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Electronics

President Robert Miller and Future Electronics Offered Free French Language Course for Employees

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Pointe Claire, Quebec (realtimepressrelease) February 2, 2017 – Future Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, recently offered a free 10-week course for any and all employees interested in learning French.

The classes, offered in partnership with the Quebec government, were conducted twice a week at Future Electronics’ headquarters in Montreal. Courses were available at both beginner and intermediate levels.

The ability to take classes on-site makes it convenient for many people who might not otherwise have the time or opportunity to learn the language or improve their French skills.

Future Electronics offers the courses based on availability and participation, and is pleased to support employees in their efforts to improve their skills and knowledge in a variety of topics.

Future Electronics’ President Robert Miller places a high priority on the well-being of team members. The organization offers a full roster of informational seminars and educational opportunities throughout the year on a regular basis, and considers employees to be “the company’s greatest asset.”

For more information about Future Electronics and access to the world’s largest available-to-sell inventory, visit: www.FutureElectronics.com

About Future Electronics

Future Electronics is a global leader in electronics distribution, ranking 3rd in component sales worldwide, with an impressive reputation for developing efficient, comprehensive global supply chain solutions. Founded in 1968 by Robert Miller, President, Future Electronics has established itself as one of the most innovative organizations in the industry today, with 5,000 employees in 169 offices in 44 countries around the world. Future Electronics is globally integrated, with one worldwide IT infrastructure providing real-time inventory availability and access, while enabling full integration of its operations, sales and marketing worldwide. Offering the highest level of service, the most advanced engineering capabilities and technical solutions through all stages of the design-production cycle, and the largest available-to-sell inventory in the world, Future’s mission is always to Delight the Customer®. For more information, visit www.FutureElectronics.com.

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Martin H. Gordon
Director, Corporate Communications
FUTURE ELECTRONICS
www.FutureElectronics.com
514-694-7710 (ext. 2236)
Fax: 514-630-2671
martin.gordon@FutureElectronics.com

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Business, Human Resources

Engage PEO Forms Mid-Market Division

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Group Created to Address Growing Demand from Large Employers For Strategic HR and Benefits Services.

Fort Lauderdale, Fla., (April 21, 2015) — Engage PEO, a leading professional employer organization providing HR outsourcing solutions to small and mid-sized businesses across the U.S., today announced the formation of a new division dedicated to serve the needs of employers with more than 500 employees. The Mid-Market division was created in response to the growing demand from larger employers for HR solutions that can deliver a competitive advantage. The group will service both existing Engage clients and new client prospects.

“Businesses are always looking for ways to sharpen their competitive edge and in the middle market, a company’s human resources strategy can be a compelling source of sustaining competitive advantage,” says Jay Starkman, CEO of Engage. “Our Mid-Market division is focused on working with clients with more than 500 employees and creating solutions that fully leverage their human capital.”

The new division will be comprised of senior Engage service delivery specialists across disciplines with significant experience managing the needs of larger employers. The team will work closely with mid-market clients to deliver products tailored to the specific needs of the business, with customized service models that are flexible and provide consistently reliable client service.

“Our mid-market clients are asking for more and more help to manage their complex HR needs and Engage continues to deliver positive results,” said Ralph Labarta, chief technology officer of Engage. “This includes building strategies that achieve greater operational effectiveness by reducing the amount of time and resources spent on employment administration and HR compliance, improving workplace safety metrics, providing a full suite of Fortune 500 benefits, and developing programs to recruit, train and retain highly skilled employees.”

Engage’s unique service model is anchored by a team of dedicated HR managers who are all employment lawyers and maintain significant knowledge of HR issues and emerging legal trends that impact businesses of all sizes. Engage already boasts one of the highest average client sizes in the PEO industry and has a proven track record of serving these large employers. The company expects their mid-market client roster will continue to grow and benefit from Engage’s focused approach to clients in this segment.

About Engage PEO
Engage PEO delivers comprehensive HR solutions to small and mid-sized businesses, sharpening their competitive advantage. Comprised of the industry’s most respected veteran professional employer organization executives, certified HR professionals and attorneys, Engage PEO provides hands-on, expert HR services and counsel to help clients minimize cost and maximize efficiency for stronger business performance. The company’s superior service offering includes a full range of health and worker’s compensation insurance products, payroll technology and tax administration, risk management services and best-of-breed technology as part of an extensive suite of HR services. For more information visit http://www.EngagePEO.com.

