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Case Study:

Shell Sarnia Manufacturing Centre Wins 2024 Best Site Award

Shell Sarnia Manufacturing Centre (SMC) Projects—partnering with CMS Inc. Project Controls—won the 2024 Best Site Award from IPA’s International Benchmarking Consortia (IBC). CMS also received a “Best Practical” classification for Project Controls in the SMC 2023 benchmark study.

2024 Best Site Award (IPA/IBC)

Awarded once per year globally; not given if no one deserves it. SMC competed against 19 other sites across 12 other companies, including large competitors.

Best Practical” for Project Controls

CMS showed up very well in the SMC 2023 benchmark study with the top classification (“Best Practical”) for Project Controls.

The Challenge

How We Earned Global Benchmark Recognition

Shell SMC Projects competed against 19 other sites representing 12 companies worldwide for a once-per-year global award. Securing recognition required performance strong enough that IPA/IBC would confer an award they sometimes withhold.

What We Did

Discover CMS’s Unique  
Advantage in Capital Projects

Project Controls Partnership

CMS served as Shell SMC’s Project Controls partner.

Benchmark Study Performance

CMS earned a “Best Practical” classification for Project Controls in the SMC 2023 benchmark study.

Collaborative Execution

Shell Manufacturing Center Projects team, contract partners, and CMS Inc. worked together on performance recognized by IPA/IBC.

Recognition & Benchmarking Highlights

  1. 2024 IPA/IBC Best Site Award (global, given only when deserved)
  2. Competition: 19 sites, 12 companies (including large competitors)
  3. CMS classification: “Best Practical” for Project Controls (top classification)

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global Best Site Award (2024)

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competing sites across 12 companies

“Best Practical”

Project Controls classification

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