News and Awards

2011 - Défi Meilleurs Employeurs 2011

Roche Ltd, Consulting Group Wins First Prize in the Large Business Category.

The winners of the 2011 Défi Meilleurs Employeurs (best employer challenge) were unveiled during an award ceremony presented by Emploi-Québec and organized by weekly newspaper Les Affaires, the Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines agréés and Towers Watson. Roche Ltd, Consulting Group was awarded first prize in the large business category at this event, held during the Ordre’s annual conference before an audience of nearly 1 500.

“A company is only as good as its employees. So, the recognition goes to you,” said Mario W. Martel, president and CEO of Roche, while giving the news to the firm’s employees."

2011 - Award at the Transportation Association of Canada Gala

Roche Ltd, Consulting Group and Ministère des Transports du Québec receive Award at the Transportation Association of Canada Gala for the “Program for the reconstruction of Highway 175 in the Laurentian Wildlife Reserve. One of the project’s challenges was to mitigate the road work’s impact on this species, in an area characterized by heavy precipitation, uneven terrain and erosion-sensitive soil,” says Jacqueline Roy, senior vice-president of Roche’s Environment division.

2011 - TDA Inc. Consulting Group - Cecobois Awards of excellence

TDA Inc. Consulting Group, a member of the Roche Group, won in the “institutional building over 600 m2” category (in a tie with Roche construction) for the Centre communautaire de Betsiamites.  The building was also lauded as a panel favourite. At the heart of the Betsiamites community, this project is consistent with Innu culture and demonstrates the importance of tasteful wood use.

2011 - Roche Construction - Cecobois Awards of excellence

Roche Construction won in the “institutional building over 600 m2” category for the Complexe de soccer du Parc Chauveau in Québec City (in a tie with the Centre communautaire de Betsiamites). A covered stadium that marks the Québec City area’s first sports complex and the province’s second, this project stood out for its unique design incorporating laminate arches (1.86 metres high) that support an over 80 metre roof span. Opting for this type of wood considerably reduced C02 emissions.

2011 - Honourable mention - Cecobois Award of excellence

2011 - Pasquin St-Jean - Armatura award

Pasquin St-Jean, a member of Roche Ltd, Consulting Group, won a 2011 Armatura award—celebrating excellence in reinforced concrete (steel)—for its Blũ Rivage development project, in the residential category.

The Blũ Rivage residential development consists of 220 condominium-style apartments on 25 floors. Totalling over 370 000 sq. ft. of surface area and requiring nearly 1 500 metric tons of reinforcing steel, the project received recognition for the implementation of several innovative ideas.

Given the soil conditions, the entire northern section had to be built on pilings. In order to minimize their number, the maximal load-bearing capacity of the pilings was increased to 1 500 kN (350 Kips). Several studies were conducted to determine the best reinforced concrete lateral resistance system for the project while respecting its architectural requirements.
 

2011 - Félix Bédard - Steel Design Awards of Excellence (CISC)

Félix Bédard, from Pasquin St-Jean, a member of the Roche Group, was awarded in the Emerging Architect/Engineers category for the new entranceway to Stewart Museum on Ile Sainte-Hélène at the Steel Design Award Gala held by the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) in Montreal on May 3.

As main project designer, Félix Bédard, Jr. Eng., worked on the preliminary phase of the project through to the delivery of the plans and specifications. Félix exhibited all the talent of the emerging generation, demonstrating his knack for dynamic modelling. “His decision-making skills and creativity helped him meet the architects’ expectations and produce a unique, innovative design from both a structural and architectural standpoint,” said Claude Pasquin of Pasquin St-Jean.
 

2011 - Pasquin St-Jean - Steel Design Awards of Excellence (CISC)

Pasquin St-Jean, a member of the Roche Group, was awarded at the Steel Design Award Gala held by the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) in Montreal on May 3. The award recipient is the Malcolm-Knox aquatic centre in Pointe-Claire in the Jury’s Favourite category.

The project to modernize the Malcolm-Knox aquatic centre built in 1965 increased the surface area of the centre by 4,300 m2. The new gabled roof harmonizes the extension with the existing building. “The V-roof and sloping peak make for a unique building design. The project clearly demonstrates an original and refined way of integrating steel into the roof as well as the windows,” notes Michel St-Jean of Pasquin St-Jean.

2011 - Quebec consulting engineering grand prix – Leonard Trophy

Roche is extremely proud to announce that it was awarded the Leonard Trophy at the consulting engineering grand prix held by the Association des ingénieurs-conseils du Québec (AICQ) on March 31 at the Montreal Science Centre. The Marcel-Dutil arena 100% CO2 refrigeration system won the award in the electrical mechanical building category. The project leaders were Gabriel Montminy, Bernard Landry and Stéphane Grenier on the team directed by Martin Bergeron, Assistant Vice-President, Municipal Building Sector.

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Marcel Vézina, President, Gestion Férique
Martin Bergeron, Assistant Vice-President, Municipal Buildings  - Roche Ltd, Consulting Group
Gabriel Montminy, Project Leader – Roche Ltd, Consulting Group
 

2011 - Normand Villeneuve - Réseau Environnement Award

Normand Villeneuve, Engineer at the Alma office,  was the recipient of the Patrick O. Bourgeois award presented at the Réseau Environnement gala on March 23 this year.
This award is presented to a member of the RÉSEAU environnement in recognition of their volunteer work and exceptional contribution to organizing RÉSEAU environnement activities and projects.

Normand has been a member of the RÉSEAU environnement since 1998, initially as director of the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean regional committee, for which he carried out a range of tasks. He then also served as president of that committee from 2004 to 2005, and as such was a member of the RÉSEAU environnement board of directors.

He was actively involved provincially as a member of the drinking water conservation program committee from 2003 to 2007. He  has also been a member of various other committees.

2011 - Awards of excellence in architecture

Centre spécialisé de technologie physique du Québec at La Pocatière: last January, the Ordre des architectes du Québec announced the winners and honorary mentions of its 26th annual Prix d’excellence en architecture (awards of excellence in architecture). We are pleased to inform you that the Centre spécialisé de technologie physique du Québec in La Pocatière won the 2nd Prix du jury (judging panel favourite) in the ‘industrial building $5 M and over’ category.