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basically kind of going against what the rules are. projects it has underway and working on growing
Nobody’s really policing that saying, you’re not
supposed to hire labourers to do electrical work.’
So that’s the challenge in our industry, is using
unskilled labour to do solar.”
AltaPro Electric’s own team, however, is a strong
one. The recognition it has received in the past five
years alone include Alberta Venture Fast Growth
50 (2017), Alberta Venture Contractor of the Year
Awards finalist (2016 and 2014), and Alberta Venture
Contractor of the Year winner (2014 and 2011), And
EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalists for 2019
Bert attributes the accolades to the investment the
company makes in itself.
“We continually keep a good bottom line. We
keep our equity high so that we’re very fluid and
can actually handle a lot of growth,” he says. “We
do a lot of hiring from within. We have pretty high
standards. These awards are good recognition for
our people, who are our biggest asset.”
Next up for AltaPro Electric is completing the
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across Canada.
On its electrical side, the company is in the final
stages of finishing a fast-paced large project
dubbed “Whirlwind” warehouse. On the solar side,
the company has recently installed solar systems
for three schools in the Edmonton Public School
Board.
Beyond Edmonton, AltaPro Electric has already
expanded into B.C.
“We’ll pretty much go anywhere anyone will send
us,” says Bert. “I would say that what’s next is
basically being more of a national company.”
“There's a huge wave of renewables works coming
down solar,” David adds. “We’re excited to take part
in that.”
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