50 Best Again! Flynn Receives Designation 9th Year Running
Going For Gold BC Region Working on Olympic Projects
Bahry’s Glass Mid-West Adds Glazing to the Mix
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President’s Message ‘Doing the Right Thing’ Flynn Canada is doing a world of good in the communities in which we live and work. In this issue of the Flynn Flash, there are a number of references to benevolent activities that are underway such as fundraising for diabetes-related causes and a host of “green” initiatives that we have on the go. I recently sat in on one of our regular Diabetes Committee conference calls chaired by Kim Foster. This committee was formed last summer and is comprised of 19 staff members from coast to coast. There are many great ideas floating around out there and I was very encouraged by the passion everyone displayed during this meeting. It felt great to be a part of that energy, and efforts of the committee are bearing fruit in the form of funds-raised. The committee members are listed on page 4. Diabetes is a cause close to the heart of our company and I thank everyone for their support.
Winter 2008 Producer • Writer Greg Stewart
You will also read about several initiatives related to Going Green. (Check out the logo on page 6) In addition I’d like to mention the current construction of our expanded facility in Ottawa. Our strategy is to have this building LEED certified which stands for Leadership in
Editor • Designer Kyle Mosley
Energy and Environmental Design and is a point system whereby governments have incented building owners to build to standards that use environmentally friendly construction methods. It may cost a bit more, but it will be worth it and will underscore our commitment to being an environmentally responsible company. This will be one of a very limited number of privately funded buildings in Canada to receive LEED certification. We should be extremely proud of this achievement and communicating it to our clients and the communities we serve. As I speak with some of the younger people within the company, it is clear to me just how much importance they place on environmental responsibility. If we want to attract the best in emerging talent to eventually lead this company, we have to be in tune with what’s important to them, and that is one more reason for us to Go Green. Like many companies, Flynn has recognized the importance of emphasizing the protection of the environment or fundraising for worthwhile charities. A company in good health is not just about profit. We need to make profit to survive and grow, but a truly healthy company finds ways to give back to their community. I am pleased to report that we have a lot of fine people involved in efforts to do just that. If you would like to get involved with either fundraising or Going Green initiatives in your area, watch for opportunities to do so in this and future editions of the Flash. All the best, Doug Flynn President and CEO
Submissions Please send your news stories to: Greg Stewart Phone: (705) 657-7656 Fax: (705) 657-7998 Email: gstewart@flynn.ca
50 Best
9 years Running! We are pleased to announce that Flynn Canada has once again been named as one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies. This marks the 9th consecutive year that the company has qualified and won this prestigious award. After an independent panel of judges selects the final award winners, these special companies are honored with the hallmark of excellence - the Best Managed designation. This designation symbolizes Canadian corporate success and highlights that Flynn is focused on our core vision of creating stakeholder value and excelling in the global economy. The program continues to raise the profile of Canadian-owned business that have: •
outperformed their competitors
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created thousands of jobs
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achieved sustainable growth
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excelled both at home and abroad
Everyone should take pride in this accomplishment as it reflects the work of our entire team.
John McManus Named Chief Operating Officer In late December, Doug Flynn, President and CEO, announced the appointment of John McManus (left) to the position of Chief Operating Officer. John’s role includes responsibility for the company’s operations and leadership of the newly formed Operations Support Group based in the corporate offices.
Corporate News
Each Regional Vice President will now report directly to John as he focuses on improving efficiencies and identifying best practices from the various regions. The overall objective will be to implement these practices nationally and push the company to run at peak efficiency. Consequently, Marcel Perri (left) was named Vice President, Ontario Region, Roofing Operations, responsible for all roofing and service divisions in the province.
Corporate news from around the country.
John Silva (left) was appointed Vice President, Ontario Region, Architectural Products and will be responsible for all metal and glazing operations in the province.
John Spadaro (left) recently joined Flynn as the new Director of Engineering, Architectural Products and will be joining our group at 141 Royal Group Crescent. John brings more than 30 years of Architectural Aluminum Industry experience and will strengthen our ability to service Flynn’s needs on a national scale.
Management Moves Meet Alberta Market Demand In response to significant market opportunities in Alberta, particularly related to Glazing and Architectural Metals, the following management changes were recently announced: Pete Taylor (left) will re-locate from Vancouver to Edmonton to head up the Architectural Metals and Glazing efforts in the Edmonton market. Pete is currently the Senior Project Manager on the Vancouver Convention Center project; the company’s single largest contract in its history, and will see that project through before relocating. Jon White (left) will relocate from Halifax to Calgary to head up our Architectural Metals and Glazing efforts in the Calgary market. Jon is currently the Halifax Branch Manager and will relocate after a period of transition. Richard Gryz (left) will relocate from Edmonton to Halifax to replace Jon, also after a period of transition. Richard has 25 years with the company and his strong roofing background will complement the established metals division already in place.
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Flynn Merges Resources with Bahry’s Glass in Edmonton
Shown above are Flynn Canada Corporate and Flynn Alberta Metals employees as well as the staff of Bahry’s Glass (1983) Ltd. of Edmonton, where Doug Flynn, President and CEO (seated at left), announced an agreement that saw Bahry’s merge with Flynn Canada Ltd. “This opportunity will allow Flynn to continue its growth in the Contract Glazing and Curtain Wall business with the financial resources to make a strong statement to the construction industry. The merger of resources will allow the company to take on major glazing projects throughout Western Canada, while sharing best practices with our current operations in Central Canada,” said Doug. Ron Kokotilo and Brian Romanchuk, the principles of Bahry’s Glass, have remained with Flynn in senior management positions and with equity in the company. Doug emphasized that the agreement would ensure long term employment for the staff of Bahry’s as well as professional growth opportunities on a national and regional scale. Bahry’s staff has merged with Flynn staff members in Alberta who are involved with our Architectural Metals division in both Edmonton and Calgary. The merger creates synergy with Sales and Estimating, Drafting and Engineering, as well as Project and Contract Management.
Corporate Staff News: The Corporate offices of Flynn would like to extend a genuine welcome to the following employees who joined us in the past three months: Amerjit Brar and Daniel Tong, both Financial Analysts and working with Roland Dandan. Jennifer Terry, Administrative Assistant and Eddie Deeney, IT System Analyst, working with Rod Ali. John Lake, National Account Sales, working with John Crawford. Matt Davis, Safety Officer, working with Mike Dauncey.
HR adds Regional Representation The Human Resources Department has grown to support our regional operations. Beverly Taylor (left) recently joined our Edmonton branch as Human Resources Generalist to support the Mid-West Region including branches in Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Calgary and Edmonton. Beverly comes to us with a variety of Human Resources related experience and will work closely with Art Bundschuh and Kim Foster.
Aaron Eaton (left) recently joined the Vancouver Branch as a Human Resources Generalist to support the B.C. Region including Vancouver, Victoria and Abbotsford. Aaron has several years experience in Human Resources and will work closely with Len Edmondson and Kim Foster.
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T.A.S.K. Submissions
(Teamwork Attitude Sharing Knowledge) Best Task Submission of the Year Pays Off Handsomely
For new employees, Flynn Canada takes pride in providing the industry’s best equipment and innovations to assist its staff and improve overall productivity. We also strongly believe that it is our workers who can provide the best ideas to improve efficiency and safety in the workplace. In an effort to encourage and share best practices within our company, we have developed an innovative program called: T.A.S.K.
Management recently announced that an
Teamwork, Attitude, Sharing, Knowledge
annual prize would be awarded for the best TASK entry of the year, commencing with the
Your ideas are an integral part of this program, and no idea is too small to be considered
2007 submissions.
for a TASK submission. TASK template forms have been developed to assist staff with their submissions and are available on the Portal. All TASK submissions are personally reviewed and
The first winner of this annual award is Frank
acknowledged in writing by Doug Flynn.
Kraus (middle) who was presented with a 32” Sony Bravia LCD HDTV, by Doug Flynn,
Each Flynn Flash will feature two TASK submissions with the best one winning a prize of $200. It
President (left) and Manny De Sousa, VP-
only takes one idea to make a change for the better, so please keep sending in those ideas for your
Risk Management (right).
chance at the annual prize. E-Mail all submissions to Manny De Sousa at mdesousa@flynn.ca.
Frank’s TASK was to develop a simple to use roll transporter that does not require rolls of PVC membrane to be lifted by three or four men with a 2x4. Unlike traditional PVC roll carriers, that have a slow and complicated hand winch system, Frank’s solution was to
T.A.S.K. Quarterly $200 Winner
have a ‘bar on wheels’ system where the
Stewart Bates from our Vancouver office
tube on the chain is slid into one end of the
recently submitted the following TASK.
roll, the handle end is then pushed down to
His submission was also sent to the
allow for the chain and tube assembly on
Vancouver Construction Association and
the other end to be attached. This allows a
won the annual Safety and Innovation
roll to be loaded and transported easily by
award.
a single person. The equipment can also be split in half by removing 2 pins for easy
Stu’s idea was to implement a fall
transporting in a trailer.
protection system that provides a safe & effective means of horizontal tieoff for the worker during metal deck
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installation. His Beam Guard System was the answer using four stanchions (below) approximately 36’’ tall that clamp to wide flange beams with four horizontal lines, and steel cable shock absorbers. Stu wins the $200 prize for best quarterly submission. Read more about the Beam Guard System under Deck Installation on page 11.
In addition, a Christmas raffle was held,
The Flynn Diabetes Committee is represented
where individuals paid a nominal amount to
from coast to coast by Kim Gaskill and
guess how many jelly-beans were in a jar.
Marie Frenette, Victoria, Aaron Eaton, Mike Wallis and Karen Yates, Vancouver, Bev
Flynn Supports National Diabetes Day
Taylor and Erika Stolzmann, Edmonton, Natasha Lafienere, Calgary, Penny Grunow, Saskatoon, Ramona Lacko, Winnipeg, Carlos Medeiros, London, Norma Botelho, Monica Capobianco, Erica Toth, Irene
On December 20, 2006, the General
Mitchell and Galina Soubbotina, Toronto,
Assembly of the United Nations passed a
Laura Busby, Ottawa, as well as Kathy Jo
landmark resolution designating November
McAdam and Jon White in Halifax and the
14 as World Diabetes Day and recognizing
East Coast.
diabetes as a chronic, debilitating and costly disease. World Diabetes Day coincides
Burton Frail (above) from our Regina
The entire committee would like to thank all of
with the birthday of Canadian Sir Frederick
Branch, was the 1st place winner. Burton
you who helped to support this worthy cause.
