TIW STEEL PLATEWORK INC .
CANADA
– making them successful and valued ? They ’ re all experienced .
“ Working in the line of work that we do , experience and safety are paramount . This is necessary to be successful in what we do ,” said Raposo .
“ We pride ourselves in being big enough to handle the largest steel platework projects in Canada , and yet in the slow times , we still retain all of our people ,” said Strohak . “ We ’ re big enough to handle the heat , if you will , and when the cool time comes we ’ re not laying off our people .”
Operating at Optimum Efficiency When it comes to the fabrication and construction of steel platework structures , technology has to be consistently updated to meet the latest demands .
“ Overall , we ’ re consistently trying to get better and most of what we do is update our cutting equipment in the shop ,” said Raposo . “ This expedites production and it helps get steel out to the shop . We also always try to modernize our welding equipment because in the field that ’ s really where it ’ s most important for construction . A lot of what we do is welding .”
There is a plethora of equipment that has to be updated and maintained at TIW . From welding equipment to generators , each step in the construction process has its own unique set of equipment .
“ For all of our equipment , in addition to the maintenance of it , we probably spend on average $ 200,000 to $ 500,000 per year ,” said Raposo .
TIW is registered to the international quality management system standard ISO 9001-2008 . TIW additionally has project management software in place that aids in the execution and accuracy of our projects .
“ We work to the standards developed by the company – all our guys ,” said Raposo . “ We ’ re computerized , so everyone has a computer on their desk and they all work from spreadsheets developed by the company .”
TIW primarily operates from its 150,000 sq . ft . processing plant located in St . Catharines , Ontario . It is the company ’ s primary operations
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