The Construction Source

FEBRUARY 2021 a result, they maintain a zero lost time injury rating with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). “Our sites are always clean, safe, organized and well monitored,” Robert says. “We believe it’s important that the general feel and flow of our sites is representative of our approach to construction.” The company is also aided by their regular team of subcontractors and suppliers, who have similar values and display similar commitment to getting the job done both safely and to a high quality standard. Robert says the strength of those partnerships is a key reason the company has been successful. One such partnership is with Hinton Scaffold Solutions, an industry-leading provider of scaffold erection, dismantling and consulting services. Like Edgefield, the Hinton team has a wealth of combined experience in the industry, as well as a history of successful involvement in large-scale projects. Also like Edgefield, they are committed to a culture of safety, and to raising the industry standard of safety through their practices. According to Robert, those kinds of values – and that kind of experience – are what Edgefield looks for in their extended team members. Once they find partners who tick those boxes, they tend to stick with them. Many of the company’s trades have been working with them since the start, and some relationships pre-date even the creation of Edgefield Construction. “A general contractor is only as good as the sub-trades they bring to a project,” Robert says. “So we don’t typically just open up our bidding to the whole world. We don’t just go with the lowest price. We work with trades we can trust, who we know will deliver.” “And once we find a trade we can trust, we’ll keep working with them,” he adds. “That has helped us to deliver project after project successfully. That development of trusted trades has set us apart.”