Truss company fire predicted to have ‘substantial impact’ on P.E.I. construction industry

By Stephen Brun
CBC News
October 3, 2024
Category: Business & Politics
Region: Canada, Canada East

A fire this week at one of P.E.I.’s major truss manufacturers will be felt in the province’s construction industry, says the head of an industry association. The blaze at Valley Truss and Metal in Kensington on Tuesday evening destroyed the company’s main manufacturing building. Valley Truss is one of the Island’s four manufacturers of engineered floor and roof trusses for use in construction projects. “Any time you take a major player out of the process, it certainly has a substantial impact,” said Sam Sanderson, the general manager of the Construction Association of P.E.I. …A spokesperson for the Prince Edward Island Fire Marshals Office told CBC News that the blaze at Valley Truss is still under investigation.

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