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| Global Spotlight focuses on employees
from the Mitsubishi Companies, who are excelling in their respective fields
around the world. In each issue we will get to know different employees, who
will tell us about their hometowns, businesses, culture, and pastimes. |
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I introduce the factory which I serve, mainly on its history. The MSSC CANADA
plant was built and has been in operation since 1895. It started as Dowsley
Spring and Axel making wagon wheels and parts for wagons. In 1913 it became
part of the Ontario Steel Products Company Ltd. The Rockwell Standard
Corporation became the major shareholder in the early 1960s and changed the
Chatham plant’s name to North American Rockwell of Canada Ltd. In 1972, the
name changed again one year later to Rockwell International of Canada Ltd.
The facility again changed its name in 1986 as the result of a joint venture with
Mitsubishi Steel (Japan), becoming Rockwell International Suspension Systems
Ltd. In October of 2009 Mitsubishi Steel Mfg. took over the plant and today
we are known as MSSC CANADA. It is hard to believe that our plant has been
making parts for vehicles since before cars ruled the road.
In 1949, then Ontario Steel, an Open House was held to welcome families
and friends of employees to view what our employees did. At that time the first
department to be seen was the plastic department, followed by the machine
shop, the spring department — which since the beginning had its steel delivered
by the railroad, the plating department — which plated everything from hood
ornaments to bumpers. Next on the tour came the steam power house that
could feed the plant with up to 150 lbs of steam pressure. Last on the tour was the Bumper Building. In this
building, bumpers would be plated, polished, buffed and shipped.
Now in 2013 our product line consists of stabilizer bars, torsion bars and coil springs. Our plant includes
a coil paint line as well as a number of assembly operations for the stabilizer bars. There are not quite as many
products as in 1949, but they are made with the same amount of pride that has made the Chatham operation
successful for 115 plus-years.
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I started working at MSSC as a temporary worker covering weekend
overtime shifts while working Monday to Friday in the wholesale food
service business. In August 1999 I was hired as a full-time employee
at MSSC. Since that time I have done many jobs in the plant and at
present I am posted to the peeler set up position. Peeler set up is the
beginning of the coil spring line in our plant. We peel the steel to the proper diameter and shear it to the proper
length for the coil spring line.
Since starting at MSSC I have been trained on first aid and I am
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a member of the Incident Response
Team as a first aid responder. Also I am a member of the Social and Athletic Committee.
Being a member involves helping to organize our Summer Picnic, Golf Tournament, Kids
Christmas Party as well as the Adult Christmas Party. During our fund-raising drives I help by
organizing the BBQs by ordering the hot dogs and hamburgers.
Like many Canadians Hockey is my favourite sport ,“EH.” In the winter my wife and I
are kept busy travelling to hockey games throughout southwestern Ontario with our 11-year old
son, who is a goalie that plays for the Chatham Kent Minor Pee Wee AAA Cyclones. |
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Mitsubishi Plastics Euro Asia Ltd. (MPEA) is a newly established
company since July 2011. The company is located on the Asian
side of Istanbul, very close to the Bosphorus.
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MPEA is a subsidiary company of Mitsubishi Plastics. Our
company sells ALPOLIC™, which is a world-famous product in the
construction sector. Last year we celebrated our brand’s (ALPOLIC)
40th anniversary.
ALPOLIC is a composite material (aluminum, stainless steel,
titanium, zinc or copper) which is highly suitable for use in exterior
claddings as well as in interior decoration. Not only because of the
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quality of the product itself, also in terms
of fire safety, we are glad to introduce our newly developed A2 fire-retardant class high-tech product to our
valuable customers. MPEA has an extensive business scope which includes Eastern Europe, North Africa, the
CIS Countries and Turkey.
I used to work for an international English textile company for more than eight years before I began my
MPEA career. I’m quite new to the construction sector and have been working for MPEA since February
2011. I am delighted to have had the opportunity to make some contribution to the very successful start of
our newborn organization with our great and target-oriented MPEA team. |
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Turkey is located in the region known as Eurasia, where
the European and Asian continents connect to each other.
The Republic of Turkey was established in 1923 under the
leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk who was also the
first president. The capital city is Ankara, but the biggest is
Istanbul. The population of Turkey is close to 80 million, with 14 million living in Istanbul.
Turkey is a popular country that attracts millions of foreign tourists every year with its rich history and
four-season beauty. The southern part of the country is very |
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| suitable for summer vacations with fantastic
beaches and seaside resorts, while Cappadocia in the central part of Turkey is visited by many tourists for its
interesting tent rocks and delicious wines. But definitely Istanbul, the capital of the Byzantine and Ottoman empires, is the first choice for inhaling our history deeply. The Blue Mosque, Hagia Sofia, Grand Bazaar, Galata
Tower, Bosphorus, Maiden’s Tower and many other attractions are icons of the synthesis of both Islamic and
Christian culture. The Turkish kitchen is also one of the richest in the world. Grilled meat “kebap”, traditional
Turkish desert “baklava”, and the soft candy “Turkish delight” are the most popular foods. In terms of drinks
“Turkish coffee” and the alcoholic beverage “Raki” are symbols of Turkey too. |
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| Turkey is a very dynamic country with an average age of 29.7.
The population is getting younger, and growing at an annual rate of
approximately 1.36%. The economy in Turkey is also growing. The
targeted rate for 2012 was 3.2% and this year the government
is expecting this rate to go up a bit more. The indicators for the
construction sector are also positive for 2013 with a forecast for
4% growth which we are glad to see at MPEA! |
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