Park Derochie Inc. is pleased to announce the creation of a Canada Wide Bridge Division based out of its Edmonton Offices effective February 1, 2018.     With the increasing activities in bridge restoration & refurbishment across the country, coupled with the complexity associated with this work, the creation of a specialized ...

Happy Monday   Let’s start the week off with safety. We are almost one month into 2018 and we want to recognize the HSE successes that Park Derochie achieved in 2017.  Our safety department sent out these remarkable statistics last week that we want to share!    Safety Statistics   Question: How many ...

Jeff Granberg, Co-Owner and CEO of PD Group of Companies Inc., was recently named the EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2017 Prairies, in the Real Estate and Construction division. Coming as no surprise to anyone who has had the opportunity to work with him, he was also honored, being ...

WE HAVE A WINNER:  Nine individuals correctly guessed that  the weight of the largest single piece of steel fireproofed in the  Park Derochie shop for Syncrude's UE-1 project was 110,000 lbs! Roughly the weight of NINE elephants.   Of those, ARCHIE STAINTON was randomly chosen to win  golf for two at The Broadmoor Public Golf Course.    To ...

When we become complacent it is usually because of confidence and repetition. The more we perform a task without event, the easier it is for our brains to settle into the familiar rhythm of complacency.  Consider the following workers' situations and their levels of complacency:  A laborer, ...

WE HAVE A WINNER:  Nine individuals correctly guessed that  Park Derochie expanded into Mechanical Insulation in 2005  and Scaffolding & Containment in 2010.   Of those, PENNY FEDORUS was randomly chosen to win  golf for two at The Broadmoor Public Golf Course.    To find out more about Park Derochie's history please  visit ParkDerochie.com/About-Us/Our-History   Check back often for more ...

WE HAVE A WINNER:  Thirteen individuals correctly guessed that  Park Derochie's first large field painting project was done at the Bowden Refinery in 1956.    Of those, DAN MACKELL was randomly chosen to win golf for two at The Broadmoor Public Golf Course.    To find out more about our coatings projects & services please ...

It's summer and that means it's BBQ season!  Many of us spend our evenings and weekends outside with our family and friends during the summer. While enjoying a few cold drinks and barbecuing some delicious food, it is easy to forget that grilling can become dangerous very quickly if we ...

As the founder and original owner, Rick Pazdzierski has been an integral part of Seaside Coatings for 40 years. Even after the company was purchased by Park Derochie and Rick’s later retirement, he has continued to work voluntarily several times a week as an advisor on safety, equipment, jobs, ...

FUN FACTS ABOUT LIGHTNING DID YOU KNOW? The majority of lightning strikes occur approximately 5 kilometers from the storm cell and can make contact upwards of 10 kilometers from the storm cell. Contrary to rumor, lightning does strike the same place twice. The empire ...