ECAN Built for All e-magazine - March 2024

From the desk of Sarah Reeves People on the move: John McCabe

St.

Cement Plant fully converts to greener cement

ECAN EXCO visits Bath Cement Plant and Homes for Heroes in Kingston

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

John McCabe, Andy Unger, and David Kelly

EXPANDING APPLICATION of Recycled Concrete Aggregates for Road Construction VIDEO

Check out the new Pitt Street RMX Plant in Montreal

Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration visits St. Constant Cement Plant

ECAN EXCO visits Bath Cement Plant and Homes for Heroes

People on the Move: John McCabe

Meet Andy Unger, VP, RMX, Eastern Canada

New Innocon President: David Kelly

Expanding the application of Recycled Concrete Aggregates for Road Construction

RMX team proudly represents Lafarge Canada at the 2024 Concrete Expo

Geocycle NA celebrated 6 years with no lost time injury

Video: Discover our Pitt Street RMX Plant!

Expansion of Lafarge’s EV charging station network

Celebrating Lafarge & Geocycle’s Commitment to Green Growth on World Recycling Day!

Quick Notes

Press Pulse

Appreciation & Recognition

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Pay it forward

FROM THE DESK OF SARAH REEVES

Director, Geocycle Canada

Dear colleagues, I am thrilled to welcome you all back to ECAN’s Built For All e-magazine after a short hiatus.

It has been a whirlwind start to 2024 with the announcement of the North American spin-off, and the full year results showcasing Holcim achievement of 2025 Strategy two years ahead of plan. We are not even three months into the year

and ECAN definitely has a lot to be excited about!

In this episode, you’ll get to read some unique stories from Eastern Canada, like St. Constant’s successful conversion to 100% OneCem, a new RMX plant in Montreal, and an exciting interview with the new VP of Ready Mix, Andy Unger. We’ll also have pieces on Black History Month from February, and the

In this March issue, you will be brought up to speed on the amazing work of our people across product lines and functional teams.

celebration of International Women’s Day & Women in Construction week in March. As a fellow woman in construction, my hope is to #inspireinclusion not just on IWD, but every day to help build a more inclusive world.

I hope you enjoy the stories and highlights included in this month’s magazine.

MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION, FRANCIZATION AND INTEGRATION visits St. Constant Cement Plant

On February 12, Christine Frechette, Member for Sanguinet, Coalition avenir Québec, Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration, was at St. Constant Cement Plant.

The team shared the importance of cement and concrete in building Quebec’s metropolitan infrastructure and touched on a few production and operations highlights.

In addition, the local team walked her through the ways Lafarge Canada has been an active player and employer in the region for over 50 years and mostly, how the organization has been innovating to decarbonize our business.

In the picture: René Drolet, Christine Frechette, Daniel Vadacchino, Martin Perreault, and Lilian Pachon.

ECAN EXCO visits Bath Cement Plant and Homes for Heroes in Kingson

On January 24 and 25, as part of an EXCO meeting, the ECAN leadership team visited our Bath Cement Plant and witnessed some of the groundbreaking projects conducted at the site, including the Kiln Tire replacement, boosting production

by 15% and the innovative CCU Pilot Plant partnership, transforming CO2 emissions into usable minerals.

The team also visited the Homes for Heroes project site in Kingston, which Lafarge proudly supports to help Canadian military veterans facing homelessness.

CHECK OUT THE ARTICLE IN FRENCH

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE: JOHN MCCABE

Congratulations for an outstanding career

John McCabe, Vice President & General Manager, Ready-Mix Eastern Canada, retired after a long and successful career at Lafarge Eastern Canada

On March 31st, our esteemed colleague, John McCabe, Vice President & General Manager, Ready-Mix Eastern Canada, Chairman of Innocon Group Board & Quality Concrete Inc. Board Member, retired after a long and successful career at Lafarge Eastern Canada. We thank John for his enduring dedication to the success of both our business and teams.

John started his journey at Lafarge Canada 19 years ago and ever since has been a dedicated leader, mentor, and friend to many. For the past 11 years, John has been VP Ready-Mix & Innocon Group, Eastern Canada, and has graciously led the team in achieving significant milestones in the industry.

Before that, he held several roles within Lafarge, such as President, Innocon Group, Regional Sales & Marketing Director, Ready-Mix, Eastern Canada, and Group Ready-Mix Performance Manager.

With 38 years of experience in the Cement and Ready-Mix business across Europe and North America, John is an experienced professional and a person of great integrity. The many awards he has received throughout his career are a testament to his talent and achievements.

