Laeon Steel Industries [LAEON] - Organizations

History

The Founding

Laeon Steel Industries was founded in the year 2872 by former United Earth Chief Engineer Leo “Laeon” Steel, starting out with only a single factory specialised in custom parts for the growing spaceship production industry. During a short decade Laeon Steel had made a good name for itself, securing several big name commercial and even a few military business contracts. In Leo’s vision producing raw parts from raw materials was only a mere beginning. Soon he plotted out a course to automate all major aspects of production, without compromising the flexibility to do speciality work. The result was the first speciality steel mass production facility, run nearly unsupervised; 24/7; and capable of nano-scale precision. Leo himself supervised the work on this highly automated production facility until he passed away. His legacy however – a vision of a smarter, better future – lives on in the speciality work we still do.

Rough Times

After Leo’s passing the company rights were given to Leo’s family who in turn decided that the company’s business engineer, Marcus Scott, should run it. Marcus was the man personally responsible for securing some of the bigger contracts in previous years. Under this new management the company was quick to secure more and more contracts. Within years more and more speciality steel mass production facilities were built and company profits were at an all time high.

In the mean time however the speciality part production industry became ever more competitive, with existing competitors closing the gap on price/quality margins and new competitors offering all that and more at even lower prices. CEO Scott’s answer was to economize and weather out what he expected to be a bubble that would burst soon enough. A few years later the bubble did burst and left the the industry in recession. Laeon Steel Industries survived, but clients went bust and bills were left unpaid. What followed were massive redundancies and factory closures until only Leo’s original facility was left operational.

During this difficult time Marcus Scott chose to relinquish control of the company, with a speech that to this day hangs in our main office: “In these difficult times I am happy to report I will be leaving the position of CTO. Not because recent events have left me bitter as well as old, but because I know who I am relinquishing control to. Linda Steel. Back in the old day I made the money. Your father made the quality. I am looking forward to return to this synergy once more.”

Following years were tough, but great advancements in robotics soon brought back the clientèle, soon including high profile names like Aegis Dynamics and Anvil Aerospace.

The Now

The journey of Laeon Steel Industries did not end there. With the Van Duul threatening the UEE, and pirates becoming a larger threat to trade, Laeon Steel has decided to expand into the security gap. With our facilities already running their own automated security protocols we already have the experience. Where the military won’t bother with the nuisance and where the police is simply outmatched we can deliver. Help us help you, so we can help everybody in the future.

Manifesto

We at Laeon Steel Industries stand for quality. Our production facilities are the best money can buy. Our fleet consists out of ships that are the best in their class, built by the best in the business.

Our goal is to not only cater to our clients, it is to evolve the industry.
We strife to innovate, to improve and to exceed our clients expectations.

We are proud of ourselves that we don’t simply listen to the clients wishes, but cater to their needs. By opening the dialogue we have had many clients that have returned with more projects than any of our competitors.
Have a problem you need solved? our engineers are here to hear all about it, and figure out a suitable solution catered to your needs for a reasonable price.

Charter

As a company focussed on engineering, that also sells security services and products, it is imperative that employee’s adhere to the rules laid out in this charter.

No personal attacks

It is not acceptable to attack another individual on a personal or proffessional level. Everybody makes mistakes, and we all want to learn. This rule is here to help promote initiative and experimentation. If something goes wrong, we may very well critique the work in question and possibly the approach, but it is not acceptable when that critique enters the personal domain.

Critique

To do the best job possible, we need feedback. This is usually done in the form of critique. Critique is welcomed and you are free to share this if, and only if, it is intended to improve the matter at hand. Positive critique is welcomed, critique designed to destroy someones self-esteem or simply to destroy an idea is not. No matter how bad a piece of work is, the reason behind it is key, and there is seldom something wrong with that. Keep an open mind, and help eachother.

Work Together

It is mathematically proven. 1 + 1 doesn’t have to equal 2. Teamwork can accomplish many things you can’t accomplish solo. Helping others also invites others to help you. This does not mean you have to do things against your will, but cooperation is encouraged.

Be Yourself

We are all unique, and we all have a different view on the universe. Each view has its own merits and should be treated as such. No single view is ever the best, the verse is not so black and white. You’re free to share your view of the verse with others, but stay respectful of their views, even if they differ vastly from your view. Keep in mind, their viewpoint makes as much sense to them as yours does for you.

We’re a Business, not a Charity

You’re allowed to charge customers for the services you provide. For services you perform you may ask payment that suits your needs.
If the service is provided by a team of multiple employee’s, payment will be decided either by a unanimous vote of all team members or one of the board members if no unanimous decision could be made. The board will ensure each project member gets their fair share for the work they contribute to the project.

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