WHITBY FREE PRESS WHITByFREE PRESS, WEDNESDA,DÉCÈM\E[7, 1988; PAGE 23 A BUSINESS UNDATE INWORMATION FEATUIRE NEWS New woodwork facility saves hobbyist money By Debbie Luchuk Woodworkers in the region will be able to take advantage of top quality equipment and facilities with the opening of Pine Ridge Workshops in south Whitby. Pine Ridge Workshops, at 1614 Charles St., features more than 5,000 sq. ft. of tools and equipment that the hobby woodworker would not be able to afford or havé room for in his own workshop, as well as seminars and instruction in a club-like atmosphere. Owner Ross Hume feels he was filling a need for the facility in the Durham Region, and has had a long standing interest in woodworking. He is an inde- pendant engineering consultant by trade. " ve been interested in woodworking for the last 30 years," Hume said. "The woodworking hobby is a very old one, quite possibly the universal hobby. It can, however, be very expensive, and it just isn't cost effective for an individual to own several thousand of equip- ment only to use it six to eight hours a month." For a limited amount of money, Hume offers the hobby woodworker the facilities, instruction, fellowship with other woodworkers, a showroom for selling the produce of members' efforts, and a finishing room. Wood and other supplies can be purchased on site in limited quantities and selection. "There will be seminars from time to time on various aspects of woodwork or machinery as the need arises," Hume said, and other programs will be added as members request and if conven- ient. Safety will be a prime objective, and Hume said, "We're not interested in having someone injured or having machinery damaged." Consequently, only those 21 and older will be permitted in the shop. "We will help people who have never tried it (woodworking) before. We're not going to let someone loose on equipment without instruction." Hume noted that those interested in folk art could save a lot of money by producing wooden articles for decoration themselves, and that he had been contacted by several women interested in using the shop for this purpose. Members currently using the shop come from every age group, and there are a few women using the facilities, proving that woodworking is not just a male domain. The hours of operation are designed to accommodate shift workers, any schedule from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. to start, Hume said. If members want some other arrangement, he said that the schedule will be altered. The basic membership is $250 a year, for six hours per month of use of the shop. The hours beyond this cost the member $7 per hour. The shop will have its official opening from Saturday, Dec. 10 to the following weekend. ROSS HUME, owner of Pine Ridge Workshops, displays a planer in the shop. Free Press photo Andrew completes satellite contract By Feroneh Neil In about months, Andrew Antenna will have completed a $900,000 contract to build a satellite for the National Defence Research Establishment in Otta- wa. "There was at least one other company that was sent the RFP (request for proposal) that we know of," says Andrew mariting manager George Tong. "They made their choice based on capability, (engineering and manufacturing) price, as well as Canadian content." The Research Establishment will be using the satellite for the study of electromagnetic trans- mission or radio for various satellites. "The defence department is concerned about the atmosphere and how it is affecting the satellites," says Andrew president Hugh Swain. "This is the tool that they needed." The satellite will be 26 feet in diameter and sit on a-positioner that will be able to scan the entire sky. Andrew Antenna will provide the en ire system. "It really isr' much different than what we n>rmally do," says Swain. "The po.itioner will be a little more sophisticated and will be able to operate on different frequencies. "In a way it is interesting, though, as is it a special project." Up-Right Scaffolds By Adam Sikora Recently purchased Up-Right Scaffolds Ltd. of Right Inc. of Oakland, C Whitby is a company that is in the United States. th definitely reaching places, just location is acknowledge like the products it produces. Canadian head office. Specializing in aluminum scaffolds (the only company in According to generali Canada that produces them) Bruno Kern, Up-Right er Up-Right also produces material staff of 25 in Canada wi and personnel lifts and self- 15 working in Whitby a ropelled machines such as representatives in 1 scissor and boom lifts. Winnipeg, Ottawa, Queb Founded in 1947, Up-Right Montreal, Toronto and H was previously located on Russell as well as rental de Ave. in Oshawa from 1959-1974, Montreal and Toronto. until relocating to its current On top of a sales an location at 108 Industrial Dr. division which provides Ltd. only Canadian scaffold producer by Up- California e Whitby d as its manager mploys a th about nd sales Calgary, bec City, amilton, pots in d rental equip- ment locally for inside maintenance in establishments such as schools and churches and local businesses such as General Motors and the Oshawa Centre, Up-Right also provides service and maintenance docks for snnp nationally. Some examples include the construction of custom aircraft spans for Air Canada, Canadair and de Havilland and past and present contracts from the Canadian government. Some of these contracts involved the construction of aircraft stands for the CP-140 military sub chaser 707s which the Department of National Defence keeps at Air Canada in Winnipeg. One of the more recent contracts, involving a sum of ,$468,105 was for the construction of two scaffold assemblies for use in maintenance work on the Armed Forces' Aurora long-range patrol aircraft. Kern also disclosed that Up-Right is currently pursuing a contract worth more than $500,000. John Brooks of the sales and rental department says the time involved in construction and the rental fee or purchase price varies from model to inodel and/or the amount of time it will be rented. However, production is now capable of going faster due to the use of hydraulic pressure instead of the old welding process, and better equipment can be provided with the implementation of future technology, exemplified by new machines such as the SL20. 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