We are going to miss his enthusiasm, humour, and availability to help in all areas. We congratulate John for an outstanding career and wish him the best in his future endeavors.

On March 1, 2024, Andy Unger became the new Vice President General Manager, Ready Mix, Eastern Canada, reporting to David Redfern, President & CEO, Lafarge Eastern Canada.

Andy joined Lafarge in 1999 as an Assistant Plant Manager - East GTA and has held several titles over the past 25 years. Most recently, over the course of his tenure as President of

Innocon, he has successfully implemented a largescale amalgamation of several brands under the Innocon banner that led to improved efficiency and profitability for the Ready Mix business.

He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Toronto, Ontario.

With his extensive experience, Andy will help ECAN rise to new heights as we enter this exciting new phase of our North American Business.

MEET ANDY UNGER, NEW VP RMX, EASTERN CANADA

New Appointed President Innocon, David Kelly

As of April 1, 2024, David Kelly, General Manager, SW RMX has been appointed as President Innocon, reporting to Andy Unger, Vice President General Manager, Ready Mix, Eastern Canada.

David joined Lafarge in 2001 in the Quality Control area in Ottawa and held various positions with increased responsibility leading to a QC Manager role in our Ready-Mix business. From there he transitioned into RMX Commercial Performance Manager for Eastern Canada, was the General Manager, Northern Ontario RMX and then most recently was the General Manager, SW RMX

David has a Mechanical Engineering degree from Queen’s University in Kingston and in 2023 attended the Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conference in Canada. He has been an active sponsor as part of IDEAL (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accountability & Leadership) ensuring diversity of our teams is at the forefront in Eastern Canada.

As we are driving towards a new phase of our North American business, David will be an integral part of our focus on accelerating green growth. Let’s congratulate David and wish him all the best in his new role!

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Expanding the application of Recycled Concrete Aggregates for Road

Lafarge is proud to fund the Recycled Concrete Aggregates for Road Construction project in collaboration with Concordia University. The group held a workshop, which brought together several experts in the field who exchanged knowledge about the uses of RCA in roadways and discussed how to implement this circular economy concept, while achieving environmental and social goals and defining future national standards and specifications.

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RMX TEAM PROUDLY REPRESENTS LAFARGE AT THE 2024 CONCRETE EXPO

Canada’s only national trade show dedicated to concrete, construction, and aggregates industries.

In February, the ECAN RMX team participated in the Concrete Expo, Canada’s only national trade show dedicated to concrete, construction, and aggregates industries.

Shannon Nazarchuk, Value Added Products Specialist - Innocon, hosted an insightful session about sustainable construction,

focusing on ECOPact and Philip Sawoszczuk, Technical Sales Manager - BMQ, presented our volumetric concrete solution for expedited rehabilitation.

Keep up the good work, team!

Geocycle NA celebrated 6 years with no lost time injury

The Geocycle North America team recently celebrated an extraordinary health and safety milestone: 6 years with zero Lost Time Injury (LTI).

An LTI occurs when an employee is injured at work and is not

able to return to their workplace (this could last a shift, a day, or for months).

What’s more, Geocycle NA has more than 20 sites across the region.

Congratulations to teams for focusing on building a strong health and safety culture and striving for zero injuries!

VIDEO: Discover our Pitt Street RMX Plant

In Montreal

Dive into the heart of our Pitt Street Plant in Montreal and discover the future of concrete production! The project team took an innovative approach around circularity and water conservation aimed at reducing our environmental footprint and focusing on sustainability. Congratulations to the team for this great success!

We are thrilled to announce that we have installed 40 additional FLO EV charging stations across the region! This initiative directly supports our journey to net zero by removing barriers to make it easier for our employees to convert to electric vehicles.

In 2024, 20 more charging stations will be installed, adding to the 50 currently in service in ECAN.If you

would like your site to receive a changing station, contact Tracy Hodges.

Charging stations are available at the following 13 locations in ECAN:

- Airport Road office.

- Cement plants: Bath, Brookfield, Saint-Constant.

- Aggregates quarries:Dundas, Westbrook, West Paris, Woodstock, Saint-Eustache.

- Concrete sites: Innocon Newkirk, Brossard, Montreal-East, Saint-Laurent.

EXPANSION of LAFARGE’S EV CHARGING STATION NETWORK

I just bought an EV - How can I use these stations?

Celebrating Lafarge & Geocycle Canada commitment to Green Growth

Lafarge & Geocycle teams across Canada accelerate #GreenGrowth by sustainably recycling over 600,000 tons of industrial waste and by-products, otherwise to be landfilled, annually.

