BC Hydro is building two parallel 230-kilovolt power lines between the Site C Substation that’s under construction near Fort St. John and the existing Groundbirch Substation, located about 30 km east of Chetwynd. Fraserway Prekast will produce Deadman Anchors required for the project. Upgrades at both substations will be completed, building new access roads and […]
In 2003 a couple of mates in Australia had an idea to bring back the once fashionable mustache – think Burt Reynolds photo shoot circa 1972. That year they didn’t raise any money but they were so inspired by the conversation they decided to make it a fundraiser for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia […]
Spring has finally sprung in Metro Vancouver and it’s time to take stock of spring maintenance and home improvement projects. Keeping your property in good repair and adding incremental improvements will reduce long term…
Vancouver’s worst intersection – located at Knight Street and SE Marine Drive – is under major renovations to make it a safer interchange used by heavy transport trucks, public transit, cars, cyclists and pedestrians.
In 2008 a 60-litre oil spill on The First Nations community of Klemtu in the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest located 750KM north of Vancouver initiated a series of events that led to a $28 million investment in an environment improvement project. Fraserway PreKast along with Can-Dive Contractors and Great Pacific Engineering firm helped […]
The digital demands of most business’ and homes are growing exponentially. The corporate world is looking for major bandwidth, speed and security. Residential users want to be able to stream 2-4 movies at any given time. Fraserway PreKast Ltd. (FWP) has been working with Optic Zoo for the last two years to bring dark fibre optic services […]
We have a slogan in the Fraserway PreKast office that says, “Grey is the new Green”. We often get the question, “How is concrete green?” Often people interchange the words “cement” and “concrete”. But Portland cement is only one of the ingredients that make up concrete. Because cement gets quite a bad rap, it is […]
Fraserway Prekast Ltd. was chosen as the supplier of parking lot light pole bases by RDM Enterprises for the upgrade to the Langley City Square shopping complex, including major parking lot improvements. The 12 acre shopping mall complex that includes over 182,000 sq. ft. of leasable space is going through a major renovation including: • […]
Fraserway Prekast is once again partnering with some of the most innovative companies to complete The Township of Langley’s Municipal Fibre Optic Network Extension. This project utilizes Lite Access Technologies proprietary micro-trench and air blown fibre optic technologies. The Township of Langley is proactively building a cost-effect and future-proof fibre connectivity infrastructure solution. This project […]
There is a lot of buzz about the opening of the new McArthurGlen Designer Outlet Mall. The opening weekend saw over 160,000 people visit this large retail space. This massive retail destination boasts over 240,000 SF of shopping. But just a bit further south is a colossal project in the works called Tsawwassen Commons. It is […]
Fraserway Prekast is pleased to announce that we recently received our Enhanced CSA Precast Concrete Certification as required by The Canadian Standards Association (CSA). “Under the CSA requirements, more stringent rules were announced with a compliance deadline of September 15, 2015, reports Mike Savage, Quality Control Manager. “We completed our compliance audit well ahead of schedule […]
Mike Savage has been a member of the Fraserway Prekast team since January 2010. When Mike first arrived at our precast concrete operation he began working on developing a precast concrete product offering that would be tailored to the specific commercial, civil and waste management market segments that our products are constructed for in British Columbia. […]
