LETTER
FROM THE EDITOR
IT’S
ALREADY BEEN ONE YEAR!! 
This month,
we celebrate THE LEADER.COM’s first anniversary.
For those of you who have just started to receive
our newsletter, you may have been told that casters
are not the only subject we talk about in the
LEADER.COM. Our own personal hobbies and interests
are also subjects that we like to share with you.
We have been adding many new subscribers to the
mailing list lately and we want to take this opportunity
to welcome our new readers and to thank our regular
readers for all your comments and feedback. Please
keep telling us what you think about this “never-seen-before-type-of-company-newsletter”….and
yes… we know that you like the “little
animated cartoons” . Thanks! Be on the lookout
for our future editions as we have been working
on new ideas...
This month, you can read about:
What could be Nancy’s last race at the Circuit
Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. (Hey Lee, it looks
like we won’t be hearing about that anymore.
Finally!)
One of our respected colleagues, Dominic “Roller”
Rouleau, written by Luc
My most recent motorcycle ride in New England,
including some nice pictures
Our ex-colleague, Jocelyn, tells us about his
new career
An article about Kinecor’s open house
Guitel’s zinc-plating plant, by Luc
And finally Luc’s article on some new products
that we have added to our Economax series
Happy
reading !
Signed,
Frederic Lagace
Editor
Good
luck to all our hunter friends!
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| Colleague
of the month
This
month, we introduce you to Dominique. Although
he’s been part of the Bleutec team since
December 1999, Dominique is still considered the
“baby” of our sales team. You may
think it is funny that we say “baby”,
but those who know him will tell you that his
reactions sometimes resemble those of a spoiled
baby.
At times insecure, Dominique
likes to have things made clear, and commitments
made respected. His behavior makes us laugh and
even surprises us sometimes, but in the end, Dominique
is very customer-oriented and his customers’
satisfaction is number one. He’s honest,
loyal, and conscientious. He is also an important
player on the Bleutec team. His friends would
tell you that he is always ready to face a new
challenge and that he is committed in all that
he does.
Dominique has a great
sense of humor, laughs at himself, laughs at others
and likes to play jokes on his colleagues. He
tends to find the right word that eases the atmosphere
and makes his “audience” laugh. Dominique
deserves to be known better because in his company,
one is never bored!
Luc Turcotte
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Another
race weekend!
Hi! I’m back
with an article about my August race weekend.
This may be the last race article for
some time, especially with the serious
threat of Montreal losing its F1 race
and the uncertain
future of the Champ Car Series…
August 23-24-25,
I was at the Montreal Molson Indy at the
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, the only track
in the world that is used by F1 and Champ
cars. We’ve been pretty lucky over
the past 2 years to see both series on
this track. What is the difference in
lap times between the two? Ralf Schumacher’s
pole in June was 1:15.529, and Alex Tagliani’s
August pole was 1:19.665. Not too bad
for a Champ Car that doesn’t have
traction control and is about 300 lbs.
heavier than an F1's car.
For
this race, I had my seat in the Senna
curve. The view was great and I was only
5 minutes away from the paddocks, therefore
I got to use my paddock pass alot! I took
pictures, got autographs, and even saw
Paul Newman. It was fascinating to be
amidst the buzz of all the teams bustling
around on scooters and bikes to prepare
for the race. And yes, what a race!
Yippee for Patrick Carpentier’s
podium finish. Alex Tagliani, who led
52 of the 75 laps, finished 4th due to
a different pit stop strategy. Our other
Canadian driver, Paul Tracy,  must
have been really frustrated to have his
engineer tell him over the radio, in the
last corner of the last lap, that he may
not have enough fuel to get to the checkered
flag. PT managed to cruise over the finish
line on an empty fuel tank and took 6th
place. And of course, congratulations
to Michel Jourdain for winning the race!
So that’s
it for my recap. I’ve included a
couple of pictures that I thought you
might enjoy. And who knows, since we may
not have races in Montreal next summer,
maybe I’ll have to venture down
south and tell you all about a Nascar
race!
Nancy
Allen
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| Open
House Day
Kinecor held
an Open House Day on Wednesday September 17,
2003 at the Sheraton Four Points Hotel in Montreal.
29 of our suppliers were
on site greeting the guests and answering their
questions. The Kinecor team was also present
and actively contributing with their knowledge
and expertise. Over 500 clients attended the
event.
Kinecor wishes to thank
all those who participated in the function.
Your presence and involvement helped make the
day a great success. 