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Sandra Fine, rbb PR
(305) 567-0535
sandra.fine@rbbpr.com

Business

TFE Live Online Workshops Fill the Soft Skills Gap

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Sign Up for the Training for Entrepreneurs.com 9 Live, Interactive Workshop Sessions.

Sarasota, Florida, USA (October 22, 2014) — Training for Entrepreneurs.com (TFE) bridges the soft skills gap with the introduction of online training workshops. Live, instructor-led interactive workshops will help employers get self-motivated employees who take the initiative and deliver more than ever expected.

Enroll today for these affordable 90-minute TFE Business Soft Skills Training Workshops that begin in December 2014. Build essential skills through an interactive workshop that fits in a busy schedule.

Pick one or more of these live, instructor-led workshops that deliver what employers want, and what employees need.

Do your employees fall short of having a productive mindset? Then sign them up for the Boosting Personal Productivity workshop to show them how to use the right motivation under the right circumstances to do so much more. Just 50 seats are available for this first online, live instructor-led workshop session on Dec. 3, 2014.

Let TFE’s instructors train you and your employees to bring soft skills to the highest level in a live workshop.

For just $77 per workshop, an employee will get the key soft skills to perform beyond normal requirements, adding value for their employer. Sign up for eight and get the ninth workshop free.

Add these Soft Skills to your repertoire or that of your employees:

• Boosting Personal Productivity – Do more with the right motivation. Enrollment open for Dec. 3, 2014.
• Being Resilient – Learn how to not just survive, but thrive.
• Communicating Effectively – Build skills to effectively share information, ideas, and needs.
• Relating to Others – Build rapport and trust while improving listening skills.
• Presenting with Conviction – Learn to deliver presentations that push projects forward.
• Solving Problems – Gain skills to reason through business problems.
• Teaming with Others – Learn when to be a leader, when to follow and work with others.
• Resolving Conflict – Improve abilities to persuade, negotiate, and resolve conflicts.
• Networking for Success – Develop an effective action plan for outstanding networking.

Training for Entrepreneurs.com trains and mentors the entrepreneur through its live virtual mentoring programs, workforce training seminars (including customized courseware) and live, onsite as well as online business soft skills training workshops. TFE publishes Special Reports and first-rate, educational content for aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners/executives via the TFE Virtual Vault of Knowledge.

Media Contact:
Terry H. Hill
Chief Business Mentor
Training for Entrepreneurs.com
8374 Market Street #167
Lakewood Ranch, FL 34202
Phone: 941-556-1299
Fax: 941-866-1953
solutions@trainingforentrepreneurs.com
http://www.trainingforentrepreneurs.com

Business

FPL turns Innovation into an Experience for its Customers at Company-Wide Expo

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“Our operations and maintenance costs are 30 percent better than the industry average. That’s a testament to our innovative employees and it’s one of the ways we offer such a great value proposition for our customers – bills that are the lowest in the state and 25 percent lower than the national average,” said Jim Robo, chief operating officer for FPL’s parent company, NextEra Energy.

Juno Beach, FL (April 28, 2012) — Tom Kipp learned just how serious Florida Power & Light is about safety and reliability when he stopped by a booth at the company’s 18th annual Quality, Safety and Innovation Expo.

An FPL business client and the vice president of Production for Hoerbiger Corporation of America, Inc., Kipp was given a hands-on demonstration of how to safely cut metal cables by the employees of FPL’s Distribution team.

“One of the things I noticed was the enthusiasm of the FPL employees,” said Kipp of the Expo. “The Operational Excellence’s focus on continuous improvement appears not just to be a flavor of the month here. Whether it’s an engineer or a technician or someone from Human Resources, all those I met have the same commitment to improvement. The leadership has managed to make it a culture, rather than a program.”

The Expo is a companywide showcase of projects created by FPL employees to improve efficiency, reliability and safety. Welcoming thousands of people and featuring nearly 70 exhibition booths at the Juno Beach headquarters, the Expo spanned FPL’s customer-focused capabilities, ranging from advancing electric-vehicle technology to reducing power outages caused by pine and palm trees. Kipp was one of 98 business clients invited to attend the day-long event on April 27.

