Archive for September, 2008
Outsourcing To India???
I have had several clients ask me if I have any knowledge of outsourcing shop drawings to India. Although my answer is no, I think it’s time to try a little experiment for fun. This week I am going to actually send a set of architectural drawings to India (electronically of course) and have them [...]
Tallest Building In Vancouver
Well after almost a year of working on drawings, our work is now complete on the 61 storey Shangri-La project located at 1128 West Georgia in Vancouver, BC. The 119-room hotel will occupy the first fifteen floors of a new 61 story landmark building, making it the tallest in Vancouver. TND worked with Dave Husson of [...]
CRL Introduces Taper-Loc Glazing System
It seems that everyone is getting on board with the new Taper-Loc glazing system that was recently introduced by CR Laurence. About 4 of the last 5 sets of handrail drawings that TND has prepared has used this new system that eliminates the need for messy expansion cement and apparently reduces installation time by 50%. [...]
New Phone System
Well we finally did it, after 13 years of answering each other’s calls and screaming “RYAN, LINE 2 !” as loud as we could across the office, we broke down and invested in a new phone system. Our new Response Point system comes complete with a virtual operator that allows callers to simply say the name [...]
TND Welcomes their newest member
True North would like to welcome our new controller, Elayna Christensen. Elayna will now be handling all financial matters at TND. Her 14 years experience with the city of burnaby combined with a bachelor’s degree from the University of Victoria will bring a fresh outlook to our organization.
Record Breaking Mountain To Mountain Journey
True North Drafting recently completed the shop drawings for the “Peak 2 Peak” gondola base stations at Whistler/Blackcomb. This is one of the most exciting and publicized projects that TND has been involved with. Randy Goodwin (owner of Whistler Glass) had to overcome many unprecedented challenges that included driving up and down Whistler Mountain on a daily [...]
Hello world!
Welcome to True North’s first “official” post. As owner of True North Drafting, I will attempt to keep this page updated with fresh, relevant and sometimes entertaining posts for all us in the glazing community. I welcome your comments and input. - Kelly Wayne, Owner
