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“We pride ourselves in being able to identify people’s talents and helping them
find a role where they’re strong and, through that, they perform really well.”
fortunate to have some very talented geotechs
in queue and we’re planning to set up a lab
and open that up for this spring,” Sherman
said. Other possible opportunities on the hori-
zon include the addition of an architect to the
team, and a potential partnership in the oil and
gas industry with a company involved in bridge
work and inspections.
While growth is seen as a positive trend for
successful companies, managing the hurdles
that come with it can be tricky. As CEO, that’s
something that Sherman knows well. “I would
say that the biggest challenge is generally find-
ing the balance between managing cash while
there are a lot of opportunities to pursue, and
finding that balance between sustaining our
growth, keeping our high quality products, our
solid reputation, and growing at a sustainable
rate.”
Ecora is currently expanding into Alberta and
Saskatchewan, and hopes to take on projects in
Manitoba as they work their way east. They’ve
developed good working relationships with a
number of First Nations clients in B.C. “We are
working with a team of First Nation engineers
in Ontario and looking at ways of leveraging
