About Delta

Delta Elevator is honoured to support the WRHN Foundation – Cancer Centre with a donation made in memory of our colleague and friend, Juan Castillo.

Juan was a valued member of Delta Elevator whose kindness, dedication, and warm spirit left a lasting impact on everyone who had the privilege of working with him. This donation reflects our deep appreciation for his life and legacy, and our commitment to supporting the vital work of the Cancer Centre in helping local families.

We extend our heartfelt thoughts to Juan’s family, friends, and all those who continue to cherish his memory. His legacy lives on in the lives he touched and in the meaningful support this contribution will provide to others. 

Delta Elevator was honoured to receive the inaugural 50-year Membership Award at the 2025 Canadian Elevator Contractors Association Convention, which took place in June at Niagara Falls.

Walter Guderian, Delta’s founder, was a strong supporter of CECA from its earliest days: He recognized the importance of a united approach to representing the industry to government.

Over the years of Delta’s participation in CECA, both Walter and Brian Elliott, currently Delta’s VP Training & Development, have served as President of the organization.

We look forward to many more years of involvement with CECA!

Delta Elevator partnered with WatSPEED at the University of Waterloo to enhance the supervisory skills of our employees. Through this partnership, Delta received customized leadership programs that has helped equip the team with an even stronger skill set.

Last month Delta Elevator had the pleasure of hosting WatSPEED to present the employees with their Certificates of Completion.

Congratulations to all those who completed the course and are continuing their educational journey!

Recently, Delta Elevator added a 2023 Ford E-Transit to our electric vehicle fleet. This cargo van has been fitted with custom-designed interior shelves for field mechanic use. With a driving range up to 250 km, the E-Transit joins our existing fleet of four EV Bolts. Since our first EV Bolt was put into service in 2017, all five Delta branches, along with Head Office, have been equipped with charging infrastructure to make inter-office travel environmentally friendly. Keep an eye out for our specially-modified “EV” logo on the road!

A year ago, Delta Elevator created the role of Team Lead in the Manufacturing area for both our day and afternoon shifts.

This role helped improve communication, collaboration, and efficiency in the Shop while providing the opportunity for professional growth for everyone involved.

Our Team Leads and our Manufacturing leaders exemplify our commitment to Integrity, Service & Quality and contribute to making Delta Elevator a great team.

Back (L to R)
James Morrison – Cab and Entrance Assembly Team Lead
Perre Lemoine – Fabrication, Laser, Form, Welding, Entrance Assembly Team Lead (Afternoons)
Richard Bryant – Fabrication, Laser, Form, Machining, Welding Team Lead
Jason Picard – Assembly, Logistics, Cab Assembly, Paint Team Lead (Afternoons)

Front (L to R)
Ming Yan – Manufacturing Coordinator
Steve Paul – Logistics, Assembly, Paint Team Lead
Kevin Murtagh – Manufacturing Manager

Delta’s Electrical Manufacturing Department continues to grow and to make improvements to its work area optimization.

Historically, controllers were assembled on a horizontal worksurface and then moved to an inclined wiring fixture.

Now, with the use our custom-designed controller assembly table, the product no longer requires transfer between worksurfaces.  As well, the new table is moveable throughout the entire controller assembly area.

The results are reduced material handling, fewer worksurfaces, and improved material flow through the department.

There are upcoming changes in periodic enforcement as TSSA.

This letter is to advise of upcoming changes in periodic enforcement at TSSA. Specifically, the following Owner items must be complied with on a periodic inspection, or the elevating device may be removed from service by the TSSA Inspector.

For more information, please see our letter to building owners and managers.

Please join us in congratulating one of Delta’s own, Rick Hicks, on receiving this years TSSA Individual Legacy Safety Award. A well-deserved recognition of his skillset and workplace safety leadership.

OPSEU, the union representing TSSA inspectors, made the decision to commence a strike starting July 21, 2022, before the parties had a chance to reach an agreement.

TSSA has been engaging in good faith negotiations with OPSEU since the fall of 2021 to finalize a first collective agreement for inspectors. Despite these efforts, an agreement could not be ratified before the strike deadline of 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, July 21.

“In order to prevent a strike, the TSSA bargaining team provided OPSEU a full proposal which includes all terms for a first collective agreement and offers inspectors excellent health, dental and pension benefits, and salary increases for a multi-year agreement,” said Laura Desjardins, Vice President, Human Resources. “Given the reasonable and fair contract we have offered and our availability for ongoing discussions, TSSA does not see why inspectors have chosen to go on strike. Our approach is to bargain in good faith, reach a fair agreement and avoid any disruption. Unfortunately, the union stopped negotiating directly with TSSA after the first few meetings and gave indications of their strike intentions. We are concerned with OPSEU’s deliberately false communications that suggest we are not bargaining in good faith.”

While TSSA remains available to meet in the hopes of reaching an agreement, comprehensive plans are in place to continue the delivery of our safety mandate. TSSA will continue to respond to serious safety incidents and inspect any sites classified as high risk. TSSA will also be available to provide services for critical infrastructure, such as hospitals and long-term care homes. Every effort will be made to minimize any disruption to businesses as much as possible.

Owners of devices, sites and businesses regulated under the Technical Standards and Safety Act remain responsible for maintaining and operating devices safely and for immediately reporting incidents. For incident reporting call TSSA at 1-877-682-TSSA (8772) and choose Option 1 to reach the Spills Action Centre (open 24 hours a day, seven days a week).

During a strike, all of our non-inspection services such as engineering, examinations, licencing, etc. will remain available. Expedited and rush engineering reviews will not be available during the strike. You can email TSSA at customerservices@tssa.org or call 1-877-682-TSSA (8772) for assistance.

OPSEU, the union representing TSSA inspectors, has set in motion plans for a strike to begin at 12:01 a.m. (EDT) on Thursday, July 21, 2022.

TSSA has been negotiating in good faith for many months and remains committed to reaching a first collective agreement in order to avoid a strike. TSSA will continue to meet with OPSEU with the assistance of a conciliator ahead of the July 21 strike date in an effort to finalize an agreement and avoid any disruption.

TSSA has contingency plans in place for use in the event of a strike by inspectors. TSSA will continue to respond to serious safety incidents and inspect any sites classified as high risk. TSSA will also be able to provide services for critical infrastructure, such as hospitals and long-term care homes. Every effort will be made to minimize any disruption to businesses as much as possible.

Owners of devices, sites and businesses regulated under the Technical Standards and Safety Act remain responsible for maintaining and operating devices safely, and for immediately reporting incidents. For incident reporting, call TSSA at 1-877-682-TSSA (8772) and choose option 1 to reach the Spills Action Centre (open 24 hours a day, seven days a week).

During a strike all non-inspection services such as engineering, examinations, licencing, etc. will remain available. For more information, email TSSA at customerservices@tssa.org or call 1-877-682-TSSA (8772).

If you require an inspection for a critical business need, contact our Inspection Scheduling team Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. at:
Email: inspectionscheduling@tssa.org
Toll free: 1-833-937-8772

Please be prepared with the following information before calling to request an inspection:

• Billing name, address and address for the inspection
• Contact name, email and telephone number
• Any Special Safety Training required to access the inspection site

TSSA sincerely regrets the uncertainties that the strike plans by the union have caused. An update will be provided prior to July 21.