Interpipe Inc. is a steel pipe distributor of new
and used structural steel pipe. We have several
large stocking locations of Seamless, ERW,
Spiralweld and DSAW pipe.
2" OD–48" OD in a variety of wall thicknesses
are stocked in all locations.
Piling Pipe 80,000 min yield seamless pipe for
Micro Piling.
Seamless and ERW pipe for Driven Piles,
Screw Piles and Drill Piles.
Large Diameter pipe for Driven Piles or
Caissons.
ONTARIO
3320 Miles Road, RR#3
Mount Hope, Ontario
L0R 1WO
Local: (905) 679-6999
Toll Free: (877) 468-7473
Fax: (905) 679-6544
QUEBEC
805 1 ère Avenue
Ville Ste. Catherine, Quebec
J5C 1C5
Local: (450) 638-3320
Toll Free: (888) 514-0040
Fax: (450) 638-3340
www.interpipe.com
said. “For young people leaving school who don’t necessarily want
to go on to university, this provides them with a platform so
they can get a sense of what a construction environment
looks like.
“So far, our recruitment drive and our focus and our
message seems to be stirring up interest,” Hague added.
“Time will tell.”
According to Shah, Canada’s building industry has long
benefitted from Ottawa’s immigration policies. Canada, he
says, is one of the most welcoming countries in the world for
immigrants, many of whom have stepped in to help fill the
need for skilled trades workers in this country.
Shah says construction companies in Canada have a
number of options for recruiting and retaining quality staff,
which include good training opportunities and health and
safety programs.
He adds that ensuring skilled trades jobs are more sustainable,
in other words, that they pay enough and last long enough
for workers to make a decent living, are other measures
companies can take to make careers in the building industry
more attractive.
Climate change
Hague notes that due to climate change, there’s been an
increase in extreme weather events like excessive rainfall
that are causing problems related to flooding, mudslides and
slope stability issues in many areas of Europe.
For this reason, he says, there is more construction
work going on to address these issues and come up with
engineered solutions like flood defense systems and slope
stabilization projects.
“We do work actively in all sectors in the U.K. and in
Europe on flood defense systems. We’ll do two or three of
them every year,” Hague said.
Shah says a significant issue related to climate change
that’s affecting the construction industry in Canada is the
melting of the permafrost across wide swaths of the
warming arctic.
Across the North, many communities are undergoing
profound changes due to the damage caused by unstable
soils that result from permafrost thaw. Pilings driven down
into the permafrost layer are used extensively to support
structures in the Canadian arctic, so when that layer melts it
can affect the stability of a driven pile foundation.
Environmental sustainability
According to Shah, there is increasing awareness of the need
for environmental sustainability within the building sector
in Canada.
“Everybody is aware of the environment and that there are
things that need to be done. All people can do is try to be
efficient and always reduce, recycle and reuse when they can.
I think the construction industry is well-placed to address
those challenges,” he said.
Shah notes LEED certification of building projects is one
example of the initiatives introduced in recent years aiming
at making Canada’s construction sector greener.
Another measure is the new carbon taxes being brought
in by different levels of government within Canada. Shah
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