Forbes Bros. Group of Companies
Brittney Barnes, CPA, currently serves as a Financial Reporting Manager at Forbes Bros. Group of Companies, a position held since June 2023, and previously worked at RSM Canada as a Senior Associate from September 2019 to May 2023. Brittney's career began in customer service roles, including positions at Paradise DJ Service, the City of Leduc, Ice Castles, and others, where strong interpersonal skills were developed. Brittney earned a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Business/Management from the University of Alberta in 2019 and completed the CPA program between 2019 and 2022.
Forbes Bros. Group of Companies
Forbes Bros, incorporated in 1977, has grown to become one of North America’s largest privately-held utility construction contractors. Forbes Bros has expanded from its original base of operations in the province of Saskatchewan across North America. Over that period Forbes Bros has grown geographically as well as through acquisition. Forbes Bros has acquired four powerline construction companies; RS Line Contr. Co in 1997, Interlake Powerline in 2014, Timberline Construction in 2017, and Titan Electric Inc in 2018. Forbes Bros has also diversified its operations with several acquisitions over the last several years; Summit Telecom and HPS Hydrovac Services in 2016 and Bullet Boring in 2017. Forbes Bros currently has its head office in Edmonton, Alberta with Canadian corporate offices located in Calgary (AB), Prince Albert (SK), Winnipeg (MB) and Toronto (ON). Our US operations have offices Rapid City (SD), Williston (ND), Casper (WY), Seattle (WA), Salt Lake City (UT), and Salem (UT). Forbes Bros fleet management team has the experience and capability to meet the needs of multiple large-scale transmission projects simultaneously. With over 2500 pieces of owned construction equipment including 6 full sets of stringing gear, an experienced team of field mechanics who are deployed on every project, and 6 major repair shops across North America, Forbes Bros is capable of surging up to meet any project size or timeline.