“As one of the world’s most transformative companies, we embrace the circularity challenge as a central strategic opportunity” - Sophie Wu, Head of Geocycle.

Kudos to Lafarge and Geocycle teams for their efforts as part of World Recycling Day and every day!

CHECK OUT THE NOTE IN FRENCH ON CONNECT

PRESS PULSE

St. Constant Cement Plant fully transitions its production to OneCem

We’re thrilled to share this significant milestone in our journey to net zero! This move showcases our commitment to reducing our carbon emissions while establishing our position at the forefront of both sustainable and innovative solutions in the construction industry.

“We are excited to take another crucial step in our sustainability journey. The transition to OneCem production at our St-Constant plant indicates Lafarge Canada’s nonstop commitment to driving positive change within our construction industry. Our teams have been engaged in reducing our products’ environmental impact by embracing greener practices and materials,” expressed David Redfern, President & CEO, Lafarge Canada.

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THANKS FOR ATTENDING THE 2023 Q4 ECAN TOWN HALL

Thank you for attending our 2023 Q4 ECAN Town Hall. About 200 people joined on Zoom and about 40 joined in-person at Airport Rd.

We had a chance to hear from our colleagues about the great work our teams have been doing across ECAN.

Marc-Andre Simmard walked the audience through the lessons learned from a few

Health & Safety incidents at St. Eustache, David Redfern shared the latest ECAN and Holcim Group financial results, and also spoke about the recent Holcim North America spin-off and the Building of Two Champions.

Colleen La Civita shared about the new expanded Service Awards Program, followed by Alex Radeschi, who presented the 2023 Engagement Survey Action Plan.

Lastly, Rob Cumming spoke about the People & Planet Fund and its areas of focus, who was followed by Peter Sanguineti, who recognized our People on the move and the CEO Awards.

Stay tuned for the next town hall to be held in Montreal in May.

LAFARGE CANADA HONOURS

FATHER GEORGE GARDNER’S LIFE

Father Gardner, who passed away earlier this year, had a very important role at Lafarge Whitefish River Terminal. His presence and support were instrumental in the negotiation and signing of the Terminal’s 50-year agreement.

Throughout the years, his dedication to the community was both unwavering and sincere. In 2017, in order to honour Father Gardner’s life, Lafarge built a waterfront pavilion and named it “The George Gardner Wassai Giizhagaad Bright Day Pavilion”.

According to Howard Scruton, Operations Manager, Northern Ontario: “As an organization, we were all deeply saddened by the news of his passing at the beginning of this year. His community involvement was a testament of his great stature and respect. The local team will always remember him as the remarkable person he was and we will do our best to follow in his footsteps - his charismatic presence will be forever missed.”

Please join us in honouring Father George Gardner’s fruitful life.

PRESS PULSE

CHECK OUT ST. CONSTANT CEMENT PLANT TEAM’S RADIO CANADA INTERVIEW

On February 27, Daniel Vadacchino, St. Constant Cement Plant Manager, and Gilles Auttote, St. Constant’s Spokesperson, participated in a Radio Canada interview at the Cement Plant. Vincent’ Rességuier, Radio

Canada’s journalist, learned about Lafarge Canada’s business decarbonization initiatives in Quebec, and our green products’ outstanding performance. Big thanks to Daniel and

Gilles for representing our team in the press.

Keep up the good work!

LISTEN TO MARCH 19 AND MARCH 20 CLIPS AND LEARN MORE BY READING THE WEB ARTICLE.

CEO AWAR D S2023 Q4

RECIPIENTS

Dear colleagues,

Join us in celebrating the exceptional achievements of our CEO Awards recipients in Eastern Canada! Their dedication and hard work have made a difference, driving progress and innovation within our organization.

Congratulations to each recipient – your contributions are valued and appreciated.

2023 Q4 CEO Awards Recipients are: Valerio Naso, Sales Representative - RMX, Sharon Wristen, Area CoordinatorRecycled Aggregates and Ramana Dinnepati, Procurement Manager.

David Redfern President & CEO, Eastern Canada

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Lafarge Canada recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for 2024!

We are excited to share that Lafarge Canada was recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers yet again!

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion is shaping our company culture and driving success.

Click here to learn more about Canada’s Best Diversity Employers (2024) and the winners from the 17th annual edition competition.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

The ECAN IDEAL Committee partnered with the Canada BIPOC Affinity Group to bring various initiatives throughout the month of February. Check out your colleagues’ amazing stories below:

Meet our Lafarge Storytellers

Kelvin Dick, Operations Coordinator (MB), shares what being Black means to him.

