Application Spotlight: High-Voltage Electrical Distribution Panel Inspection
Without power, factory operations cannot continue. That’s why regular scheduled maintenance is important to ensure your electrical distribution system is in working order.
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Pay by Experience Level for Industrial Electricians
This graph shows hourly pay by experience level for industrial electricians. Pay increases steadily in correlation with experience level.
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Investment in Building Construction Rose 0.5% in July
Total investment in building construction increased 0.5% in July to $15.2 billion, with gains in both the residential (+0.6% to $10.4 billion) and non-residential (+0.3% to $4.8 billion) sectors. On a constant dollar basis (2012=100), investment in building construction increased 0.8% to $12.8 billion.
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Smart Buildings are the Cornerstone of Smart Cities
Smart cities are projected to be the future of urban living and development. There is the anticipation that smart cities will improve the quality of life for citizens with a clean, secure, accessible, responsible, and sustainable environment. It’s an ambitious aim and we are seeing the supporting infrastructure that will support these goals unfold.
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You Can’t — Really?
As a customer, you’ve likely asked for alterations to products or services. Sometimes those changes are straightforward, such as adjusting a delivery to suit your timeline.
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Case Study: Mitchel-Lincoln Packaging
Mitchel-Lincoln Packaging is a family-owned company that has been manufacturing corrugated packaging since 1965. The company currently has 3 warehouses in Quebec and employs over 800 employees.
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Canem Systems President & COO John Krill on Leadership, Growth, and Strength in Diversity
John Krill has been in the energy and construction industries for 35-years, now he serves as Canem Systems’ President and COO. In the energy sector he has experience in natural gas and electrical utilities…
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Career Paths for Electricians and Avg Salary
This graph shows the average salary for electrician career path. Electrical foreman is the most lucrative position, by about $12,000, although it is the least travelled path among those surveyed.
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Multi-Family, Commercial Permits Drive 3% Rise in Value of June Building Permits
The value of building permits issued by Canadian municipalities rose 3.0% to $8.3 billion in July, largely due to increases in multi-family and commercial permits. Gains were reported in five provinces, with over one-third of the national increase in British Columbia.
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Electric Heat: The “Greenest” Form of Heating for Your Home
Canadian households are facing a period of dynamic change. Electrification is transitioning us away from gas, oil, propane and other harmful carbon-emitting types of energy — to greener, cleaner electricity to power the systems we rely on to live, work… and move.
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F12.net Empowers Customer Trust by Keeping Data Safe, Secure and Always Available
With over 25 years servicing the IT industry, Edmonton’s F12.net has witnessed a sea of evolving technology and constantly changing trends. But one thing has remained constant for the solutions provider: ensuring customers excel at their business by entrusting their IT needs to experts.
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Training and Education with Ali Heighton of IBEW Local 37
Ali Heighton is the Program Coordinator for IBEW Local 37 who has found success as a young professional working on Local 37’s Training Trust Fund.
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Related Jobs Salary Comparison
Among the six job types surveyed, millwright slightly outpaces journeyman electrician as the highest paid position. The gap between highest and lowest is just over $20,000.
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Emergency Lighting Principles: Safety and Security on the Path of Egress
Most of us take light for granted. It has become so ubiquitous and cheap to use that we don’t really stop to think about emergencies. Thankfully most buildings are required by law since 1974 to be equipped with emergency lighting that automatically activates during power failures to facilitate our exit.
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Growing your Business and Dealing with the Growing Pains, Part 1: HR Policies
By Michelle Branigan
Business is good, the orders are rolling in, and you’ve hired enough staff to keep up with demand. When business is going well it can be an invigorating and exciting time for all employees — those who have been around for quite a few years and those who are just kicking off their careers, perhaps are even in their first job.
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FLEXTHERM – Proudly Canadian, Uniquely Focused
Flextherm was founded in 1991 by current company President, Philippe Charron. For more than 25 years, Flextherm has focused solely on floor heating systems, and they take their role as an industry leader very seriously.
