Message from the Chairman of the Board
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Here we are in a new year and a new decade. The last few years have not been the best for our province, but I believe we are all looking forward to better times as we enter this new decade.
I have a few announcements to make. First, I believe you all have seen the “Save The Date” email that was sent out giving the location and time for our 2020 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday, February 7, 2020 at the Rural Routes Brewing Company. I look forward to seeing you all there. Our AGM is a great way for you to network with industry participants and to help us plan for the coming year.
Second, is our Golf Tournament – last year we had a very good turnout at the Ranch. We decided to hold the tournament at the same location on June 18, 2020.
Finally, membership renewals have been sent out. Please renew your membership by January 17, as this gives you one free seat at the AGM. Our Association is dependent upon the support of our members to ensure the metal building industry continues to thrive in Alberta.
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John Weran
Chairman, AMBA
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Happy New Year to all from The AMBA Board of Directors! Entering a new year gives us all the opportunity to reflect on the past year and make plans for the coming year. The current economic climate in Alberta has been a difficult one. With two recent elections, we are likely to see more change ahead. There appear to be glimmers of hope for the energy sector with Trans Mountain and Energy East Pipeline construction progressing. Hopefully, this will motivate business owners to loosen the purse strings and start investing capital into new infrastructure.
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Roger Geisinger
Executive Director, AMBA
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February 7, 2020
Rural Routes Brewing Company
Leduc, AB
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The AMBA 2020 Annual General Meeting is now open for registration! Members are welcome to join us at the Rural Routes Brewing Company in Leduc, AB on February 7 for an evening of refreshments, dining, presentations, and networking. Sponsorship opportunities are also available.
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The strength of our association relies on a strong membership that collectively represents a cross section of our industry. AMBA continues to remain a strong unified voice for our members, who are actively involved in the Steel Building Systems market across the province.
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Do you have non-partisan articles or industry events you would like to share with AMBA?
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Energy Sector Woes
Much has been said, and certainly written, about the construction of the Trans Mountain Pipeline and what it will mean to the Alberta economy. Although construction has resumed, it remains an uphill battle.
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Like many other industries, the building product manufacturing (BPM) sector has seen more than its fair share of disruption, shifts and new challenges over the last five to 10 years. As a result, everything from evolving end-user needs to the national construction labor shortage to new ways of getting products to market should cause BPMs to rethink their roles in today’s market.
As project owners become smarter and more sophisticated—and as the projects themselves get more complicated, faster and bigger—these trends will put even more pressure on BPMs to adapt and change accordingly.
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Occupational Health & Safety Requirements
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The goal of safety programs and laws is to reduce workplace casualties. As an employer, you have a responsibility to ensure that your employees are familiar with Occupational Health and Safety Legislation that applies to the tasks they are performing.
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Steel buildings are a perfect solution to an industrial building requiring any size of the crane, whether they are top running, underhung, monorails, or jib cranes. Frames can easily be designed to suit top running cranes, utilizing either corbels (brackets on columns), stepped crane columns, or independent crane columns. Typically, cranes with a 20 ton or less capacity can be supported by brackets welded to the columns. Heavier cranes will likely require stepped or independent crane columns.
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Apprenticeship and Industry Training (AIT) would like to inform you about important dates and information regarding changes to the ironworker apprenticeship programs.
Ironworker Apprenticeship Programs
Effective December 5, 2019, on-the-job training hours are increasing in the ironworker programs. This means that apprentices who register
on or after December 5, 2019, will need 1,620 on-the-job training hours for each period.
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