FT SERVICES ANNOUNCES PARTICIPATION WITH PRODUCTIVITY ALBERTA
February 2, 2010
CALGARY, AB - FT Services announced today it will play an important role in a new program from the Government of Alberta -- Productivity Alberta. This program is established to develop and implement initiatives and tools to help Alberta businesses to improve their productivity and global competiveness.
Andy Mackintosh, President & CEO will be an active participant in this collaborative initiative as an industry advisor and member of the Productivity Steering Committee, and the Productivity Alberta Industry Advisory Committee. Through Mr. Mackintosh's involvement in these committees he will have an opportunity to work with representatives from the federal, provincial and municipal governments as well as industry leaders from different business sectors.
Mackintosh stated today, "One of the fundamental drivers of business success, in any industry is ensuring that productivity is optimized by having the correct tools and techniques and an engaged organization delivering to its potential. At FT Services we are collectively motivated to excel in our business, underpinned by our strong vision; clear objectives and targets; and performance measures across our business."
Mackintosh added, "I encourage business leaders to visit Productivity Alberta's new website which was launched today and discover more about this interactive web portal designed for Alberta's businesses."
In addition, Productivity Alberta was featured in an Alberta Venture Magazine supplement published in December 2009 which included an interview with Andy Mackintosh.
BACKGROUND
FT Services was formed in August 2006 to deliver operations and maintenance solutions to the oil and gas, mining and mineral processing, petrochemical and power generation sectors in Canada. FT Services brings together Transfield Services' global experience in asset management and maintenance of complex systems and technologies, together with Flint Energy Services' extensive Canadian hydrocarbons expertise and customer relationships. FT Services' business model provides best practices in safety performance, asset management and turnaround management systems and project execution. Our approach leads to a demonstrable step change in asset performance through our collaborative contracting approach. www.ft-serv.com
Flint Energy Services Ltd. is a market leader providing an expanding range of integrated products and services for the energy industry including: production services; field construction; oilfield transportation; process equipment design and manufacturing; tubular management services; plant management; and maintenance services. Flint provides this unique breadth of products and services through over 60 strategic locations in the oil and gas producing areas of western North America, from Inuvik in the Northwest Territories to Mission, Texas on the Mexican border. Flint is a preferred provider of infrastructure construction management, module fabrication, and maintenance services for upgrading and production facilities in Alberta's oil sands sector. www.flint-energy.com/
Transfield Services delivers essential services to key industries in the resources and industrial, property and infrastructure sectors. A leading global provider of operations, maintenance, and asset and project management services, Transfield Services has more than 29,000 employees in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, New Caledonia, South East Asia, India, Chile and Canada. Transfield Services Limited is publically listed in Australia. www.transfieldservices.com/
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Cheryl McNeil, Communications Manager, FT Services
Telephone: (780) 790-2172, Fax: (780) 790-3610, Website: www.ft-serv.com/