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S E P T E M B E R 2 0 2 3 | 57 Reinforcing Steel P H OTO G R A P H Y CO U RT E S Y H ER I TAG E S T EEL SA L E S LT D. While there seems to be no end of jobs across Canada to bid on, competition to secure projects is as intense as ever. Generally, the more a company can provide a host of services the more likely it is to prevail, and Salit Steel is a case in point: it is made up of an integrated network of companies and partners that together provide a full range of steel solutions through its service centres and rebar fabrication division. Its service centres carry an extensive inventory of carbon and steel products, allowing the company to fulfill orders with tight timelines. And by sourcing steel on a worldwide basis, Salit provides premium service (its dedicated fleet of trucks operate three shifts daily to ensure that rebar gets to job sites precisely when needed). Salit's product range is comprehensive and includes cold finished bar, bar grading and expanded metal, structural and mechanical tubing, plate and sheet, wide flange beams, and much more. Heritage Steel Sales Ltd. of Langley, B.C. is a division of fifth generation family-owned Salit Steel, and Heritage branch manager Steve Selig points out that this organizational structure provides many benefits in uncertain times. "For example, as part of the Salit group we have a central purchaser who is adept at acting upon the best steel prices based on carefully considered market predic- tions," he says. "This is a tremendous asset when the commodities market is so volatile, and it gives me some peace of mind because I'm among the people in our industry who suspect that as inflation continues and more mortgages come due, the large flow of work that we're currently enjoying could be affected." In the meantime, Heritage Steel crews have from 30 to 60 projects on the go at any given time and are working full tilt throughout Greater Vancouver. "We're working on a project with three residential towers for Cressey Developments in North Vancouver, a massive 196,000-square-foot tilt-up project in Coquitlam, and a major residential development in our homebase of Langley," Selig says. Selig goes on to cite Langley as an example of why rebar providers are being kept busy in smaller urban areas once considered rural. "Langley is a place where you see dump trucks and cranes everywhere," he says. "With more affordable residential developments come people, and with people comes the need for added infrastructure: everything from schools to water and sewer systems." Tilt-up project, Coquitlam, B.C. KITCHENER - TORONTO - CALGARY REINFORCING THE FUTURE SINCE 1948 REBAR AND POST-TENSIONING WWW.AGFGROUP.COM TECHNICAL DRAWING, MANUFACTURING, SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION SUDBURY - LONDON - VANCOUVER REINFORCING the Lower Mainland since 2002 We provide EXCELLENCE in Concrete Reinforcing Steel ACCURACY • ATTENTION TO DETAIL • ON-TIME DELIVERY 19060–54 Ave., Surrey, BC, V3S 8E5 • 604-574-7432 • midvalleyrebar.ca