Behrends Group of Companies

Specialties

Behrends is a Canadian Design-​Build Foundry that has been working in the industry since 1952.

Although we began by specializing in designing and manufacturing cast bronze, aluminum, and brass plaques and signage, we’ve directed our skills and abilities toward a diverse variety of products. Over the last 60 years, we’ve created hundreds of donor and recognition walls and monuments, interpretive displays, custom signage, art pieces, wayfinding systems, entry features, memorial markers, and other diverse items spanning a wide gamut of forms and functions. Our foundry and manufacturing facility in Edmonton, Alberta is comprised of a 16,000+ square foot plant consisting of a sand casting foundry, a lost wax art department, a finishing department, a CNC cutting department, a painting department, a design department, and our head office. We take on jobs from large to small. Give us a call today to get your project started!

History

Established in 1952.

John Behrends formed Bronze industries in 1951 to produce cast metal products for the sign industry. The first location was on the north side of Edmonton on 108^th Street south of Jasper Avenue in an old house. In 1952 the company was incorporated under the name Behrends Bronze Industries Ltd. and eventually located on 87^th street. In 1973 Mr. Berhends retired. A new company was formed the following year. It was renamed Behrends Bronze Ltd. In 1979, the company moved to its present location on 91^st Avenue. The company has grown over the years, we are now renamed under Behrends Group of Companies and specialize in all architectural signage. We service Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto area. We have created pieces and worked with groups and individuals all over north america.