Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 7

22 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 7 these communities’ needs across Canada. “We’re currently carrying this philosophy down through the U.S.,” says Will Myers, VP of Business Development & Community Relations. “It shifts in America to engage indigenous communities. as well as those who are minorities.” Forbes Bros. prides itself on being as inclusive as possible. “We’re working on ensuring that we do it the right way and that our impact on traditional land is consensual and for their benefit. Their inputs are valuable and cannot be ignored,” says Myers. The Forbes Bros. Group has in-house engineering staff that form the core of the business. Their mission is to develop tower and foundation designs that keep them current and that also abide by OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) standards. But that’s not the company’s main drawcard. “I think that one thing that makes Forbes Bros. stands out is our innovation, we collaborate with technology partners, from whom we will globally source our towers and materials,” says COO, Diane Giacomozzi. Innovation is also in demand right now. Primarily, most global forces are wanting to expand their portfolios and offerings in solar installations and inverter technology. While this is innovation at a high level, Forbes Bros. has also focused inwards, ensuring their staff at a grassroots level have access to the best equipment. Tail boards are captured on iPads, meetings are recorded in the field, and the filing of information and data happens in real time and is uploaded to a cloud data system. “If you compare where the line industry was 10 years ago, you’d barely recognize it, due to the level of technology in use,” says Myers. This deployment of technology is also using robust and progressive systems and is tied to the enterprise’s resource planning. While their employees are vital, success on