Banting who, along with Sir Charles Best,
guessed the exact amount of jelly beans in
Please take a moment to visit the Canadian
first conceived the idea which led to the
the jar at 384! Burton won the jar of candy
Diabetes Association website at www.cda.ca
discovery of insulin in 1921.
and a $300 gift certificate from Delta Hotels.
for more information about diabetes.
The 2007 theme for World Diabetes Day
Larry Humble, also from the Regina Branch,
was The Year of the Child. The purpose of
took home a $200 voucher from Delta as 2nd
this year’s World Diabetes Day was to focus
place winner. The 3rd place prize, a CDA
on and raise awareness about diabetes
cycling hat and shirt, went to Ron Fillier, of
in children and adolescents. Today, more
the Toronto Branch.
than 240 million people worldwide are living with diabetes. This number will grow
Congratulations to the winners and thanks
to 380 million within 20 years. Children
to everyone for their support!
are not spared from this global epidemic,
Congrats to our Stop Smoking Contest Winner! Last March, Toronto/Corporate Branch smokers were challenged to quit smoking with no relapses until at least December 31, 2007.
with its debilitating and life-threatening complications.
Although 23 people initially participated in the contest, in the end there were
In Flynn’s ongoing efforts to support The
only four who lasted. In reward, Darren
Canadian Diabetes Association, the
Mattie, Marven Yan, Chris Voogd, and
company observed National Diabetes
Ray Mussa were entered into a draw for
Day by offering unique blue pins to those
an all expenses paid week-long vacation
who supported this worthy cause with a
to anywhere in the world. Runners up
small donation. The pins are universally
would receive a weekend away to an
recognized as the global symbol for
Ontario resort.
diabetes. They represent unity in the fight against the disease and symbolize support
Congratulations to Darren for winning
for the cure. Some $1,144 was raised from
the vacation and to all our quitters for
the sale of the pins and was matched by Flynn Canada.
choosing a healthier lifestyle! Kim Foster, Manager, Human Resources (above) recently accepted the Outstanding Partnership Award on behalf of Doug Flynn and Flynn Canada from the Canadian Diabetes Association for the company’s support.
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Flynn Helps Ensure Kids Have a Merry Christmas Flynn Canada is a proud supporter of the CHUM Christmas Wish, which distributes toys to those in need in the GTA as well as providing financial assistance to hundreds of social agencies. Pictured above are John McManus, Chief Operating Officer (right) and Marcel Perri, Vice President, Roofing Operations, Ontario Region (left) who dropped off the company’s donations. With generous financial donations and new unwrapped toys, the CHUM Christmas Wish services registered charitable organizations, social service agencies, churches, and community centres. In turn, these groups distribute the donations to individuals and families in need of a Merry Christmas.
Flynn Canada’s Educational Scholarships Return In August 2007, several children of Flynn Canada’s field and office staff from across the country were awarded $5,000 grants to be used towards their post-secondary education. As a strong believer in the benefit of post-secondary education, Flynn is once again offering eight scholarships of up to $5,000 each to be awarded for September 2008 enrollment. Four scholarship will be awarded to the children of office staff and four to the children of field staff. Should your child be entering into their first year of College or University, or continuing their post-secondary education and are interested in applying for a Flynn Canada scholarship, please visit: www.aucc.ca to register. For further information, please contact: John McManus at 905-671-3971 or at jmcmanus@flynn.ca
Community Team Sponsorship Flynn Canada is pleased to announce the roll-out of a local community team sponsorship program. We will be making a number of donations to local community teams across Canada. This program will be divided amongst our existing regions, with each region receiving a share of the funds. Employees are encouraged to submit the name of the community team of their choice to be eligible to receive this funding. Help us give back to the communities where we live and work by submitting your team’s name to your local Branch Manager.
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Flynn Goes Green
As Flynn Canada continues its successful
Although employees were asked to come
campaign in developing innovative ideas
with an open mind on the topic, few could
and processes toward cost savings and a
argue with the impact of such an endeavour.
greener planet, the IT department has been
A few of the items that were considered
brought aboard to contribute. It is no secret
included the various Ontario Car Pool
In consultation with the Regional VP’s and
that running over 500 computer terminals
parking lots along employee routes, financial
Regional Managers, the members of Flynn’s
uses a lot of energy. In fact, it takes over
savings to the employees, as well as the
National Green Committee have been
473,000 kilowatts to power our desktop
company, and last but certainly not least,
selected. They include:
computers, at an approximate annual cost
the reduction of the employee’s personal
of $38,000! To put this into perspective,
carbon footprint.
BC Region Blake Merrick, Doug Edmondson
473,000 kilowatts is enough power to continuously run a 100 watt light bulb for
If you haven’t done so already, please
almost five and a half years!
visit www.carbonfootprint.com and go to
Alberta Region Steve Teal
‘Calculator’ to see your personal impact Flynn IT would like to take a chunk out of
on the environment. Once you calculate
this power consumption, so they are asking
your carbon footprint, you’ll be able to see
Mid-West Region
that everyone turn off their monitors (only)
the impact that your everyday habits and
Greg Mylks
at the end of the business day. How much
decisions have on the environment.
of an impact will this make? If everyone
Ontario Region
turned off their computer monitor that would
In upcoming issues of the Flash, watch for
Kevin Longpre, Blair Holmes, Jeff Aviss
be an estimated annual savings of 106,000
developments in various recycling programs,
kilowatts and $8,500. Many of our monitors
announcements of increased use of hybrid
go into a power saving mode, blanking the
vehicles and programs to help us all act
screen, but they still consume power.
more environmentally responsible in our
Atlantic Region Marc Colin
workplace and at home. A full section of
Corporate
Please note: DO NOT turn off your computer
future editions of the Flash will be used by
Roland Dandan, Manny De Sousa,
at the end of the day – just your monitor.
the Green Committee to help share new
John McManus
We still require it to run during the night
ideas and trends. If you have any of your
to retrieve valuable updates that keep our
own ideas that will help us Go Green, please
business moving.
feel free to contact the Green Committee
IT Jeff Boughton
directly at gogreen@flynn.ca. Now that IT has joined the campaign to Go
As part of Flynn’s Green, LEED and Energy
Green, we hope to develop more solutions
Saving initiatives, the Company is proud to
that take a bigger bite out of the 473,000
introduce our new Going Green logo (right).
kilowatts used by our computers.
Thanks to both Mike Dauncey and Nick
Lunch and Learns were recently conducted
Mielty (Estimator, Vancouver) who submitted
in the Toronto Branch and Corporate offices
ideas for the new logo. The final version was
explaining the many benefits of carpooling.
created by combining both of their ideas.
The meetings also allowed employees to
Flynn Canada will be using this logo in
meet fellow co-workers who live in their
any advertising where a Green, LEED, or
regions.
sustainable message is used as well as for our own Green Committee.
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Richmond Olympic Oval Already Booked
This is no small task on a four in 12 pitch barrel roof – especially in winter. Flynn will also install more than 25,000 square feet of three inch steel roof deck over the saddlebag roofs, which have the same sloped and barrel shape as the main roof. Flynn will also be installing more than 1,400 parapet panels, manufactured from
BC Region
pre-painted aluminum and spreading out to over 33,500 square feet. As well, another 2,100 panels manufactured from composite aluminum, and aluminum plate material, totaling an additional 50,000 square feet, when units are installed. The building boom continues as Vancouver ramps up for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympics Games. As the games approach, the completion schedule for the
“The company has been awarded four separate contracts for this project, and will construct almost the entire building envelope.”
host city’s venues becomes paramount. Richmond, a neighboring city to Vancouver, is Venue City for the Games and has been selected as the host city for the Olympic Speed Skating Oval. The site is along the shores of the Fraser River, (shown above and to the right) and boasts a spectacular view of the mountains.
In addition, Flynn was contracted to supply and install almost 23,000 square feet of three
Nestled in this picturesque landscape,
inch steel deck as a liner sheet on a wall.
the building is no less spectacular. As
Very unique, and visible from the interior, the
construction continues, the stunning
deck will then be covered on the exterior
architecture begins to take shape.
with a unique system application. Dens-
Only minutes from the Vancouver
glass, z-bars, and spray foam insulation will
International Airport, this venue may prove
be applied first, then a horizontally applied
to be the jewel of the Olympic facilities, and
Snap-Lock standing seam siding will enclose
Flynn has no small part in the construction.
the system.
The company has been awarded four
One of the main features of the building is
separate contracts for this project, and
the polycarbonate glazing system, which
will construct almost the entire building
Flynn will supply and install. In a similar
envelope. As shown at right, the roof design
fashion to curtain wall, almost 46,000 square
is made up of 14 - 45 feet wide bays that
feet of this panel, in 12 different shades of
slope in two directions along its width. At
blue, will be installed. In addition, Flynn is
more than 450 feet long, the roof is also
also responsible for supplying and installing
sloped in two directions along its length.
the structural clips and girts to support the system.
One of Flynn’s contracts is to supply and install more than 300,000 square feet of
Forty-four units of glass, each consisting of
PVC membrane and dens deck, and some
two six millimeter sheets of glass, measuring
600,000 square feet of poly-iso insulation.
two feet wide by 15 feet long, sealed together, and weighing some 150 pounds, will be hoisted into place by Flynn field technicians.
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These contracts will represent almost 55,000
154,000 square feet of a new and unique
man-hours, or 27 and a half man-years of
application of Bar Grating (shown below),
employment when complete. Amazingly,
were designed as fascia and soffit panels.
the venue has already booked ice time for
Also shown are the more than ten kilometers
this August to allow Olympic skaters the
of wood beams that Flynn is also responsible
opportunity to practice.
to install.
