Safety performance remains a key consideration for contractors delivering industrial maintenance, refinery and turnaround projects, where work often takes place under demanding operational conditions. AlumaSafway has received multiple national safety recognitions for its Canadian operations, highlighting the performance of its workforce and industrial site teams during 2025.
The awards were presented through the Canadian Safety Achievement Awards programme, organized by the General Presidents’ Maintenance Committee for Canada (GPMC) and the National Maintenance Council for Canada (NMC). AlumaSafway is part of the BrandSafway family of companies.
Among the distinctions received was the General Presidents’ Safety Excellence Award. The recognition is presented to signatory employers and labour providers achieving the lowest total recordable incident rate across active General Presidents’ Maintenance Agreement (GPMA) and National Maintenance Agreement (NMA) projects nationwide.
Individual recognition also went to Luke Chown, an AlumaSafway painter supervisor in Eastern Canada, who received the Craft Person of the Year Award.
The award recognizes individual craftsmanship and performance in maintenance and turnaround work. Chown's recognition marks the second consecutive year an AlumaSafway employee has received the distinction.
Ten AlumaSafway industrial site teams received recognition across three additional award categories.
365 Daily Maintenance Award
This category recognizes industrial maintenance teams that complete at least 365 days of year-round plant maintenance without a recordable injury.
The recognized sites were:
Sustained Superior Performance Award
This award recognizes groups operating under GPMA or NMA agreements that achieve multiple consecutive years of maintenance work without recordable injuries.
Recipients included:
Tripartite Zero Injury Turnaround Award
The award recognizes teams that complete substantial turnaround or outage work within compressed schedules without recordable injuries.
The recognized projects included:
The recognition reflects safety performance across AlumaSafway's Canadian industrial maintenance and turnaround operations. The awards span refinery maintenance, energy facilities and industrial projects, where coordination between contractors, supervisors and site personnel is essential to managing workplace risks.
For industrial owners and contractors, the awards highlight the importance of sustained injury prevention, workforce supervision and safety practices during routine maintenance and time-sensitive turnaround activities.
The awards were formally presented in October 2026 at the Edmonton Convention Centre.
Source: Brand Safway.
