It was last week that we inaugurated our new building in Plan 1.A new building designed for our employees, at their request. For the occasion, all our employees were invited to celebrate during a 4@6 directly in the warehouse. On the menu: guided tours, live music, food truck, beverages, and fun! The idea of modernizing […]
In order to motivate and retain our current employees and even attract future talent, we want to offer everyone who works at Groupe Bellemare a stimulating and attractive workplace. We offer an exceptional work environment where employees have access to a host of services. At our head office, we offer a cafeteria service where delicious […]
We are proud to present the new identity of our abrasive products for sandblasting. Recycled glass and iron silicate (formerly Maxiblast) now have a new name and new packaging of their own. ECO-Grit (recycled glass) Recycled glass for sandblasting is now called ECO-Grit. It is still available in different grit sizes depending on your needs and […]
Yesterday, we announced the official launch of La Route du verre. This announcement was made during a press conference where several journalists from the region were present, as well as the mayor of Trois-Rivières, Mr. Jean Lamarche, and the mayor of Shawinigan and president of Enercycle, Mr. Michel Angers. In collaboration with Enercycle, we have […]
Defending champion of the 2021 NASCAR Pinty’s Canadian Series, Louis-Philippe Dumoulin presented the “Partner of the Year” trophy to Groupe Bellemare, represented by Serge and Tom Bellemare. Jean-François and Louis-Philippe Dumoulin spent part of the day at our headquarters with their spectacular race trailer, the winning car and the Drivers’ Championship Trophy. For the occasion, […]
The “EcoByke verre demain” project is a pilot project that aims to recover empty wine bottles in downtown Trois-Rivières restaurants. Michel Letarte, owner of EcoByke, had the idea for this initiative after asking restaurant owners how they were disposing of empty bottles. Some were being recycled, but others were being thrown away. Faced with this situation, […]
On March 2, Groupe Bellemare’s Transport, Engineering & Logistics Division transported the launcher nicknamed “Marie” for the assembly and installation of the aerial structure of the REM (Réseau express métropolitain). This was a highly delicate transport operation since it is the longest piece to have been moved on the Quebec road network: 126 tons over […]
At Bellemare, as for the planet, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly proclaims 2022, “Year of Glass”. The resolution entitled “International Year of Glass, 2022” presented by Spain emphasizes the ecological value of glass and its vocation to replace packaging plastics. The resolution also highlights its architectural and technological virtues and underlines that glass can […]
It is with great pride that we have deployed a recycling bin that will allow people to drop off several types of non-returnable, single-use, curbside collected, transparent or coloured glass containers, which will be directly sent back into circular economy. This bin is installed in a Société immobilière Duguay parking lot, near SAQ Dépôt, on […]
Benjamin Von Wong is world-widely known for his hyper-realistic sculptures and photographs that ring the alarm bell on environmental issues. His Last Project? A giant tap leaking plastic trash. The Idea? Install, 30 feet in the air, a giant faucet made from ventilation ducts in various significant places. From the tap opening flow plastic containers […]
Quebec has nearly sixty facilities that sort residual materials from the construction, renovation and demolition (CRD) industry. Until now, there was no way for an external stakeholder to know if a CRD sorting facility was providing real sorting, recycling or recovery efforts, compared to other facilities possibly providing less service and not always following best […]
5S : Seiri (sort), Seiton (set in order), Seiso (shine), Seiketsu (standardize) et Shitsuke (sustain/self-disscipline); the essential tasks to improve our environment. « Improving our environment » is the motivation behind our commitment to the 5S process. The first project took place in a sector of our Abrasives & Minerals division, where we had several objectives, including no longer having to search for tools and equipment and […]
