Metro Testing + Engineering Ltd is pleased to announce the new appointment by the Canadian Council of Independent Laboratories / Conseil canadien des laboratoires independants (CCIL) of Cengiz Guldemet to their Board of Directors, holding the position as Director of the Geotechnical/Construction Materials Division.

The CCIL is a federally incorporated, non-profit organization that represents the independent, private-sector testing laboratories in Canada. They administer laboratory and technician certification programs for the testing of various construction materials (asphalt, aggregates, and concrete) and support a national and international accreditation system for environmental/life sciences laboratories.

With over 29 years of experience in the materials consulting, construction testing and concrete ready-mix industry, Cengiz has developed skills as both a senior technician and as a materials engineer. While also serving as a Board member, he is currently serving on CCIL’s regional committee in British Columbia and urges others in the industry to get involved.  “Being a member of CCIL allows you stay on top of the important issues,” says Cengiz. “One thing I would like to focus on as a new Board member is enhancing training for field technicians.”

We congratulate Cengiz for this achievement and his commitment to the industry.

It was a wonderful spring day to bring in lunch for everyone to celebrate our milestone service awards at Metro Testing & Engineering in Burnaby. Congratulations to all our 5, 10, 15, 20, and 30-year service award recipients (16 employees this time around) across all our 10 branches!

We are pleased to celebrate Mahyad Aghigh’s achievement of earning his Ph.D. degree in Physical Chemistry from University of British Columbia.  For several years, Mahyad spent his evenings and weekends working towards his degree while continuing to work full-time in our technical services team performing floor flatness testing and more recently, being involved in the launch of our new air tightness testing services.  He will be officially graduating on 02 June 2021 (you can tell from he big smile on his face!).  Congratulations, Mahyad!