Todd DeForest, Project Manager, said that; “It doesn’t matter when you start, the end date remains the same.” Flynn started the
Don Belton, and Project Manager Pete
project with the roof system at the end of
Taylor are keeping a watchful eye on this
September 2007.
multi-million dollar green roof and custom
Vancouver Convention Centre - Flynn Canada’s Largest Contract to Date
metal panel system contract. The building is located on the water at the
The metals department will also fabricate,
foot of Burrard Street in downtown Vancouver
supply and install some 26,000 square feet
and will house the broadcast centre and
of zinc cladding, more than 35,000 square
media hub for the 2010 Olympic and
feet of aluminum composite panels, and an
Paralympics Games. The distinctive and
extra 28,000 square feet of painted steel
elegant design will compliment the already
cladding. The project will have provided
stunning skyline created by the ‘sails’ of
more than 7,500 direct or indirect full-time jobs once completed in 2009.
Flynn Canada’s largest contract to date, the Vancouver Convention Centre, is well underway and finally taking shape. Looking more like the flight deck of an aircraft carrier (below) it is truly going to be a landmark property for the city of Vancouver.
More VCCEP Team Members, are shown
In a photo taken (above at right) on a recent tour of the site, Doug Flynn met
the original Canada Place. Exhibition halls,
up with project team members (continuing
ballroom and meeting rooms, will all enhance
from left to right), Project Coordinator
this new facility and triple the total functional
Jeremiah Souza, Senior Foreman Mike
space.
Connelly, Vice President Don Belton, Senior Project Manager Pete Taylor, Roofing Superintendent Jim Matsuo, and Risk Manager Darryl MacDonald. Vice-President
above in front of the facility and include, (from left to right) Project Coordinator Jerry Souza, Metals Foreman Brian Taylor, Roofing Foreman Mike Connelly, Project Manager Pete Taylor, Project Coordinator
Flynn’s contracts have a multitude of
Eddie Chen and the newest addition to the
products including a Living Roof that is more
VCC team is Daniel Souza. Dan recently
than six acres in size. In addition, more than
joined Flynn as a Project Coordinator, and comes to us with three years experience with a local construction company. Dan will assist both the Metals and Roofing on this project. Congratulations to the Vancouver staff, and field staff, for the outstanding effort to date on both of these exciting and high profile projects! We will, of course, continue to provide future updates on this contract as well as all other Olympic-related structures with which Flynn is involved. Watch for the evolution of these venues on CTV and TSN pre-Olympic programming over the next 24 months. You can tell your children and grandchildren:
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Rising to the Challenge - Kwantlen University Building
feet of SBS roofing.
Six Additional Projects at M’Akola Housing - Jacklin Rd.
There were a number of challenges on the
Since our first report in the Spring 2007
project including the necessity to have the
issue of the Flash, the Flynn Victoria shingle
library kept open and fully operational during
department has been extremely busy. The
construction. Portions of the existing building
branch has had contracts for numerous
were severely out of plumb and required
projects for M’akola Housing over the past
hours of work prior to the panel installation.
year. This positions the branch for the
Complex detailing including custom
expected six additional projects that will be
expansion joints in the roof and wall cladding
out for tender this spring.
finish, and 5,000 square feet of SnapLoc insulated metal roof was installed. In addition, Flynn crews placed 21,000 square
contributed to the challenges. Despite some miserable weather conditions,
Dominion Fairmile Construction Ltd.
Flynn endured and completed the rain-
all three of our shingle crews have been
screen and building envelope systems as
working together so that the work is
well as the construction of a new front entry
completed quickly, efficiently and to the
rotunda. A multi-branch project management
satisfaction of the client. Flynn site foreman
team was put into place that was led by
is Tim Craggs, (below, kneeling) who is
Project Manager Randy Martsch.
supported by his crew, (standing from left to
entrusted Flynn Canada with the building
right) Jordan Cooke, Allan Crowfoot, Ray
envelope systems on the new Kwantlen
The roofing team from the Abbotsford
Ball, Andrew Proulx, Alex Vayda, Matthew
College project in the lower mainland,
Branch was led by Chris Filleul, and Project
Reese, Nathan Todd, Scott Webster, Josh
another LEED project for the Vancouver
Coordinator Gord Edmondson, while site
Ceasor, and Wenefredo Manzon. Missing
Branch. This three-level renovation and
crews were led by Foreman Chris Gaff.
from the team photo are Glenn Esquibel and
expansion project to an existing library
His crew consisted of Mike Barker, Dave
Asif Khan.
built from concrete and curtain wall is now
Jenken, Kevin Scott, Jimmy Mckay,
surrounded by exterior metal panels.
Darryl Bolster, Justyn Barber, and Markus Vermeylen. Field Superintendent Troy Johnston and Project Coordinator Ana Gutierrez led the installation of the metal roof and wall cladding, as well as the architectural panels. Foreman Roy Hoyano’s crew included
Their most recent project was a shingle
Derek Bargen, Guy Fleming, Jeff
re-roof of approximately 12,000 square feet.
Menchner, Rob Hetherington, and Colin
The contract included the installation of
Holzle to perform the metal work. Flashing
new metal fascias, gutters and down pipes
installation was under the direction of Field
and was completed by our incredible crew
Superintendent Rick Wentland who had
within a very short time-frame. It’s yet another
Brennan Martell, Dale Rawson, Ron Miller,
example of Flynn teams working together to
Qi Ming (Tommy), and Clarence Hall on his
develop a relationship with a valued client.
crew.
Thanks to the entire crew for their hard work.
Also part of the project were Rick Conniff, The scope of work included the supply and
Thomas Kelleher, Bryce Young, Larry
installation of 14,500 square feet of Flynn’s
Frazao, Barry Hoyano, Kevin Whittall and
Accumet 2000 composite system in silver
Ryan Young. Regardless of the difficulties,
metallic aluminum (shown above). As well,
our crews successfully completed the project
more than 6,000 square feet of horizontally
through good teamwork!
applied wall cladding, also in a silver metallic
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Special Considerations for University of Victoria Project
CJ Howie recently became a foreman in our
Vancouver EPDM crews, led by
metals department and this was one of his
Superintendent Chi Nguyen, have begun to
first projects. The BC Ferries crew is shown
look like the crews of old, despite the current
below, from left to right, Mike Pilling, CJ
labour shortage in the lower mainland. Of
Howie, and Aaron Wauthy. Congratulations
course, none of this would be possible
to CJ and his crew on a job well done! CJ
without EPDM foreman Dave Willey and
did an excellent job on his first project and
Oscar Fuentes. Oscar has led his crews
we look forward to more quality work from
on a number of recent projects including the
him in his new position.
153,000 square footer for Big Bend Crossing, the 120,000 square feet at Jeld- Wen, as well as the more than 181,000 square feet at Heli One. Oscar has been growing his crew with the addition of James Rieck, Wladimir Dominquez, Carlos Gomez, Richard Decembrini, Jose Delgado, as well as Enrique and Richard Miranda.
The University of Victoria has been expanding over the past couple of years and Flynn Canada was recently awarded three combined flat roofing and composite panel contracts. One is the Science Building which required special consideration due to the complex radius of the Accumet 2000
Vancouver EPDM Crews Just Keep Rockin and a Rollin!
composite panels, as shown above. As Vancouver speeds towards the 2010 Below, from left to right is the hard
Olympics, the number of big ticket projects
working crew of Mark O’Hanley, Jason
undertaken by Flynn Vancouver is truly
O’Hanley, Matt Fisher and Ron Bennett
unprecedented. The Vancouver Convention
as they prepare another wall for panels.
Centre, The Olympic Oval, Whistler Nordic
Congratulations to the entire team on a
Centre and UBC Winter Sports are just a
difficult job done well.
few of the project names tossed about on a daily basis. Flynn crews taking part on these projects are showing their Canadian spirit, covered head to toe with 2010 Olympic medals, flares and stickers.
“Dave Willey, the Vancouver branch’s most veteran roofer, has no inhibitions about tackling the big projects.”
We can’t forget our EPDM crews and the hundreds of manufacturing centres,
Taking the challenges in stride, Dave Willey,
distribution networks, and factories these
the Vancouver branch’s most veteran roofer,
crews tackle every day. They are unsung
has no inhibitions about tackling the big
Yet another project that has both flat roofing
heroes who stay outside the glare of the
projects. Coming off a period of time at the
and composite panels was a project for BC
spotlight, yet ensure that Vancouver’s
Winter Sports Complex at the University
Ferries. The panel portion of the project also
supporting infrastructure is watertight and
of British Columbia, his crew immediately
had large radius soffit panels. In addition,
staying that way.
proceeded to lay more than 104,000 square
the Victoria Branch supplied and installed
feet of TPO roofing. Upon completion, Dave
corrugated metal cladding and a cement
Large roof areas, tight schedules and huge
and his crew, including Dave Duncan, Mike
panel from Germany.
amounts of pressure push these crews to
Visscher, Alan Sorrell, Martyn Barry,
install as much as 50 – 60,000 square feet of
Thomas Weins, Matt Joyce and Abe
roofing a day. By the time they get started on
and Jason Peters jumped right back into
one project, they are already thinking about
installing EPDM roofs. These crews are great
the next.
examples of dedication and drive, keep up the good work!
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Be Aware! Installing Simple Deck has Hidden Dangers The decking industry has many misunderstandings as well as many dangers. Traditionally, crews installing metal deck have done so while being tied off to the structural steel with ropes and ropegrabs wrapped around steel joists. The danger was that these ropes were right at the installer’s
Vancouver Metals Holds Informative Field Application Courses
feet! Even though the industry has evolved by using 110’ retractable steel cables, men are still
Over the past number of months, the
tied off from the roof, with cables at their feet. Although this method could provide more productive
Vancouver Metals Department has been
deck installations, it could also lead to a swing-fall event.
offering field application upgrade courses for
In an attempt to protect our employees and better the industry standard, Flynn Vancouver has purchased the Beam Guard System. Utilizing four stanchions, 36’’ high, that clamp to wide flange beams, the Beam Guard System has four horizontal lines, with steel cable shock absorbers. Two men can install the system from a man-lift, with the horizontal lines attached to the stanchions running parallel to the beams with a 60-foot span. The cables that the men tie off to are then connected to those two lifelines, 60 feet across. This allows two men to be tied off directly above their work surface for the most part and then behind them once they are past the inside of the system, as shown below as Frank Pietrantonio and Keith Fiddler lay deck on a recent project.
the following disciplines: a) Metal Cladding Application I & II b) Composite Panel Application I & II. Participants in the first courses learn the basics of the materials, handling techniques, accessories, tools and fabrication for each of the products involved in each discipline. The second course is more in-depth
At this year’s Vancouver Regional Construction Association awards, Flynn Vancouver was
concentrating on measuring,
presented with the Silver Award for this safety application.
on-site application and finishing skills for each product. The apprentices and journeymen who have taken the courses appreciate the sharing of knowledge from the instructors and the upgrading of their skill sets with more rounded application techniques. The positive responses from the field employees will result in additional training through the sharing of
Vancouver Credit Union Contracts Flynn for Signage Re-Branding
information between crews. Congratulations to the coordinators, instructors and participants for all their hard work and efforts in making these courses a success!
