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CANADA our people believe in those values as we believe in them as a corporation . Those really do deliver the best service to our customers .”
As Barnes explained , these values play an ever-present role in the company ’ s operations .
“ When you work in the oil sands up here , it ’ s such a high-pace environment . Those core values are probably tested every day ,” he said . “ Stuff goes sideways really quick . If you ’ re not transparent with your customers and there ’ s not that integrity of doing a good job at a fair price , and there ’ s not honesty in your work , and if you don ’ t put customers first and your people ahead of everything , you ’ ll have a hard time succeeding in the marketplace . You have to place your core values first and let them drive your business .”
These values have afforded CEDA partnerships with many major companies whose trust repeat business is the ultimate goal . CEDA is committed to maintaining partnerships with all companies it works it , no matter the size .
“ You ’ re only as strong as your weakest link ,” Barnes said . “ The relationship with your vendors is earned over time . For Suncor and Syncrude , we ’ ve been there 30 years and we have that trust , openness , and honesty for how we operate . For the third-party people we do into business with , we ’ re not in it for a one-shot deal — we want a sustainable relationship where they can grow and we can grow with them . In any relationship , there are good points and bad points . The thing is , the stronger you can make your teammates , the stronger you can operate as well .”
In the Pipeline In addition to its new pipeline service , CEDA is always looking toward improving . Because CEDA is a truly full-services company , its main improvement focus is increasing efficiency .
“ We ask how we can crossleverage our services to drive better value to our customers ,”
Barnes said . “ We have 15 to 20 service lines CEDA offers , but we ’ re focused on how we can bundle those up and get a bargain to our customer without actually sacrificing our bottom line .” Naturally , this is something CEDA ’ s
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