Business View Magazine l November 2022

75 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 11 “We help them sift through the options and understand what will work best for them. It is like buying a car. There are thousands of options, but not all will work for you just because it is a car. If you are in Arizona, you need a super- powered air conditioning system, while in Alberta, you will need a block heater.” Azura Associates has worked on projects in Canada, Europe, Africa, the United States, and South America, although most of the company’s work is concentrated in Canada and the United States. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Ellis says the company kept working because all its clients were deemed essential, although site visits were restricted to road travel to avoid air travel. Throughout Covid, Azura relied on key partners to deliver solutions to its clients. One such partner is CEM Engineering, an engineering consultancy in St. Catharines, Ontario. “We’ve collaborated on several projects with CEM Engineering, which does considerable work around digesters, natural gas, and renewable natural gas as an EPC contractor,” Ellis says. “Because our industry is relatively new compared to sewage, there are no textbooks you can get information from. So, there’s still much work for consultants like CEM Engineering and Azura Associates who provide insights on key risk AZURA ASSOC I ATES