Abbotsford, Jan 29, 2008 - Eagle West Cranes has made a commitment to its employees by choosing the Abbotsford Community Foundation to administer $500 Post Secondary Bursaries. The company will be extending the bursary program to employees and their families in Abbotsford, the BC Interior and Alberta. These bursaries will be awarded to graduates continuing their education at a vocational school, college or university.
"Life is a team effort. No one gets very
far alone," says Eagle West President Jim Barkman. "Eagle West has
built a reputation based on the company's values of mutual respect,
supportive teams and continual learning. Each company representative,
from operators to administration does their best to maintain it."
Eagle
West has grown from a small company of two mobile cranes to its current
size of over 200 units with specialized divisions covering truck &
crane services, tower cranes, industrial moving, pre-cast concrete
products and equipment sales. At Eagle West, "Our People Make Our
Company", and management aims to attract and support the best people.
Eagle
West Cranes is proud of the growth that defines the company as a major
supplier of hoisting and related services in the Metro Vancouver/Fraser
Valley region of BC. Such growth has allowed expansion out of the main
facility in Abbotsford to now include facilities in Metro Vancouver,
Kamloops, Kelowna and Calgary.