On-Site Magazine

(Image: BCCA) As the eighth annual Construction and Skilled Trades Month wound to a close at the end of April, the B.C. Construction Association (BCCA) announced the launch of the Past Chair Legacy Fund, an initiative designed to support the development of the construction industry. With a desire to foster the continued growth and success […]

New ProAll general manager Derrick Murias. (Photo courtesy of Terex Corporation) Canadian-based ProAll, a manufacturer of volumetric concrete mixing technologies, is launching an international expansion strategy under the leadership of Derrick Murias, the company’s newly appointed general manager. Previously the operational general manager for the company, Murias is looking to lead the brand through a

Future of Work 2025 was hosted at Pitt Meadows Plumbing’s Shop XL in Maple Ridge, B.C. (Photo courtesy of Pitt Meadows and Houle Electric) This year’s Future of Work construction conference, hosted at Pitt Meadows Plumbing’s Shop XL in Maple Ridge, B.C., in partnership with Houle Electric, brought more than 800 construction leaders, trades and

MCC has recently acquired the AT24 US, a Franna model specifically engineered for the North American market. (Photo courtesy of Terex Corporation) Australian pick and carry crane manufacturer Franna recently announced that Mobile Cranes Canada Ltd (MCC) has become an official distributor of the company’s cranes across Canada. Based in Nisku, Alta., MCC will represent

PHOTO: Adobe Stock/Sculpies The Manitoba government’s prompt payment regulation, which aims to facilitate the timely flow of construction payments, came into force on April 1. “Construction projects are complex and involve many parties, including owners, contractors, sub-contractors, engineers, labourers and material suppliers, and often conflicts between these parties can result in withholding funds,” said Public

(Photo: franckreporter / iStock / Getty Images Plus via Getty Images) With the federal election wrapped up, politicians and business organizations were quick to weigh in with congratulatory messages containing wish lists, suggestions and warnings for the incoming government. As he accepted what looks to be a win that will bring in another minority government,

(CNW Group/Canada’s Building Trades Unions) During Monday’s Day of Mourning, Sean Strickland, executive director of Canada’s Building Trades Unions called on workers and employers across the construction industry to take a moment to honour workers who have been injured, fallen ill, or lost their lives on the job, and to renew a shared commitment to

Changes in payroll employment in February. (Source: Statistics Canada, Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours (2612), table 14-10-0220-01.) The number of employees in Canada’s construction sector receiving pay and benefits from their employer, or payroll employment, in Statistics Canada’ Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours decreased by 3,600 in February, coming in at a seasonally