Building Products & Lean: The start of something great!

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Learn how Building Products & Concrete Supply LP, a company that have been in business for 100+ years started our Lean journey. From the investments and buy in from top leadership to the change of culture within the whole company. Creating a space for employees to express their ideas and see them come to fruition. We will walk you through a successful Kaizen in our payroll department and highlight the benefits that were achieved by the company and employees. Also sharing testimonials from top execs to frontline employees on continuous improvement.

Building Products & Concrete Supply LP has been producing and delivering concrete products to projects throughout the City of Winnipeg and the Province Of Manitoba for over 100 years. We have been an integral part of many major projects from commercial and government buildings to roads and bridges, from highways and airport runways to basements and driveways.

Building Products & Concrete Supply LP has remained at the forefront of Manitoba’s concrete industry since the company first began in 1919. We introduced the transit concrete mixers to Winnipeg in 1928. We were the first North American company to deliver heated concrete. We continue to lead the way with our innovative environmental initiatives.

Today, Building Products & Concrete Supply LP is the largest independent producer of ready mix concrete in Manitoba.

Mate Rendulic, Dispatch Supervisor, BP Concrete LP

Mate Rendulic is a construction professional with over 20 years experience in sales, purchasing and warehouse management. For the past seven years, Mate has excelled as a Dispatch Supervisor, ensuring efficient logistics operations. In 2024, Mate achieved Greenbelt certification. This certification reflects his dedication to implementing Lean & Six Sigma methodologies, aiming to optimize processes and increase productivity within the industry.

Sean Worden, Controller, BP Concrete LP

Sean Worden has served in succession of roles in industries such as pulp and paper, aviation, printing, and public education. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant with a background in cost accounting. In 2021, he launched BP’s Lean journey starting in administrative area.

Sean and Mate along with Ryan Braun are the leaders of BP&CS’s CI Team