Our Mission & Vision
MISSION
To empower emerging global markets to locally manufacture advanced, sustainable mass-housing solutions and to enrich communities worldwide.
VISION
To transform communities through technology and innovation adoption and to become the global leader for turnkey, Cold-Formed Steel (CFS) manufactured building solutions.
Our Offered Services
Discover Our Expertise
Industry-leading CFS Detailing, Design & Engineering Consulting Services
Before a single CFS stud is printed, CanTec will address all of your integrated design, engineering and build process needs, from project concept through to project delivery. From our Canadian-based global headquarters, CanTec will seamlessly navigate and manage the challenging process of transforming architectural or structural designs into final CFS shop drawings and production-ready files. CanTec’s valued engineering approach and ability to work directly with our Client’s structural engineer and architect ensures that all CFS structure designs are compliant to the designated codes and standards and certified for production. The entire CFS structure is built in a virtual 3D space, allowing CanTec to identify and mitigate potential on-site build process and construction challenges well in advance, saving both resource time and costs, while minimizing materials waste.
Turnkey, Licensed CFS Manufacturing Partner Facility Setup & Operations
Accelerate first CFS production by 12-24 months and outpace the competitive market at 2:1. Starting with optimal Facility Planning & Design, and including procurement of all CFS manufacturing systems, tools, commissioning raw materials and monitored ocean transport to your preferred international port of destination. CanTec's turnkey Facility Setup & Operations service model merges the world’s most advanced steel printing software and CFS manufacturing systems with a proprietary and robust IP platform, Ph.D. designed efficiency processes and industry-leading CFS manufacturing and construction experience. This enables our licensed partner facilities to fully serve large-scale CFS framing project needs on day one and every day thereafter and to empower local workforces with manufacturing training, education and process knowledge.
End-to-End Supply Chain Management & Realized Economies of Scale
To enable an efficient production flow of manufactured CFS products from the manufacturing facility to the project build site. CanTec's end-to-end Supply Chain Management (SCM) specifies, sources, prices and coordinates the delivery of all required raw commodities for our partner facilities to maintain optimum day-to-day manufacturing operations. Working with our Client's procurement team, the CanTec's SCM team leverages our already established and proven global supply chain network to provide our Clients & Partner Facilities with access to large-volume pricing of all required raw materials, tools, equipment and on-site building material needs to deliver turnkey CFS projects to global communities. This end-to-end SCM service is focused on maximizing facility production efficiency and overall delivered product quality and realizes immediate economies of scale and profitability.
Full CFS Project Life Cycle Management
SMART, Sustainable, Turnkey CFS Project Management & Delivery
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Leveraging our team's wealth of experience in turnkey project management and delivery, CanTec Global partners with both their Clients and Partner CFS Manufacturing Facilities, as well as trusted and accountable local general contractors to oversee all critical stages of the full project life cycle - Concept to Completion. This offers all stakeholders a well-structured approach to overall project delivery, performance reporting and communications. All project lifecycle segments are fully supported by CanTec’s proprietary processes and systems.
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Project Planning
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Building Detailing, Design & Engineering
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Building Envelope Systems & Accents
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Project Procurement & Supply Chain Management
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Rapid CFS Manufacturing & Logistics
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Onsite Construction Management
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Concept-to-Completion Project Reporting
Our Journey
Advancing The Global Building Industry With Solution-Focused Services, Technology & Innovation
CanTec Global Building Solutions Inc. (CanTec) founders were the first to introduce FRAMECAD Cold-Formed Steel (CFS) framing technologies to Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest United States. The CanTec team is currently engaged in efforts to deliver their CFS consulting services and turn-key licensed partner manufacturing facility setup and operations business model in a number of emerging global markets.
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The CanTec team offers 150 plus years of diverse experience leading large-scale, turnkey design & engineering, manufacturing, development, and construction projects across North America and throughout multiple international regions.
Our CFS Manufacturing Systems
Working In Partnership To Merge World-Leading Manufacturing Systems, R&D and IP Platforms
CanTec is proudly aligned in partnership with FRAMECAD, the world's only complete end-to-end system for rapid and accurate construction of CFS Framing. FRAMECAD takes great pride in having led the advancement of construction technologies for over 30 years and having its proprietary design and manufacturing system sold and operating in over 120 countries worldwide.
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The FRAMECAD Design and Build methodology is all about the rapid construction of quality buildings delivering a faster return on investment and new business opportunities. With this methodology at the very core of our business, CanTec is highly regarded as a preferred FRAMECAD partner in North America and International markets.
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CanTec's CFS industry knowledge, experience, and commitment to ongoing R&D result in:
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industry-leading CFS framed product detailing, design & engineering services;
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a robust intellectual property (IP) platform that leads the global CFS manufacturing sector; and
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an accelerated design, build, and delivery model for turnkey CFS framing manufacturing facilities setup & operations
Sectors Served By CanTec & Our Global CFS Manufacturing Partner Facilities
Serving Large-Scale, CFS Framing Projects & Community Development Needs Globally
Our Global Business Partner Network
Knowledgeable, Innovative, Experienced
Our 30/30 BHAG
Every company's core values and purpose should be guided by a Big Hairy Audacious Goal (BHAG)! A compelling goal that stretches a company to succeed and to make a difference in the world. It should be a huge, daunting task, like climbing Mount Everest! Our BHAG drives the CanTec Global team to 'challenge the status quo' and to 'go beyond the obvious' - meaning to think differently, to push our limits, to ask new questions, to venture into new territories and to always move forward in terms of building innovation and sustainability. Our BHAG is:
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To positively disrupt the emerging global market building sector through CFS technology & innovation adoption, and to influence CFS sustainable mass-housing development across 30 global communities by 2030.
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