Everyone plays an important role when it comes to health and safety on construction sites!

To promote health and safety and encourage their employees to get involved, Canam Buildings has recently established a number of initiatives, including Safety Training for Canam job site visitors. Moreover, in the past few weeks, Canam introduced a Health and Safety Excellence Award for employees in all Canam joists and deck locations. This awareness is also present among our business partners, including Pomerleau, who also recognizes the importance of a health and safety recognition program. Recognizing leadership and outstanding performance as part of a safe work environment is the object of this program.

Canam Buildings Health and Safety Crew of the Month at the Willow Square project

We are proud to announce that the Canam Buildings – Hambro team, led by Pier-Luc Samson, Project Manager, and Behtash Abdi, Director, Project Management, won the honors last February on the Willow Square seniors’ residence project located in Fort McMurray, Alberta.

This distinction was awarded by Pomerleau to the team of Canam Buildings and its subcontractor Tom Dolarakis. The latter was responsible for the fabrication of the load-bearing steel stud walls on-site and the installation of walls, structure and Hambro D500 composite floor. The team distinguished itself by demonstrating significant improvement in areas of previous struggles.

Credit: Pomerleau

As mentioned by Mr. Dolarakis, Health and safety is a team effort:

“As leader of my crew, I find it very important to put safety first. I go to work every day knowing that my guys and I have each other’s back, and we are constantly watching one another. Being an ironworker is a challenging task as we work at heights and in other dangerous situations.”

Congratulations to the entire team who demonstrated exemplary behavior, a model of success for our future turnkey projects.

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Canam’s services were selected for the design, fabrication and installation of the entire building envelope of the warehouse space Coastal Forest Products located in Bow, New Hampshire.

The construction, 243,200 square feet (22,594 square meters) in size and with a vertical clearance of 32 feet, includes a two-story office space.

This time-lapse video allows you to see how the design-build approach and the Murox prefabricated wall system helped reduce the installation time frame by one month in order to finish the project before winter.

The success of this project is the result of the close collaboration of all partners, a goal that can be better achieved through the implementation of the design-build approach which offers several advantages:

• Simplified communication between the client and the various stakeholders;
• Minimizing risks and reducing overall costs;
• The speed of execution and the overlap of the design and construction phases.

Discover the benefits of the design-build approach.

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Canam is pleased to support again this year the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) in presenting the 2019 Award for Excellence in Innovation in Civil Engineering. This award was created by the CSCE in 2009 to recognize outstanding innovations in all civil engineering disciplines.

This year the award was bestowed to the City of Moncton in recognition of their innovation on the Avenir Centre, an energy-efficient, multi-purpose sports facility including an NHL-size ice surface with more than 8,800 permanent seats, which is also home to the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

“Canam is truly proud to sponsor this award since its establishment in 2009, stated Tony Bégin, Senior Director at Canam. It is totally in line with Canam’s innovation culture in civil engineering for better building solutions in the Canadian construction industry.”

The award was presented on June 14 during a ceremony at the 2019 CSCE 2019 Annual Conference in Laval, Quebec.

From left to right: Glenn Hewus, CSCE President 2018-2019; Tony Bégin, Canam; Sherry Trenholm, City of Moncton; Justin McDonald, Bird Construction Inc.; and Serge Martin, Bird Construction Inc.

About CSCE
Founded in 1887 by prominent Civil Engineers in Canada, the CSCE is a learned society created to develop and maintain high standards of civil engineering practice in Canada and to enhance the public image of the civil engineering profession.

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Canam Buildings and Structure Fusion are proud to be partners in the Bretton Woods New Hampshire project, a ‘‘ski lodge’’ style hotel owned by the Omni Hotels & Resorts chain. This hotel, which is built on top of New Hampshire’s largest ski resort, has an area of 12,000 ft.² (1,114.8 m²) and also includes a restaurant-bar.

Superb view from the top

Structure combining steel and wood

The project’s biggest challenge was to deliver the steel to the site located at the top of the mountain at 3,100 ft. (940 m) of elevation. Canam had to team up with an excavation company that uses heavy equipment. As the saying goes: ‘‘If the mountain will not come to you, you must go to the mountain!’’ 

The Canam driver delivered the materials at the foot of the mountain and had to leave the trailer, which was hooked to an army BMY 6×6 truck. At times during the ascent, this truck had to be pulled by a John Deere 548 skidder to reach the top.

BMY 6×6 truck

John Deere 548 Skidder

Canam supplied 130 tons of conventional steel structure and 28,000 ft.² (2,601.3 m²) of steel deck for this project.

