New Safety Regulations
BC's 310,000 young workers make up almost 15 percent of the provincial labour force. While BC's labour force increases at 3.4 percent annually, the young worker component grows by 8.3 percent. WorkSafeBC recently announced new requirements for the orientation and training of young or new workers aimed at reducing injury rates for this group.....click here to read full story



Fastened with Excellence
The only thing customers can't get at Wm. P Somerville (1996) in Burnaby, BC is a bad experience. The company might be a leader in providing quality fasteners, tools and equipment to the construction, roofing and sheet metal sectors, but above all else, its customer-driven focus is what puts Somerville at the top of its game. The only thing customers can't get at Wm. P Somerville (1996) in Burnaby, BC is a bad experience. The company might be a leader in providing quality fasteners, tools and equipment to the construction, roofing and sheet metal sectors, but above all else, its customer-driven focus is what puts Somerville at the top of its game.... click here to read full story




Serious About Quality
For almost three decades Fred Hofferd and his wife Vonda have been building Prince George based C.C. Industries into Northern BC's largest and most verastile aluminum fabricator and industrial HVAC manufacturing contractor. This unprecedented growth is due to a commitment to "Quality First" workmanship.... click here to read full story


Columns and Departments

SMACNA Update
Technical Updates by Eli Howard
Engineer's Desk by Norm Grusnick
It's a Wrap by Garth Liseth
Eye on Safety by Grant McMillan
It's the Law by Bob Kuhn


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