About

About WeatherSolve

WeatherSolve Structures Inc. are specialist designers and manufacturers of industrial, recreational, and agricultural environment control structures. Their designs have been tested world-wide in extremes such as Hurricane Andrew, (Florida 1992), South Pacific cyclones, and in the South American Andes (at 16,000 ft). WeatherSolve is proud that their designs have now been used on all 7 continents (including Antarctica)

Vision

Improving the world through outstanding weather structures.

Mission

Provide innovative solutions that reliably calm adverse weather for our customers and their communities.

Values

We Care

We care about our people, our customers, and our world.

Prioritize quality

We stand behind our name. Everything we do will be done with uncompromising attention to quality.

Be Innovative

We believe better is always possible. We look at things from different perspectives to overcome challenges and find new possibilities.

Promote Harmony

We seek harmonious solutions in all our interactions.

Certified B Corporation™

WeatherSolve is proud to be a certified B-Corporation. A third-party certification which holds companies to meet social sustainability and environmental performance standards, and meet accountability and transparency standards.

History

WeatherSolve has grown from the amalgamation of the work of two other companies, UltraSpan Structures Inc. and MRDesign Ltd. It was incorporated in November 2006.

MRDesign Ltd was a specialist porous fabric design company based in New Zealand. Design Engineer Mike Robinson developed a number of innovative structural systems including the systems that would eventually become the basic building blocks for Ultra Span Structures.

Ultra Span Structures Inc., was formed in 1986 by Industrial Engineer and fabric manufacturer Barry Causton. The company was based in Miami, Florida where the focus was shade houses for nurseries and windbreaks for Carembola.

The guiding philosophy was to produce quality structures capable of withstanding hurricane winds, with open interiors that delivered the environment required by the client.

Our Defining Moment

The defining moment for the company came in 1992 when Hurricane Andrew’s 200+ mph winds roared across South Florida. Hundreds of acres of Ultra Span’s windbreaks and shade houses were in the path of the hurricane. Encouragingly, though those that received the full force of the storm were severely damaged, Ultra Span structures stood out as virtually the only fabric structures left standing.

In 1996, the Company was shifted to Surrey, BC, Canada, and the focus expanded to include industrial and recreational, as well as agricultural, protection structures.

With the change to WeatherSolve in 2006, the offices were shifted to Aldergrove BC.

Our Services

If you’re under pressure to find solutions for weather related problems –in addition to all the other pressures you face – you might want to consider the unique advantages of WeatherSolve design, development, supply, installation and maintenance services.

Design Expertise

WeatherSolve’s Design Engineer

Mike Robinson is a world renowned porous fabric structure specialist. He spent 13 years with the New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture as the National Rural Structures Specialist developing and testing windbreak and fencing technologies for kiwifruit. He has lectured to Professional Engineers in 3 countries, developed design codes and contractor certification courses, and has designs built on all continents including Antarctica.

He has over 70 publications in the field of porous fabric structures.

Installation

The support structures, fabric and attachments such as brackets for bolting or welding to poles are created as kit sets. The kit set can be installed by local contractors or the clients own staff. Specialist contractors can be arranged.

In all cases, supervision and training of installers is provided by WeatherSolve as part of the package. Some specialized equipment may also be provided depending on the nature of the structure. For more information check out our Installation & Maintenance page.