Flynn Canada is working with the Pattison Sign Group to re-brand many of the lower mainland area Vancity Credit Union branches. An example of this re-branding program is the Vancity Branch # 32 located on the King George Highway in Surrey (shown below). Composite panel maintenance, such as patching former signs and new installations over existing panels, has become a popular trend. Flynn Metals Division tradesmen have developed installation procedures that minimize downtime for client signage. Foreman Joe Jackson and crew members Sam He Boa and Patrick Lloyd were responsible for the expert installation of panels on this project.
Pictured above are participants in the Composite Panel Application II course and include, (left to right) Matt Herback, Mike MacDonald, Jerry Souza, Rusty Bodnar, Daniel Souza, Bryan Bernardo, Aaron Ritchie, Alex Kovacs-Kent, Derek Smith, Marcus Retzbach, Justin Jang, Sam He, Samir Beganovic, Wes Collins,
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Zak DeGuilio and Eddie Chen. Instructors and coordinator for this course were Attila Boros, Tim Filmer and Ana Gutierrez.
Down and Dirty in Port Alberni
BC Region Employee News: We would like to welcome Alisen Papineau,
Creative Design Takes Over the Gulf Isles
Accounts Payable Clerk and Aaron Eaton, Human Resources Generalist to the Vancouver Branch of Flynn Canada. Congratulations to Marco Taccarelli and his wife Jennifer on the birth of their daughter
Not only are the Gulf Islands extremely
Sara and to Jim Matsuo and Kam on the
beautiful, but they also offer our tradesmen
birth of their son Benjamin Koyu.
the opportunity to flex their creative muscles. The Flynn Victoria Service Department
Foreman Geoff Myers and his crew recently
does most of the work on the Gulf Islands,
completed a 36,000 square foot Tremco
including flat roofing, metal roofing and the
Resat re-roof project on a Safeway food store
occasional repair. Most of this work is done
in Port Alberni, (shown above). Using the
on residential projects, but not your usual
same system, Geoff and his crew received
cookie-cutter designs.
a contract for an 8,300 square foot re-roof of the Liquor Store next door and this is where
Many projects are multi-million dollar private
the story becomes interesting.
homes, designed by European architects. There are many structural and design
In late 2007, Jeff Small, Equipment
oddities and our experienced craftsmen
Manager from Corporate, was in Victoria
are often asked to provide radiused roofs or
to show crews how to operate the new
butterfly structures, for example. Our service
Hennes-Johnson 4520 sprayer for this type
department provides such excellent quality
of application. It was an explosive effort,
workmanship that the clients keep coming
and employee Trevor McLaren ended up
back for more. Shown below in the back
experiencing first-hand the power and reach
row, (left to right) are Marco Taccarelli,
of the new sprayer. His foreman Geoff Myers
Glenn Bissett, Doug Jackson, Rick Miller,
was on hand to witness the unfortunate
Brent Benjamin; Front row (left to right)
spraying incident and thanked Jeff for the
are Herb Smith, Fred Cliff, Nick Wilson,
interesting afternoon.
Roger Sampson, Jonathan Delaurier, Chris Atkin, Bob Johnson, and Pat Laing.
Pictured below (standing from left to right)
Missing from photo are Ben Brillinger and
are the crew members who performed
Jeff Thul. Congratulations to everyone on
the work. They include Jim Muir, Travis
their quality work.
Smith, Geoff Myers, Nathan Mader, Marcel Anctil, Bill Fluskey, Trevor McLaren and (kneeling) Ron Hill and Jay Harry.
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Mid-West Region: Alberta “Fort Edmonton was built as part of the westward expansion of the fur trade.”
Edmonton Service becomes Part of History at Old Fort Edmonton It can be said that the Edmonton Service Division has their place in history working on the most notable historical site in Edmonton. We’re not talking about West Edmonton Mall, although there are some significant ties to the fashion industry. Fort Edmonton was built as part of the westward expansion of the fur trade. In essence, Edmonton owes its existence to the fashion industry. The royally chartered Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) established a trading post called Edmonton House in 1795. The grandest version of the Fort rose in 1830, just below the present location of the Alberta Legislature. By 1846, it was the most important HBC post west of the Red River Settlement at Fort Garry (near modern Winnipeg). In 1915 it was dismantled until a Canada Centennial project in 1967 to reconstruct the old Fort Edmonton. It now rests upstream and on the other side of the river from its original location. This impressive residence, called Rowand House, was built in 1842 for John Rowand, Chief Factor of the HBC’s Saskatchewan District. Even though you can’t identify them individually, the Edmonton Service crew who performed work on this majestic structure are shown above and include, (left to right) Mathu Bazar, Andre Morrison, Service Estimator Chuck Simpson, Ryan Ward, Dustin Korol, Lucas Davies, Miroslav Buljan, Brandt Tindall, Justin Kealey, Mike Casemore, Allen Letendre, Foreman Graham Tindall, Service Superintendent Adam Hernberg, Lyle Moore, Kim Gilmore, Frank Hackett, Regan Armstrong, Eric Desloges, Alexander Cote, Alexander Samure, Jean Paul Desloges, Keven Desloges, and Mark McKinnon. The roof replacement contract was with the City of Edmonton and included five buildings inside the Fort and one outside. The consultant was Willy Kotylak, with Krain Consulting. The scope of work for two of the buildings (Indian Trading House and Lauder’s Barn) was to remove and replace the existing cedar shingles. The unusual part of these roofs was the starter rows which used new Fancy Butt-Edge diamond shingles. The eaves trough on Lauder’s Barn was made out of wood lathes in a V-shape. For the remaining buildings (Rowand House, Married Men’s Quarters, Meat House, and the Chapel), the scope of work was to remove the existing two-ply vertical wood planking and granular membrane right down to the horizontal wood planking deck. The new roof assembly was then installed and included new 16mm OSB with a one-ply Colphene HR/GR black granulated self-adhering cap sheet.
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The project was led by foreman Graham Tindall, but was aided by the entire division for the final two weeks prior to Christmas. Rowand House actually houses staff, and the scaffolding and construction around it needed to be dismantled and complete by December 31, 2007. Graham and all
existing insulation. Pictured below is the
Flynn crew members that participated in
crew that performed the work, (back row,
the work did a fantastic job and conducted
left to right) Salvador Gonzalez, Andreas
themselves very professionally in the public eye.
Advertising Pays off as Flynn Wins Contracts for Diamond Tiled Walls
Bergmann, Billy Lavers, and Larry Hornby. Another project to utilize the panel design is
Kneeling in front, (from left to right) are
shown above as part of this Fish Hatchery
Foreman Brooklyn Gear and Thorsten
project near Bow River in Calgary.
Hartje.
Flynn Industrial: New Projects Underway Flynn Industrial completed yet another project at OPTI CANADA Long Lake Project.
Flynn’s contract to supply and install the
ATCO Noise Management awarded Flynn
diamond shaped tiles on this customer’s
Industrial a contract to install the structural
facility in Edmonton was the direct result
steel as well as the metal cladding for the
of seeing a Flynn advertisement featuring
new APU Building. The site location was
a similar installation in an architectural
near Fort McMurray. The project was under
magazine. Our customer was looking for that
the supervision of Project Foreman Ryan
same high-end look, but needed to keep the
Godard and Project Manager Chris Grant.
price within their budget.
Alamo Airport Facility Requires Extra Care
Steve Teal worked with their designers and came up with charcoal coloured tiles,
The set-up proved to be a little tough with
approximately 18” wide and 30” high, as
planes at the airport so close to the actual
shown below. The tiles were individually
job site, but Flynn crews mechanically
fabricated to precise tolerances in Flynn’s
fastened a new SBS membrane roof
fabrication shop in Winnipeg.
successfully after almost 20,000 square feet
Flynn supplied and installed the entire system where the tiles were fastened mechanically to a plywood substrate, over a peel and stick membrane. The owner, Mixcor
Calgary Re-Roofing Crews Move From Project to Project
Aggregates of Leduc, and the General
of built-up roof had been torn off; right down to the steel deck. The crew that performed the work is shown below and includes Mike Ross, Foreman Steve Caponero, Reinhold Hahenacker, Matthew Moston, and Phil Geitzler.
Contractor, Ryken Construction Inc., were
Alberta’s economy continues to support our
very pleased with the final product.
roofing division as Calgary’s re-roof crews have been going from one project to the next. Foreman Brooklyn Gear and his crew completed this re-roof for Hooter’s Restaurant that involved the removal of more than 7,800 square feet of built-up roofing and the installation of a new Firestone EPDM membrane installed to the fully adhered
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Alberta Crews Busy Out of Town More than 9,500 square feet of ballasted Carlisle EPDM on ISO insulation was laid on this South Ridge Drive commercial retail unit
Pine Creek Water Treatment Centre Goes Green
project in Okotoks. Calgary roofing crews are kept busy by continually moving from one project to another. The crew that performed the work is shown below and includes, (from left to right)
Jarius Big Crow and Foreman Paul Leger (left to right, above), are hard at work on the new Head
Joachim Greif, Robert Richter, Tom
Works structure at the Pine Creek Waste Water Treatment Center. Graham Construction issued the
McHugh, Barry Paulson and Foreman Ryan
subcontract to Flynn Canada to provide more than 10,000 square feet of Soprema SBS roofing
Makin.
on four different roof levels including a 6,200 square foot Green Roof. In addition, Maple Reinders awarded Flynn the Effluent Filtration building, where crews installed another 10,100 square foot Green Roof plus another 15,000 square feet of SBS on various roof levels. Pictured below is the crew responsible for the work, (from left to right) Joe Danenas, Kory Robins, Dan Rayner, Fernand Melanson, and Foreman Mike Lupkoski. Steve Reinheimer and flashing Foreman Zach Michaud are shown below after completing the finishing touches on the parapet installations.
