Ayr Welding Ltd. has been providing high quality custom commercial and residential welding services to Southern Ontario for the past 34 years.  After taking control of the company in 1977, Casey DeVos ensured the continuation of this craftsmanship. His son, Welding Engineering Technician Chris DeVos, explained a little bit about the industry from his shop on Inglis Street. “I discovered my knack for welding in high school. I have since dedicated my career to understanding the latest welding technology.”  The company is also recognized by The Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) Welding Program. The CWB certifies Ayr Weldings' expertise in I beam, stair, platform and catwalk repair and fabrication.  The Bureau is also a Division of the Canadian Standards Association who certify companies like Ayr Welding to work on steel structures.  Now Ayr Welding has expanded into an even wider variety of TSSA approved services for the commercial and residential customer. These services include:  rigging, millwrighting, refrigeration piping, equipment handling, piping system installation, natural gas piping, sandblasting and custom fabrication.  Project Manager Brian Clemmer also happens to be brother to Bob, Ayr Weldings' Job Supervisor. Right now Bob is engaged with a project at a premix plant.  Meghan MacAulay is the Office Manager and the daughter of Casey and Janet. Janet, Secretary/Treasurer, makes this family business truly complete.  Brian explained how Ayr Welding is helping many solar panels make their way to the consumer market. “We produce a rack-mounted attachment called a 'Strongback' for a very popular dealer ofpersonal hybrid power systems. Our customer sells kits consisting of small wind turbines and solar panels. We help them fabricate equipment for mounts, trackers, towers, and controllers.”  A Strongback quite simply is a beam or girder which acts as a secondary support member to an existing structure. Strongbacks allow solar-panels to be pointed at the sun any time, without a  mechanical tracker. They're also fully galvanized.  Ayr Weldings' relationship with Dordan Mechanical continues to thrive, having just completed stainless steel process pipe upgrades at an independently owned Canadian poultry processor and supplier.