Port Wentworth
edlallo | Jun 16, 2009
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- Silo pour during Port Wentworth refinery reconstruction.
- Construction on new silos at Imperial Sugar Port Wentworth refinery.
- Construction at Imperial Sugar Port Wentworth refinery.
- Construction at Imperial Sugar Port Wentworth refinery.
- Construction at Imperial Sugar Port Wentworth refinery.
- State of the art modern sugar refinery being built by Imperial Sugar at Port Wentworth, Ga.
- John Sheptor, Imperial Sugar’s Chief Executive Officer and President, speaks to employees, retirees and press at restart of the Port Wentworth, Ga refinery.
- Legacy Park at the Port Wentworth, Ga Imperial Sugar refinery honoring those that died as a result of the refinery explosion.
- Thomas Rathke, Port Wentworth Refinery Manager, rings bell for start-up of newly reconstructed Port Wentworth refinery.
- Raw sugar warehouse at Port Wentworth refinery.
- New silos under construction at Imperial Sugar Port Wentworth, Ga sugar refinery.
- Dustless rail car loading system at Imperial Sugar Port Wentworth, Ga sugar refinery.
- Thomas Rathke, plant manager, Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA sugar refinery.
- Imperial Sugar Port Wentworth, Ga sugar refinery.
- Imperial Sugar Port Wentworth, Ga sugar refinery.
- Thomas Rathke, plant manager, Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA sugar refinery.
- Employees at Imperial Sugar Port Wentworth, Ga sugar refinery who also minister and preach the faith outside of work
- Employees at Imperial Sugar Port Wentworth, Ga sugar refinery who also minister and preach the faith outside of work
- Employees at Imperial Sugar Port Wentworth, Ga sugar refinery who also minister and preach the faith outside of work
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church outside the Imperial Sugar Port Wentworth, Ga sugar refinery.
- Father Michael Kavanaugh of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church outside the Imperial Sugar Port Wentworth, Ga sugar refinery.
- Port Wentworth, Ga Fire Chief Greg Long oustide Fire Station near Imperial Sugar’s refinery.
- Port Wentworth, Ga firefighter and fire engine with “Forever in Our Prayers” at the fire station near Imperial Sugar’s refine
- Plant associate Elliot Gibbs calls for cab to move first truck loaded with granulated sugar in 18 mos.
- Plant associate Marvin Knight pulls granulated sugar samples from first truck loaded in 18 months.
- Dwayne Frasier, surrounded by Elliot Gibbs (right) and Marvin Knight (left)
- Late nite team that loaded first truck with granulated sugar.
- Plant associate Shirley Cherry was standing at the first dock at the exit scale.
- Plant associates assures quality control in the processing of granulated sugar.
- Trucks are loaded into new bays to be loaded with granulated sugar.
- Trucks being loaded with granulated sugar in new bay.
- Legacy Park Memorial at the Imperial Sugar plant in Port Wentworth dedicated a new bronze statue “Hands and 14 Doves” in memory of the 14 associates that died at a tragic explosion. Cynthia Hamilton spoke at the brief ceremony in memory of her co-workers while all the time wiping tears away from her eyes. John Sheptor, CEO of Imperial Sugar, was also in attendence.
- Legacy Park Memorial at the Imperial Sugar plant in Port Wentworth dedicated a new bronze statue “Hands and 14 Doves” in memory of the 14 associates that died at a tragic explosion. Cynthia Hamilton spoke at the brief ceremony in memory of her co-workers while all the time wiping tears away from her eyes. John Sheptor, CEO of Imperial Sugar, was also in attendence.
- Legacy Park Memorial at the Imperial Sugar plant in Port Wentworth dedicated a new bronze statue “Hands and 14 Doves” in memory of the 14 associates that died at a tragic explosion. Cynthia Hamilton spoke at the brief ceremony in memory of her co-workers while all the time wiping tears away from her eyes. John Sheptor, CEO of Imperial Sugar, was also in attendence.
- Cargo ship filled with raw sugar unloads at the docks of Imperial Sugar’s Port Wentworth, Ga refinery.
- Ed Makin, President and CEO of Lantic Sugar, isten to safety program.
- John Sheptor, President and CEO of Imperial Sugar.
- Richard Authier, VP of Operations for Lantic Sugar, listen to safety programs.
