Signage and buildings in the park are both favourite targets of vandals.
It’s a problem Rose Sinclair, senior accountant at Tube-Fab, has been acutely aware of since the company moved into the park at 105 Industrial Crescent five years ago.
“Just this morning I sent one of our guys to repaint a sign over there,” said Sinclair during a tour of the Tube-Fab facility on Wednesday.
Recently, she and her company have decided to take a proactive approach to helping to solve the problem.
The company has installed a large blank mural on the far side of its employee parking lot and is inviting graffiti artists to use it as a canvas.
“Don’t be destructive, be creative,” she said.
The company is also planning to make one of its rear walls available for the same purpose.
They’re getting some of their staff in on the project as well and have commissioned one of their employees to create a piece of art around one of its large bay doors.
“I think it’s great, if we have some talent lets find, lets display it and get it out there,” said Sinclair.
If the graffiti walls prove popular the company may add more panels to the space.
Open House
The graffiti walls are mainly to help with local unsightliness but they are also part of a lager initiative Tube-Fab is undertaking to boost its profile in the community.
They’re hoping to attract new talent to their workforce of 40 people and potentially attract some new local customers. The company’s primary customers have traditionally been off Island, but Tube-Fab’s leadership wants to pursue more local business contacts.
As a way to tick off all those boxes, the company is holding an open house on July 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
There will be entertainment, a barbeque and guided tours of the company’s manufacturing facility.
They’re also inviting any senior citizen with a small engine machine to bring it along with them and Tube-Fab’s staff will give it some care and repair.
@JournalPMacLean
Signage and buildings in the park are both favourite targets of vandals.
It’s a problem Rose Sinclair, senior accountant at Tube-Fab, has been acutely aware of since the company moved into the park at 105 Industrial Crescent five years ago.
“Just this morning I sent one of our guys to repaint a sign over there,” said Sinclair during a tour of the Tube-Fab facility on Wednesday.
Recently, she and her company have decided to take a proactive approach to helping to solve the problem.
The company has installed a large blank mural on the far side of its employee parking lot and is inviting graffiti artists to use it as a canvas.
“Don’t be destructive, be creative,” she said.
The company is also planning to make one of its rear walls available for the same purpose.
They’re getting some of their staff in on the project as well and have commissioned one of their employees to create a piece of art around one of its large bay doors.
“I think it’s great, if we have some talent lets find, lets display it and get it out there,” said Sinclair.
If the graffiti walls prove popular the company may add more panels to the space.
Open House
The graffiti walls are mainly to help with local unsightliness but they are also part of a lager initiative Tube-Fab is undertaking to boost its profile in the community.
They’re hoping to attract new talent to their workforce of 40 people and potentially attract some new local customers. The company’s primary customers have traditionally been off Island, but Tube-Fab’s leadership wants to pursue more local business contacts.
As a way to tick off all those boxes, the company is holding an open house on July 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
There will be entertainment, a barbeque and guided tours of the company’s manufacturing facility.
They’re also inviting any senior citizen with a small engine machine to bring it along with them and Tube-Fab’s staff will give it some care and repair.
@JournalPMacLean
