Story · 2:46
// THE QUOTE
“merit's been around a long time we've been in business for about 38 years”
— Tim Houtsma · Marid Industries
Clean origin story with dates and a management buyout arc; lands on the founders taking full ownership, fully self-contained.
Full episode at 2:46Design-Build Steel in Atlantic Canada: Merit Industries on Projects, Pricing, and Why Tradespeople Know Best ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
Tekla 3D modeling eliminates fabrication error: if it fits in the model it fits in the field, and CNC files go straight to the machine with no human data-handling in between.
“if it fits in the model it fits outside — nobody touches any of that data and it goes straight to the machine”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
Company history and ownership transition
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SOURCE: 2:46 of Design-Build Steel in Atlantic Canada: Merit Industries on Projects, Pricing, and Why Tradespeople Know Best