Active Metal Finishing & Bristol Plating

We’ve just painted the world’s largest mistletoe

Allan Phillips — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 20:21:37 +0000

We’ve just painted the world’s largest mistletoe, and Virgin Mobile hung it up for 700 eager lip-lockers puckered up under the mistletoe for The Big Kiss at Yonge and Dundas Square in Toronto on Thursday, December 2nd, 2010!

Virgin Mobile donated $5 from every kiss to WWF-Canada, and more than 350 couples enjoyed a steamy smooch under the mistletoe.

Electropolishing Is Now Available

Allan Phillips — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 04:03:54 +0000

Active Metal and Bristol Plating announce the opening of their new electropolishing line.

This new line, 14 ft x 6 ft x 3 ft, is one of the largest in the NorthEast Canada/US. It specializes in the electropolishing of stainless steel, with excellent control over surface finish and brightness.

Amazing results, with high quality and quick turnaround, and the best service in the business.

Active and Bristol Add Two New Trucks

Allan Phillips — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 16:06:39 +0000

Active Metal and Bristol Plating add two new trucks to their fleet, each with 28 foot box capacity, to expand their pick-up and delivery capacity. These trucks are state of the art and comply with the latest standards of environmental compliance and energy efficiency. Each truck provides nearly 20% more delivery capacity than earlier models. The trucks are part of an on-going programme to continually improve service for customers and firmly establish Active and Bristol’s position as the best service and quality in the metal coating industry.

Canadarm 1 (Space Shuttle Program)

Allan Phillips — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:57:05 +0000

Active Metal Finishing was proud to provide Cadmium Plating to Spar Aerospace in the early 1980s in the initial development and early models of Canadarm 1 for the Space Shuttle programme.

So You Think You Can Dance?

Allan Phillips — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:17:18 +0000

Active and Bristol delivered quality railings for Blast Metal Works (www.blastmetalworks.com), metal fabricators for the set of the hit Canadian TV show, So You Think You Can Dance Canada. The bright chrome-plated scaffolding and railings, featured prominently as the dancers move around the set, are very durable for the show’s requirements.

Welcome to Our New Website!

Allan Phillips — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:58:09 +0000

Welcome to the freshly re-designed activemetalfinishing.com website.

Our next step is to enable our customers to get estimates on-line. We are also planning to add an e-commerce capability that will enable on-line purchasing and order-tracking. This is part of our commitment to provide our customers with the fastest order turnaround in the industry!

The Battery Conservancy – River Benches

Allan Phillips — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:04:16 +0000

Active and Bristol delivered quality finishing for Soheil Mosun Limited (www.mosun.com) on various river benches in the prestigious Battery Park on Manhattan Island in New York City.

There is a version in the Music Garden by the harbourfront in Toronto, Canada.

2008 Juno Awards

Allan Phillips — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:16:13 +0000

Active and Bristol delivered high quality finishing on the set design for the 2008 Juno Awards, which were hosted at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta on June 6th, 2008. The chrome plated steel drums in the background appeared for the entire show.