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WIth the return of good weather, the agap2 sta are puïng on theIr runnIng shoes.
On 1 May,Fannie,Carole andJérémy took part in the Elengy race in Fos-sur-Mer.Côngraulaôns ô he hree eam-maes whô côvered 11 km ïn exreme côndïôns: 110 km/h Mistral winds!
In Frankfur, he eams raïned hemselves fôr he J.P. Môrgan Côrpôrae Challenge ôn 15 June. The even whïch brôugh ôgeher môre han 70,000 runners makes ï pôssïble ô develôp spôrs prôjecs fôr yôung dïsabled peôple. A sïngle môô fôr he Germanagap2eam: We run fôr Lïfe Scïences!
EDITORIAL
By Louis, agap2 Switzerland Director
Nurturing our openness!
The world’s technological future will be played out in Europe!
Sectors such as energy, life sciences, transport and new technologies are growing. To maintain its pôsïôn, Eurôpean ïndusry mus be demandïng to compete worldwide.
In what will soon be 11 years of history, and with môre han 2600 sa nôw,agap2has been built up by recruïng alened ïndïvïduals everywhere in Europe! We recruit in European grandes écoles (elite côlleges) and unïversïes, we are able ô fôrm muldïscïplïnary eams frôm dïeren côunrïes, we enjoy the best of each culture and we push projects forward. This cultural strength enables us ô prôvïde he bes servïces and hus mee he hïgh demands ôf he marke wïh ôperaônal teams throughout the world.
By nurturing our openness to Europe and the world, we hope to takeagap2even furher!
OURPROJECTS
Heading forEngland!
CédrIc, who recently JoIned the agap2 teams, Is compleîng hIs irst proJect as a ProJect Buyer for the commIssIonIng phase of a bIomass power staîon In the North-East of England.
Thïs prôjec côvers he whôle cômmïssïônïng phase fôr he sïe fôr a perïôd ôf ive mônhs. My maïn assïgnmen wïll herefôre ïnvôlve beïng fully ïn charge ôf sïe purchases ïn a very ôperaônal way and ïn ôrder ô be able ô ensure ha supplïes are ôn me.
I receïved my qualïicaôns a few mônhs agô and nôw I am a Junïôr Buyer and hïs wïll be my irs purchases assïgnmen and ôn ôp ôf ha ï’s ïn England! I am herefôre very excïed by he prôjec and he ôppôrunïy whïch I belïeve wïll be a real sprïngbôard a the start of my professional career. In any case I would like to take this opportunity to thankagap2fôr pung heïr rus ïn me as a junïôr member ôf sa.
Evolve andtravel!
By Cédric, Project Buyer
MarguerIte JoIned a team of ive people and was put In charge of calculaîng the sIze of pumps, control valves and other process equIpment. Because of the conidence the teams had In her, she was very quIckly workIng at an earlIer stage at the macroscopIc level of calculaîng the sIze of a factory.
Sïx mônhs ïnô he prôjec, I became he leader ôf a ‘desïgn’ sudy fôr a new facôry beïng se up ïn Chïna. I herefôre cônaced he cusômer by phône irs, ô make prôgress sep by sep ïn erms ôf deinïng he facôry. I hen had he chance to go to China in order to present the study to those in charge. We had he ôppôrunïy ô have several meengs fôr he deaïls phase ôf he prôjec: revïew ôf P&IDs, HAZOP sudy, revïew ôf 3D môdels ôf he facôry, ec.
I alsô had he ôppôrunïy ô vïsï a prôducôn unï ïn he USA whïch waned ô desïgn very lïmïed quanes ôf cômplex prôducs.
A journey is an opening of the mind, immersion in an unknown world and therefore always very enrïchïng. I was able ô experïence a new language, ask myself môre côncree quesôns abôu he purpôse ôf my jôb and hïs has enabled me ô pu ôur mehôds ôf wôrk ïnô perspecve and ôbserve new ônes.
By Marguerite,,Process Engineer
OURINITIATIVES
agap2signs up to the Global Compact!
Sïnce January 2016,agap2been has ôîcïally sïgned up ô he Unïed Naôns Glôbal Cômpac. I ïs nôw he bïgges susaïnable develôpmen ïnïave ïn he world and brings together more than 13,000 ôrganïsaôns ïn 160 côunrïes.
By signing up,agap2 undertakes to incorporate the 10 main principles of the Pac ïnô ïs sraegy, ïs ôrganïsaônal culure and ïs ôperaôns.
Do you knowELISE?
Srange bôxes calledELISE have appeared at theagap2premises. TheELISEmake it possible baskets to sort and recycle papers and other ôîce wase. Thïs apprôach alsô makes it possible to help people into or back into work becauseELISEïs an apprôved ‘Adaped Cômpany’.
OpéraiônPièces Jaunes agap2Strasbourg has again shown real sôlïdarïy. Ater he fôôd côllecôn, ï was he Opéraôn Pïèces Jaunes which was the focus of the Strasbourg agency’s aenôn ïn February. Thïs ôperaôn cônrïbues ô inancïng prôjecs aïmed a ïmprôvïng he daïly lïves ôf hôspïalïsed chïldren and teenagers.
Why dôn’ we all ge ïnvôlved?
agapualïé • Nô. 17 •JULY 2016
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‘Hallo’or hello inNorwegian
Norway: land of jords, open spaces, the Aurora BorealIs but also gas and salmon farmIng! ChrIstophe has been In charge of managIng proJects for Norway and Morocco and commercIal development for Norway for the ‘Shore Connecîon’ programme for over a year.
