In industrial construction, regulatory compliance isn’t optional. Pressure piping work requires specific certifications that verify a contractor’s ability to design, fabricate, install, and commission systems safely and to code. Without the right credentials, projects get fragmented across multiple contractors, creating coordination gaps, quality inconsistencies, and timeline delays. THM Technical Services recently received its renewed Certificate...

The toughest challenge in sustaining capital programs isn’t writing the scope or securing the budget. It’s having the right people ready to execute when the outage window opens. As midstream infrastructure matures, more capital shifts toward reliability work inside existing facilities: compressor upgrades, instrumentation improvements, and facility modifications that happen around live assets. This brownfield...

Most energy companies have clear organizational lines. Major capital projects go to the projects team. Routine maintenance goes to operations. But there’s a category of work that doesn’t fit cleanly into either bucket, and that’s where problems start. Sustaining capital projects, brownfield modifications, and reliability upgrades sit in an uncomfortable middle ground. They’re too complex...

Canadian midstream infrastructure is having a moment. Over $60 billion in secured growth backlogs across pipeline and processing projects, with more expected through 2026. Investor confidence is high, and capital is flowing. But here’s what matters more than the deal announcements: what happens after the steel goes in the ground. Midstream asset valuations don’t hold...

In industrial construction and commissioning, the difference between a smooth project and a costly delay often comes down to one thing: how you treat the people doing the work. When subcontractors and specialty vendors are viewed as expendable labor instead of valued contributors, projects suffer. Misalignment creeps in, communication breaks down, and trust erodes. The...