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The client on the Cutbank Ridge Project was
Fluor, a global company that had been selected
by the Cutbank Ridge Partnership to execute
the engineering, procurement, and construction
management for three similar sweet gas plant
projects near Dawson Creek, British Columbia. In
turn, Fluor contracted Waiward to provide the steel
fabrication services for the three plants.
Donny is particularly proud of the company’s work
on that project because of the trust Fluor placed in
Waiward, and because Waiward was able to reward
that trust with an exceptional result.
“We have lots of competition, not just in Canada, but
North America, and worldwide,” he says. “For them
to come to us for that fabrication – that says a lot
about our company, in my opinion.”
“Fortunately, we were very satisfied, and the client
was very satisfied,” he adds. “We’ve built a very
strong relationship there.”
As evidence of the strength of that relationship,
Waiward has recently started fabrication on the
first phase of a new project with Fluor, which will
involve roughly 10,000 tonnes of steel. Once again,
Donny is proud of the trust and confidence being
placed in Waiward, over all their competition both
domestically and overseas.
Moving forward, Waiward aims to continue earning
that level of trust from clients, and to grow as
a result. In particular, they aim to expand their
construction division, and they are currently in
the process of acquiring the certifications across
Western Canada that will enable that expansion.
They have also formed a partner company with a
First Nations group with the goal of employing more
Aboriginal Canadians, and acquiring more work in
the northern parts of Western Canada.
“There are great opportunities there for Waiward
and for the Aboriginal community,” Donny says.
Most importantly, the company aims to continue
raising their high standard of quality and efficiency,
even as they get bigger. According to Donny, the
team at Waiward will never rest on their laurels or
accept “good enough” as a standard.
“You’re only as good as your last job,” he says. “We
keep that in mind every day.”
JULY- AUGUST 2018