Sponsored by FPL’s departments of Corporate Operational Excellence and Corporate Safety, the Expo is an opportunity for teams of employees to share how they’ve employed Six Sigma-based quality techniques to solve process problems and improve existing programs. FPL offers employees an extensive Six Sigma program that awards certifications for varying levels of training, helping to create a network of more than 1,000 efficiency experts.

“The projects you’re seeing on display here today are just part of FPL’s relentless pursuit of efficiency,” said Jim Robo, chief operating officer for FPL’s parent company, NextEra Energy. “Our operations and maintenance costs are 30 percent better than the industry average. That’s a testament to our innovative employees and it’s one of the ways we offer such a great value proposition for our customers – bills that are the lowest in the state and 25 percent lower than the national average.”

To see more from the Expo visit: http://newsroom.fpl.com/index.php?s=31538&item=30871.

About Florida Power & Light Company
Florida Power & Light Company is the largest electric utility in Florida and one of the largest rate-regulated utilities in the United States. FPL serves 4.5 million customer accounts in Florida and is a leading employer in the state with approximately 10,000 employees. The company consistently outperforms national averages for service reliability while customer bills are below the national average. A clean energy leader, FPL has one of the lowest emissions profiles and one of the leading energy efficiency programs among utilities nationwide. FPL is a subsidiary of Juno Beach, Fla. – based NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE). For more information, visit http://www.FPL.com.

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Florida Power & Light Company
700 Universe Blvd.
Juno Beach, FL 33408
305-552-3888
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Business

Flowserve Sanmar Commended For Excellence In Environment, Health And Safety

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Chennai, February 8, 2011: Flowserve Sanmar has won the CII Certificate of Commendation for Excellence in Environment, Health and Safety. At the awards announcement in Chennai recently, Flowserve Sanmar was recognized for excellence in occupational health, safety & environment management practices as well as its contribution to sustainable development.

“All through the decades of our existence, we have striven to do things “in a more right way”. It has always been more important for us to maintain a high standard of ethical values rather than grow larger in size with dilution of those values. Receiving an award for environment, health and safety is more an affirmation of what we believe so strongly in and gives us a feeling of satisfaction,” said Mr N Sankar, Chairman, The Sanmar Group of companies.

The various innovative EHS measures by Flowserve that were appreciated include the periodic safety, health and environment audits by the Business team, the Operating Control Procedure (OCP) display in form of Dos & Don’ts on each machine and the high level of cleanliness, orderliness & standardization practices in the shop floor operation.

Describing the commendation as a result of team effort, Mr Chander Shekhar Saraf, Executive Director spoke about attention to detail that could lead to hazards and pollution if not dealt with. “When the parts supplied by us are put into use by the customer, they come into contact with various toxic and corrosive fluids. These parts when received for refurbishment activity by us are properly tagged and moved to competent suppliers, who can identify and decontaminate them chemically without affecting environment. This returned goods handling procedure followed before starting replenishment ensures occupational health and safety of employees.”

Some of the other measures taken by Flowserve Sanmar include collecting paper, cotton & plastic wastes using separate bins in office & shop floor for proper disposal and preventing pollution, training & qualifying operators before employing them in handling forklift, lifter machine and order picker in stores for higher safety.

Over 125 organizations had applied for the EHS Excellence awards and experts assessed 52 of those short-listed, through onsite visits. The final evaluation was by juries comprising members from various organisations like Saint-Gobain, Grindwell Norton, Dupont, TVS Motors and GE.

Among those short-listed, 3 each were selected for awards, among large, medium and small companies while 13 were awarded a Certificate of Merit for commendable achievement for implementing Environment, Health and Safety initiatives.

With a vision of “combining integrity with excellence” Flowserve Sanmar, is part of Sanmar Engineering, the first business to be started by Mr N Sankar, Chairman of the USD 1 billion The Sanmar Group. Recently, another Sanmar company, Chemplast, won awards for water management, for its efforts in ensuring zero discharge of effluents. With yet another commendation to its credit, The Sanmar Group has reinforced further its commitment to protecting the environment.

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