Ask anyone who has spent years with us what keeps them here, and they rarely start with the cement. They talk about the people, the trust, the feeling of belonging somewhere that has been building something worth belonging to for more than a century. At St Marys Cement, that feeling has a name: Our VC Way.
Our VC Way is the shared culture that connects every person and every business unit across the Votorantim Cimentos North America (VCNA) network. It is the reason a new hire is welcomed like family, and a forty-year veteran still feels at home on the same floor they walked into decades ago. When Votorantim Cimentos chose St Marys Cement as its first footprint in North America in 2001, it was not acquiring a production facility. It was joining a culture that had been built on these principles long before they were written down. Our VC Way gave that culture a shared language.
These nine principles, three pillars, and one way of working guide every conversation, every decision, and every relationship we build. It is not a list of aspirations on a wall, but the daily practice of people who have chosen to do things the right way, together.
Safety and Health are non-negotiable and always come before results. We do the right thing, respecting Ethics and Diversity, and learn from differences. Open Dialogue is encouraged as it strengthens our interactions and creates space for individual and collective growth.
Having a Customer Focus provides insight into their real needs and guides our processes and decisions. We cultivate relationships with Trust and Simplicity to create agile and uncomplicated solutions. Acting with Ownership helps us achieve our goals, regardless of roles and positions.
Embracing mistakes and understanding them is part of the innovation process and helps us Learn and Evolve. We work on creating Lasting Results every day, in line with our long-term vision and entrepreneurial essence. As part of our Sustainable Legacy, each of us contributes to the development of people, the environment, and the communities where we operate.
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