The Builders Code is honouring six employers with Builders Code Champion Awards for leading the way in advancing the culture of B.C.’s industrial, commercial, and institutional construction sector. Their efforts have contributed to an increase in the participation of women in B.C.’s construction trades from 4.6 to 6 per cent since 2018.
The Builders Code Champion Awards were launched last year to recognize companies that are taking proactive measures to eliminate discrimination, hazing, bullying and harassment on worksites in B.C., and to create a safety standard that prioritizes the importance of psychological as well as physical safety for all workers.
The 2020 Builders Code Champion Award categories and winners are:
- Recruiting & Hiring Champion: Chinook Scaffold Systems
- Loyalty Champion: Westcana Electric
- Workplace Culture Champion: RAM Consulting Ltd. (medium sized employer) and Lafarge Canada (large employer)
- Community Champion: Houle Electric
- Contractor of the Year: Mazzei Electric
“On behalf of everyone at BCCA, Minerva BC and all our Builders Code partners, I want to thank our winners for their support of the Builders Code and their leadership across the province during this challenging year,” said Chris Atchison, president, BCCA. “These award recipients, the other nominees and the companies throughout B.C. who have adopted Builders Code are helping to shape a new workplace culture for construction and encouraging others to get involved. They recognize that the Builders Code has helped them set clear behaviour expectations among employees and supported them in the development of company policies all of which are contributing to attracting and retaining employees in a tight labour market.”
BCCA also released their fall 2020 stat pack, which shows that more tradeswomen are working in the sector. BCCA said the Builders Code and other initiatives are contributing to improved acquisition and retention of tradeswomen in B.C.’s construction industry.
The BCCA stat pack also shows that while continuing to adapt to the supply chain, worksite and other challenges caused by COVID-19, the construction industry’s contribution to B.C.’s GDP has risen from $21.2 billion to $22.7B (8.6 to 8.9 per cent) over the past year and the sector continues to be the No. 1 employer in B.C.’s goods sector.
