neering quality is some of the
best in the world but a little
diluted with so many people,
as compared to the states that
has opportunity and a lot less
people that are specialized in
those skills, so it’s harder in
Canada, not to find good en-
gineers but good engineers to
find good jobs.” The marine
side of their business is global
and expansion plans for the
rest of the services are slowly
but surely expanding across
the nation. “We’re starting
to get some footholds in the
states, but as far as competing
globally, I don’t see that hap-
pening any time soon… As for
quality in these services, ev-
eryone has been on the same
playing field over the last 10
years. People are educated all
over the world, and the qual-
ity of education and skillset is
somewhat similar.”
As of March of this
year, ASI will remain the
corporate name, but will be
adding two divisions under
its belt. ASI Marine will spe-
cialize in commercial diving
and ROV services, and ASI
water will carry out in-house
engineering services, regula-
tory approvals, construction
management and operation
and maintenance services. In
terms of how they stay com-
petitive in this vast industry,
the environmentally-focused
engineers actively sit on a lot
of associations across North
America and attend 20 - 30
conferences per year, and use
their skilled team of 120 to al-
ways stay ahead of the game.
Deane concludes, “The nature
of how we’ve been successful
over the past 25 years is being
at the forefront of technology
and understanding how our
service is going to change. We
always look for what we can
add to our repertoire to keep
us relevant in the world.”
For more information on ASI
Group, visit
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