Acquisitions have helped Supreme Steel Group position itself
A series of strategic acquisitions is one of the tried and true ways for a company to grow its business. The Supreme Group has been applying this approach recently with the goal of positioning the company for the...
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Two recent deals by out-of-province companies further underscore the attractiveness and importance of Alberta’s metal fabrication sector.
Earlier this month, Gibraltar Industries, Inc., a U.S.-based manufacturer and distributor of products for building and industrial markets, acquired the metal grating fabrication and distribution business of privately held...
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You’ve heard about the severity of the shortage-of-skilled-workers problem in Alberta’s energy sector. But labour is also a problem that affects other sectors and regions of Canada. And that means the steel sector is not immune.
Baby boomers who are now starting to retire are compounding...
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AlbertaMetal.ca is an Alberta industry-based website designed to offer the metal fabricating and manufacting community a comprehensive resource for commerce: from opportunities and market news, to associations and directories, to events and productivity issues.
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Alberta has a strong and large metal fabrication sector with over 1,700 companies and close to 40,000 employees. Revenues in the sector are over $10 billion and the growth has been very strong over the last 5 years with the extensive oil and gas investments, infrastructure and other new construction in the province and elsewhere.
Name of Company: D&D Machine Works Ltd.
City: Lethbridge, Alta.
Website: www.ddmachine.ca
Year established: 1973
Number of Employees: 5
Gunther Schulz, controller of D&D Machine Works Ltd., humbly claims to “just” supply parts for other companies’ projects. And while this technically is true, one quick look at the D&D website will prove that it’s much more than that.