The Baking Doesn’t Stop at Weston Bakeries At Weston Bakeries, more than 28,000 square feet of built-up roof had to be torn off and replaced with a Tremco two-ply Power Ply Cold Process re-roof system. Since the area was directly over the ovens, crews had to be extra vigilant as the production line kept rolling below.
The men responsible for the work are, (from left to right) lead-hand Randy Gildewich, John Tobin, Colin Formanger, Jonathan Arsenault and Foreman Darryl Dunham.
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The environmentally conscience City of Calgary, is the proud owner of this eco-friendly facility.
First Annual Flynn Flyers Outdoor Classic Raises $800 for the CDA
Mid-West Region, Alberta Employee News: New employees recently welcomed in the Edmonton Branch include Vanessa Miller, Administrative Assistant, Greg Annett, Site Safety Coordinator, Rina Russino, Service Administrator, Jun Bautista, Draftsmen, and Heather Doskock, Receptionist. Colin Miller was promoted from within to become Service Superintendent and Adam Hernberg moved from Service
McLeod Community Hall in Edmonton was the site of the Branch’s first annual outdoor hockey
Superintendent to Re-roof Estimator.
game. Staff had the opportunity to have some fun while challenging their fellow employees. There
Aimee Eden, moves from drafting to
was also a small rink where the kids could have a free skate.
estimating in the Calgary Branch.
Staff created a pick-a-square fund-raiser for the Canadian Diabetes Association. After all the
Congratulations to Chris Grant, Project
squares were filled, and the outdoor classic was in the books, the final score of 10-9 for Team
Manager, Flynn Industrial, Edmonton, and
White determined the winner.
Patricia Keller proud parents of newly arrived daughter Ainslee Elizabeth Grant.
Dave Cuthill walked away with the Grand Prize of $200 cash with $800 going to the CDA. Both the Branch and the CDA recognize the hard work put into organizing and staging the event by
Congratulations also goes out to Production
Bill Rennich and Jeff Stewart.
Roofer, Ethan Dang & his wife Kim, as they recently welcomed their fifth child, a little boy.
That’s the real reason they call it the City of Champions!
True ‘Rider Pride’ as Casemore Witnesses a Regina Cup Win!
Shown below with Doug Flynn, Mike proudly displays his “ownership” card in Toronto. The Riders sold units of ownership to their fans and Mike became a part owner. A newlywed, Mike even inserted an extra
Mike Casemore, a Service Technician
qualification in his vows where he promised
from our Edmonton Branch is a huge
“to love and obey except when the Riders
Saskatchewan Rough Rider fan. That
play”. We’re not sure what his bride thinks,
prompted Richard Gryz, Edmonton Branch
but that’s true Rider Pride!
Manager, to make a friendly mid-season wager with Mike that; “if Winnipeg and the Riders met in the Grey Cup, Richard would send Mike to the game in Toronto”. As they say, the rest is history. Mike was waiting for Richard at 6 AM the next morning to collect on his bet after Regina made it to the Classic. Of course, Richard paid up. John McManus was able to come up with a ticket to bail Richard out and after getting himself all painted up, Mike was off to the game.
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Mid-West Region:
Long Awaited Saskatoon Office and Shop Facility Open for Business
Saskatchewan and Manitoba At long last, the Saskatoon branch has a new office. The office and shop staff officially
“A project like this is no small undertaking as planning meetings are all done while the branch continues to function ‘as normal’.”
moved in on January 14th. For those of you that were unfortunate enough to have been in the old office, the new space is like
Even Penny Grunow (above) from
heaven.
administration was out on the floor hacking away. Everyone was treated to pizza and
The space increased from a 3,700 square
refreshments afterwards but it was a good
foot facility built in the early 80’s, to a
thing that everyone had the Christmas
10,400 square foot one. The new office
holidays to heal.
alone is bigger than the old office and shop combined.
A big thanks to our suppliers who made sure that everyone went home with a door
In addition, a 3,100 square foot metal shop and a 5,000 square foot fabrication shop has been incorporated into the new facility. And with roughly three and a half acres of land, there’s lots of room to expand.
prize.
Re-Roofing Work Continues to be Big in Saskatchewan
A project like this is no small undertaking as planning meetings are all done while the branch continues to function ‘as normal’. Vern Hunt did a great job as the project construction manager. With a lack of trades people available much of the time, Vern was left pulling out his hair on numerous occasions, but the end result was well worth his efforts. Kudos again to Don Belton for his building design input as well as his
Additions and renovations to the Pavilion
support.
Secondaire, École Canadienne Française in Saskatoon kept the crews busy as they
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Before the office was officially commissioned
completed almost 22,000 square feet of
a rite of passage was performed and a good
re-roofing and more than 20,000 square
ole street hockey game was held inside
feet of new roof on the project. Over steel
as part of the branch’s Christmas party
deck, the roof consisted of two layers of
festivities.
Type 2 adhered to a mechanically fastened
Express board using Soprema’s high velocity
Once the removal work was completed the
the steel deck and the installation of a new
adhesive, Soprabase, and a 650 Traffic cap.
re-roofing stage could begin. Access to the
insulated loose-laid EPDM roof system.
The crew that performed the work is shown
roof of the two-storey building was limited to
on page 17, (from left to right) and includes
a small area in a back alley.
The re-roofing could not interfere with the day-to-day operation of the dealership. The
Joel Clark, Ryan Barnes, James Ironbow, Terrance Giesbrecht, Dale Desjarlais and
Coordination of each phase was critical as
owner was very pleased with the way the
Foreman Devin Kardynal.
the offices below the work area had to be
project was handled from start to finish.
kept watertight at all times.
Nothing interfered with their operation
Saskatoon Bulk Mail Good Mix of Products and Systems Dunmac General Contractors had sub-
despite the abundance of snow and The re-roofing consisted of the complete
extreme cold weather during the process.
removal of the existing roofing system, down
Congratulations to everyone involved!
to the ship-lap wood deck. Crews then installed fire-rated gypsum board, a vapor barrier, sloped insulation to new drains, and a two-ply SBS roof system.
Flynn to Re-Roof Regina City Hall
contracted this feature project to the Saskatoon metals department with a scope of work that included the installation of some 8,400 square feet of corrugated cladding over two layers of z-bars. In addition, another 2,700 square feet of Value clad soffit was installed, as well as 1,600 square feet of Hardi-plank. Again, over two layers of z-bars. The crew standing in front of this job, (from left to right) includes Preston Epp, Frank Bond, Foreman Brad Turner, Kevin Bereza,
Pictured above on the completed roof is the
Ross Edwards, Curtis Swiske and Henry
Service Crew that completed the project
The Regina City Hall re-roof project was
Kranhenbil.
without a hitch. Crew members, (from left to
completed by crews under the direction
right) are Randy Kossatz, Henry Bjorklund,
of Roofing Superintendent Burton Frail.
Kevin Humble, and Duane Humble. Missing
The contract, that was completed over two
from picture is Devon Buhse.
phases, included more than 20,000 square
Triple Seven Chrysler - A Regina Success Story
feet of new SBS roofing system that replaced the existing built-up roof system.
BEMP Architects Office Revamped BEMP Architects entrusted the Flynn service department with the duties of general contractor for the retrofit of the roof area on their own office tower in downtown Regina. The scope of work included the removal of
Re-roofing work was successfully completed
a large penthouse from the roof, dismantling
for the Dilawri Automotive Group on a 13,000
and removal of all plumbing, electrical and
square feet showroom at Triple Seven
mechanical equipment inside as well as the
Chrysler in Regina.
removal of the asbestos paneling that lined
The contract included the complete removal
both sides of the exterior walls.
of the existing built-up roof system down to
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Roof Repair of the St. Theresa Church - A Saskatoon Metals Feature
The expert metals crew from the Regina
The project is part of an ethanol fuel facility
Branch supplied and installed more than
that will turn grain into combustible fuel,
2,300 square feet of Accumet 2000; Flynn’s
and was completed with Ellis-Don and VCM
flagship aluminum, composite panel system.
Saskatoon.
Fabricated in Winnipeg, the crew that installed the panels is pictured below on the left, (from left to right) Jon Krysak, Riley Williams, Scott Kadash, and Adam Kuntz. Excellent work!
Final Push at Terra Grain Fuels
It’s Not Always Just Straight-Forward Roofing In order to solve the problem of water entry into the building through the existing face block, and the interior wall, Winnipeg’s Service Department acted as the general contractor at the City of Kenora’s Water Treatment Plant in North Western Ontario.
The roof on the St. Theresa Church in Wakaw, Saskatchewan, was originally
Far from the usual type of specification, the
completed by Flynn in 2004. But in 2006,
scope of work required the removal of the
the town was hit by a large prairie hail-storm
bottom two courses of eight inch block, as
that damaged almost every building in
Shown above is Building 52 at the
well as the installation of a new lintel angle to
town. Early in the fall of 2007, the insurance
Terra Grain Fuels plant in Belle Plaines,
support the second row of blocks which were
company representing the church contacted
Saskatchewan. This is the last of the three
to be reinstalled later.
Flynn to replace almost 8,000 square
buildings Flynn Regina crews were under
feet of damaged roofing. The repair crew
contract to enclose.
The crew then installed a new through-wall
that took care of business consisted of
flashing and membrane and filled the cavity
Foreman Burton Kucher, Mat Hourie, Joey
with rigid insulation. Crews then re-striped
Constant, Devin Schlosser, Frank Bond,
the roof to the wall with a two-ply mod-bit
and Brad Turner.
system to match the existing.
Modern Panel System Enhances Capital Pontiac Dealership
With more than 26,000 square feet of insulation and cladding installed, the Regina crew that was responsible for the work are shown above and include, (from left to right) Ryan Cameron, Clayton Myron, Eric Mecas, and Dustin Geib. The work was completed after a term bar Special thanks to the three Saskatoon crew
was secured at the upper edge of the
members shown below that helped out are,
stripping, directly below the new lintel,
(from left to right) Kevin Bereza, Curtis
and the area sealed with mastic. The crew
Sawisky, and Preston Epp.
carrying out this unusual job was, Taras Kukharsky and Foreman Ted Mikolaczyk
Most modern automobile retailers are
shown above. Missing from the photo is
upgrading their dealerships to a more
Doug Gunson.
high-tech look. Capital Pontiac GMC is no exception. With our track-record in mind, they relied on Flynn Canada to provide precise metal panels.
