According to a survey by the Institut de la confiance dans les organisations (ICO) (Institute for Trust in Organizations) published on Portail Constructo, Canam is among the top five most trustworthy companies in the construction, engineering and real estate industries in the last decade. This research was conducted among some 1,000 respondents in Quebec and is based on specific criteria including integrity, competence, respect, authenticity, etc. About ICO Founded in 2014, the ICO is…
A message from our President and CEO, Marc Dutil To our clients and partners, Like us, you are following the COVID-19 outbreak worldwide. We are monitoring the situation and its repercussions very closely in all regions where we operate. In these times of growing concern, we make it our duty to ensure our operations continue while respecting our two key priorities: the safety of our employees and their families, as well as maintaining our services in order…
Canam Buildings and Canam Bridges proudly received five awards at the 21st Gala of the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) Awards of Excellence for the Quebec region held on November 11 in Montreal. Canam Buildings Category: Buildings – Residential Urbano The Urbano project located in Sherbrooke, Quebec is a 12-storey residential complex that includes 91 high-end condo units, a fitness room, an indoor pool, a spa, and many other amenities.…
Canam’s management takes the opportunity of the inauguration of the new Samuel-De Champlain Bridge to congratulate all those who have worked on its construction in recent years, particularly those working in its plants and with its subcontractors and suppliers. Canam and its partners manufactured 600 box girders for the approaches to the new bridge and 160 girders for the new Île-des-Sœurs bridge. Canam also manufactured steel superstructure for three overpasses located on Île-des-Soeurs as part of the project. “We are very proud to have participated in the construction of the new Samuel-De Champlain Bridge,” said Marc O’Connor, Senior Vice President and General…
The fourth and last video clip from our webseries – “Connecting the Shorelines” – is now available. This webseries focuses on the fabrication of the new Champlain Bridge components. Discover the major logistical challenge of delivering the box girders for the new Champlain Bridge project. VIEW THE VIDEO CLIP
At the 20th Gala of the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) Awards of Excellence for the Quebec Region held on November 8 in Montreal, Canam-Buildings and Canam-Bridges received five awards for three winning projects. Buildings Category: Institutional projects The Pierrefonds Library project includes an expansion and complete renovation of the existing building. This green building has clear walls with different sections designed to foster meetings while the stairs suspended on the central atria invite…
On October 5, the Government of Canada announced the award of a contract to Canam-Bridges to manufacture 184 four-season lighted navigation buoys to be deployed in the St. Lawrence River shipping channel, between Québec and Montréal. The contract includes options to acquire up to 204 additional buoys. These new modernized buoys are part of the Coast Guard’s network of over 17,000 aids to navigation located across the country, such as lighthouses and beacons, helping to maintain…
The Portageville Railway Bridge, a project on which Canam-Bridges collaborated, received the 2017-2018 Outstanding Long Span Bridge Award from the Association for Bridge Construction and Design – Susquehanna Chapter (ABCD). Source: bridgesandtunnels.com Built in 1875 and spanning over the Genesee River in Portageville, New York, this old bridge no longer met the standards, making the rail traffic unsafe. The first piece fabricated by Canam weighed 93,500 pounds, measured 53 feet, 6 inches (16 metres) in length and, with the…
In this new Champlain Bridge video on the Canam-Bridges blog, you will be shown the manufacturing process and quality insurance steps regarding welds as well as the paint application process on the box girders.
The John Greenleaf Whittier Memorial Bridge, a project in collaboration with Canam-Bridges, received the Steel Structures Painting Council (SSPC) Eric S. Kline Award on January 15 during a lunch at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, LA. This prize is given in recognition of outstanding achievement in industrial coatings performed in a fixed shop facility. The project can be either repair work or new construction. In 2016, the old