“Being Black instinctively brings a warm feeling of deep connections to rich cultural traditions that has been around for

thousands of generations and has survived many outside influences that have sort to subjugate it.”

Lefentse Makoko, Plant Manager - Bath, who shares what being Black means to him.

“In South Africa, it is customary to have two or three ceremonies for a wedding. They generally focus not just on the two people getting married but rather on bringing together the two families.”

Ardith Stoute, Talent & Organizational Development Manager, as

she recounts a moving part of ther trip to Ghana.

“Built over 500 years old, Elmina Castle is located on Cape Coast, in Ghana. The beauty of the castle stands against the backdrop of the Gulf of Guinea facing the Atlantic Ocean. Behind its majestic walls and towers are many rooms, some of which hold the horror that betrays its beauty.”

READ THE FRENCH VERSION OF THE ARTICLE AND MORE TESTIMONIALS HERE.

SUGGESTED READINGS AND RESOURCES.

LAFARGE ECAN HIGHLIGHTS WOMEN’S DAY

Held every year on March 8, International Women’s Day celebrates women’s achievements and stands as a call to action to accelerate gender parity and equality across the globe. This year’s theme, Inspire Inclusion, resonates with Lafarge, as we continue to champion diversity and equality.

Thank you for taking part in the movement and honoring our female colleagues for their vital contributions to our organization. Watch the ENGLISH Panel. Watch the FRENCH Panel.

LAFARGE WOMEN DRIVE INNOVATION AND PROGRESS

On February 11, we celebrated the remarkable women who drive innovation and progress in these fields at Lafarge!

From our labs to innovation centers to product and people roles, their contributions are invaluable. We’re proud to foster an inclusive environment and continue to champion diversity.

Lafarge Canada is recognized as one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People in 2024

We are proud to share that Lafarge Canada has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People once again!

This recognition by Top Employers and The Globe and Mail reaffirms our commitment to providing exceptional workplaces and programs to support the career journeys of young professionals and to foster an environment where they can thrive and reach their full potential.

Congratulations to our teams!

2023 ONTARIO CONCRETE AWARDS

We are proud to share that Innocon and BMQ respectively secured four and one 2023 Concrete Ontario Awards.

These recognitions are a testament to the impact of the collaborative projects setting new standards in construction.

A huge shoutout to

our hardworking teams and trusted partners for making this possible!

Join the conversation on Social Media and show your support.

OSSGA AWARDS: CONGRATULATIONS TO ECAN AGGREGATES

The Ontario Stone, Sand & Gravel Association recently hosted their annual conference and reception awards.

Three of our sites were awarded for our commitment to excellence and efforts for progressive rehabilitation (Smit Pit - honourable mention, and Woodstock Quarry) and property enhancement (Brantford Pit – 3 Gold Bars: Office & Scalehouse Areas; Employee Areas; Trucks & Mobile Equipment.)

Congrats to the teams involved!

Have you heard about Lafarge ECAN Social Media Reposting Awards?

Every 2 months, we will be recognizing our Social Media Ambassadors, employees that have been showing us their support on LinkedIn by reposting our amazing stories and increasing our news reach.

Congratulations to our top 3 LinkedIn resposters of January! Jenny Benevides, Jagadeesh Babu Maddukuri and Alex Radeschi. And to our top 3 LinkedIn resposters of February! Ramana Dinnepati, Jenny Benevides and Philip Sawoszczuk. Don’t miss your chance to take part in the next edition! Visit Lafarge’s LinkedIn account and find our engaging content. Choose your favorite posts and hit the “Repost” button and add a comment.

By sharing our content with your network and commenting it, you’ll help enhance our message.

Pink Shirt Day: Together we stand against bullying

Every year, Lafarge stands against bullying and harassment by encouraging employees to wear pink items. Thank you for being part of the Pink Shirt Day movement!

Since 2021, we’ve made donations to anti-bullying organizations across Canada. This year, we’re proud to continue our commitment by donating to No Time for That (Anti-Bullying Society) - a Canadian charity committed to empowering youth and educators to foster kind, empathetic, and inclusive school communities.

LEADERS OF TOMORROW

Scholarship Program: Congrats to the 2023 recipients!

Lafarge Canada recently awarded two deserving students from Université de Sherbrooke’s Faculty of Engineering with our 2023 Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarships, as part of its annual Merit Gala.

At Lafarge, we believe education has the power to change lives and communities and we are

proud to support future leaders.

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