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Winnipeg Metals Delivers on National Accounts When long-time National Accounts client
Efficiency and Ease for Crews as New Stores Area Opens in Winnipeg
Winnipeg Branch Makes High-Vis Work Clothing Available
Acklands-Grainger decided to update the appearance of their store in Flin Flon Manitoba, the Winnipeg Metals division delivered. The project involved removing all the existing cladding on the building. Any existing insulation that was damaged was replaced as the work progressed. Another layer of insulation and girts were then added to increase the thermal resistance or “R” value of the building.
Winnipeg’s Shaaban Ali has many years of experience in the supply and logistics field. Since joining Flynn in September 2007, his challenge has been to set up a new Stores department for the Winnipeg branch. Starting from scratch, he has overseen the installation and stocking of more than 400 items ranging from utility knife blades to larger items such as replacement engines for small equipment.
The new look (shown above) consists of
With more and more construction sites
white cladding for the first nine and a half
Stores, as it is more simply called, has
requiring workers to wear high visibility (high-
feet of the wall, then a six inch wide, bright
become convenient, one-stop shopping,
vis) clothing, the Winnipeg branch has taken
red accent band, wrapping the building.
that makes the daily work life of the
initiative by making high-vis coveralls and
They finished off with black cladding on the
superintendents and crews a lot easier and
parkas available.
upper walls complete with a white fascia,
more efficient. As if organizing a completely
accent band and gutters.
new stores area wasn’t tough enough,
Especially during the winter months, workers
Shaaban also did a complete inventory of
are already wearing more layers of clothing
The time line for completion was tight, and
all of the Winnipeg branch’s equipment and
just to keep warm, as well as fall protection
the weather in Northern Manitoba is not
vehicles while organizing a comprehensive
gear over top. Adding a high-vis vest to the
always cooperative, but superintendent
preventative maintenance program.
mix was just too inconvenient. The solution
Tyler Tomlinson made sure the project was completed to the owner’s satisfaction.
was to make their entire outerwear high-vis Shaaban is the father of our own Rod Ali
and eliminate one layer.
who heads up Flynn’s IT Department. Now we know where Rod Ali gets his energy and
Roofing Production Manager Clarence
organizational ability!
Poworoznik sourced the attire and brought them into Stores. A number of workers have already taken advantage of the offer. You definitely can’t miss them.
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Re-Branding of Winnipeg Hyundai When Winnipeg Hyundai, a local auto dealership, moved into a new building they were looking to add their own look to the premises. Flynn Canada was chosen to make it happen. The job required the removal of existing metal cladding and building wrap to accommodate new plywood and architectural panels. The project included sealing an existing metal roof for a new sign tower, installing a peel and stick vapor barrier membrane and Tyvek building wrap over a plywood substrate, as well as fabricating and installing the new exterior consisting of Flynn’s Accumet 2000 preformed composite panel system. The panels match the company’s sophisticated colour palette of bone white, sapphire blue and bright silver metallic. The crew that performed the work included Frank Lanouette, Brad Schilke and Foreman Phil Bonneteau.
Risk Management Seminar Held in Saskatchewan Manitoba Risk Manager Dirk Kunst recently hosted a training seminar in Regina to explain all the proper methods and procedures of fall protection and other safety-related issues. All field staff at the Regina branch (shown below) attended and were appreciative of the company’s pro-active approach to safety and risk management.
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Mid-West Region, Saskatchewan and Manitoba Employee News: The Winnipeg Branch of Flynn Canada would like to welcome the following new employees: Alaina Douglas, Branch Assistant Administrator and Tyler Carlson, Fabrication Coordinator, who joined Flynn working directly with Sean Hodgins at the Flynn Fabrication Centre in Winnipeg. Mitch Kot has moved from Winnipeg Service Superintendent to Roofing Production Superintendent. Bogdan Nowak has left his field position to take on the challenges of Service Superintendent. Congratulations go out to Winnipeg Project Coordinator, Chris Forde who exchanged wedding vows with Lisa Kresnyak in early December. Christmas came early for Jeremy Friesen in Winnipeg and Stacey Twerdun with the birth of their son Logan Edward Rudy. The proud grandmother is Winnipeg Branch Administrator Bonny Pearson. The Saskatoon Branch would like to welcome Connie Taylor to the Administration Department. Congratulations also go out to Penny Grunow and Vernon Hunt in the Saskatoon Branch on the birth of their first grandchild as Trisha and Dan Motz celebrated the birth of daughter Adyson Ciara, three days after Christmas. On December 21st, 2007, employees and management shared in a splendid breakfast in celebration of the Christmas season as seen in the photo below. Appreciation was extended to all for the hard work they perform on a daily basis that keeps Flynn successful.
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Safety is Everyone’s Concern: Flynn Office Employee Saves Lives on Toronto Site
Ontario Region
Flynn Toronto is under sub-contract to Martinway Contracting Ltd. to install approximately 4,000 square feet of anodized aluminum panels at BCE place, near the Hockey Hall of Fame in downtown Toronto. Black and MacDonald were the General Contractors on the project and even though Flynn crews were not yet on site installing panels, Toronto Branch Project Coordinator Tara Adalaya was checking the site and doing what she does best as a coordinator. It seemed like an ordinary site visit, but the next day Corporate Risk Manager Mike Dauncey, received an unexpected call from Jason Orvis, Superintendent for Black and MacDonald. Mr. Orvis informed Mike that “Tara saved a few lives yesterday.”
“Tara saved a few lives yesterday.”
When Tara was on site she had noticed that an electric hoist (pictured below) was badly overloaded and very close to going off the edge of the 16-story building. The overloaded hoist had become very top heavy and was tipping forward over the edge of the roof. Even though the hoist was attached to a safety cable, it created a potentially deadly safety hazard. Another worker decided it would be a great idea to try and use his body weight to help bring the hoist back to its original position. At this point both back legs were off the roof and no one could hear workers yelling to the operator below. By using some quick thinking, Tara quickly called Jason, who in turn immediately called the operator to halt hoisting. “Nice to see that the most unlikely employees can contribute to a positive safety culture,” said Mike afterward. And as an added note, Tara was the only one on the roof who was utilizing fall protection equipment. Good to see that even our office staff takes safety precautions seriously. Hopefully all our field employees will follow her lead and do the same. Always be conscious of safety and your surroundings, a dangerous situation can develop in seconds. Tara said, “If no one had been on the roof, the hoist would have fallen over the roof edge. I am sure the three workers on the wall climber below would have been injured. It was a close call.” We salute you Tara, for your keen eye for safety and your quick thinking!
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Shovelling 400,000 Square Feet of Snow Tougher Than Roofing
Flynn Completes an Astonishing 13 Acre Roof!
Flynn Canada recently completed a roofing
move into the Toronto market by taking on
contract that saw crews lay more than
the construction of Sobey’s new distribution
400,000 square feet of asphalt and gravel
centre, who else would they call but Flynn?
When Graham Construction decided to
built-up roofing on the new Home Depot distribution centre (pictured below).
Architectural Products Division (ON) Awarded Major Design-Assist Contracts with Film Fest Flynn Canada was approached in early 2007
Several issues made this massive half
by PCL/Daniels Group and KPMB Architects
million square foot roof project a challenge,
to provide full building envelope design-
but none more important than the need to
assist services as part of their development
mechanically fasten the new TPO roof in a
team for the new Bell Lightbox for the Toronto
pattern that would see the roof exceed I-90
International Film Festival (TIFF), shown
wind uplift criteria, and meet Sobey’s high
below.
standards of risk management. Located just north of Toronto, the work was carried out on the 75 foot high building with constantly high winds. As well, a liquidated damages clause loomed if Flynn had not What made this project so much fun was
completed the project in the allotted 55 day
the massive amount of snow that needed
schedule.
to be removed from the flutes of the steel deck before the installation of any roofing
“No problem,” said Production Manager
materials. But the real problem was, “where
Paul Manchisi. “Under the guidance of lead
The TIFF project is a beautiful blend of
exactly do you put more than nine acres
Foreman, Luis Martins, the schedule was met
products offered by Flynn and will be the
of snow?” asked Paul Manchisi, Toronto
with days to spare,” Paul said with a smile.
company’s second recent major design-
Branch Production Manager.
assist award with PCL Constructors in Toronto. The exciting design-assist contract
In addition, our roofing crews had to begin
includes the supply and installation of curtain
roofing prior to the installation of the walls
wall, structural glazing, entrances, zinc
to meet our tenant’s tight schedule. Lead
cladding and composite aluminum panels.
Foreman Joe Neiva, who is known to be the
The joint contract is with PCL Constructors
kind of foreman to whom you feed materials
and The Daniels Group and is estimated to
and stay out of his way, had this project well
be completed in the first quarter of 2010.
in hand. Under the multi-million dollar contract, Flynn Canada will supply and install approximately Pictured above, is the crew who performed
50,000 square feet of curtain wall and
the work. Top row, (from left to right) is Ken
structural glazing, as well as an additional
Thompson, Fritz Kraus, Craig Crawford,
55,000 square feet of architectural panels
Joe Lima, Ed Soares, Victor Modesto
and siding. The pre-construction team will be
and Project Manager Bill McFall. Front
made up of Project Manager Trevor Young,
row kneeling we have Manuel Neiva, Joe
Design Assist Coordinators Andy Jackson
Joe’s crew is pictured above, (from left to
Ferreira, Mark Martins, Pedro Soares, and
and Ken Mahoney as well as Project
right) and includes Vitor Pereira, Domingos
Foreman Luis Martins. Missing from the
Estimators Ryan Steed and Vito Destito.
Soares, Raul and Romeo Meireis, Luis
photo was Edgar Lima.
Devezas, Carlos Magalhaes, and Steve Babinea. Missing from the photo is Luis Pereira.
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550 Wellington Street
Access and Project Phasing Complicates Scheduling at Downtown Site
The Cambridge branch has secured the contract for both the School of Medicine and the School of Pharmacy for the University of Waterloo with general contractor Ball Bros. of Kitchener.
