“Some of the key qualities that separate
[Heavy North] are their professionalism
and attention to detail,” says Addison.
“They utilize their previous experiences to
bring a big company approach to even the
smallest jobs they do, but their size allows
them to stay nimble and be as flexible as
required. You see that in how diversified
they are in job scope and geographic re-
gions, and in the number of partnerships
they have developed.”
DIVERSIFICATION
Heavy North has never been spoiled by the
higher margin work during the oil boom,
and its operations are finely tuned to give
client’s high-value competitive bids. “We
had to come in lean and mean right from
the get go,” says Bolen. “Accomplishing
this means looking to different markets for
more business development.”
Strategically, Heavy North has diversified
to capitalize on these opportunities. This
includes securing smart partnerships to
develop business. Recently, Sucker Creek
North LP was formed to connect the ex-
perience and knowledge of both Sucker
Creek First Nation and Heavy North. Ad-
ditionally, they have a successful partner-
ship with the Mikisew Cree First Nation,
as well as another partnership, Heavy Nor-
west, with engineering company Norwest
Corporation out of Calgary.
“We recently put together our partnership
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