We are putting the final touches on the electrical at Qoola’s newest location at the brand new Airport Mall in Richmond. We will have interior pictures soon. In addition to delicious and healthy, organic, non GMO yogurt with a dazzling choice of toppings, they also make amazing smoothies, waffle cones and other yummy treats!.Drop in to any of their locations and taste the goodness! It’s been a pleasure working with these great folks!
All of us at Wicks Electric want to remind our friends that storm season is upon us. The arrival of October brings heavy rain, strong winds and power outages. We are apparently in for “the storm of the decade” over the next few days. Please ensure you have batteries for flashlights, extra blankets, and if you don’t have surge protectors on your computer, TV and other equipment unplug them until full power is restored. And although they seem romantic during outages, please don’t use candles! More fires are caused by unattended candles than everything else combined. If you have issues with electrical problems after the storm, Wicks Electrical will be here to help!
Mark: Hi it’s Mark from Top Local, we’re here with Jesse Ramage subbing for Adam Wicks of Wicks Electric talking about a massive LED retrofit project. How’re you doing Jesse?
Jesse: Good, how are you Mark?
Mark: Good. So Bulldog Packaging wanted to swap out some lights, why did they want to do that?
Jesse: Energy savings mostly. They have around 500 lights in their factory so swapping them all to LED’s is a huge energy savings. So we went ahead and did that for them.
Mark: So let’s talk, you’ve got some pictures, tell us about, tell us the story, what was the project like? You worked on it.
Jesse: I do, yeah, it was a cool project. We’re in their factory, they make plastic bags and different types of packaging, it’s a factory that runs 24/7, so scheduling with the staff and everything in Bulldog was tough at times. We pulled some late shifts, mostly we were working night shifts there because that’s when it’s the quietest. Yeah, we changed out, as you can see, we changed out, these are all high bays, so we swapped out, they had mercury lights in their high bays, so we swapped them all out to LED’s. And these are really cool, actually if you walk down this hallway all the lights will be dim if there’s no one in there and as you walk down they get brighter as you get closer to them. They really save a lot of energy because they’re hardly even on if you’re not in there so, yeah, couple more photos here. We also did linear lights. These are basically swapping out normal fluorescent light that you would see everywhere nowadays. These are a kind of LED version of them, pretty cool. This is a tower here, safety was a huge concern here obviously, there’s machines running 24/7 and we’re working above them and around them the whole time, so you always have to be aware of what you’re doing, what you’re holding on to, you couldn’t drop any screws. If you dropped a screw on this tower it’s going to fall into their machine that’s making the bag and they have to shut down the whole machine until they found that one screw. So they were were pretty concerned about that. So we took every safety precaution we could to make sure obviously nothing bad was going to happen. All the lights were really high also, so we had lifts in there, scissor lifts and booms, a lot of lights were difficult to get to, so that was a challenge. But in the end we got it all done and the customer was extremely happy with the planning and how the job all turned out, obviously the energy savings are really good.
Jesse: These lights last a lot longer than a normal high bay light would last and getting up to them, they’re were 30 feet in the air, you don’t want staff having to change those all the time so these are going to last a lot longer, so safety there, no has to get up on a ladder to do it, they’re saving energy. They’re just an all around way better option.
Mark: Great, so if you’re looking for an electrical company that can do LED retrofit while you’re in operation, these guys have hardcore experience in dealing with extremely difficult situations and getting the job done, on time, on budget and in a way that doesn’t effect your operations. Wicks Electric, highest rated electrical company in Vancouver – give them a call 604-765-8439 or check out their website wickselectric.ca. Thanks Jesse
Jesse: Thanks
Mark: Hi, it’s Mark from Top Local we’re here with Jesse Ramage of Wicks Electric, he’s subbing in for Adam Wicks who’s off holidaying in Amsterdam getting into all kinds of trouble, how’re you doing Jesse?
Jesse: Good, how are you Mark?
Mark: Good, we’re going to talk about the Bar None Nightclub electrical project. What was going on with this project?
Jesse: Yeah, so Bar None is a nightclub here in the city, it was a pretty big renovation, we did quite a bit of lighting, like a big lighting upgrade. I’m going to show you some photos here. So you can see quite a few pendants, this is the entrance, we did lots of pendants and a backlit LED panel here. The layout for the whole place is pretty tedious to layout and quite a strict deadline so the guys worked long hours on this one. A couple guys were there until two in the morning day before opening trying to get this one done. Another photo here, we had over 300 of these little pendants hanging in here which is quite a tedious little job and all of the benches you can see under lit, LED benches. So it turned out really nice. The customer is quite happy. They called us back for a couple things here and there from a tripped breaker to one of the bulbs isn’t working anymore and so they were calling us back and they’re happy and everything’s good. It’s a packed place on the weekends so everyone gets to see the nice lighting and everything that we did and so, it’s a pretty cool job.