Flynn Canada recently completed roofing
The specified Tremco roof system will have
work for SNC Lavalin at the new Portland
a base insulation thickness of five and a half
Energy Commission Generating Station
inches while the tapered insulation will be
located directly on the shores of Lake
16 ½”. The building deck structure is
Ontario in downtown Toronto. The project
concrete and difficult for drying this time of
saw Flynn contracted to install 120,000
year.
square feet of mechanically fastened TPO roofing.
There are seven different elevations on the project and the set up for these is very tight. All flashings will be fabricated from 24 oz. copper. This high profile project will undoubtedly
The rendering shown above is yet another
become a proud addition to the University’s
multi-disciplined, design-assist contract,
medical program and a new gem for the
which sees a continuation in a trend of
area. Watch for an update in a future edition
commercial quality curtain wall systems
of the Flash.
being used in today’s high-end residential
What made this project challenging were
construction.
the number of penetrations through the roof. As well, the multiple phasing of the project
Flynn Canada was approached in mid-
made scheduling a nightmare. With only
2007 by the architects Alliance and Accel
three sides accessible for off-loading and
High-Rise to once again provide full building
hoisting, site coordination was a full-time job
envelope design-assist services as part
as numerous trades were also delivering and
of their building development team. The
off-loading their materials.
Crews Double Up at S.C. Johnson & Sons Roof Project
design assist contract includes the supply and installation of approximately 56,000
The project was led by Foreman, Frank – the
square feet of curtain wall, structural glazing
detail man – Kraus and his right-hand man
and entrances. The pre-construction team
Tony Xavier. Pictured above (from left to
of Doug Young, Project Manager, Andy
right) are crew members Tony Xavier, Brian
Crews lead by Ricky Fernandes and Carlos
Jackson, Design Assist Coordinator, and Al
Avery, Franco Nardi, Craig Colton, Frank
Costa successfully completed this 22,000
Perrault, Project Estimator, will team up with
Kraus and Rae Plunkett.
square foot roof assembly for the S.C.
the architects as well as contractor Accel High Rise and their team to make it all come together. Estimated completion date is the second quarter of 2009. No other curtain wall firms were considered for either project, further solidifying Flynn Canada’s position as a major player in the Curtain Wall sector. Look for updates on these exciting projects in future editions of the Flash!
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Cambridge Secures Major Contracts at U of Waterloo School of Medicine and School of Pharmacy
Johnson Company late last fall. The roof assembly comprised a one-ply kraft vapor retarder loose laid on metal deck with all laps adhesive sealed as well as one layer of three inch poly-isocyanurate insulation with one layer of 1/8” Sospraboard mechanically fastened to the existing metal deck. Then a one-ply Sopralene Flam 180 and a one-ply Sopralene Flam 250gr were torch applied.
New Head Office for JDS Uniphase Ottawa
Shown above are crew members, (from left to right) John Gauvin, Johnny Sheppard, Joe Leal, Ernie Harrison, Patrick McKenna,
The work was completed by crew members,
Carlos Graca, Agostino Medeiros,
(from right to left) Alain Trepanier, Stephane
Foreman Carlos Costa, Jose Soares,
Beland, Foreman Brian Masse, Robert
Foreman Ricky Fernandes, Dominic Girard.
Kavanaugh, Robert Beauchamp and Fred
Ron Engineering was the Construction
Missing are Andy Paulino, Peter Costa,
Parsons.
Manager for Minto Developments Inc. on this
Armenio Raposo, and Antonio Lourenco.
Hamilton Service Praised for Outstanding Conduct Congratulations goes out to Foreman
Ottawa Lands Largest Re-Roofing Contract to Date
massive 150,000 square foot office building and associated site development as the new head office of JDS Uniphase. David S. McRobie Architects from Ottawa incorporated more than 40,000 square feet of
Flynn Canada was the General Contractor
insulated and un-insulated, horizontally and
on this 183,500 square foot re-roof at 2215
vertically, installed corrugated and profiled
Gladwin Crescent in Ottawa.
sheeting to provide an urban accent to the structure. Galvalume and Silver Metallic
Fernando Fernandes, Jack Fonseca, Joe Pereira and Louis Carvalho of the Niagara
The roof project is the Ottawa Branch’s
cladding was also used on the dog houses
Service Department on a job well done. The
biggest re-roofing job to date. Under the
as well as the stair shafts and mechanical
following letter was written and submitted
direction of on-site foremen Michel Dupuis
screens.
by a customer upon completion of a small
and Al Ouimette crews installed a new
re-roof:
four-ply built-up roof.
“Just a note to say how pleased I’ve been with your work, professionalism, and punctuality. Your representatives have been very courteous at all times, and I am left with a feeling of confidence about the state of the roof. Many Thanks!” Now that’s the kind of news we love to publish! Keep up the good work.
The Duke of Devonshire - Really!
In the back row shown above are our crew members, (from right to left) Pam Ouimette, Rick Mease, Travis Sherwood, and Jacque Therien. In the front row (from right to left)
Daoust Construction Ltd. is the general
are Al Ouimette, James Wilson, Jeff
contractor that performed the retrofit on this
Nelson, Kevin Oneil, Guy Jolicoeure, and
building at 1095 Carling Avenue in Ottawa.
Michel Dupuis. Missing from the picture are
Flynn Canada was their roofer of choice to
Russel McIsaac, Patrick Gilliam, Gilles
supply and install a Mod-Bit built-up roof
Lavoie and Marc Mineault.
system totaling more than 14,000 square feet.
David Larocque was Roofing Superintendent for both projects.
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Clean Slate for Flynn Crews at Nestle Canada Site Over the winter months Jim Furtado worked at Nestle Canada during the shutdown period. Jim‘s
Two Weeks to Complete - No More, No Less - No Sweat!
crew was not only battling the weather and a tight deadline, but also the complexity of the project with multiple pipes and openings.
John Adshade and his crew that includes Joe Moniz, John Doucette, Chris
The Ministry of Labour came onto this site many times to inspect all trades and Flynn Canada
McBurney and William Fearon, (shown
was the only trade that did not have an order issued against it. Nestle Canada was very happy
below) were challenged this winter at the
with our work force. The crew that can claim the flawless record is shown below and includes
Materials Science Addition job-site on the
Jim Furtado, Antero Furtado, Eduardo Camara, Manuel Daponte, Dan Camara and George
campus of the University of Western Ontario
Hloden.
in London. The crew had just two weeks to supply and install more than 13,000 square feet of loose laid and ballasted E.P.D.M. system to an entire roof. The crew installed ½” dens-deck board over the entire roof complete with a vapor barrier, loose laid insulation as well as tapered insulation and then the EPDM. A lot of work had to be done on the inside of the building, so time was of the essence.
Their work consisted of the removal of the existing roof right down to the steel roof deck. The roof was replaced with a vapor barrier, two layers of mechanically fastened insulation, one layer of ¼” Sopraboard mechanically fastened and one layer of Garlard HPR Torch Base membrane with plates and fasteners. The crew then installed a final ply of Streeply IV Mineral – torch applied.
London Successful on Major Roofing Contract With Ellis-Don Ellis-Don contracted Flynn Canada to supply and install more than 207,000 square feet of roofing on this behemoth for Denso Manufacturing in Guelph. Helder Medeiros and his crew battled the weather this year and a tough deadline to get this job
Crews Battle Ice, Snow and Cold on London High Rise
completed on time. Helder’s crew included Don Dadson, Ernesto Moniz, Jansen Eichler, Jose Reigota, Mike Whitteker, Keith White and Marcel Gortworst.
Rui Medeiros and his crew know what cold feels like after battling wind, snow and ice for
The work consisted of a reinforced vapor barrier, mechanically fastened three inch poly-
almost four weeks on a high rise apartment
isocyanurate insulation, mopped ½” fibreboard and the application of one layer of 180 base sheet
project in London this winter. The building
and a torched cap sheet. Ellis-Don was very pleased with our forces and their work.
had multiple levels with a walk-out roof for tenants. The crew’s scope of work consisted of the complete removal of the existing roof system and installing two new plies of #15 felts over the newly primed concrete deck as a vapor barrier. Then they mopped poly-isocyanurate insulation and Fesco board, applied one layer of sand base sheet and finally applied three plies of type IV glass felts. New wood deck was then re-applied.
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The crew, (shown below) that performed the work consisted of Rui Medeiros, Ken Williams, Eduardo Medeiros, Sergio Martinez, Gord Dennis, Rob Monk and Jim Bain. Great job guys!
“Walk for Memories” Event Held in Orangeville Marg Malone, Receptionist in the Toronto Branch supports the Alzheimer Society, as her husband was diagnosed with early onset dementia almost five years ago. Marg’s strategy of coping, like many others, is to take things one day at a time and respond to whatever presents itself in the
Hamilton Holds Raffle for CDA
wake of this ravaging disease. Medication now being used for this brain degenerative
At Christmas, Flynn Hamilton raised $500 from a gift basket raffle for the Canadian Diabetes
disease only slows its progression and is not
Association. Joe Raposo and Leanne Brown are shown above as they draw a number of lucky
a cure.
winners. Thanks to all the individuals that helped support our charity of choice.
Marg’s sister-in-law lives just north of
Ontario Region, Employee News:
Orangeville and told Marg that The Alzheimer Society for the County of Dufferin was
The Toronto office welcomes the following new employees:
going to stage a “Walk for Memories” event sponsored by Manulife.
Carlos Vilarinho and Fiodor Postica Production Sales Estimators, working with Doug Dainton.
Because of her husband’s condition, Marg
Shawn Paltooram, Shop Supervisor, working with Jeff Small.
offered to try and raise some financial support to help the cause. They had a great
Tony Ciociola, Purchasing Coordinator, working with Paul Manchisi.
turnout and raised a total of $10,000. Trevor Young, Sr. Project Manager working with Magdi Gabriel. Thanks to your generous donations, Marg was able to contribute $200 towards this
The London Branch welcomes Matthew Hoag as an Architectural Technologist Co-op student and
worthy cause and thanks everyone who
Richard Bertin as a Production Co-Ordinator.
made a pledge for the walk. Congratulations to Hamilton’s Pat and Lisa Banning on the birth of their second child, a boy, Nathan Thomas. Everyone’s healthy and happy. Good luck to all!
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Atlantic Region
Branches Team Up for Largest Project on The Rock to Date
Steve Pass (Metals), Greg McAdam (Roofing) and Jeff Spurrell (Glazing) are working with Avondale Construction to see the project through to a successful completion. Congratulations to the team!
