February 6th, 2010
GreenSafe Demanufacturing Inc (GreenSafe) was one of the
highlights in the news coverage.
In addition to the future-focused words by the Hon. Denis
Landry, Minister of Transportation, and the Hon. Hédard
Albert, Minister of Wellness, Culture and Sport, Mr. Jocelyn
Larocque, P. Eng and General Manager for GreenSafe,
reported, at length, about the bright future of the flagship
Caraquet plant.
Mr. Larocque commented that with greater economic activity
and infrastructure enhancements, local businesses, including
GreenSafe, should see better input costs.
Community leaders, both on camera and off, have noted an
attitudinal shift towards a brighter future for the region.
Part of this is no doubt due to the announcement of our
125,000 square foot demanufacturing plant slated for a late
summer 2010 commissioning.
Further, government funded port enhancements valued at $ 25
million were recently announced for Bas-Caraquet, thus
helping to secure a bright future in that community. In
addition, the recent announcement for a new transportation
corridor incorporating both a highway and railway will
service both the redeveloped port area and the Industrial
Park.
The full news coverage en Français
can be found starting at 3 minutes and 49 seconds on the
attached link:
February 2nd,
2010
Offsetters is well qualified to handle GreenSafe’s carbon
credit monetization strategy given their position as
Canada’s leading supplier of high-quality carbon offsets.
With
potentially 11 million tons of carbon offsets available per
plant annually, GreenSafe’s proprietary processes will
permanently eliminate significant sources of greenhouse gas
emissions while enhancing shareholder value.
January 28th, 2010
Mr. Swire reported that by using intermodal services from
the start-up of the Caraquet plant, GreenSafe would generate
about 5,600 NT of Greenhouse gases (GHG). Once direct rail
shipments from, say a
The flagship Caraquet plant is expected to save between 7
and 15 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalents from the
collection and conversion of ozone depleting substances.
Depending on the age of the refrigerators and freezers being
demanufactured, more than half of the CFC’s come from the
door and shell foam. US studies show that crushing the
shells in a baler, after the CFC’s are removed from the heat
exchanger coils and compressors, releases most of the
imbedded ozone depleting substances at that time leaving
very little for destruction in the steelmaking process.
These numbers do not include the favourable impact on
avoided GHG’s from using fossil fuels in the generation of
electrical power. Further, the shipment of peat moss by rail
could save as much as 150,000 NT of CO²-e annually.
GreenSafe is investigating the procedures to register the GHG savings with a view of monetizing them at a later date. A future update will be posted on the GreenSafe website.
Mr. Kennedy reported that GreenSafe will set a new benchmark
standard for transparency with proactive, environmental
disclosure and community involvement.
Also in attendance were the Hon. Hedard Albert, Minister of
Francophonie and Wellness, Culture and Sport and the Hon.
Denis Landry, Minister of Transportation.
January 27th, 2010
“While GreenSafe will be a major shipper on the proposed
railway, it will not be the largest” reported Mr. Clifford
Kennedy, a Director of GreenSafe. Earlier Department of
Transportation studies clearly demonstrated that the
shipments of peat moss and fabricated metals would be
greater in volume.
In Acadian’s December 2006 Proof of Concept paper, presented
to members of the Cabinet, Acadian concluded that the
railway would be financially viable from its inception and
would demonstrate increasing cash flows.
Acadian would be able to reduce the shipment costs facing
GreenSafe by as much as $ 12 million per year, making the
flagship Caraquet plant even more profitable. Mr. Jocelyn
Larocque, P. Eng and General Manager of GreenSafe, declared
that “the inbound shipment of end-of-life appliances and
electronics by direct rail would reduce handling issues on
our receiving floor”.
Other presenters at the
Also in attendance representing the Province were the Hon.
Hedard Albert, Minister of Francophonie and Wellness,
Culture and Sport and the Hon. Rick Miles, Minister of the
Environment.
January 22nd,
2010
After
extensive consultation with retailing giants, GreenSafe
Demanufacturing Inc (GreenSafe) has made our “best-in-class”
tariff structure even better by enacting the following:
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The “no-cost” freight
package has been extended to both the 5 year and 10 year
contracts
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The early contract
cancellation penalties have been removed and replaced with a
much fairer “no cancellation” provision
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Improved reciprocal language
on the point of sale and media links between GreenSafe and
the manufacturers, retailers and waste management providers
§
The 2010 patronage dividend
has been streamlined and incorporates a generous
“double-payout” for those firms and agencies signing on for
a 20-year “no-cost, no hassle” contract.
These
changes will be retroactively applied to the beginning of
our fiscal year.
