Engineered custom metal buildings are a great solution for shops containing wash bays, because they can economically accommodate large spanning frames with high interior clearances and interior partition walls to separate wash bays. Properly designed wash bays are essential to maintain the building lifespan and eliminate dangerous mold growth.
Project Profile: Tingley’s Harvest Center
For over 20 years, Tingley’s Harvest Center has been dedicated to providing agriculture farm equipment sales and service to farmers throughout Alberta. With a growing Ag market, Tingley’s reached out to local contractor, Bexson Construction, to provide preliminary drawings, a budget and construction for a new facility in Lloydminster, Alberta. The project had strict design requirements to meet dealership criteria with a flat roof system and a conventionally framed structure.
Project Profile: Northern Lakes College
Northern Lakes College (NLC) services more than 50 communities across northern Alberta, including fifteen First Nations and four Métis Settlements. With the College’s main campus in Slave Lake and satellite campuses located throughout Northwestern Alberta, NLC is able to deliver quality, diverse and affordable educational programs to remote northern communities.
Executive Director Report: Winter 2022
Happy New Year to all. A new year brings optimism for better days ahead. Let us hope we are in the FINAL Covid wave! One of the first nations, South Africa, to be hit with the Omicron virus has now reported a steep decline in new cases. Let's hope for a similar trajectory in Alberta and the rest of the world!
AMBA Newsletter: Fall 2021
In this quarterly update we want to highlight how well our 2021 golf tournament went this year as well as remind our members to submit their applications for the Jim Mitchell and Larry Derksen memorial awards. As you read through our Fall Newsletter this year you will see our featured member, Genron. Genron is committed to working collaboratively with industry partners to ensure all your expectations are met! Read more about our project profiles, the Wood Buffalo Housing Project along with Camp Warwas expantion!
AMBA Membership Committee Update: October 2021
Well, after almost a year and a half of an altered state of reality, it was a real pleasure to get together on Thursday Sept 16th at the Ranch for our 2021 AMBA Golf Tournament. Although the morning started out a little chilly, the weather cooperated and everyone had a good time reconnecting with fellow steel building stalwarts. Kudos to the organizing committee and especially to Linda for a great selection of what seemed like unending prizes to hand out.
State of the Industry: October 2021
It is hard to believe that that we have been living with COVID-19 for a year and a half. We have endured three waves of the disease thus far and have yet to reach the peak of the worst fourth wave. Although we have a ticket to freedom from lockdowns; ironically, many eligible Albertan’s are still reluctant to accept the vaccine. As our hospitals fill to the brim and more ICU beds are added, the cracks in our health care system are evident. Our government had no alternative but to act. Like it or not, we must protect our health care system and our economy – they are intertwined. Navigating the more aggressive variant has proven to be economically disruptive and socially and politically divisive. Provinces that have managed to better control the infections will be rewarded with a healthier workforce, a more productive economy, and will be better positioned to attract labour, investment and tourism.
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Project Profile: Camp Warwa
Camp Warwa is a non-profit organization that has been providing unforgettable outdoor experiences for youth since 1980. A new dining hall was the key to expanding their level of community service and sustaining it for generations to come. The new dining hall and multi-use building will allow them to serve 10,000 children each year.
Project Profile: Wood Buffalo Housing Project
The municipality of Wood Buffalo, located in northeastern Alberta, is the second largest municipality of Alberta (by area), with Fort McMurray being the largest urban centre. While the region covers an expansive area with scattered remote towns and villages, Wood Buffalo Housing (WBH) has been able to assist more than 10,000 people over the past 20 years to find suitable and affordable housing.