Worksite Training Subsidy for AMBA Members

Would you like a free AMBA membership?

Some of our members had their 2024 AMBA membership dues reimbursed by simply doing what AMBA promotes! Train your employees and you could be eligible for a free 2025 AMBA membership… 

AMBA Members are eligible to receive up to $500 in subsidy towards in-person training of employees for the following certifications: Telehandler, Aerial/Elevated Work Platform, First Aid and Fall Arrest/Protection Training.  

The following conditions apply: 

• Only for in-person training 

• Available to AMBA Member employees 

• 50% of training course cost (up to $500 annual maximum per AMBA member company) 

• Reimbursement of courses will be applied towards 2024 AMBA membership dues 

• Must provide Certificate of Completion and invoice 

• Training must be provided by a reputable accredited institution 

• Subsidy available for all courses completed by December 31, 2024 

To apply: click HERE

Derek Traviss Receives The Jim Mitchell Memorial Award

Congratulations to Derek Traviss! 

Walter Gegolick from Vantage Builders, presented employee, Derek Traviss with the $1,500 AMBA Jim Mitchell Memorial award for completion of his 2nd year in the MBSE program. Congratulations Derek!  

If you are an AMBA member and have an employee enrolled in NAIT or SAIT’s MBSE program, they may be eligible to receive an AMBA bursary or award. To learn more about this program click HERE.

AMBA Membership Committee Report - Summer 2024

Following up on the heels of a very positive and thought provoking AGM in April, it was a real pleasure to host our 20th Annual AMBA Golf Tournament (so appropriately renamed as the Ralph Ward Golf Tournament).   With a full slate of 18 foursomes, we couldn’t have picked a better day, weather wise, at The Ranch.   This event is a highlight of our year for members and friends alike.  Along with healthy competition on the links, there was plenty of good-spirited conversation over drinks and dinner. I did notice how quickly the room quieted down once the food was served.    

As we continue to look for ways to increase our membership, I would strongly suggest that if you invited someone to golf, or know of someone who was at the tournament who is not a member already, please take this opportunity to encourage them to become members.  You can pass on to any Board member the contact information of firms in our industry that you think may benefit from membership. 

We are pleased to welcome Norsteel Building Systems and Azimuth Builders Ltd. as our newest members.  

The strength of any industry association is embedded in a strong membership that reasonably represents as diverse a cross section of its industry as possible.  Collectively, we all need AMBA to remain a strong unified voice for our members who are actively involved in the Metal Building Systems market here in Alberta. The more diverse and larger the body, the more effective we can be as an association in representing the interests of the membership.  

Respectfully, 

Kent Freeland 

Membership Committee Chair 

Message from the Chair: Winter 2024

Happy New Year! 

2023 was a great year for the Alberta Metal Building Association (AMBA), starting off with our Annual General Meeting in April.  We had well-respected and informative speakers: Nicole Mahoney, NAIT Ironworker Chair, and Raymond Massey, Chair of the Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board. NAIT’s culinary students prepared us a tasty meal – a real haute cuisine experience! We presented a retirement gift to Harv Friesen, a long-time AMBA member, board member, and influential erector in the Metal Building industry. 

The 2023 Golf tournament was also a great success, hosted at Alberta Springs in Red Deer.  With a record number of golfers at 78 and 11 hole sponsors, we were able to give away some pretty awesome prizes and raise $2,050 for the Ukrainian Refugee Fund.

In 2023, the AMBA board increased the Jim Mitchell and Larry Derksen Memorial Awards from $750 to $1500 each, increased the first and second-year bursaries to $750, and added the AMBA Worksite Training subsidy. The board met with industry partners, educators, and the Alberta Government to explore training opportunities, review curriculum modifications, and further support education.

Our strength is in our numbers. With the support of our members, we are able to leverage our industry knowledge and expertise and work with industry stakeholders to promote safe and quality construction of metal buildings throughout Alberta and beyond!