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Good morning! 🤖 Spanish construction giant Acciona has successfully tested a robot for laying out floor plans. The HP SitePrint robot, using wheels and a printing head, helped visualize the design by printing lines and text directly on the floor. Acciona says the robot is six times faster than traditional methods and reduces errors.

📈 LABOUR BY THE NUMBERS

The Alberta Construction Association’s latest data offers a fascinating snapshot into the province’s construction sector. Here are some of the most interesting findings:

• The province has $157.5 billion in proposed project values

• The industry represents 7.2% of Alberta’s economy

• Construction employs 241,800 people and 25% are female

• 7% of all skilled trades workers in the province are female

• There are currently 36,968 apprentices in construction-related trades 

• Full-time construction workers in Alberta average $1,689 in pay each week.

👷‍♀️ PEOPLE MOVES

Brett Armstrong has joined Avison Young as a new principal in Vancouver. Armstrong has spent 12 years at the company, excelling in office leasing and advisory services while serving as its practice leader for the downtown Toronto team. 

Matt Beedling is SureLine Projects’ new director of marketing and sales. Beedling has experience in marketing in the oil and gas sector. He will work to expand SureLine’s client roster. 

Kirby Putnam is Avondale Construction’s new director of business development. Putnam, a civil engineer, operated as a private construction and business development consultant for the past five years, prior to which he served as an owner and vice president of Lindsay Construction.

Chad Fournier has accepted a new role as director, major projects, for Allnorth’s project delivery group. He brings 20 years of experience in project portfolio delivery, engineering and operations across the energy, natural resource, manufacturing and industrial infrastructure sectors. Centre

🗞 HEADLINES

🏗️ Is a construction site visit a must for candidates on the campaign trail? Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre visited construction workers with Orion Construction and Lark Group in B.C. this week. His message: “Get government out of the way of our great Canadian construction workers so they can build, build build.” The 45th Canadian federal election will take place on or before October 20, 2025.

✅ Ontario and Alberta are working together to streamline recognition of worker credentials across provinces. This will make it easier for skilled tradespeople to move between the provinces and fill labor shortages. They'll develop a common framework for internationally trained workers and collaborate on assessing experience and qualifications to ensure qualified workers can contribute their skills.

🚢 A planned strike by ship and dock foremen in the Lower Mainland was cancelled after the industrial relations board ruled the union's notice violated labor code by failing to bargain in good faith. The union is protesting labor contracts and automation. A previous strike by the group caused massive disruptions to major construction projects. 

🏗️ Seeing spectacular views, eating lunch and taking bathroom breaks hits a bit different while 75 metres up in the sky on a construction site. Crane operator Mark Edwards talks about his 20 years working up in the sky while helping build Manitou, a 17-storey housing complex in Ontario.

🧠 BUSINESS MOVES

Buffalo River Developments LP has acquired majority interest in Threeosix Industrial Services Inc.

The Hillcore Group, an independent Canadian investment firm, successfully completed the acquisition of CEDA.

Backwoods Energy Services has formed a strategic partnership with Kihew Fabco, an Indigenous-owned fabrication shop in Saskatchewan.

Canada-based companies Stantec and WSP have both made Time Magazine’s first list of the world’s 500 Most Sustainable Companies.

Ramudden Global has announced the acquisition of RSG International, a group of road safety businesses based in Toronto.

Steelhead LNG, a Vancouver-based developer in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry, announced the recent award of patents.

*For the entire July edition of Business Moves with more in-depth information, click on the link below.

🧠 LEADERSHIP

Resources for professional development

• Can job swaps fight worker malaise?

• Learning to delegate as a first-time manager

• 7 red flag phrases of a toxic workplace

• Can AI create more work-life balance?

• 10 marketing strategies you should be using

🔥 HOT JOBS

VDC Services Manager - Mississauga, Ont. - EllisDon

Project Director, Greenline - Calgary, Alta. - AtkinsRéalis

Senior Risk Manager - Edmonton, Alta. - PCL

National Construction Safety Officer - Calgary, Alta. - Haztech Energy Corp.

Site Superintendent, Civil - Victoria, B.C. - Stone Pacific Contracting

Project Manager, Civil - Kelowna, B.C. - Allnorth Consultants

Senior Estimator/Project Manager, Construction - Vancouver, B.C. - Brighouse Civil

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