English 2012 - Ølen Betong AS

Organisation
Each company in the Ølen Betong Group is headed by the General Manager (CEO) and operated
according to guidelines and limits laid down by the company’s owners and Board of Directors.
Subordinate to the General Manager is the Executive Manager of each of the operating divisions (plantmixed
concrete, concrete products and concrete elements).
The group has a common, coordinated electronic data processing system and financial system covering
several of the companies. Furthermore, the group has a common system for Concrete Technology,
Quality Assurance, Control, HSE, and Training Functions.
The functions and extent of Ølen Betong can vary. Therefore, organisational changes play an important
role in planning in order to ascertain the quality of the various tasks. Each organisation shall, at given any
time, have its own updated organisation chart.
Revision of the functional plan and job descriptions takes place at the same time as organisational
changes. These are kept in the Quality Control Manual and can be checked at each revision.
Management Philosophy
Ølen Betong relies on extensive delegation of responsibility and authority in order to make use of the
human resources that exist at all levels of the organisation.
Delegation is not only limited to the relationship between the General Manager (CEO) and his closest
associates; it is prevalent at all levels of the company.
It is emphasised that although decisions made on a daily basis by those with professional skills and who
set such decisions in motion, formal responsibility is clearly defined.
Ultimately, responsibility rests with the General Manager (CEO) and the Board of Directors.
The group's Board of Directors and the Management are responsible for the shaping of joint main
objectives and strategies. Each executive manager is responsible for the shaping of partial objectives and
for furthering objectives by way of correct action plans for each operating division.
In order to motivate each employee and to make all employees draw in the same direction, the company
considers it to be of great importance to give each employee feedback and to supply wide-ranging
information.
Furthermore, Ølen Betong is actively engaged in recreational activities and utilises appraisal interviews in
order to encourage good team spirit and to create a collegiate spirit within the company.
Quality policy and quality objectives of our business
Quality Policy
Ølen Betong shall endeavour to satisfy all applicable laws, regulations and standards that form the basis
of our business, wherever relevant. Our products and production shall conform to applicable standards
and meet the requirements of our customers, the authorities and accredited certification bodies. We shall
establish, follow, and maintain a quality management system in accordance with applicable standards.
Our production facilities shall be approved and certified in accordance with these requirements and the
results of our quality control measures are to be documented.
The company shall place the customer at the centre of activities and build good customer relations.
The management will strive for long-term, sound and prudent economic management. In the same way
the company shall have a personnel policy that contributes to development of a healthy work environment
where employees feel involved and thrive, and that HSE requirements and internal compliance are parts
of planning and activity.
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