Industry News

Flo Draulic expands into Windsor
Flo Draulic Group has added a branch office in Windsor, Ontario. This office provides industrial system design, power unit production, installation and outside service to South Western Ontario. Our Windsor facility consists of 5 employees and can be reached at: (519) 251-8383.

Gir Del Hydraulics
Gir Del Hydraulic Services - Edmonton, AB. is pleased to announce that it has been recently appointed as a full line Parker Mobile Product Distributor. We will be increasing our Inventory substantially to support the sales and service of this range of products.

First Edmonton Skills Challenge a Big Success
The First Annual Strathcona Tech Skills Challenge sponsored by the Canadian Fluid Power Association (CFPA) was a big hit. Held at Strathcona High School in Edmonton on March 23, the Challenge attracted 16 teams totalling 70 students and was intended to make the high school students attending more aware of technology career options and also to promote new fluid power courses in the high school curriculum that are being piloted at Strathcona as a cooperative venture between the Edmonton Public School Board and the CFPA.

Western Chapter AGM Plots Ambitious Course
Fluid Power training modules, a summer student employment program and a Fluid Power Hall of Fame were just some of the projects launched at the Western Chapter General Meeting held in Edmonton on March 29th.

Wainbee buys Del-Tech
Del-Tech Automation of Prince George, B.C. has been acquired by Wainbee Limited. As a result of this acquisition, Wainbee, which is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, now has 14 locations coast-to-coast servicing customers from Vancouver to Halifax.

“The purchase of Del-Tech Automation is an important step towards strengthening our presence in the British Columbia and Alberta industrial and forestry markets”, says Wainbee President Ron Rodger.

Founded in 1957, Wainbee Limited is a 100-percent Canadian, employee-owned company that has been located in Western Canada since the early 1970’s. Its Western Regional office is in Richmond, B.C., with additional Western offices in Edmonton, Calgary, Saskatoon and Winnipeg.

HYDRAULIC TOOL REPAIRS

Hydraulic Tool Repairs, Cummins Hydraulics of Newmarket, Ontario is excited to announce the addition the Thomas and Betts line of hydraulic crimping tools to their hydraulic tool repair program.

Cummins Hydraulics' President, James Cummins, stated that, "The Thomas and Betts line will be very complementary to our existing FCI 'Burndy / Racine' and 'Hubbell / Anderson' lines. This addition will allow us to more broadly serve our customer's needs." Cummins Hydraulics is now attracting hydraulic tool repair customers from eight Canadian provinces.

Cummins Hydraulics provides repair services for the full range of high pressure and low-pressure hydraulic tools, including such makes as Greenlee, Fairmont, Stanley, Huskie, Ilsco and Power Team.

For additional information please call 905-836-7750 or send email to service@cumminshydraulics.ca.

Sealing Solutions Group announces two relocations

To better service you, Fluidseal AB is proud to announce their new location in Calgary. For more information, you can now contact Fluidseal AB (Calgary) Inc at (403) 279-1871.

Sealtech Supply is pleased to announce that they have relocated to larger premises situated at 7305 Bramalea RD, Unit 1 in Mississauga Ontario. Our new facility has a larger inventory space, which will help us serve you better.

Mike Marthold of Wainbee Limited elected as President and Chair of FPDA

Mike Marthold of Wainbee Limited (Richmond, BC) has been elected President and Chairman of the Board of the Fluid Power Distributor Association (FPDA) located in Cherry Hill, NJ.

Mike is the first Canadian President the organization has elected. The FPDA is a 30 year old distributor organization focusing on enhancing and developing distributors of Fluid Power and Motion and Control Technologies. The group works closely with other distributor and manufacturer organizations in Canada and the United States promoting industrial distribution initiatives.

For more information on the FPDA and their many programs, please visit www.fpda.org.