Crossflow.  Winter 2007.
(click here for full magazine in Adobe pdf format).

ON THE COVER: Contractor Default Insurance:  A Subcontractor’s Dilemma
The first contractor default insurance policy was rolled out in late 1996 in the United States.  The product was marketed to large general contractors who were seeking an alternative to the surety approach that would give them more control over the completion process upon the default of a subcontractor.  Read more...

Roof Coping And Flashing: Hard But Rewarding Work
Robert (Bob) White International Representative for the roofing segment of the Sheet Metal Workers’ International Association and a roofer by trade tells a story that packs clout.  Prospective sheet metal apprentices should take to heart when they consider how they might build a successful career.  “During the economic downturn of the eighties when union locals established food banks for out of work journeymen (duct shops were hit the hardest) we had no roofers out of work.”  Traditionally, roofing had a reputation as hard and sometimes dirty work, although the new materials are changing that picture in some areas, White reports.  Regardless of the nature of the profession, no one denies, the work is utterly essential.  Read more...

The Construction Lien Act and The Proceeds of a Power of Sale
By RICHARD OLIVER, Miller Thomson LLP
In Veltri Metal Co.(Re), a 2005 decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal was asked to determine whether the trust provisions of the Construction Lien Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.30, (the “Act”) applied to the sale proceeds held by a bankrupt involved in creditor protection proceedings. The issue the Court faced was whether AC Metal Fabricating Limited (“AC Metal”) and De Angelis Construction Inc. (“De Agnelis”) had valid trust claims against the sale proceeds of a leasehold interest held by Veltri Metal Products Company (“Veltri), the bankrupt, and whether the sale proceeds constituted trust funds over which the lien claimants had a valid claim, under either s. 7 or s. 9 of the Act.  Read more...  

Regional Meetings: vital links in a provincial chain
OSM relies on regular regional meetings as a time-tested method for staying connected with its local associations stretching across Ontario.  As the official provincial association for unionized sheet metal member contractors around the province, OSM has a vested interest in staying in touch.  To this end, OSM schedules three regional meetings per year.  During these meetings the OSM Management Committee meets with local contractors to discuss issues of local interest, ranging from a wide variety of topics including such matters as market share and apprentice training development.  Local contractors who may need to inform themselves about common practices amongst contractors in other areas have an opportunity to tap into OSM expertise for their answers. Read more...

Integrity and Service the most fundamental aspects of AIREX Inc.
AIREX Inc. is a Canadian-owned and operated distributor of heating, ventilation and air conditioning products. Since November 1982, the company has provided quality equipment to mechanical and sheet metal contractors in its resident Southern Ontario.
Over 23 years, Enzo and Mary Iantorno incorporated Home Heating and Ventilation Supplies Ltd.  Read more...

Hamilton Association Power House Of Leadership
While Toronto attracts a lot of press as a power centre – positive and negative - in sheet metal terms Hamilton holds its own.  In terms of leadership, the Hamilton & District Sheet Metal Contractors Inc. the local association of OSM contractor members has produced an impressive number of leaders – locally and provincially.  A number of its members have served as Directors on the OSM Board of Directors (Rick Guidolin, Carman Presti and Jim Taggart) one of them, Hubber, becoming OSM President.  Wayne Peterson current OSM Executive Director hails from the Hamilton Association.  For many years, Hamilton’s administrator was the redoubtable Dr. George Moller Doctor of Jurisprudence and a ferocious champion of the association’s its interests.  As a consequence throughout the years, the Hamilton association has had its finger on the pulse of sheet metals concerns, contributing both energy and imagination.  It also boasts the only female president of any of the provincial associations.  Read more...
 

Wisdom from Andy Rooney
Ed. Note:  Andy Rooney is an American journalist and commentator.  His “A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney” segment appears at the end of the weekly news program 60 Minutes. Read more...

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