Guaporé Project forms fourth class and absorbs 60% of its workforce

IMMA (Amazon Metallurgical and Mechanical Industry), the first on-demand capital assets industry in northern Brazil and the result of a joint venture between Alstom and Bardella companies, will host the graduation party of its fourth Guaporé Project class, a local workforce capacitation program.

The ceremony will take place on the 30th of the month with the graduation of 150 students. 60% of these will already be hired by the company. The Guaporé Project has already educated more than a thousand people in less than three years work. IMMA stimulates the creation of new jobs and qualification for Rondônia, prioritizing the capacitation of local professionals. In addition to encouraging the generation of new jobs, we prioritize the preparation of the regional population for new professions, says Gustavo Almeida, IMMAs Human Resources manager.

Around 85% of IMMAs productive workforce is made up of professionals educated by the Guaporé Project in the fields of boilermaking, welding, blasting and painting. These professionals work in the manufacturing of important equipment for the main energy projects in the countrys northern region, such as the Santo Antônio and Belo Monte hydro power plants. In addition to these projects, we have a great work potential in other Latin American regions, adds Gustavo Almeida.

In partnership with SENAI, the Guaporé Project will open new classes soon for the capacitation of new professionals who will attend to Brazils great infrastructure works.

About IMMA With the aim of subsidizing the hydro-electricity projects of northern Brazil through the supply of hydro-mechanical and lifting equipment for this sectors enterprises in the Amazon, Alstom, a world leader in energy and transportation infrastructure, joined Bardella, a traditional national capital assets company with on-demand engineering, for the building of IMMA. With an investment of R$ 90 million, the construction, which was delivered in March 2010, is located in Porto Velho in the state of Rondônia and has a total area of 235,000 m2 and a constructed area of 33,000 m2. Equipped with tool machines, boilermaking area, shot blast and painting, the factory is capable of lifting 130 tons and producing 12,000 tons a year.

About Alstom Alstom is a world leader in railway infrastructure and energy generation and transmission, and it is in the vanguard of innovative and environment friendly technologies. Alstom builds the fastest trains and the worlds largest capacity automated metro. It supplies turnkey integrated power plants solutions and associated services for a wide range of energy sources, including hydro, nuclear, gas-fired, coal-fired and wind, and offers various solutions for energy transmission with focus on intelligent networks. The Group employs 93,000 people in more than 70 countries and registered earnings of 20.9 billion in 2010/11.

About Bardella Since its foundation in 1911, Bardella S.A. Mechanical Industries has been present and participating in every step of Brazilian development. Always in a pioneering and market oriented fashion, it knew how to adapt to and many times anticipate the needs of an ever growing and very competitive market.
This way Bardella has built over the years a portfolio with renowned clients both nationally and internationally, which clearly shows its technical and managerial abilities in the supply of its products and services.

INFORMATION TO THE PRESS
IMMA Human Resources Manager: Gustavo Almeida
gustavo.almeida@imma.ind.br  / Tel.: (69) 2182 4508

Alstom Communication Director Brasil: Juliana Souza
juliana.souza@crn.alstom.com  / Tel.: (11) 3612 7071

Press Agency: CDN Corporate Communication Mariana Maciel: mariana.maciel@cdn.com.br  / Tel: (11) 3643-2734
Sérgio Pedroso sergio.pedroso@cdn.com.br  / Tel: (11) 3643-2769
Marisol Morão: marisol.morao@cdn.com.br  / Tel: (11) 3643-2789

Bardella Marketing: Sione Perrazoli G. Silva
ssilva@bardella.com.br  / Tel: (15) 3238 5683
President Advice: Inês Szabo
iszabo@bardella.com.br  / Tel: (11) 2487 1029