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BrenKir Blog · 9M ago

The BrenKir Times Debut Volume 1

August 12th, 2011 marks the very FIRST volume of the BrenKir Times! The BrenKir Times is an internal news publication to keep our employees connected, up-to-date and informed on BrenKir happenings. This is an outlet to bring about things happening with the staff, the company, and the community. We f
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BrenKir Blog · 10M ago

BrenKir forms a Strategic Alliance with CenturyVallen

Exciting things coming out of the BrenKir office today! BrenKir has signed a strategic alliance with CenturyVallen. In the new alliance, BrenKir will act as an East Coast distribution center for national CenturyVallen accounts, and will in turn, have access to the width & breadth of the CenturyValle
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BrenKir Blog · 11M ago

What Happens in Vegas . . . .

WOW!!  Into our 4th day at the aptly named  WBENC Opportunty Connection.   We’re here as part of a Canadian Delegation, and in turn, a delegation sponsored by the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador and NLOWE.   Our friends in the US have, in the past 15 years, managed to develop ways to promote
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BrenKir Blog · 11M ago

Flat Out! Keeping safe when you are busy.

What a busy few weeks it has been at BrenKir!  Of course, it’s obvious that once the ice is off the ponds in Newfoundland and Labrador, a lot of projects move into high gear. Not just the large mega- projects – although they certainly get busier – but all the local businesses that keep the [...]
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BrenKir Blog · 12M ago

More than meets the eye . . .

Today I had the opportunity to tour a series of manufacturing facilities in the Eastern Townships of Quebec. Codet – makers of Big Bill Workwear – is a 2nd generation family company that is a Canadian Manufacturing success story, and a great supplier for Brenkir. They make all the ‘regular gear’ – w
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BrenKir Blog · 1Y ago

OTC Houston – Connecting with the oil and gas community . . .

Just making our way back from OTC in Houston – the premiere North American event for offshore oil and gas.  What a whirlwind week of networking, trade show and workshops.   It all started with the greatest industry mixer ever – the NOIA poolside reception on Sunday night.   Think about this – politi
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BrenKir Blog · 1Y ago

From Hebron to NLOWE – being the kind of company you want to do business with.

This past week has been a busy one for BrenKir from a business development standpoint.   Last Wednesday, Ed Kelly and I were in Clarenville to hear the Hebron Partners talk to potential suppliers about the kind of capacity that the project would need.  Great to see such a wonderful turnout from loca
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BrenKir Blog · 1Y ago

The Big Easy . . .

Nobody ever said being in business was easy. But every now and then, there are a few perks- and getting out of the snow in late February is certainly one of them. We are here in New Orleans, Louisiana, for part of a special trade mission put together by the WBENC South group. The idea [...]
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BrenKir Blog · 1Y ago

Premier Pushing Supplier Diversity

Photo Credit – The Telegram. Premier Kathy Dunderdale hasn’t forgotten her roots as Natural Resource Minister in Newfoundland and Labrador. She told a group of NLOWE members at a breakfast meeting on Monday that while she was minister in that department, she was tracking the numbers of women who wer
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