Mark: so if you’ve got a renovation project coming up for electrical, the guys to call in Vancouver are Wicks Electric. You can reach them at 604-765-8439 or you can check out their website wickselectric.ca. Thanks Jesse
Jesse: Thanks Mark.
We recently completed a massive electrical upgrade to this warehouse. It came with a huge set of challenges including night work so as not to disrupt the business, maneuvering large lifts through narrow corridors and the over 500 fixtures to swap out for energy saving LED’s. But Wicks Electric came through on time and on budget and the client was extremely pleased at how smoothly we made things work.
This beautiful chandelier adds a whole new dimension to this dining room. Originally in place was an old fashioned dome light that looked boring and gave the room a outdated look. This sparking beauty is the highlight of the room and perfectly matches the elegantly classic decor. Often a lighting upgrade is all it takes to transform a room.
Many customers are eagerly awaiting delivery of the new Powerwalls to arrive in Vancouver. Some of our clients have pre-ordered the unit to enhance their existing electrical systems. Although the cost is substantial, the savings mount up over the years, allowing storage of solar power and the ability to time shift power consumption to less peak demand times. Plus having the needed power during our frequent winter outages to run essentials like refrigeration, lighting and charging of electronics is appealing as we strive to be more self sufficient. For all your electrical needs, new technologies and old, Wicks Electric is here to “light the way” !
Mark: Hi, it’s Mark from Top Local, we’re here with Adam Wicks and Jesse from Wicks Electric in Vancouver, one of Vancouver’s highest rated electrical contractor, up and coming new guys. How you doing guys?
Adam: Good, how’re you doing Mark?
Mark: Good, so Jesse is going to be subbing in for Adam over the next 4 weeks while he’s is away in Europe, raising all kinds of havoc. So we’re talking about a commercial tenant improvement project, an electrical project that you guys just recently did. What’s the story on this one Adam?
Adam: Yeah Mark, so this project was called Liquid Nutrition, Liquid Nutrition is a chain store selling healthy shakes and healthy food. It was a project out at UBC, at their brand new campus wing. It was one of those projects where there were many different aspects to it and I’m going to show you guys a picture while I explain this. So there is the final project, now there’s the final product of the store. We did a whole lot of wiring here, there was a ton of lights to lay out, there are as you can see, there are track lights, there are pot lights, there are some hanging pendant lights in the back, there are a whole ton of LED strip lights which you can’t really make out, but it you see that lady by the fridge, they are all around the fridge and the menu. There is some low voltage wiring for the control of the till and there was some exit and emergency lighting we completed as well. We also actually installed a whole bunch of speakers at Liquid Nutrition for them, so we provided the whole actual package. Yeah, we walked away very happy with the project and looking forward to many others like this.
Mark: So were there any tight requirements with this, with being out at UBC and that new mall?
Adam: Yeah, that’s a great question. There are actually a lot of requirements out at UBC. They are very strict, they have very specific guidelines, the franchise owner of Liquid Nutrition and the contractor were under tight timelines as well, so there was the budget factor, the timeline factor, with working at UBC which again, came with it’s own challenges and such, but all in all the job went really well, the safety officer at Liquid Nutrition for UBC was really pleased, the franchise owner was pleased and we walked away with another five star review. So all and all it was a great job and we’re looking forward to many more commercial tenant improvement projects in the future.
Mark: Awesome. So if you’ve got a tenant improvement project and you have some electrical needs these are the guys to call in Vancouver, Greater Vancouver, North Shore, as far out as Richmond, Coquitlam, you name it, they’ll look after you. Wicks Electric, growing fast, highest rated, highest reviewed company, electrical contractor in Vancouver. Adam was the winner of the Top 30 Under 30 by BC Business Magazine and they’re the number one approved Tesla installer , they’re pretty high quality I would say, they’re the best in Vancouver. Wicks Electric – give them a call 604-765-8439 or check out their website wickselectric.com. Thanks
Adam: That’s great, thanks Mark, appreciate that.
This recent large renovation on an old Shaughnessy home brought huge smiles to both the contractor and the client. A 3+ month job, everything was upgraded to bring the aging electrical system up to code throughout the entire house. The all new fixtures, switches, dimmers, outlets, fans and low voltage wiring transformed the home to a showpiece the homeowners are thrilled with. Delivered on time, on budget and with the exceptional workmanship our clients have come to trust, Wicks Electric delivers every time!
We have a couple of large projects on the go with one of our favourite contractors, Sam Wainwright and his team at Refine & Design. Always a pleasure to work with, we have done many successful projects for them over the years and we are happy that they keep them coming! Presently we are working on a full West End apartment reno and soon a large scale tenant improvement project in the Grandview neighbourhood.