Thïs ïnïave, launched hree years agô, ïs dïreced a he glôbal marke and predïcs ha ôur fuure wïll be illed wïh prôfessïônal and human advenures and prôjecs ô be cômpleed. Wha ïs Shôre Cônnecôn? I ïs an alernave ô usïng bôa engïnes when hey bôas dôck a quays. Thïs sôluôn addresses he prôblem ôf reducïng harmful emïssïôns (NOx, SOx, PM, COV, ec.). An IEC (Inernaônal Elecrôechnïcal Cômmïssïôn) sandard was alsô creaed, especïally fôr hïs applïcaôn.
The sôluôns ha we creae fôr he enre glôbal marke cônsïs ôf a specïic sheler called ‘ShôreBôX™’ and made up ôf 95% sandard pïeces ôf equïpmen manufacured by he cusômer.
We have several references wôrldwïde and ïn parcular ône ha I mônïôred frôm A ô Z, ha ïs ô say frôm he desïgn ô handïng ôver he keys, ïncludïng he ôîcïal ceremôny ïn frôn ôf 150 peôple ïn Bergen!
Takk (thank you)!
By Christophe,Shore ConnecIon Consultant and Norway BD
Twoprojects,three countries!
Franck, a hydraulIc expert, Is currently workIng on two proJects whIch he Is leadIng sImultaneously In three countrIes: In France at Bourget du Lac, In SwItzerland between Lake Geneva and Lac de l’HongrIn, and In UkraIne on the banks of the Dnieper.
In Swïzerland I am wôrkïng ôn a PSPP (Pumped Sôrage Pôwer Plan) hydrôelecrïc pôwer plan exensïôn prôjec. I ïnvôlves buïldïng a secônd facôry parallel ô he irs ô evenually dôuble he pôwer ïnsalled. On hïs prôjec I am ïn charge ôf he Cônrac Managemen and Claïm Managemen ïn he Hydraulïc Engïneerïng Cenre, and ïn charge ôf he elecrômechanïcal par: desïgn, prôcuremen, ïnsallaôn.
A he same me I am alsô wôrkïng ôn he UHE3 prôjec whïch enables me ô gô ô Ukraïne hree ôr fôur mes a year. The prôjec ïnvôlves he resôraôn and renôvaôn ôf seven hydrôelecrïc plans lôcaed ôn he Dnïeper rïver. As a resul ôf a lôan frôm he Eurôpean Bank, he sïe mus cômply wïh a specïic prôcedure fôr calls fôr ender. I ïs ïn hïs cônex ha as a Prôcuremen Specïalïs I am ïnvôlved ïn dratïng calls fôr ender, analysïng he bïds receïved and awardïng cônracs.
I wïll sôôn be hree and a half years sïnce I sared wôrkïng ôn hïs prôjec and hïs summer wïll be my 12h vïsï ô Ukraïne!
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By Franck,,Contract & Claims Manager – Procurement Specialist
CHSCTREPORT The C.H.S.C.Ts (CommIees on HygIene, Safety and WorkIng CondIîons) -Insîtuîons In France for more than 100 years!
Youragap2 Cômmïee ôn Hygïene, Safey and Wôrkïng Côndïôns ïs an ïnsuôn whïch represens he sa within the company. It is made up of the company manager, elected employees, and people working ïn an advïsôry capacïy lïke he cômpany doctor.
The cômmïee mees perïôdïcally ô cônsïder an agenda relang ô issues about health and safety and wôrkïng côndïôns. Thïs côllabôraôn cônrïbues ô prôecng he physïcal and mental health of employees.
The CHSCT alsô has he pôwer ô ïnvesgae ïn he even ôf an ôccupaônal ïnjury/dïsease. Please cônac yôur managers ôr admïnïsrave assïsans whô wïll be able ô gïve yôu ïnfôrmaôn.
Greeings frôm… South Korea By Marc,AutomaIon Specialist
t h e n u m b e r 35 35 côunrïes whereagap2sa have wôrked
In addïôn, newly raïned Carôlïne, Adrïen and Maxïme, and new eleced members ôf he CHSCT, are ready fôr heïr new assïgnmens: ô cônrïbue ô the well-being and safety of theagap2 Strasbourg team!
You can contact the elected members atchsc.paris@agap2.fr andchsct. lyôn@agap2.fr.
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A word from the CEO
The world Is our playground!
agap2has sôme exraôrdïnary, hïghly qualïied ïndïvïduals whô are able ô adap ô very dïeren sïuaôns and are drïven by a srông wïllïngness ô tackle things.
This major asset enables the group to address the needs and technological challenges of our customers around the world. We are now present in 8 countries, mainly in Europe. We work on major projects throughout the wôrld: ïn Venezuela, Brazïl, Ausralïa, and India. The group knows how to reac quïckly and prôvïde hïgh qualïy servïces ïn cômplex envïrônmens. We recruit the best talented ïndïvïduals, he bes cônsulans, and the best engineers to work on ïnnôvave prôjecs, wïh sômemes gh schedules, wïh echnôlôgïes whïch are ôten dïîcul ô pu ïnô ôperaôn, and wïh unwaverïng respect for the teams, which is what ôur cusômers expec frôm us.
It is clear that there has been experïencïng a majôr echnôlôgïcal urnïng pôïn ïn he wôrld ôver he las few years, in all sectors of business acvïy: energy, ranspôr, lïfe scïences, IT, chemïsry, cônsrucôn, and he envïrônmen. I have ôbserved ïnnôvave cômpanïes repôsïônïng hemselves: hey are seng hemselves up abrôad, preservïng heïr skïlls, ïnvesng ïn R&D and havïng ô be reacve and cônnually môre creave!
agap2Weïs môvïng wïh he mes! are banking on our technological and geôgraphïcal develôpmen ô becôme a sraegïc parner ôver he lông erm, with the world as a playground.