b'Photo credit: Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority.The CANAM GroupThe CANAM Group has been operating for more than 60 years. With 3,500 employees, the company specializes in the design and manufacturing of metal components for the construction industry in North America, operating in the fields of buildings, metal frames and bridges.CANAMissupplyingthesteelforthemain spanofthebridge.Thisincludes70robust anchor boxes, 216 stay cables anchorage and 224PROVIDING HIGH-END CUSTOM METAL FABRICATION SINCE 1946edge girders, intricately woven into the fabric of the bridge, says Mathias Dutil, project managerWe are experts in custom metal fabrication, including carbon withCANAMsbridgedivision.ThestructureMEMBER steel, stainless steel, nickel alloy and aluminum - for markets as is further strengthened by 315 floor beams, 624close as next door and around the world.claddingpanels,942redundancygirdersandOur customers represent some of the largest firms in power generation, petroleum refining, process equipment, 1,256 soffit panels, cumulatively weighing 28,560marine, renewables, and structural steel.metric tonnes.The challenge in supplying steel for the project wasthedelaycausedbythepandemic.When thepandemicreceded,constructionwassped uptomakeupforthelosttime.CANAMhad toincreasetheirfactoryoutputandshipping schedule to ensure the steel was available for the new construction timeline. For a time, it became a very complicated process to manage as bridge85 Industrial Drive, Saint John, N.B. P: 506-633-7740|BoUrqueindustrial.comconstruction tried to catch up, says Dutil.ADVANTAGE STEEL WINTER 2023/2024|29'