For the General Presidents’ Maintenance Committee for Canada (GPMC) and the National Maintenance Council for Canada (NMC), strong employer partnerships are built over time through trust, consistent delivery and a shared commitment to safety and workforce excellence. Our relationship with AlumaSafway reflects exactly that. The GPMC/NMC and AlumaSafway have been partners for several decades, working together to support safe, productive maintenance and turnaround operations while helping deliver highly skilled union labour to some of Canada’s most important industrial facilities.
This partnership is important not only because of its longevity, but because of the results it continues to produce. For current and prospective employer partners, the AlumaSafway relationship with the GPMC/NMC is an example of how collaboration between signatory contractors, organized labour and clients can create stability, workforce continuity and measurable project success. AlumaSafway executes more than four million hours of work annually under our GPMA and NMA agreements, demonstrating both the scale of the partnership and the confidence placed in this model across Canada’s industrial maintenance sector. For owners and clients, it reinforces the value of working within a proven labour relations framework that prioritizes training, safety performance, reliability and professionalism at every level of execution.
“The GPMC/NMC partnership with AlumaSafway reflects what clients value most, dependable execution supported by a safety-driven system. By aligning experienced contractors with highly trained union labour, we ensure that safety is not an add-on, but a core part of how every project is delivered.”
– Sam McKenzie
National Representative, GPMC/NMC
This consistent performance was clearly reflected in the most recent Canadian Safety Achievement Awards (CS2A), where AlumaSafway received a total of fourteen national safety awards.
This recognition included the prestigious General Presidents’ Safety Excellence Award, presented to top-performing signatory employers and labour providers with the lowest total recordable incident rate across active GPMA and NMA projects nationwide. AlumaSafway’s results also included four 365 Daily Maintenance Awards, five Sustained Superior Performance Awards and three Tripartite Zero Injury Turnaround Awards, an exceptional record that highlights consistent safety leadership across multiple projects and regions. The strength of any partnership is ultimately reflected in the people doing the work, and AlumaSafway’s recognition extended beyond team performance. Rene Hiscock, a Journeyperson Carpenter with AlumaSafway, was named Craft Person of the Year for Western Canada, an honour that recognizes individual excellence in maintenance and turnaround work. His recognition speaks to the calibre of tradespeople working within the GPMC/NMC system and reinforces the value that skilled, safety-focused union craft professionals bring to employers and clients alike.
The GPMC/NMC is proud of its longstanding partnership with AlumaSafway and the shared record of achievement it represents. Together, we continue to demonstrate that when experienced employers, highly trained union labour and committed clients work in partnership, the result is safer worksites, stronger project outcomes and long-term value for all parties involved. For organizations looking for dependable maintenance and turnaround solutions, the AlumaSafway partnership stands as a clear example of what is possible through the GPMC/NMC model.