There is a first year boom in apprenticeships, but more is needed The SkilledTradesBC Year in Review report is out, and numbers for first-year apprentices look encouraging. The best results are among electricians (Construction and Industrial), powerline technicians, pipefitters, sheet metal workers, gas fitters, refrigeration and air conditioning mechanics, says David Ribeiro, Director Industry Relations, […]
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UAP Inc. has announced that it has acquired The Benson Group and its 85 locations in Ontario and Quebec. “We are delighted to officially welcome The Benson Group, one of Ontario and Quebec’s most respected distributors, into the UAP family,” said Alain Masse, President, North America Automotive of Genuine Parts Company, the parent company of
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Quebec’s Bill 29, the ‘right to repair’ law for repair shop owners, is now in effect. And while it has been the law since 2023 when Bill 29 was passed, the past two years have been what can be best described as a ‘breaking in period’ for that province’s auto collision repair industry. Bill 29,
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Prototype electric motor reaches 59kW/kg benchmark (Yarnton, Oxfordshire, UK) October 22, 2025 – YASA, a designer and manufacturer of axial flux motors, smashed its own unofficial power density world record with a new benchmark for ultra-high-performance electric motors, achieving 550kW (738bhp) from a 13.1kg version of its new axial flux prototype motor. According to YASA,
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