The highest honour the Province of Alberta can bestow on a citizen is the Alberta Order of Excellence. Members of the Alberta Order of Excellence come from a plethora of backgrounds; the careers of those awarded range from medicine, science, engineering, law, and business to politics, education, agriculture and the arts. All members share the fact that they’ve made an … Read More
Confederation Boulevard
We’ve worked on several high-profile projects for the NCC, National Capital Commission, over the course of our 17 year relationship. They often require an unordinarily high level of manufacturing precision in order to meet strict standards for consistency. Behrends has always proven up to the task, manufacturing high-quality, high-precision products multiple times a year to meet their needs. The Confederation … Read More
Churchill Square
Churchill Square is a major meeting place in central downtown Edmonton. An epicentre of activity in Edmonton since the early 1900’s, the Square and surrounding area have a lot of history. The City of Edmonton decided to commemorate this, and contacted Behrends about creating something functional, attractive, and long-lasting. They wanted to use glass as a substrate, and hired us … Read More
Yarker cast bronze interpretive panel
Artist Carolyn Butts came to us in 2007 with a project for her client, the Yarker Community Association, who were looking to create something that would help preserve the heritage of the Yarker area for future generations. Carolyn was wondering about the viability of a cast bronze interpretive panel showing Yarker in its industrial hey-days, based off of one of … Read More
Client Care Award
Our client had a beautiful Murano glass piece they had made in Italy that they used for their client care award, but there was one problem, they had no way to add names onto the piece and not to mention the worry of the glass breaking from moving around. They approached us with a design to create an award and incorporate … Read More
100th anniversary Flanders Field
Every Remembrance Day, Canadians honour their troops by reciting the famous poem “In Flanders Field” by Canadian soldier Lt.-Col. John McCrae. The iconic poem turned 100 years old in 2015 and a commission from the Edmonton Castledowns Recreation Society led to the fabrication of an exceptional memorial on the north-side of Edmonton, across from the Veterans’ Centre. The artwork for … Read More
Ryerson Alumni Achievement Awards
We’ve had a great relationship with the team at Ryerson University over the past 15 years. In 1998, Ryerson contacted us about designing and building a system to recognize the prestigious accomplishments of their esteemed alumni. We installed the wall with just a few names and photos, and it’s grown quickly over the years as Ryerson alumni continue to excel … Read More
Mount Sinai Hospital Star Wall
For over 20 years we’ve been working with the fine folks at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. Every year since the initial design, manufacture, and installation, we update their ‘Star Wall’ donor recognition system with new names, and we’ve consistently met their deadline and budget expectations. Since their donor wall is in a high-traffic area, a main lobby, we’re always … Read More
Trans Canada Trail Plaques
At Behrends, we build our products to stand the test of time. Recently, when the Government of Canada needed permanent, enduring interpretive plaques for new additions to the world-renowned Trans Canada Trail, they came to us. This was a particularly high profile project, as the first of the plaques was installed at Rideau Hall, the residence of the Governor General, … Read More
Royal Canadian Navy Centennial Monument
Monumentalizing important moments in history for future generations to understand and appreciate is one of the most satisfying parts of our work. We’ve worked frequently with the National Capital Commission, and helping them commemorate more than 100 years of Canada’s Navy was an honour and a pleasure. We were commissioned to cast a bronze interpretive plaque for the monument, which … Read More