February 17, 2012

Project progress is going smoothly in the northeast corner of Alberta. Take a look at recent images, capturing the on-site action.

February 7, 2012

Anishinabek First Nations’ Lake Huron Anishinabek Transmission Company Inc. (“LHATC”) and Valard Construction LP (“Valard”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Quanta Services, Inc. (“Quanta”) (NYSE: PWR) announced today that LHATC and Valard have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a partnership to provide...

January 16, 2012

Valard crews have successfully completed the construction of 91 kilometres of 230 kV transmission line from the Kennedy Substation in Mackenzie, British Columbia to the new Mt. Milligan gold and copper mine.

The first season of a two-year project in Iqaluit, Nunavut has drawn to a successful close with about 50 percent of the total project completed. Valard is upgrading the town’s overhead and underground electrical system from 4 kV to 25 kV to improve service reliability. In the first construction season, Valard crews re-insulated, changed poles and transformers, strung in new conductor and converted about a third of the town to 25 kV. Valard crews will return in the spring of 2012 for the second season, with anticipated completion in fall 2012.

December 9, 2011

Valard has opened a new office in Halifax, Nova Scotia, firmly establishing its presence in Atlantic Canada. The company is actively bidding on projects throughout the region in both power and telecommunications industries. Chris Colborne heads business development for the region, contributing years of experience in the communications and industrial sectors. Atlantic Canada operations are headed by Vicki Marks, Vice President of Ontario and Eastern Canada Operations.