Three businesses receive Surrey–White Rock environmental awards

Three businesses received the Surrey & White Rock Environment & Business Awards on Friday, Oct. 2, in Surrey. The awards were presented during a Climate & Competitiveness Forum at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel. The Surrey & White Rock Board of Trade, which hosted the 20th annual awards event, announced the nominees on Sept. 1. FortisBC sponsored the event. A forum discussion on climate competitiveness featured Andrea MacLeod of the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, Jorge Lobo of FortisBC and Caroline Chiu of the City of Surrey’s economic investment department.

The following winner profiles were submitted by the board of trade. Large Business winner Moment Energy was founded in a Surrey garage in 2019 by four engineers. The clean-technology company turns retired electric-vehicle batteries into commercial-scale energy storage systems. It says its Surrey Mega Factory is the world’s largest certified second-life battery facility. The company manages the full domestic battery lifecycle, supplying data centres, hospitals and microgrids while keeping usable batteries out of landfills. Moment Energy was the first North American company to earn UL 1974 repurposing safety certification. It says it is advancing the circular economy and replacing dependence on fossil fuels, and projects it will manufacture 1 GWh of capacity and create more than 100 local clean-tech jobs in Surrey.

Medium Business winner AGL Glazing Inc. is a commercial glazing contractor with more than two decades of experience. It supplies high-performance curtain walls, storefronts, windows and architectural glass solutions across British Columbia. The company says computer-automated precision cutting lets it recover up to 97 per cent of materials in fabrication and cut traditional aluminium waste by 72 per cent. Its energy-efficient glazing systems significantly reduce heat transfer and buildings’ operating carbon emissions. AGL also recycles glass and aluminium, which it says retains value over decades, and applies circular-economy principles to modern construction through durable, low-emission building-envelope solutions.

Small Business winner ReuseTechBC is a registered charity working to bridge the digital divide and reduce e-waste across British Columbia. It collects surplus electronics, securely wipes and refurbishes them, then redistributes them to schools, non-profits and people with low incomes. The approach delays premature recycling and supports a circular economy. ReuseTechBC says it refurbished 7,423 devices in 2026 alone, diverting an estimated 3,029 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions, and distributed more than 1,500 devices directly in the Surrey community. By prioritizing device reuse over manufacturing and working with environmentally friendly couriers, the charity says it turns electronic waste into a vital community asset.