- Jun 11, 2020
CANADA'S BUILDING TRADES UNION (CBTU) announces that Sean Strickland has joined the CBTU as the new Executive Director, effective July 6, 2020.
“North America’s Building Trades Unions are happy to welcome Sean Strickland as the new Canadian Executive Director,” said Sean McGarvey, President, North America’s Building Trades Unions. “Sean is a respected senior construction executive with the strong leadership experience and understanding of the Building Trades needed to carry on the important work we do and to effectively represent Canada’s skilled trades workers at the national level.”
Strickland will join the CBTU after spending the previous three years as the Director of Business Development and Industry Relations with a large general contractor. In this role, Strickland developed strong industry relationships, helping to solidify the contractor’s status as one of the top five in the country. Strickland also holds the elected position of Regional Councillor in his home city of Waterloo, a position he has held since 1997. Previously, his other roles included Chief Executive Officer of the Ontario Construction Secretariat, Business Manager of the Waterloo Wellington Building Trades and Executive Director of YourLocalElectricians.ca.
“We wish Sean the very best in his new role and look forward to working alongside him to advance the interests of the proud men and women of the Building Trades,” stated McGarvey.
Strickland has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Waterloo, and is a graduate of the Executive Management Program at Wilfrid Laurier University as well as Leadership Development from Harvard University.
“I look forward to working closely with our 15 international affiliated unions and provincial councils across the country to carry on the important work of the Building Trades, including implementing the four strategic pillars; government relations, workforce development, capital strategies and communications,” said Strickland. “Moving ahead, CBTU stands ready to work closely with government and our industry partners to help rebuild our economy as we recover from the effects of this pandemic. I will proudly work hard, every day in this role, on behalf of the men and women that belong to the Building Trades, across this country.”
Keeping Current
PANASONIC LIGHTING AMERICAS, the parent company for Douglas Lighting Controls, Inc. and Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc., recently announced the promotion of Ty Anderson to President of Panasonic Lighting Americas, Inc. (PLTA).
Since 2009, Ty has played a critical role in positioning PLTA as a fully integrated solutions company highlighting IoT controls, LED drivers, LED modules and retrofit products. He also improved the PLTA supply chain to create shorter lead time capabilities.
BJ TAKE announces the signing of WSB Sales Associates as its new agency for northern Ontario.
Recognizing the increasing demand for Canadian-made products in northern Ontario, BJ Take sees this partnership as strategic on several fronts. According to Doug Wilson, Vice President of Sales for BJ Take, “WSB Sales Associate’s reputation in the northern Ontario region has been founded on their commitment to customer service and a diverse line card of industry leading products."
"From Architectural/Engineering, distributors, contractors & end-customers, we are here to help provide professional sales & services to our industry” stated Dan Bazinet, one the company’s principles.
RAB DESIGN LIGHTING INC. President, David Beron, announces that Greg Guisso is retiring on June 16, 2020. Greg has been an integral member of the RAB team for the past five years and will be greatly missed.
Greg started in the electrical industry in 1990, working for Appleton Electric as a product specialist for lighting and rough-in products and in 1991 he was promoted to Outside Sales. Over the years he was also and Account Manager at Osram, Sylvania, EGS Electric (formerly Appleton) then on to Canadian National Sales Manager for Sola Heavy Duty and subsequently all EGS products. He was Director of Sales and Marketing for Venture Lighting Canada and finally Director os Sales for RAB Design Lighting.
CANADA'S BUILDING TRADES UNION (CBTU) announces that Sean Strickland has joined the CBTU as the new Executive Director, effective July 6, 2020.
“North America’s Building Trades Unions are happy to welcome Sean Strickland as the new Canadian Executive Director,” said Sean McGarvey, President, North America’s Building Trades Unions. “Sean is a respected senior construction executive with the strong leadership experience and understanding of the Building Trades needed to carry on the important work we do and to effectively represent Canada’s skilled trades workers at the national level.”
Product Showcase
WAC Landscape Lighting introduces the Landscape Adjustable Beam Wall Wash Luminaire. The new Adjustable Wall Washer is engineered to illuminate your exterior space with integrated LED modules for maximum energy-efficiency, and a tough die-cast brass or aluminum construction.
The Adjustable Beam Wall Wash provides a lumen output ranging from 200 to 1550 lumens with a range of 3-25 Watts of LED power, with on-board integral brightness control. It is perfect for fine residential, hospitality and commercial applications.
Caterpillar Inc. will now manufacture standardized enclosures for natural gas-fueled G3520H engines rated 2.5 MW, with generators rated at 4160 V - 13.8 kV for Combined Heat and Power applications (CHP). In CHP applications, Cat® gas generator sets simultaneously provide electricity for electrical loads and heat energy for a facility’s thermal requirements. With the expansion of their CHP offering to include the G3520H CHP Enclosure, Caterpillar continues to offer customers complete CHP solutions, eliminating the need to outsource additional engineering or project management.
Luminis, an established innovator and manufacturer of specification grade lighting solutions today announced improvements and an expansion to its award-winning Maya family of exterior luminaires. Improvements in design aesthetic across the family and new pendant and post top versions give specifiers a wider range of Maya luminaires to work with.
LEDtronics® announces its new series of short-length Miniature Bayonet-Based LED Lamps. These multi-voltage bulbs are a perfect fit for applications that require a shorter lamp that still provides bright, reliable light.
The BSF321-SIW-6/48V bulb comes in a T3¼ (Ba9s) 9mm single-contact, brass and nickel-plated brass bayonet base that mounts directly into industry-standard sockets. Being bi-polar, the polarity of the positive and negative leads is no longer a factor in DC applications.
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