Sudbury Mining Solutions

"We specialize in getting clients to places they feel are impossible to get to," Lynds said. "This is what we do and we do it right and safely." Lynds has been in the industrial scaffold business for 35 years and spent the last 13 years building a sterling reputation in the industry with his own company, Phoenix Industrial Services in Sudbury. Phoenix Industrial designs and erects scaffold systems for industries including mining, construction and pulp and paper. It also works on bridges and dams. After more than three decades in the business, Lynds remains dedicated to the most important thing about the work he does - safety. It is a passion of his. Phoenix started Jan. 12, 2001. Lynds formed the company after the previous company he worked for went bankrupt. He wanted to run a business and treat his employees the way he wanted to be treated - with respect and dignity. He wanted to run a business that not only had an engaged and happy workforce, but one that also raised the bar on safety and innovation. Safety is the driving force behind Phoenix and it is, and always will be, in the spotlight for Lynds. There is nothing that means more to him. Phoenix has no lost time injuries in its 13 years of existence. "I built this company to last," he said. "We come up with safer alternative ways for people to work. The safety factor in the work we do is unbelievable. Working safe is the right thing to do." Innovation is also fuelling the Phoenix Industrial Services surge in the market. Instead of traditional wood-built scaffold systems, the company uses a steel system. There are about 130 components to the system, but it is how the company uses them that makes them work. Phoenix Industrial meets with clients and designs a unique system to fit any project. "It's like a giant Mechano set," said general manager Andrew Smith. "We are the experts in this type of system. The steel system is more efficient than wood.