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Despite the challenges faced in 2020, Kryton maintains its strong position in Business in Vancouver’s recent list of biggest BC businesses owned by women. Under the continued leadership of CEO Kari Yuers, Kryton was recently ranked 12th in the publication’s top 20 list. That is around four to six positions higher than Kryton’s rankings in … Read More

Breaking concrete cylinders to test the compressive strength of concrete is standard practice for a reason. It’s relatively simple, cheap and when done right, accurately reflects strength. At the same time, break tests have changed little for decades and this lack of innovation is catching up with the commonplace method. Propelled by lower cost electronic … Read More

With restoration running the gamut from the mundane to the complex, it follows that an equally wide range of products and services are at hand to help rehabilitate buildings, their foundations, floors, roads, and other man made infrastructure. Because even the most resilient structures must be maintained, products and services are constantly evolving. That is … Read More

COVID-19 has significantly impacted transportation networks across the world. In response to this, the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade’s (GVBOT’s) Transportation Forum 2020 on June 3 chose to explore how international transportation leaders will navigate these challenges. Part of that included an in-depth look at what recovery might look like and how leaders are considering … Read More

Describe what you do in 10 words or less. At Kryton we help our construction partners build dry and durable concrete structures using Krystol® technology. Where is your hometown and how did it shape you as an individual? I was born in Rosetown, SK but I grew up in Tsawwassen. It was a small town … Read More

It will be many months or perhaps years until we know the full extent of the economic impacts caused by COVID-19. At this point, recovery seems a long way away, but it is not too early to begin planning. As part of the provincial government’s initial economic response, $1.5 billion has been set aside to … Read More

Our top priority during the COVID-19 outbreak is to focus on the well-being and safety of our customers, employees, and surrounding community. We are closely monitoring the situation and have implemented the following measures based on recommendations from public health agencies and local authorities in the regions that we operate. Safety Measures for Employees • … Read More

Recently, Kryton International Inc. was officially announced as one of the winners of Concrete Construction’s Most Innovative Product (MIP) Award program. This achievement was made possible when the program’s review panel chose Kryton’s newly launched product, the Maturix Smart Concrete Sensors, for their Expert’s Choice Award. It was likely due to the sensors’ unique, innovative … Read More

As we enter 2020, we enter a new decade. With that, comes the opportunity to re-imagine and think big about the positive role the business community can play in our future. There are many important factors shaping our outcomes. Growth In 2019 alone, over 46,000 new residents moved to our region. Estimates are we will … Read More

As the CEO of PASCHAL, a Danish construction equipment supplier, Jacob Christensen asked a tech company to develop a tool it could use to monitor the concrete pressure inside of formwork it rents out. That gave the tech company, Sensohive, the idea of trading its work on the pressure-monitoring tool in exchange for Christensen’s help … Read More