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{
"time": "2011-12-01 15:30:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Gregory Aziz (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, National Steel Car Limited)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"2638999\" data-originallang=\"en\">Thank you, Mr. Chairman.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2639000\" data-originallang=\"en\">I'm Gregory Aziz, chairman and CEO of National Steel Car from Hamilton, Ontario. With me are Hugh Nicholson, executive vice-president of marketing, sales and quality; Lorraine Johnson, our chief operating officer; and Leigh Scott, our regional vice-president of marketing and sales.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2639001\" data-originallang=\"en\">We're here today to present a dynamic solution through a new fleet of rail grain-handling equipment, which will go a great distance in solving the problems of the grain supply chain in western Canada. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2639002\" data-originallang=\"en\">If you'll look at the next slide, you'll see that National Steel Car is headquartered in Hamilton, Ontario. It was founded in 1912. We are the world leader in rail freight design, engineering, and manufacture. Over the last 12 years we've invested approximately $350 million in capital investment in robotics and automated manufacturing equipment and techniques. We occupy a 75-acre site in Hamilton, Ontario, which is approximately two million square feet. We employ more than 1,900 people and are the second largest private employer in Hamilton. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2639003\" data-originallang=\"en\">We have the capacity to produce more than 15,000 cars annually, and we manufacture all types of rail cars, with the exception of tank car equipment. We are the only rail car builder in North America certified to ISO 9001:2008. </p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"2638999\" data-originallang=\"en\">Merci monsieur le pr\u00e9sident.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2639000\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je m'appelle Gregory Aziz. Je suis le pr\u00e9sident et premier dirigeant de la National Steel Car, situ\u00e9e \u00e0 Hamilton, en Ontario. Je suis accompagn\u00e9 aujourd'hui de Hugh Nicholson, premier vice-pr\u00e9sident, Promotion, ventes et qualit\u00e9; de Lorraine Johnson, directrice de l'exploitation; et de Leigh Scott, vice-pr\u00e9sident r\u00e9gional, Promotion et ventes.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2639001\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous sommes ici aujourd'hui pour vous pr\u00e9senter un nouveau parc de wagons c\u00e9r\u00e9aliers qui constitue, selon nous, une solution dynamique aux probl\u00e8mes qu'\u00e9prouvent la cha\u00eene d'approvisionnement en grains dans l'Ouest du pays. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2639002\" data-originallang=\"en\">Vous verrez, sur la prochaine diapositive, que le si\u00e8ge social de l'entreprise est situ\u00e9 \u00e0 Hamilton, en Ontario. Fond\u00e9e en 1912, l'entreprise est aujourd'hui le chef de file mondial dans la conception et la fabrication de wagons de marchandises. Au cours des 12 derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es, nous avons investi environ 350 millions de dollars en robotique et pour acqu\u00e9rir de l'\u00e9quipement et des techniques de fabrication automatis\u00e9e. Nos installations occupent une superficie de 75 acres, ce qui correspond \u00e0 environ 2 millions de pieds carr\u00e9s. L'entreprise compte 1 900 employ\u00e9s et est le deuxi\u00e8me employeur priv\u00e9 en importance, \u00e0 Hamilton.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"2639003\" data-originallang=\"en\">Notre capacit\u00e9 de production annuelle est de 15 000 wagons, et nous fabriquons tous les types de wagons, sauf les wagons-citernes. Nous sommes le seul fabricant de wagons certifi\u00e9 ISO 9001:2008 en Am\u00e9rique du Nord.</p>"
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