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Canam Group is very proud to learn the news of the nominations of eight of its projects for the CISC Steel Construction Awards of Excellence:

Canam Buildings

• Château Bellevue, Shawinigan, QC
• La Knowlton Co., Knowlton, QC
• 51st Parallel Medical Marijuana Facility Phase 1, Lethbridge, AB
• Urbano, Sherbrooke, QC

La Knowlton Co., Knowlton, QC

Canam Bridges

• The new New York Bridge – Governor Mario M. Como, New York, NY
• Ojibway Overpass, part of Gordie-Howe Bridge, Windsor, ON
• Saint-Jacques Cable-stayed Bridge, Montreal, QC
• Corridor of the new Samuel-de-Champlain Bridge, Montreal, QC

The new New York Bridge – Governor Mario M. Como, New York, NY

It should be mentioned that the Saint-Jacques Cable-stayed Bridge project is nominated in two categories.

The unveiling will take place at a gala event on November 11 in Montreal. To be continued…

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Structube, a family-owned business, had a mega building built in Laval, Quebec. With a total area of 601,725 square feet (55,902.3 square meters) including mezzanines, it comprises a distribution centre, a store and administrative offices for its new head office, formerly in Montreal. The 40,000-square foot (3,716.1-square meter) store opened its doors on August 10, to the great delight of its customers.

In order to meet the customer’s requirements, Canam provided two teams of steel erectors to close the structure before December 25, 2018. With a very tight deadline, the assembly was completed a week before the date.

Canam products on this project:

• Standard and non-standard joists
• Joist girders
• Steel deck
• Conventional steel structure
• Purlins and girts
• Bridging

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Canam’s LinkedIn page reached the 10,000 subscriber mark. For a steel manufacturer, this is a success!

Posting publications with varied and professional content in the construction field, it is updated daily. It contains information on our products and services (Murox, Hambro, joists, steel deck, design-build, etc.), projects, videos, job offers and news. Its content is bilingual and interactive.

To stay informed, join the 10,000 Canam subscribers at linkedin.com/Canam!

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Canam distinguished itself with its Murox products in an article published on September 27, 2019 in the e-magazine Daily Commercial News. It talks about the La knowlton Co. microbrewery project located in Knowlton, Quebec, a modern building with an industrial style that uses steel and glass in an innovative way. The acoustic deck used on this project comes from the Reveal Series.

This project is nominated for a 2019 CISC Steel Construction Award of Excellence.

Read the article

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PlanGrid is a construction productivity software that allows an entire team to access project plans. 

This tool is very useful on a construction site where the users can add photos taken on site and link them to a specific location on the plan, record observations and request information, identify anomalies on site and document them simply by using their device. 

This technology facilitates the collection of information in synchronization with the entire team.

“PlanGrid is our main tool in management and on site to have the information at hand. It allows the entire team to stay connected to the latest plans and perform our daily reports while saving money and time,” says Elio Perrazzino, Project Management, Manager, Canam Buildings.

Canam takes advantage of this technology, with a paper reduction as an added bonus! 

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During the design phase of the Delta Hotels in Thunder Bay, Ontario, the owner identified some problems that could not be solved by conventional construction methods without incurring additional costs. With a limited budget and a tight schedule, he reached out to Canam to handle the following problems:

• Lack of space for the HVAC systems, electrical conduits and plumbing
• Fire resistance for a building with a constant flow of customers
• Soundproofing for bedrooms and other areas.

Space for systems and conduits

The open-web concept of the Hambro composite floor system was the ideal solution for the space problem. Indeed, it allowed an easy installation of the mechanical systems such as HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning), electrical conduits and plumbing. This resulted in additional space being freed on each floor.

Safer, noise-proof buildings

Hambro composite floors have fire resistance properties and comply with UL/ULC standards, ideal for buildings with multiple fire risks. This composite floor system was combined with soundproofed load-bearing steel stud wall panels, which increased the soundproofing of each space.

“So that’s how Hambro really revolutionized the industry.”
⎼ Joe Bova, CEO & Partner of ReSolve Project Management Ltd. & Owner of the Delta Hotels Thunder Bay

A collaborative partnership

By combining Canam’s team of engineering experts, with the architect, general contractor and owner right from the moment the plans and engineering drawings were prepared, the risk of errors was minimized and costs were ultimately saved.

“Canam’s knowledge allowed to build a much better hotel.”
⎼ Joe Bova

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Between mid-September and mid-October 2019, Canam executives, joists and steel deck, met with customers in Canada and the United States during a first series of Roundtable meetings to get the pulse of the industry.

A total of seven events took place in Western, Central, Eastern and Atlantic Provinces in Canada, as well as in the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast in the United States.

These roundtable meetings brought together customers, Regional General Managers, Regional Sales Managers and a few Senior Managers from Canam. In some areas, a plant tour was part of the agenda for the day.

