Annual Report 1011 - The Stena Metall Group

3,700EMPLOYEESThe 3,700 employees who work in the Stena EMPLOYEES*Metall Group together are helping to promotea more economical and sustainable society. Ourdecentralized organization offers individuals agreat deal of personal responsibility and is basedon commitment and a passion for the work. Weare geographically diverse, but have a strong setof common values. With three words, Simplicity,Reliability and Development, we have summedup how we want to be seen by everyone whoworks with us. In 2011 we have launched an internaltraining program, Stena Story, which will help tomaintain and build support for our strong culturein new markets. We also launched an extensivetrainee program where 27 applicants wereaccepted from our various business areas. Nearlyhalf of them are women.DECENTRALIZEDBUSINESS ACUMENEverything we do in our business reflects a commitmentto decentralized business acumen. Wewant to be our customers’ first choice and webelieve that decisions should be made as closeto them as possible. The organization is built onresponsibility and decisiveness, and our employeesmeet their customers’ needs and expectationswith personal commitment and a focus onachieving the goals at hand.SAFETYFor Stena, safety equals quality, and our vision isto create a group without a single accident. A safeworkplace makes work enjoyable and gives ouremployees and subcontractors a sense of security.We also know that safety is good for business andtherefore is a critical element in decentralizedbusiness acumen. Our customers also benefit,since a high level of safety means higher productivityand quality.We take a proactive approach to eliminatingand managing risks. All of the Group’s employeeshave received training and been made aware oftheir personal responsibility in helping us to reachour common goal: Making Stena accident free.CONTINUOUSIMPROVEMENTSTo drive our business forward, we have a Groupwideperformance management tool we callContinuous Improvements. Each year hundredsof projects are started and completed within theGroup. Thanks to systematic improvements, we areable to prioritize, measure and follow up all projects,at the same time the tool gives our employeesthe opportunity to be inspired by others’ success.* Refers to number of employees. There was an average of 3,486 employees.9