We greatly look forward
to seeing you at our next event!!!
Myriam
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Happy Halloween!!!
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DON'T FORGET
TO WRITE US...
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2003
Bike Ride
For those
of you that are avid readers, you probably have
been expecting the sequel to my motorcycle trip
article. Some of you have asked me about the
“Annual Bleutec Bike Week”, so if
you are interested in joining us for our next
trip, make sure you continue to read the upcoming
newsletters to find out more about it. 
My motorcycle trip started
on June 27th. After a quick stop at the office
to give a few rides that were promised to some
of my colleagues, my two close friends and I
left for what was going to be my BEST TRIP YET.
I rented a brand new HONDA VFR 2002 for this
trip, probably my favorite motorcycle yet. Of
course we had planned this ride in advance and
we knew exactly where we were headed. We left
Montreal and finished the first day of our three
day ride in Bangor, Maine.  The
following day, we headed east towards the coast.
From there, we headed south on US 1, slept in
the Old Orchard area, and then came back up
to Canada through New Hampshire and Vermont.
Of course we couldn’t
do this without a stop at Mt. Washington! I
thought, to my absolute dismay, that one would
need to fly to Europe or go out west to see
such an amazing sight. I will let the pictures
speak for themselves. After all, pictures ARE
worth a thousand words!
I’ll spare you details
of the majestic scenery, the quality of the
roads we traveled on, and the joy we had of
being three old friends traveling together.
 As
I am writing this, I guess what I want to convey
with this article is that whatever our dreams
and passions are, we must take the time to plan
them and remember to keep them in sight. I don’t
know about you, but as the ongoing routines
of life take over, I have to remind myself of
the reasons I do what I do.
A while ago, I decided
that as I will look back on my life, I want
to be able to say that I have lived to the fullest,
and that the best is always to come.
Frederic
Lagace
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| Zinc
plating plant
Guitel’s zinc
plating plant is located in the center of a small
village with a population of 900.
The plating is done to protect the metal parts
from corrosion and to give them a “shiny”
look. Guitel is one of the few caster manufacturers
to use the zinc plating process.
How do they do this?
The metal pieces are hung up in a straight line
and are transported by an elevated conveyor system
which drops the parts into different tanks. The
pieces go through several steps: chemical removal,
acid stripping, electrolytic removal, plating,
finishing, drying, and finally the pieces are
unhooked. Once unhooked, the thickness of the
zinc is measured and the appearance of the zinc
is checked.
The treatment line is approximately
140 feet in length, has 46 tanks that can hold
up to 220 tons of products, and the treatment
itself lasts about 3 hours. Between 15 and 20
microns of zinc are deposited on the metal parts.
This zinc plating treatment
line treats up to 15,000 rig (forks) per day.
Luc
Turcotte
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| Jocelyn
Goudreau
Hello!
It has been a year since I have made my career
move. Since last September, my thoughts and ideas
have veered towards interest rates instead of
starting efforts.
There are similarities between
my old position of technical and sales representative
at Bleutec and my new position of mortgage agent
for the residential and commercial sectors. I
have always applied the principle that my customers
are to be taken very good care of. Today, I’m
pleased to see that I have passion for my work,
support from those around me, the desire to help
and to find solutions, and to satisfy my customers’
needs. These principles are and will always be
my priority. The challenges may be different,
but the priorities remain the same.
I take this opportunity to
send my regards to my past clients and customers,
and to my friends and colleagues at Bleutec.
P.S.
For those of you who would like information on
what a mortgage agent can do for you, do not hesitate
to contact me.
www.multi-prets.com/jocelyngoudreau
jocelyngoudreau@multi-prets.com
Jocelyn
Goudreau
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 Products
Our Economax series
is growing, and as we mentioned in the last edition
of the leader.com, we are going to keep you up
to date on new products and what we have available
from our inventory.
 In
order to answer the numerous requests that we
receive for polyurethane and cast iron wheels,
we now stock polyurethane (with cast iron body)
and cast iron wheels. These are available in a
4, 5, 6, and 8 inch, and have the same technical
characteristics as those already on the market.
We’re presently
working on a revised edition of our mini-catalogue
that should be ready by the end of October. The
new products will be included in the updated mini-catalogue.
In the meantime, if you need additional information
on the wheels, please don’t hesitate to
call us.
Luc
Turcotte
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Make sure you read the next
edition of the Leader.Com to
find out more details on our
upcoming move.
Setup and design of The Leader.Com
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