Hatch signs joint-venture agreement with First Pac West

Mississauga, Canada— Hatch and First Pac West are renewing their joint-venture agreement that outlines the continuing business strategy between Hatch, the largest privately-owned engineering, project management, and professional services firm in Canada, and First Pac West, a proud Canadian Indigenous -owned company that offers a unique system for workforce accommodation and a wide variety of other multi-use facilities in remote areas or areas with infrastructure challenges.

The renewed joint-venture agreement confirms the successful relationship between Hatch and First Pac West. Together, they will continue to strategically provide better solutions to enhance conditions for workforces living on the site of remote projects in the mining, energy and infrastructure sectors around the world, as well as wherever communities require administrative, recreational, educational, or disaster relief facilities.

The joint venture also symbolizes both companies’ commitment to creating economic opportunities for local communities based on mutually beneficial partnerships. Hatch is proud to have on its team, ex-military personnel as site deployment specialists, who manage the joint-venture activities for Hatch, to offer their clients the matchless experience, expertise, and leadership delivered by this unique group of individuals. The CCAB is proud to support the partnership formed between a Canadian Indigenous and non- Indigenous business.

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For more information, please contact:

Lindsay Janca

Global Director, Public Relations
Tel: +1 905 403 4199
Email: media@hatch.com

About Hatch

Whatever our clients envision, our engineers can design and build. With over six decades of business and technical experience in the mining, energy, and infrastructure sectors, we know your business and understand that your challenges are changing rapidly. We respond quickly with solutions that are smarter, more efficient and innovative. We draw upon our global team of 9,000 staff with experience in over 150 countries to challenge the status quo and create positive change for our clients, our employees, and the communities we serve.

Find out more on www.hatch.com

About First Pac West

First Pac West provides housing and accommodation solutions to the resource, infrastructure, healthcare, and NGO sectors. Their patented Solace System is a uniquely engineered high-quality living environment that provides cost-effective accommodation and recreation structures for any location around the world. As an Indigenous company established in 2010, First Pac West actively engages with First Nations, local communities, and industry partners to identify and realize opportunities for environmental and community benefits.

Find out more at https://www.firstpacwest.com/