Wieser Chosen Corporate Safety Award Finalist
Wieser Concrete Products Inc., Maiden Rock, Wis., has been chosen as a finalist for the 2008 Wisconsin Corporate Safety Award. The selection is based on the company’s low lost-time injury rate for the past three years. In 2008, two Wieser facilities marked two-year, accident-free milestones and another marked a one-year accident-free milestone.
Bord na Mona Sets Renewable Energy Goal
Bord na Mona, which saw global revenue increase 24 percent in 2007-08 to $550 million, plans to invest more than $2 billion in the next five years as it looks to become Ireland’s leading provider of renewable energy. To meet that goal, the company plans to develop 700 megawatts of wind energy and up to 500 megawatts of additional power generation assets, including a flexible thermal plant to complement the intermittent nature of wind. In addition, the company is working on a co-fueling program at its Edenderry electricity generating plant in the Midlands of Ireland, which will involve burning various biomass materials.
ECN/KORNS Names Herman Plant Manager
ECN/KORNS, manufacturer of galvanized couplings, elbows, clamps and nipples, has promoted Paul Herman to plant manager of its Avinger, Texas, facility.
