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SMACNA-BC Update: Clear Specs Mean Better Prices, Contractors Commit To Training

Welcome to the Construction Outlook 2012 edition of SMACNA-BC’s Sheet Metal Journal. What a dubious task, forecasting construction industry trends for 2012, for the simple fact that there are so many outside sources affecting the industry. It...

Engineer's Desk: Engine Room Ventilation

This article is intended to be a guide to address engine room ventilation considerations that apply to the successful installation, operation, and maintenance of diesel engines, generator sets, compressor units, and other such packaged units. The...

Webduct: The Evolution of Sheet Metal

The sheet metal industry is about to see major changes in the way components are ordered and estimated, thanks to Webduct, a completely web-based system that marks the first major innovation in sheet metal for decades. Forty years ago the Internet...

Construction Outlook 2012: Sheet Metal Industry Moving Forward

As 2012 begins, the construction industry in B.C. sits at an interesting crossroads. “Cautious optimism” is the catch phrase for an industry experiencing both sides of the economic coin – the numbers show growth in employment and...

Partnerships Key to Economic Survival

Pre-registration is open for the 2012 Partners in Progress Conference scheduled for March 8 to 10, 2012 in Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The conference features a brand new program format with a revitalized focus on labour and management...

The Strength of Diversity

KD Engineering is meeting the challenges of an ever-changing industry head on from its newly acquired headquarters in Burnaby, B.C. The company’s dedicated, long-time employees service all of BC, and have brought the company’s diverse...

Trades Training Celebrated

The Sheet Metal Workers Training Centre Society’s open house event on Oct. 1, 2011 served as a celebration of the new building, and as a reminder that trades training is essential to the success of the province’s construction industry....

Expansion Breathes New Life Into Chilliwack General Hospital

The completion of highly anticipated renovations and an additional building at the site of the Chilliwack General Hospital (CGH) will be finished by the end of this year. Once complete, the CGH will have a new emergency and laboratory building along...

Meet Joe Toso: A Closer Look Into Tri-Metal Fabricators

Joe Toso is the president of Tri-Metal Fabricators and he is also the current president of SMACNA-BC. Joe has been in the industry since 1965 when he first started working for Tri-Metal. Those who know him, know him as passionate and dedicated to...

One Tall Order: Apollo Sheet Metal At Vernon Jubilee Hospital

The Vernon Jubilee Hospital (VJH) project was part of a joint project by Interior Health involving upgrades and additions to both Vernon General Hospital and Kelowna General Hospital. The VJH work was completed on Polson Tower, a new seven-storey...