Areva T&D Canada adding 94 jobs as it consolidates operations near Montreal

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Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

 

Areva T&D Canada adding 94 jobs as it consolidates operations near Montreal

 

Canadian Press

 

MONTREAL (CP) - Areva T&D Canada is adding nearly 100 new jobs as it consolidates its Canadian operations in La Prairie, Que., southwest of Montreal.

The energy company said the plant will be expanded by March 2008, primarily to meet the new needs of its systems business unit.

"The consolidation will make it possible to better meet the needs of our clients, present and potential, and increase of commercial synergies in a market where reaction and response time are essential to success," president Greg Farthing said in a release.

"Furthermore, this reorganization will help us to respond to a growing number of clients who want integrated turnkey solutions consisting of products manufactured by several business units."

The Quebec plant will eventually house more than 300 employees. A facility in nearby St-Leonard will be closed.

The company said the consolidation follows the launch of its new systems group business unit, HT shop layout, acquisition of new tools for the production of high-tension circuit breakers and disconnectors, implementation of new manufacturing software and the strengthening of its sales force in Canada.

Areva provides technological solutions for carbon dioxide-free power generation and electricity transmission and distribution. The Canadian company is a division of French nuclear giant Areva.

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