Discovering Sheet Metal
One partnership turned an opportunity into a lasting career By / Natalie Bruckner It was pure chance that Savannah Snakeskin happened upon the sheet metal trade, and she couldn’t be happier. It’s a familiar story: […]
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Making Movie History
Ridge Sheet Metal helps bring Canada’s largest film studio expansion to life. By / Natalie Bruckner For Ridge Sheet Metal, few projects capture both technical scope and creative collaboration like Bridge Studios’ Lake City expansion […]
Upgrading a Legacy: Crosstown Metal Industries Ltd. and the Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion
By Natalie Bruckner • Photos courtesy of Crosstown Metal Industries The Annacis Island Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) in Delta, BC, serves as a vital part of Metro Vancouver’s infrastructure, treating approximately 175 billion litres of […]
Prompt Payment in BC
By Natalie Bruckner After nearly two decades of persistent advocacy, the British Columbia Construction Association (BCCA) and fellow industry partners have brought the construction sector one step closer to seeing prompt payment legislation enacted in British Columbia. […]
Whistler Hosts SMACNA National Annual Meeting
By Natalie Bruckner Tariffs, megaprojects, labour-management relations, and even bears were on the agenda at the recent SMACNA National board meeting in Whistler, BC. It is rare for SMACNA National to meet this far north, […]
Is 2024 Your Year for a Heavy Metal Summer
The Heavy Metal Summer camp is a game-changer for raising youth awareness of the trades By Jessica Kirby + Natalie Bruckner • Photos courtesy of Western Allied Mechanical We know two things: the construction industry […]
Learn to Lead
By / Natalie Bruckner “What’s the number one trait of a great leader?” Stephane McShane, director of Maxim Consulting Group, asks. “They will end a sentence with a question mark, rather than a period. I’m […]
Labour Sharing is a Game-Changer
SMACNA-BC’s groundbreaking Double Dispatch Program redefines job security. By Natalie Bruckner • Photos by Summit Sheet Metal In an industry susceptible to cyclical fluctuations and labor shortages, SMACNA-BC has spearheaded a game-changing labor sharing system […]
Profile: Western Mechanical Services (1977) Ltd.
by Natalie Bruckner Honesty and integrity are by far the most important assets of any entrepreneur, as the three partners of Western Mechanical Services Ltd. (Kyle Nelson, Dennis St. Hilaire, and James Wahlen) well know […]
KD Engineering Co.
By Natalie Bruckner Photos by KD Engineering Today, the value that independent Testing, Adjusting & Balancing (TAB) services bring to our industry is well documented and understood. However, back in 1967, when Peter Kingsland and […]