The main objectives of this meeting were to establish a partnership between Canam and industry leaders, develop a strong network and optimize relationships, find new ideas for improvement and solutions to move the industry forward. 

“Canam’s Roundtables provide an excellent forum for direct interaction between customers and Canam Regional teams, enabling the Regions and their customers to collaborate on strategies to take advantage of market dynamics”, said Tom Gilligan, President, Joists and Steel Deck, Canam.

The attending customers appreciated the experience. Here are a few comments:

“I appreciated the interaction between the customers and being witness of a growing relationship between Canam’s people and their customers, as well as the customers together.” 

“I liked the feeling of partnership, some great ideas thrown around the table to help improve efficiencies not only for Canam but, also for us as fabricators.” 

“The ability to meet others in the industry plus also meeting with Canam to discuss how we can better the industry was very interesting.” 

Eastern Canada – Atlantic Provinces

Eastern Canada – Quebec

Western Canada

Midwest in the United States

Southeast in the United States

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Canam Buildings and Canam Bridges proudly received five awards at the 21st Gala of the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) Awards of Excellence for the Quebec region held on November 11 in Montreal.

Canam Buildings
Category: Buildings – Residential

Urbano

The Urbano project located in Sherbrooke, Quebec is a 12-storey residential complex that includes 91 high-end condo units, a fitness room, an indoor pool, a spa, and many other amenities. Covering an area of 160,800 square feet (14,938.9 square meters), it includes the Hambro D500 composite floor system, joists and steel deck.

Canam Bridges
Category: Bridges Outside Québec

New NY Bridge (Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge)

The New NY Bridge replaces the Tappan Zee Bridge overlooking the Hudson River in New York. This bridge is one of the largest construction projects in New York’s history. It required 10,500 tons of steel components.

Photo: New York State Thruway Authority

Category: Erection-Ingenuity – Constructability

Saint-Jacques Cable-stayed Bridge

The cable-stayed bridge on Saint-Jacques Street, which overlooks the Décarie Expressway (A-15) in Montreal, Quebec, has undergone a complete reconstruction. It required the use of a combined box girder paired with an orthotropic steel deck.

Credit: journalmetro.com

Category: Bridges
Category: Projects, Jury Favorites – Bridges

Corridor of the new Samuel-de-Champlain Bridge

The major project of the new Champlain Bridge in Montreal, Quebec, required the construction of the new Samuel-de-Champlain Bridge Corridor, which passes over the St. Lawrence River between Île-des-Sœurs and Brossard and also the Île-des-Sœurs bridge. Canam Bridges supplied a total of 601 double box girders and 160 plate girders for this project.

Credit: INFC

About the Gala

The CISC Awards of Excellence Gala is an annual event during which the institute recognizes teams that carry out complex and innovative steel projects. The award is unique because it is awarded jointly to the owner, architect, engineer, contractor, manufacturer and draftsman who worked on the projects.

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Canam has established an Advisory Council made up of Canam clients and managers. The members of this Council gathered for the first time during the event that took place from October 20 to 23, 2019 in Montreal.

This event is a follow-up to the Roundtable meetings that took place from mid-September to mid-October 2019. Two customers from each region were selected to participate in these meetings representing the regions from Western, Center, Eastern and Atlantic Provinces in Canada, as well as Western, Midwest, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic regions in the United States. This 14-member Council will work for two years on potential strategies to move the sector forward.

“We definitely want to be able to help our customers win more work and make more money with Canam. A large opportunity exists in collaborating with our customers to work out how we and our customers can become a catalyst to create efficiency in the construction process. Traditional thinking would look only within the joist, deck fabricated steel and steel erection as areas we can impact ”‚ said Tom Gilligan, President, Joists and Deck at Canam.

He added: “If we can think more comprehensively about the construction process, a much bigger opportunity presents itself. The structural steel package, inclusive of joist and deck, is a critical path to the construction process, so many other crafts and trades are dependent on what Canam and our customers can deliver. Working together we have the potential to favorably impact other crafts and trades while bringing value to the key stakeholders in the construction process.”

During this first meeting, Mr. Laurier Trudeau, Vice President of Field Operations at Abesco Ltd. was elected First Chairman of the Council by his peers. As Chairman, Mr. Trudeau will work closely with Tom Gilligan and Mike Holleran, Regional General Manager – Central Canada and Vice-President, Sales Program Support at Canam, in leading the Council members, forming meeting agendas, facilitating discussion and determining priorities.  

Canam is proud to have such great representation on this Council and extremely pleased to have Mr. Trudeau as Chairman. 

