Construction Magazine November 2014 | Page 97

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TIW Head Office and Fabrication Facility - St . Catharines Onatrio
by Canerector and has continued to operate as an autonomous subsidiary to the present day ,” said John Raposo , General Sales Manager . “ As a whole , Canadian Erectors owns and oversees something in the neighborhood of 60 divisions and we ’ re one of them ,” continued Raposo .
An Experienced and Empowered Workforce When it comes to the staff at TIW , the management system is viewed as traditional . Employees are given a sense of empowerment and the trust to exceed .
“ What we generally like to do is empower our people to be self-sufficient – make their own decisions ,” said Raposo . “ We do that by paying them well , by giving them yearly bonuses and pretty decent benefits . Overall , if you ’ re an employee , we ’ re a company you ’ d like to work for and you can see that from our turnover . Our turnover is very low .”
The turnover rate at TIW is indeed very low , and when questioned what the primary reason believed to be for this outcome , Raposo said it was “ because we share the wealth with everybody .”
The senior management of TIW Steel Platework Inc . believes that a
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