Moncton Service Department Can Do It All From a leak call to a full roof replacement,
“After removing the plywood deck from the structure, crews found that the rafters where for the most part destroyed as well.”
General Contractor, Pomerleau Construction,
Flynn Canada Service departments can do
recently awarded Flynn Canada with its
just about anything. The Moncton service
largest contract to date on the Rock.
department was called to an emergency leak at an Aliant building in remote Harvey,
With the combined efforts of the Halifax
New Brunswick. The existing structure was
and St. John’s branches, the award will be
covered with ¼ plywood and shingles. The
an anchor project for the St. John’s branch
building is located directly beside an Aliant
heading into spring.
tower and the roof was taking a beating from falling ice. Flynn was contracted to strip the
Sheppard Case Architects designed this
roof, install new plywood deck, as well as
modern long-term care facility in Corner
EPDM on the horizontal portion of the roof
Brook, Newfoundland. It features 48,000
and new shingles on the vertical.
square feet of 4mm aluminum composite panels, 15,000 square feet of architectural
After removing the plywood deck from the
metal roofing and 38,500 square feet of
structure, crews found that the rafters where
modified flat roofing. The project will begin
for the most part destroyed as well. Flynn
in May and will surely be a challenge for
was able to remove all of the old rafters
both our Halifax Metal Division and St.
and install new ones prior to installing a ¾”
John’s Roofing Division. Construction is
plywood deck and fully adhered EPDM to the
well underway as can be seen in the photo
horizontal portion of the roof.
above. Look for an update in the next Flash!
Multi-Disciplined Building Envelope a First for Halifax
Crews fabricated and installed new metal gravel stop and fascia, as well as a new soffit. New shingles were installed on the vertical surfaces. The work was completed by a Moncton service crew: Foreman Guy Johnson, Ryan Baisley and Trevor Arbeau.
The Halifax Branch recently announced that it was about to begin work on the very first project contracted to that office as a complete building envelope package. The multi-disciplined contract for The Stewiacke Elementary School consists of 43,000 square feet of roofing, 4,300 square feet of metal cladding, 1,300 square feet of metal roofing, vertical sliding windows, storefronts, entrances and a number of interior glazing lights.
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Flynn Halifax Production Roofing Works For The CDA
Flynn Production Roofing to the Rescue in Labrador Have you ever been to nowhere? Well Halifax production forces have – Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador. In mid-October a violent wind storm ravaged a number of military hanger facilities in
In early December 2007, the roofing
Happy Valley-Goose Bay by tearing off various roofs and roofing materials.
department in the Halifax Branch was approached by John Kilbride, a technical rep
Immediately, Flynn Canada was contracted to perform an emergency re-roof of the Hanger 10
for Simplex Grinnell, to see if we could be of
facility in which the military houses equipment such as F-18 jet fighters.
some assistance in helping his local church with a roof leak. Upon further investigation, it was found that the little 300 square foot roof at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Shad Bay, Nova Scotia, was far beyond repair and needed to be replaced. Unfortunately, the small rural community parish didn’t have the monetary means for such an undertaking. After much thought and deliberation, Mrs. Kathy Jo McAdam, CDA Representative in the Atlantic Region, came up with the ingenuous idea whereby the Flynn Branch would donate any leftover materials from
The project consisted of a total 21,000 square foot tear off down to the steel deck. The new roof
other jobs and Flynn’s own forces would
consisted of gypsum board and two-ply vapor barrier, followed by mechanically fastened ISO
donate their labor for the much needed roof.
insulation, a mop base sheet and a torched cap. Strict deadlines were placed on this project as weather in Goose Bay can be ugly by November.
In return, for Flynn Canada’s efforts, a special Sunday collection would be taken up during
Our crews were mobilized and on-site within one week, complete with material and equipment
weekend Mass with all proceeds going to
in hand. No small task, given the remote location of Goose Bay. Our crews, made up of a mix of
benefit the CDA.
men from the Halifax and St. John’s Branches, quickly went to work in an all out effort to complete this job.
The crew who volunteered their time were, (back row, from left to right) Curtis Skinner,
Battling all aspects of weather from high winds to frigid temperatures, the combined forces got the
and foreman Lewis Gale, and (front row,
roof watertight in record time and were allowed additional time to completely finish the project for
left to right) Chris Huybers and Dwayne
their valiant efforts.
MacDonald. Special thanks goes out to Keith Courage and the St. John’s branch for providing the additional manpower to complete this task, as well as the Halifax production crew who worked so hard and for so long away from home. The crew was made up of foreman Brian MacDonald, Mike James, Curtis Skinner, Dwayne MacDonald, Jimmy Kersey (NL), Danny Clarke (NL), Jeff Cole (NL), Lewis Gale, Nelson Ward and Mark MacDonald. For those of you who don’t know, Happy Valley-Goose Bay is home to Canada’s longest aircraft runway and is one of the few runways in the world capable of landing the space shuttle. It is also a major testing area for all new NATO air craft. Kathy Jo McAdam would like to extend her gratitude to all who were involved in making this an all around success for the CDA and St. Joseph’s Parish.
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First RONA Home Improvement Facility in Atlantic Region Awarded to Flynn
Self-Adhered Modified a First for Halifax Service
Marco Maritimes, the general contractor,
But Paula Webber, Halifax Service Manager found the answer.
Three small roofs on the 13th floor of the Victoria Building at Victoria General Capital District Health Authority in Halifax would have been the cause of tricky business the old fashioned way.
awarded Flynn Canada a combined contract for metal siding and roofing on the fist RONA
The contract called for the complete removal of the existing modified bitumen roof system right
store in the East.
down to the existing vapor barrier, and re-installing tapered Truefoam EPS roof insulation with two layers of ¼” Bakor recovery board, a two-ply Bakor Self-Adhered Modified Bitumen roof system
The roof is an EPDM loose laid ballasted
and brown aluminum metal flashings.
with expanded polystyrene insulation. The 110,000 square foot roof was completed in just five working days. The crew that performed the work consisted of foreman Lewis Gale, Nelson Ward, Mike James, Chris Huybers, Curtis Skinner, Brian MacDonald, Rob Webb, and Austin Laney. Roofing and metal flashings were completed by Kevin Ingram and Darrel Martin, while Jason Patterson completed the metal cap flashings. Paula compared this system to using sanded base sheet and cap sheet adhered with adhesives. Our metal forces were also contracted to
Since there was only a small difference, she proposed to the hospital that they use the self-
supply and install the pre-finished metal
adhered system, shown above and below.
siding package consisting of some 28,000 square feet of insulated sandwich wall system. This project kept Foreman Brian Decker and his crew of Peter Westhaver, Jeff Doan and Jeff Holt busy for the majority of this past fall. Congratulations to Brian and his crew.
This is the first time that the Halifax Branch Service Department had installed a self-adhered modified bitumen roof system. However, the crew was given expert training for this system last March at a seminar put on by Bakor. In addition, the Bakor technical representative presented a two hour refresher course in Flynn’s Halifax shop prior to commencing the project on site. The hospital’s Project Manager was extremely pleased since there was little or no smell when the roof was installed. Both the base sheet and cap sheet adhered well and service crews found the products very easy to work with. Best of all, there were no adhesives to get all over their tools and clothes!
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Tropical Storm Noel Rips Away at Simpson Hall Hospital Roof On November 3rd, 2007, tropical storm Noel slammed into the Halifax basin tearing off a portion
Flynn Crew Receives Safety Award at Canaport LNG Site
of the roof on Dartmouth’s Simpson Hall Building at the Nova Scotia hospital. Flynn crews received the emergency call at 9 AM that Sunday morning. By 10:30 AM the Flynn service crew was on site assessing the extent of the damage. Concerned about patients and staff alike, the hospital maintenance staff had to know the exact extent of the damage and whether or not it would have an impact on them. Fortunately, the vapor barrier was a two-ply mopped felt and had not been damaged by the storm. As the vapor barrier was in good condition, the building was at least watertight and no evacuation or other patient transfer was necessary. Shown above, at the new Canaport LNG Flynn crews removed the balance of the roof system down to the existing vapor barrier and
facility, is Roger Savoie and his crew of
installed a new roof consisting of Truefoam EPS roof insulation, a double layer of fibreboard, a
Randy Taylor, James Gillies and John
base sheet and a cap sheet with all layers adhered with hot asphalt. Flynn also had to have the
Daley, who were named winners of the
brick work repaired along the top of the south corner where the wind had lifted up the wood
Annual Safety Award.
blocking and disturbed some of the bricks. Embossed aluminum flashings were then re-installed. Rick Horvath, Atlantic Safety Officer, made the presentation. Sean Wurster, Atlantic Risk Manager, administered the Advanced Fall Protection course in St. John’s in January. The field staff who attended the course included, (from left to right) Matt Dalton, Ralph Feltham, Mike Parrott, Perry Wheaton, Ken Petersen, Tony Barnes, Wade Morgan, Mark McDonald, Dave
Metal Crews Love the ‘By Others’ Clause Cape Breton Foreman Gerard MacNeil reviewed a job site last fall with Project Manager Steve Pass. Prior to tendering on the re-cladding of the New Waterford Public Works Building they made sure that the specified “removal of the pigeon droppings” was to be completed “by others”.
Griffin, Dean King, and Roger King.
Atlantic Region, Employee News:
After that was resolved, Flynn crews proceeded to supply and install more than 6,000 square
Flynn Canada Halifax welcomes new
feet of corrugated metal cladding and some 10,000 square feet of profiled metal roofing and
Re-roofing Estimator Chris Croft to our
insulation.
team. Alex Mattie, Service Superintendent completed his transfer to Moncton from
Both the owner and the general contractor, J.A. Borden, were very pleased with our crew.
Toronto.
Frontman Gerard MacNeil, Harris Stubbert and Alfie Clarke were responsible for bringing this dilapidated building back to life.
Flynn’s St. John’s Branch would like to welcome Production Foremen, Kirby
What a transformation, and as always we love those two simple words, “by others”. Pigeon
Patey and Allan Squires, and Service
clean-up is just not something we want to be a part of!
Foreman Dean King. Perry Wheaton has been promoted to the position of Roofing Superintendent. Good luck to all!
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