- Ralph D. Clements – Vice President Manufacturing & Engineering. Ed Markin, President and CEO of Lantic Sugar, and Richard Authier, VP of Operations, listen to safety programs then tour both the Georgia and Louisiana operations of Imperial Sugar.Ed Markin, President and CEO of Lantic Sugar, and Richard Authier, VP of Operations, listen to safety programs then tour both the Georgia and Louisiana operations of Imperial Sugar. Ralph Clements, Imperial VP of Manufacturing and Engineering.
- Ed Markin, President and CEO of Lantic Sugar.
- Ralph D. Clements – Vice President Manufacturing & Engineering.
- Brian T. Harrison – Vice President Sugar Technology.
- Brian T. Harrison – Vice President Sugar Technology.
- Ed Makin, President and CEO of Lantic Sugar.
- Brian T. Harrison – Vice President Sugar Technology. Ed Makin, President and CEO of Lantic Sugar, and Richard Authier, VP of Operations, listen to safety programs then tour both the Georgia and Louisiana operations of Imperial Sugar.Ed Markin, President and CEO of Lantic Sugar, and Richard Authier, VP of Operations, listen to safety programs then tour both the Georgia and Louisiana operations of Imperial Sugar. Ed Markin, President and CEO of Lantic Sugar, and John Sheptor, President and CEO of Imperial Sugar, at Imperial’s Port Wentworth refinery.
- Ralph Clements, Imperial VP of Manufacturing and Engineering (foreground) with John Sheptor, CEO of Imperial in background.
- Ralph D. Clements – Vice President Manufacturing & Engineering. Ed Makin, President and CEO of Lantic Sugar, and Richard Authier, VP of Operations, listen to safety programs then tour both the Georgia and Louisiana operations of Imperial Sugar.
- Ed Makin, President and CEO of Lantic Sugar, and Richard Authier, VP of Operations, listen to safety programs then tour both the Georgia and Louisiana operations of Imperial Sugar.
- Ed Makin, President and CEO of Lantic Sugar, and Richard Authier, VP of Operations, listen to safety programs then tour both the Georgia and Louisiana operations of Imperial Sugar.
- Ed Makin, President and CEO of Lantic Sugar, and Richard Authier, VP of Operations, listen to safety programs then tour both the Georgia and Louisiana operations of Imperial Sugar.
- Ed Makin, President and CEO of Lantic Sugar, and Richard Authier, VP of Operations, listen to safety programs then tour both the Georgia and Louisiana operations of Imperial Sugar.
- Ed Makin, President and CEO of Lantic Sugar, and Richard Authier, VP of Operations, listen to safety programs then tour both the Georgia and Louisiana operations of Imperial Sugar.Ed Markin, President and CEO of Lantic Sugar, and Richard Authier, VP of Operations, listen to safety programs then tour both the Georgia and Louisiana operations of Imperial Sugar. Ed Markin, President and CEO of Lantic Sugar, and John Sheptor, President and CEO of Imperial Sugar, at Imperial’s Port Wentworth refinery.
- Ed Makin, President and CEO of Lantic Sugar, and Richard Authier, VP of Operations, listen to safety programs then tour both the Georgia and Louisiana operations of Imperial Sugar.
- Ed Makin, President and CEO of Lantic Sugar, and Richard Authier, VP of Operations, listen to safety programs then tour both the Georgia and Louisiana operations of Imperial Sugar.
- Rainbow over Port Wentworth Refinery. photo by Warren Sepolen, The Dennis Group, LLC
- Top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry.
- Top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry.
- Top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry.
- Top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry.
- The meeting was a landmark session in the North American sugar industry top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry. The setting was the newly rebuilt and renovated Imperial Sugar refinery at Port Wentworth, near Savannah, Ga.
- The meeting was a landmark session in the North American sugar industry top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry. The setting was the newly rebuilt and renovated Imperial Sugar refinery at Port Wentworth, near Savannah, Ga.
- The meeting was a landmark session in the North American sugar industry top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry. The setting was the newly rebuilt and renovated Imperial Sugar refinery at Port Wentworth, near Savannah, Ga.
- The meeting was a landmark session in the North American sugar industry top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry. The setting was the newly rebuilt and renovated Imperial Sugar refinery at Port Wentworth, near Savannah, Ga.