It is expected that these market oriented changes will
permit GreenSafe’s
Caraquet plant to utilize its nearly 4 million end-of-life
unit capacity within months of its summer 2010
commissioning.
Preliminary site selection for two additional
demanufacturing plants is proceeding on schedule. The name
of the next two communities partnering with GreenSafe is
expected to be announced in spring 2010.
January 21st,
2010
Within the commercial restaurant market, GreenSafe is
capable of accepting
walk-in, upright and chest freezers; meat slicers, pop coolers, prep
tables, racking, refrigerators and warming cabinets
As corporate offices downsize, relocate or upgrade, our
plants will be capable of safely processing stacking chairs,
carts, computers, filing cabinets, photocopiers, servers,
racking, tables and telephone systems.
In the retail and institutional convenience markets,
GreenSafe’s technology can demanufacture display cases, ice
cream coolers, pop and milk coolers, shelving, snack machine
and soft drink vending machines to name a few.
If the undesired item is primarily made of metal or has
an electrical cord attached to it, GreenSafe can safely
dismantle it, recovering nearly 100% of the constituent
elements from the unwanted device.
GreenSafe’s Caraquet plant will have a capacity limit of
approximately 4 million end-of-life units annually and
employ nearly 200 persons.
January 13, 2010
Strategic is a large, multi-office public relations firm
which has consistently won accolades and industry awards for
creativity and deliverability. Using their coast to coast
presence, Strategic will be able to convey the GreenSafe
story in several markets and venues, in both official
languages.
Through
our new relationship with Strategic, GreenSafe aims to:
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Drive consumer awareness of
the environmentally responsible end-of-life demanufacturing
methods employed at GreenSafe
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Motivate manufacturers,
retailers and waste handlers to use our “no charge” service
§
Inform educators,
environmentalists and other concerned citizens of
alternative methods to conventional crushing of used goods
and the burning of ozone depleting substances by adapting
high quality offshore technology to meet the needs of the
The
strategy is designed to be fully scalable for eventual entry
into selected markets in the
January 11, 2010
Mr. Peter Swire, CMA, announced today that GreenSafe
Demanufacturing Inc (GreenSafe) has executed an agreement
with the Canam Group Inc (Canam) of
Canam, a major TSX listed company, has proven experience in
the construction of major roadway and railway bridges,
public facilities and industrial complexes. The NY Giants
and NY Jets combined sports facility, for example, used
Canam’s structural steel expertise.
The new 125,000 square foot facility (increased from its
original 100,000 square foot concept) will be designed for a
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
certification for energy, air and water efficiency.
The delivery of the state-of-the-art European designed
demanufacturing equipment is anticipated for late June.
Shortly thereafter, used appliances will be taken from
previously collected inventory for commissioning and staff
training purposes. Short term design capacity limits will be
reached in September 2010.
January 4th, 2010
Mr.
Peter Swire, CMA, announced today that GreenSafe
Demanufacturing Inc (GreenSafe) has retained Roy Consultants
(Roy) of
Our environmental engineering specialists have been in
business for a quarter of a century operating from five
offices.
It is expected that the report will affirm our internal
estimates of over 4 million tonnes of CO²-e annual savings
from the environmentally sound disposal of ozone depleting
substances. Additional CO²-e savings from the removal of
older, high energy consumption devices are also expected.
GreenSafe’s management is actively taking measures to
identify other sources of carbon savings with the ultimate
objective to monetize these carbon equivalent savings.
January
3rd, 2010
Mr. Peter Swire, CMA, announced today the establishment of a
grass roots community based focus group to examine the
documentation relating to the construction and operation of
our flagship plant at
Mr. Swire has given his personal commitment to the process
by appointing Mr. Clifford Kennedy, a member of GreenSafe
Demanufacturing Inc.’s (GreenSafe) Board of Directors and
Mr. Jocelyn Larocque, P. Eng and General Manager, to this
focus group.
From the
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Jean-Marie
Gionet, Chairman, COGEDES
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Raymond
Arsenault, Executive Director,
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Réginald
Boudreau, Chairman, Greater Caraquet Chamber of Commerce
Inc.
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Louise Blanchard,
President, Festivin and an environmental activist
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Cécile Lanteigne,
Member, Caraquet Green Committee and an environmental
activist
In
addition, the members will be supported by
Arthur Austin
P. Eng., Civil Engineer from Roy Consultants.
At the inaugural meeting held at Caraquet’s Industrial
Complex, Messrs. Kennedy and Gionet were appointed as
co-chairs.
