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AMBA Newsletter: Winter 2023

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AMBA Winter 2023 Update
WINTER 2023 NEWSLETTER
Message from the Executive Director
Well, 2022 is now in the rear-view mirror and it certainly was eventful! From COVID, the war in Ukraine, soaring inflation, supply chain disruptions – we had it all. The Christmas Season arrived with weather that dealt North America a series of brutal winter storms, totally disrupting holiday travel and leaving people abandoned and unable to get home. What a year!
Roger Geisinger
Executive Director, AMBA
Colin Porte, Chairman, AMBA
Message from the Chair
AMBA continues to be focused on supporting Metal Building Erectors and filling seats in the Ironworker (MBSE) Education Program. The AMBA membership pays for itself when members send their employees for Ironworker MBSE training at NAIT or SAIT. AMBA has increased each of the 1st and second-year awards to $1,500 – these awards are presented to the applicants achieving top marks in year 1 or 2.
SAVE THE DATE
MEMBER MATTERS
Welcome to 2023, a year that seems poised to hold good potential for Alberta in general, and our Steel Building Market in particular. Alberta has always persevered through the ups and downs of political and economic winds of change.
Harv served on the AMBA board since the very beginning of AMBA (1995) and for over 18 years as a board director, he worked hard to encourage both young and older metal building erectors and workers to attend all available training and apprenticeship programs.
We promote metal buildings by educating buyers on the wide range of engineered metal building applications. AMBA features project profiles in our Newsletters, on our website and on all our social media platforms to target commercial, industrial, and institutional building owners – new build or retrofit.
In 2020, Andrew graduated from high school in Lloydminster and was accepted to SAIT into the Diesel Equipment Technician program. Unfortunately, he found the online training and COVID regulations difficult to learn, so he returned to Lloydminster, unsure of his next steps.
CALLING ALL MBSE APPRENTICES
$750 Bursary:
For first and second-year MBSE apprentices enrolled in technical MBSE training at NAIT or SAIT – APPLY

$1,500 Jim Mitchell Award:
After completion of the first MBSE training period – APPLY

$1,500 Larry Derksen Award:
After completion of the second MBSE training period – APPLY
FEATURED MEMBER
Vantage Builders’ quality and superior performance drive, derived from a strong sense of community values, work ethic, and pride. Over the years, Vantage Builders has worked collaboratively with clients, suppliers and trades to deliver outstanding projects.
PROJECT PROFILE
For over twenty years, Total Combustion Inc. (TCI) has been servicing oilfield companies across the globe with innovative and environmentally responsible combustion solutions.
INDUSTRY NEWS
Four years of dealing with COVID and almost a year of enduring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have had profound global effects. The world continues to struggle with volatile energy supply, extreme inflation, food insecurity and material and labour shortages.
Metal Construction News Article, New Year, New Opportunity for Metal Buildings, highlighted the challenges facing the metal building industry: supply chain and labour shortages, price volatility, finding and retaining qualified workers, rising interest rates, and uncertainty about what’s ahead.
JOB BOARD
We are here to help. We will publish your job postings in our Newsletters and on our website and social media sites at NO cost to you. One more advantage of being an AMBA member and working together to build a strong and thriving metal building industry.
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