Folklore Contracting Ltd.

Folklore Contracting is intent on building long-lasting relationships with both clients and employees. We strive to create a work environment in which our employees are safe and productive, and we aim to maximize the satisfaction of our many clients.

Over the past decade or so, Folklore has traditionally operated from four to six camps, ranging in size from twenty to fifty planters each. Our head office does not do the hiring for the camps. Instead, this task is delegated to the camp managers, who are often referred to as supervisors. Each supervisor oversees from two to six foremen, and works with these foremen to ensure that all employees will work well together as a cohesive team. Folklore’s camps are usually composed of about seventy to eighty-five percent experienced planters, with a very small percentage of inexperienced planters compared to our peers in northern British Columbia.

Folklore places a high emphasis on safety. The resources in our operations meet or exceed provincial standards in all areas, ranging from first aid equipment on site, to the number of trained occupational first aid professionals (OFA3’s and OFA1’s). All of our drivers go through pre-season training courses, and must have provided an acceptable driving history abstract before being approved as a potential driver.

All of our vehicles are remotely GPS-monitored to ensure compliance with speed limits. We do not use vans or buses. All of our vehicles are crew cab pickups or crummies mounted on F450 or F550 pickup chassis. All of our vehicles are 4-wheel drive. Every vehicle gets a safety and maintenance inspection before the season starts, and then undergoes regular maintenance and full safety inspections at licensed mechanical facilities every four weeks during the season.

We place a high emphasis on training. Our first year planters have the option to start their training program months before they start field work, through a combination of videos, books and other printed matter, and one-on-one phone calls or videoconferencing with their crew leaders (using Facetime, Skype, or related services). Our management personnel go through significant third-party training and certification programs in the pre-season, including driver training, ATV training, first aid training, transportation of dangerous goods, S-100 fire suppression, and other courses.

Company History

FOLKLORE CONTRACTING LTD. HAS BEEN SERVING CLIENTS IN THE REFORESTATION INDUSTRY SINCE 1974.

Company Facts

Folklore plants between 28 and 34 million trees each year.