In establishing this focus group, GreenSafe broke the mould
in the area of traditional environmental planning. By being
proactive and inviting our community leaders to hear the
story and challenge the facts, GreenSafe shows that it is
fully transparent and is available to hear and answer any
concerns that may be raised. Further, Greensafe will, at its
expense, send to
While an environmental review of this nature is not required
for processing of this complexity within a province,
trans-border movements do require an assessment at the
provincial level, thereby making it that much easier to
accelerate new plant construction across
Existing reciprocal protocols between
From an environmental perspective, the Caraquet plant will
achieve the following:
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Less than one
truckload of waste will find its way to the local landfill
site per month, thus extending the life of landfill sites
from the diversion of hidden disposals.
§
Reducing the number of back
road cast-offs (or illegal dumping) of used white goods.
§
Collecting Ozone Depleting
Substances (ODS) such as CFCs, HFCs, PFCs HCFCs, IsoButanes
and Pentanes from both the coolant and the foam and
converting them to a safe and saleable commodity without
using burning practices that our competitors use.
§
ODS escaping from corroding
shells in landfill sites or from crushing in a scrap baler
are avoided from now on.
§
By using intermodal rail,
we reduce the carbon footprint.
The flagship
December 29th, 2009
Many larger
businesses will, at the request of senior management and
insurers, prepare a risk assessment of an enterprise. The
typical scope is to identify those areas where risks exist and
to mitigate the exposure to them. The development of new
procedures, periodic inspections and audits are typically
performed to ensure good business practices.
However, a
review of this nature does not consider the impact of third
parties on the productivity of a business. The Chessboard
undertaking will identify and quantify the myriad of outside
risks that affect the “bottom line”. The “what if” approach will
provide solutions to questions like:
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If we have a heavy snow and our employees can’t get to work or
trucks carrying feedstock can’t make it to the plant, how do we
maintain consistent process flows?
§
If international situations require added security inspections
at the border, can we handle a delay from US sourced feedstock
providers?
§
What if sensitive documents are destroyed or copies made
available to our competition, how do we protect ourselves from
that loss?
§
Should the electrical supply have an interruption, what back up
systems are in place?
While none
of these are “insurance” issues, they are material financial
issues. A one hour interruption in the demanufacturing of
appliances and electronics at any one plant represents
approximately $ 49,000 in foregone revenue.
December 22nd, 2009
The agency
agreement with Panda is designed to source the necessary 53’
domestic shipping containers, fully certified for rail and
highway service in
December 8th, 2009
In his address to an over-flowing crowd at the conference hall
in Caraquet’s Industrial Complex, Mr Peter Swire, CMA, surprised
the gathering of business, community and political leaders by
announcing an increase in the plant’s annual demanufacturing
capacity from 1.6 million units to 3.2 million units. The
doubling of the capacity was as a direct result with several
national retailers over the need to handle counter top and
household electronics as well as major white goods. The new
capacity limit will require a third line within the same
footprint. The number of new jobs will be just shy of 200 full
time positions.
Joining Mr.
Swire at the site, were the Hon Hèdard Albert and the Hon Denis
Landry (two ranking Cabinet Ministers), His Worship Mayor
Antoine Landry and Mr. Hillard Herzog from Bergamo Acquisition
Corp. In his opening remarks at the news conference, Mayor
Landry, speaking in both official languages, stated that after 4
years of dedicated work, the GreenSafe project will create
meaningful long term “green” jobs within the Industrial Park.
His comments were echoed by the Minister Albert who stated that
the current low provincial (payroll and corporate income) tax
rates will be lowered next year. The French language media were
well represented picking up comments from Mr. Swire, the
Ministers, the Mayor and local leaders. The environmental
community supports this project with its refreshing openness and
transparency.
Due to the
winter rapidly approaching, footings will not be poured until
late March. The general contractor and architects were at the
ground breaking. With a break in the weather, we could get the
site ready to receive the state-of-the-art processing equipment
in June.
November 9th, 2009
Statement issued by
Bergamo Acquisition Corporation
November 5th, 2009
The full
text of the press release is attached.
October 15th, 2009
On
this site, a new, 100,000 square foot state-of-the-art
demanufacturing facility will be constructed. The Rue de
Capitaine location was selected as it is a little more distant
from the residential areas of the Town while still having ready
access to major highways. In addition, the site is strategically
located adjacent to a railway right-of-way and is not far from
the port facilities at Caraquet and Belledune.
The Town of
The actual date
for the ceremonial ground breaking has yet to be selected.
October 31st, 2008 Peter Swire, the
Founder, incorporates GreenSafe Demanufacturing Inc as a body
corporate under the Laws of Canada. Mr. Swire also announced that
GreenSafe’s first state-of-the-art demanufacturing facility will be
at