b'MEMBER PROFILEReplacement of a concrete thickener tank for a mining facility. The project consisted of excavation, new foundations and the forming of an elevated concrete bottom of the tank. Approximately 200 cubic metres of concrete was installed.HIL-TECH CONTRACTING LIMITEDTRAIL BUSINESS CELEBRATES 30TH ANNIVERSARY BY KELLY PARKERHil-Tech has been careful to stay on B ased out of Trail, B.C., Hil- as all site services. We were selected bytop of technological developments Tech Contracting is celebratingthe client solely based on our reputation its 30th year in business inand our performance [reputation]. that might streamline workflow and 2024. Offering design build andinternal processes. For instance, explains construction management services, theHil-Techs construction of a new St.Bryden, Were starting to integrate company began as a general contractor,Ritas Church in Castlegarafter thethe use of apps for all of our safety doing a lot of work in the industrialsector before moving into commercialprevious building had been destroyeddocumentation, our time cards and the bidding and tendering in 1997. It hasby firealso stands out, because it wasmaintenance of our equipment.seen steady growth in the years since. a more community-oriented project. It was meaningful to the community, andRegarding the safety application alone, Part of that growthwhich hasthe product that we put out at the endThe documentation is now available seen business double over the lastof it was received well, says Bryden. to all of our site people, notes Bryden, decadeis due to the current four- One of the bigger and more challengingwhich makes it more fluid for them. person ownership group, says Hil- projects that Hil-Tech handled was alsoIts readily available for them to use, Tech President Brandon Bryden,one of the earlier ones that helped sparkcreating a safer environment. Its also which is made up of employees whothe companys growth. At Teck Metalsmore efficient from our end, [because demonstrated initiative and tookin Trail, the No. 4 Early Works is whatour people in the field dont] have to get ownership of what they were doingit was called[it] was a demolitionthe information from the officein their earlier roles in the company.and relocation of new infrastructure,every time.That drive fuels the company, and its portfolio of services now encompassesBryden notes. There was a lot ofWith all of the current talk about how industrial, commercial and logistics and staging planning, andartificial intelligence could change the high-end residential. it took a lot of coordination andway businesses operate for the better, shutdowns to maintain the plant Of the many projects Hil-Tech is proudoperations while it happened. TheBryden says that Hil-Tech is interested of, Bryden cites the design/build ofintricate concrete work that we didin the potential. But at the moment, a new 6,200-sq.-ft. Kia dealership infor the dirty water bin was kind of aWere kind of on the sidelines here Castlegar, B.C., consisting of the vehiclemilestone for the type of concrete workwatching things happen, to see how that showroom and mechanics shop as wellthat we do. might benefit the business.16 SOUTHERN INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION'