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.
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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.
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.
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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.
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Recognition & Benchmarking Highlights
- 2024 IPA/IBC Best Site Award (global, given only when deserved)
- Competition: 19 sites, 12 companies (including large competitors)
- 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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