ACIPCO, Wescast Recognized as Employers of Choice.American Cast Iron Pipe Co. (ACIPCO ACIPCO American Cast Iron Pipe Company ), Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham (pronounced [ˈbɝmɪŋˌhæm]) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alabama and is the county seat of Jefferson County. , and Wescast Industries, Inc., Brantford, Ontario Brantford is a city located on the Grand River in southwestern Ontario, Canada. This single-tier municipality was once part of Brant County. , Canada, have been named among the best companies to work for. ACIPCO was recognized by Fortune magazine as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work for in America." The firm is the only pipe manufacturer ever to receive the honor. Two-thirds of the scoring is based on answers provided by randomly selected employees, with the remaining third reflecting Fortune's evaluation of pay and benefits, life-balance programs, opportunities, job security and pride in the company. The magazine cited ACIPCO's medical and dental care as an outstanding attribute. Other initiatives include employee representation, profit-sharing, pension plan, tuition reimbursement, training and cash incentives for increased efficiency. ACIPCO produces ductile iron Ductile iron, also called ductile cast iron or nodular cast iron, is a type of cast iron invented in 1943 by Keith Millis[1]. While most varieties of cast iron are brittle, ductile iron is much more ductile, as the name implies. pipe and fittings, fire hydrants, valves, fire truck pumps and centrifugally cast steel tubes. Wescast was ranked eighth in the "35 Best Companies to Work for in Canada" by a Globe and Mail survey. Wescast attributed the recognition to its "Scanlon" system of participative management, which centers around monthly gainsharing, annual profit sharing profit sharing, arrangement by which employees receive, in addition to their wages, a share of the net profits of a business. The purpose is to give them an incentive to increase their output through enhanced morale, less wasteful use of materials, better care of , cross-functional teams, encouraging suggestions, continuous training and communication. Wescast supplies cast iron and steel exhaust manifolds for passenger cars and light trucks and high-alloy steel pump components for the petrochemical, pulp and paper, and food processing Food processing is the set of methods and techniques used to transform raw ingredients into food for consumption by humans or animals. The food processing industry utilises these processes. industries. |
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