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Houle Project Listed on 2022 VRCA Silver Awards

August 16, 2022

Houle anounced on LinkedIn they have been listed as one of the 2022 VRCA Silver Awards winners for their work on the Neptune Bulk Terminals – Allison Project.

“Through the challenges of the pandemic, our team delivered a large scope of industrial electrical and instrumentation work on an accelerated schedule, with zero loss-time incidents, and demonstrated our commitment to excellence on one of our largest projects completed to date. Thanks to VRCA – Vancouver Regional Construction Association for the recognition and shout-out to our talented teams and project partners for the tremendous collaboration that made this project successful. Congratulations to all the winners, we look forward to celebrating with everyone at the gala!”

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