-born Major presently lives in Houston and will
be balancing his time between the DarkHorse home office in Baton
INDUSTRY NEWS
Courtesy of Darkhorse Industries
Courtesy of Geokon
Courtesy of Geokon
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