- The meeting was a landmark session in the North American sugar industry top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry. The setting was the newly rebuilt and renovated Imperial Sugar refinery at Port Wentworth, near Savannah, Ga.
- The meeting was a landmark session in the North American sugar industry top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry. The setting was the newly rebuilt and renovated Imperial Sugar refinery at Port Wentworth, near Savannah, Ga.
- Ralph D. Clements – Vice President Manufacturing & Engineering. The meeting was a landmark session in the North American sugar industry top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry. The setting was the newly rebuilt and renovated Imperial Sugar refinery at Port Wentworth, near Savannah, Ga.
- Ralph D. Clements – Vice President Manufacturing & Engineering. The meeting was a landmark session in the North American sugar industry top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry. The setting was the newly rebuilt and renovated Imperial Sugar refinery at Port Wentworth, near Savannah, Ga.
- The meeting was a landmark session in the North American sugar industry top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry. The setting was the newly rebuilt and renovated Imperial Sugar refinery at Port Wentworth, near Savannah, Ga.
- The meeting was a landmark session in the North American sugar industry top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry. The setting was the newly rebuilt and renovated Imperial Sugar refinery at Port Wentworth, near Savannah, Ga.
- The meeting was a landmark session in the North American sugar industry top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry. The setting was the newly rebuilt and renovated Imperial Sugar refinery at Port Wentworth, near Savannah, Ga.
- The meeting was a landmark session in the North American sugar industry top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry. The setting was the newly rebuilt and renovated Imperial Sugar refinery at Port Wentworth, near Savannah, Ga.
- The meeting was a landmark session in the North American sugar industry top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry. The setting was the newly rebuilt and renovated Imperial Sugar refinery at Port Wentworth, near Savannah, Ga.
- Raylene Carter, Gramercy Plant manager. The meeting was a landmark session in the North American sugar industry top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry. The setting was the newly rebuilt and renovated Imperial Sugar refinery at Port Wentworth, near Savannah, Ga.
- Raylene Carter, Gramercy Plant manager. The meeting was a landmark session in the North American sugar industry top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry. The setting was the newly rebuilt and renovated Imperial Sugar refinery at Port Wentworth, near Savannah, Ga.
- The meeting was a landmark session in the North American sugar industry top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry. The setting was the newly rebuilt and renovated Imperial Sugar refinery at Port Wentworth, near Savannah, Ga.
- The meeting was a landmark session in the North American sugar industry top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry. The setting was the newly rebuilt and renovated Imperial Sugar refinery at Port Wentworth, near Savannah, Ga.
- The meeting was a landmark session in the North American sugar industry top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry. The setting was the newly rebuilt and renovated Imperial Sugar refinery at Port Wentworth, near Savannah, Ga.
- The meeting was a landmark session in the North American sugar industry top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry. The setting was the newly rebuilt and renovated Imperial Sugar refinery at Port Wentworth, near Savannah, Ga.
- The meeting was a landmark session in the North American sugar industry top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry. The setting was the newly rebuilt and renovated Imperial Sugar refinery at Port Wentworth, near Savannah, Ga.
- The meeting was a landmark session in the North American sugar industry top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry. The setting was the newly rebuilt and renovated Imperial Sugar refinery at Port Wentworth, near Savannah, Ga.
- Top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry.
- Top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry.
- Top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry.
- Top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry.
- Top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry.
- Top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry.
- Top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry.
- Top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry.
- Top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry.
- Top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry.
- Top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry.
- Top executives and safety experts from sugar companies and industry leaders coming together for the Sugar Safety Exchange, a first-ever symposium focusing on production and food safety in the sugar industry.
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Fire and Dust Safety, Blow Out Panels
- Imperial Sugar’s Brian Harrison (L) with Ron Allen
- Imperial Sugar’s Brian Harrison (L) with Ron Allen
- Imperial Sugar’s Brian Harrison (L) with Ron Allen
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Fire and Dust Safety, Brian T. Harrison, Vice President Sugar Technology
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Fire and Dust Safety, Brian T. Harrison, Vice President Sugar Technology,
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Fire and Dust Safety, Brian T. Harrison, Vice President Sugar Technology,
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Fire and Dust Safety, Dust Collection System
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Fire and Dust Safety, Dust Collection System
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Fire and Dust Safety, Stairway System
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Fire and Dust Safety, Fike Explosion Suppression System
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Fire and Dust Safety, Fike Explosion Suppression System
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Fire and Dust Safety,
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Fire and Dust Safety,
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Fire and Dust Safety, state of art packaging equipment.
