About the World Congress for Total Quality Management
The role and importance of total quality management (TQM) has exploded across all business landscape in the last two decades, yet it remains a challenging goal for many organizations The World Congress for Total Quality Management (WCTQM) has been held every year since 1996 for the last nine years in different parts of the world. It is the brain child of Professor Gopal Kanji, Professor Emeritus of Applied Statistics at the Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, England; who is also a founding editor of two famous international journals namely, the Journal of Applied Statistics and Business Excellence and Total Quality Management.

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Nexen Chemicals Expansion, Brandon,MB.
( 2004 Manitoba Construction and Building Trades Annual Report)
Nexen Chemicals Canada Ltd. partnership is a multinational
sodium chlorate and chlor- alkali chemicals manufacturer with
locations around the world. Over the years, there have been five phases of development in the Brandon plant with a current sodium chlorate production capacity of 200,000 tonnes. Project
construction of Phase Six, which included the relocation of a
sodium chlorate plant from Taft, LA, began last fall. Despite many challenges, the project is proceeding on schedule with completion targeted for the end of September or early October 2004. Once
complete, Nexen’s capacity will increase by 65,000 tonnes per
year, making them the largest producer of sodium chlorate in the world.

Three major stakeholders have been involved in the Phase Six project: Nexen, Chemetics, and DMS. Chemetics, whose Canadian operations are based in Vancouver, served as the ECPM contractor. DMS has had overall responsibility for construction as the prime contractor on site. More to Come!


It was quite unprecedented for a relatively new company like DMS to be awarded a relocation project of this size and complexity. They were up against several proven companies who had been around a lot longer. In reality, the key players in DMS have a wealth of industrial experience, as well as having long track records of success.

One of the biggest hurdles to overcome on the project was meeting its aggressive schedule. From time of award DMS had a window of only 21 weeks to achieve plant completion. According to Wayne Davey, DMS project manager, the major stakeholders worked cohesively in terms of the nature of the schedule and some of the challenges faced on a day-to-day basis.

Unlike a typical greenfield project, relocations offer a different set of challenges, including replacement of long lead time specialty materials. The QA program, an integral component of the DMS project management plan, has been paramount to final project success. Cory Nicholson, Construction Superintendent and QA Manager for DMS worked closely throughout the project with the Manitoba Department of Labour to ensure that the integrity of all plant systems was sound.

The recent record-breaking cold and wet spring added another significant challenge. In Louisiana, the sodium chlorate facility was located outdoors. Because of our severe Manitoba winters, a 50,000 square foot building was erected to envelope the relocated facility, resulting in some modifications to its original design. 

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