The company informed that the contract is for the construction, maintenance and modification of the overhead transmission lines for the Montreal and Richelieu regions. The work on the project would commence in September 2009 and is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2011.
According to Guy Aubert, vice-president, Electrical Lines and Clearance & Pruning Division, approximately 100 workers would be involved in the project.
CVTech is a management corporation that operates in two major sectors. One division, through Thirau, and its subsidiary, Thirau LLC (formerly Thiro USA Inc.), the Corporation services the electrical utility industry with the construction and maintenance of transmission and distribution lines primarily in Quebec and the Northeast of the US. Thirau’s subsidiary, J.J.L. Déboisement inc., specializes in vegetation control surrounding the lines and clearing the lines’ rights of way.
CVTech, through its other unit, is also engaged in the design and manufacture of continuously variable power transmission systems and specializes in rebuilding crankshafts and engine cylinders and distributing engine parts for the automotive industry.