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Fire and Dust Safety, state of art packaging equipment.
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Fire and Dust Safety, state of art packaging equipment.
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Fire and Dust Safety, Ronald Allen Sr. Director, Environmental, Safety and Health and Quality
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Fire and Dust Safety, Ronald Allen Sr. Director, Environmental, Safety and Health and Quality
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Fire and Dust Safety, Ronald Allen Sr. Director, Environmental, Safety and Health and Quality
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Fire and Dust Safety, Ronald Allen Sr. Director, Environmental, Safety and Health and Quality
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Fire and Dust Safety, Ronald Allen Sr. Director, Environmental, Safety and Health and Quality
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Fire and Dust Safety, Ronald Allen Sr. Director, Environmental, Safety and Health and Quality
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Fire and Dust Safety, Ronald Allen Sr. Director, Environmental, Safety and Health and Quality with warehouse safety team.
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Fire and Dust Safety, Ronald Allen Sr. Director, Environmental, Safety and Health and Quality with warehouse safety team.
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, “Over The Hill Sugar Club” jacket
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, “Over The Hill Sugar Club” jacket and President Bob Hickcox.
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Pallet Packing Unitizer
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Pallet Packing Unitizer
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Pallet Packing Unitizer
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Fire and Dust Safety, Walk on Ceilings
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Fire and Dust Safety, Blow Out Panels
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Plant Production
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Plant Production
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Plant Production
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Plant Production
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Plant Production
- Imperial Sugar, Port Wentworth, GA, Plant Warehouse
- Sugar for Haiti: (l-r) Reggie Simmons, Gary Hendricks, Brendea Rose, Derrick Exely and Sam Gent
- Sugar for Haiti: (l-r) Wilkin Cuter, Brenda Rose, Sheila Bryant and Ronell Clark
- Plant associate Elliot Gibbs
- Sugar for Haiti: (l-r) Wilkin Cuter, Brenda Rose, Sheila Bryant and Ronell Clark
- Port Wentworth emergency response team and van. At Imperial SugarÕs Port Wentworth refinery, 70 employees have stepped forward to serve on the refineryÕs First Responder Team. Part of the team includes: (Front row kneeling l-r) Elton Brady, Dannie Barras, Willie Horton, (Back row l-r) Arthur Kelly, Randy Brewster, Joseph Barras, Wade Durden, Willie Garvin and Darren Pevey.
- Port Wentworth emergency response van.
- Hagen & Co. has a 20-year history of harnessing untapped potential for companies. Simon Keighley (L) and Stephen Downey are consultants for Hagen & Co. Keighley advises Imperial Sugar at the Port Wentworth plant near Savannah, Ga. while Downey is assigned to Imperial Sugar at Gramercy, La.
- Hagen & Co. has a 20-year history of harnessing untapped potential for companies. Simon Keighley of Hagen leads a DMAIC team at Imperial’s Port Wentworth refinery.
- Bruce Waguespack, Imperial’s manager of learning and performance improvement.
- Azalea’s at the entrance to the Imperial Sugar refinery in Port Wentworth, Ga.
- Arthur Eckert checks colors of the blackstrap molasses blends in the lab
- Randy Bragg, specialties division manager. at the blackstrap molasses refining area.
- Each customer order is made specifically for that customer. Finished syrups are packaged and distributed in 55-gallon drums, 275-gallon totes, bulk truck and bulk rail. Gene Kelly delivers shipping papers for a bulk delivery to a driver.
- William McGee, packaging team manager at the Port Wentworth plant, inspects work on the updating of the brown sugar packaging line to improve production yields.
- Doug Svenson is one part scientist and one part economist, the senior process development engineer joined Imperial Sugar Company to work on new products and process development.
- Doug Svenson is one part scientist and one part economist, the senior process development engineer joined Imperial Sugar Company to work on new products and process development.
- Imperial Sugar R&D product sample of SteviaCane 50 during packing testing.
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