Back: Tom Gilligan, Canam; David Christensen, Drake-Williams Steel, Inc.; Brian Ritchie, Shepard Steel Co., Inc.; Tim Houtsma, Marid Industries Ltd. and Mike Holleran, Canam. Center: Laurier Trudeau, Abesco Ltd.; David Drouin, Camnor Steel Group; Tony Galvan, Panelized Structures, Inc.; Stephen J. Myers, McCombs Steel Company, Inc. and Ed Cote, Whitemud Ironworks Ltd. Front: Marc-André Dumas, Finar Steel Buildings Inc.; Roberto Trentin, Tresman Steel Industries Ltd.; Steve Arklie, RKO Steel Ltd.; Casey Stroup, Pioneer Welding & Fabrication Inc.; Brian Vandenburgh, The Structures Group, Inc. and Brian Blair, LeJeune Steel Company.

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With the future of the construction industry at heart, Canam initiated the Future Leaders program, which aims at better understanding the challenges of those under 35 years of age in this field.

This highly curated think tank program, held in Boston, Massachusetts last December, brought together fourteen participants from different areas of the industry.

Engineers, architects, general contractors, steel fitters and other professionals pondered upon ways to actively contribute to future improvements by exchanging ideas, exploring new perspectives and delving into current and future challenges. These discussions were supported by renowned speakers.

“The interests of the major players of the construction industry are not always aligned, but it is obvious that they are all interdependent. It was very encouraging to see young leaders from technology companies, engineering, construction, fabrication and erection discuss a more collaborative, more innovative future and, as they rightly said, more inclusive for women,” said Marc Dutil, President and CEO, Canam Group.

The group will meet twice a year and will strive to build the future of construction together.

The group during one of their working sessions.

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Canam Buildings and Structure Fusion are proud to be partners in the Bretton Woods New Hampshire project, a ‘‘ski lodge’’ style hotel owned by the Omni Hotels & Resorts chain. This hotel, which is built on top of New Hampshire’s largest ski resort, has an area of 12,000 ft.² (1,114.8 m²) and also includes a restaurant-bar.

Superb view from the top

Structure combining steel and wood

The project’s biggest challenge was to deliver the steel to the site located at the top of the mountain at 3,100 ft. (940 m) of elevation. Canam had to team up with an excavation company that uses heavy equipment. As the saying goes: ‘‘If the mountain will not come to you, you must go to the mountain!’’ 

The Canam driver delivered the materials at the foot of the mountain and had to leave the trailer, which was hooked to an army BMY 6×6 truck. At times during the ascent, this truck had to be pulled by a John Deere 548 skidder to reach the top.

BMY 6×6 truck

John Deere 548 Skidder

Canam supplied 130 tons of conventional steel structure and 28,000 ft.² (2,601.3 m²) of steel deck for this project.

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Elio Perrazzino, Project Management Manager at Canam will be part of the specialized subcontractors’ panel who use Autodesk’s PlanGrid construction technology to control their own project success.

This webinar, entitled “Control your success: How specialty contractors leverage data to improve project outcomes”, will take place on February 28 at 11:00 a.m. (Pacific Standard Time) / 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), and will cover the following topics:

• How specialty contractors leverage construction technology.
• The importance of data ownership and portability. 
• How specialty contractors control their own project success.

Register for this free webinar!

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A message from our President and CEO, Marc Dutil

To our clients and partners,

Like us, you are following the COVID-19 outbreak worldwide. We are monitoring the situation and its repercussions very closely in all regions where we operate.

In these times of growing concern, we make it our duty to ensure our operations continue while respecting our two key priorities: the safety of our employees and their families, as well as maintaining our services in order for you to take care of your own team and to ensure the continuity of your business.

We would like to thank you for your confidence in Canam and to assure you that we are prepared to get through this situation. Should you have any business issues or if you would like us to share with you our approach during this period of uncertainty, please feel free to contact your sales representative.

Marc Dutil
President and CEO
Canam Group

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Considering the ongoing COVID-19 situation, Canam Group has decided to cancel its presence at the 2020 NASCC Conference that is still scheduled to be held in Atlanta from April 22-24.

In these times of growing concern, we make it our duty to ensure our operations continue while respecting our two key priorities: the safety of our employees and their families, as well as maintaining our services in order for you to take care of your own team and to ensure the continuity of your business.

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A new edition of the Purlins and girts catalogue is now available electronically on the Canam Buildings website. 

In the latest design, a complete update of the technical information has been made according to the CSA S136-16 standard, new 3D figures of the C and Z sections as well as other relevant assemblies have been added to better present our products.

Purlins and girts are complementary products primarily used in walls and roofs of structural steel buildings.

Download the Purlins and girts catalogue

For more information, please contact a Canam representative at 1-866-466-8769.

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