Tough industries demand reliable equipment, and few are as tough as the oil sector, especially in the Permian Basin where abundant deposits of crude oil and natural gas are tapped through thick layers of rock. This is where Firethorne Downhole Tools is most at home.
Robert Hoshowsky
The Challenge of Aging Infrastructure
Let it Flow
Vital to the daily operations of all communities, infrastructure encompasses roads, telecommunications systems, power generation, transportation, water and sewers, and more – all of which affect health, the economy, and education.
Finding and Keeping a Skilled Workforce
Powered by People
From restaurants to the resources sector, industries worldwide are facing a shortage of workers. Every day, the news is full of stories about the “dire” need for servers, bartenders, cooks and skilled tradespeople, with many owners now willing to pay more than the going rate.
Xeos Technologies Inc.
Keeping in Touch from the Middle of the Ocean
In 2004, Xeos Technologies Inc. was created “when three engineers left a great local engineering company to start an even greater one.”
The American Association of Drilling Engineers
Where Education is Key
For over 40 years, the American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE) has provided a valuable forum for sharing information about the oil and gas industry.
AES Drilling Fluids
Leading the Field
Known for the science and technology behinds its products, Houston Texas-based AES Drilling Fluids is an industry leader, and a key player in the success of its clients.
Offshore Wind and Solar Energy
Powering Tomorrow
Fast becoming the poster child of renewable energy, offshore wind and solar power is growing worldwide – but not without controversy.
Ramsey Winch
Better Winches Make a Better World
For almost 80 years, the Ramsey Winch Company continues to serve as a globally leading manufacturer of planetary gear winches and hoists, worm gear hydraulic and electric winches. And as the team themselves put it, when you want to work, they’re ready… and the winch will work!
The Renewable Energy Revolution
Greener and Cheaper
The necessity of reducing smog, an overwhelming global demand for power, and electrical grids stretched to the breaking point are the factors pushing utilities to make the switch to renewable energy sources.
How Tech is Changing the Way We Grow
The Farm of Tomorrow
With increasing urbanization, labour shortages, a rising global population, and the need to feed billions, farming is embracing technologies making it more sustainable, more cost-effective, less wasteful, safer – and kinder to our planet.
NSS Canada
The Future of Underground Mining
Considered a dangerous occupation, underground mining is getting safer thanks to technology. For 30-plus years, NSS Canada has developed ways to make underground measurement more accurate, and the industry safer and more productive. And the best is yet to come.
The Modern Mining Workforce
Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity and inclusion isn’t about meeting headcounts, but fostering a workplace where all genders, races, ethnicities, and sexual orientations are not only employed but valued in roles from entry-level jobs to senior positions. And the results can’t be ignored.
Poseidon Ocean Systems Ltd.
Aquaculture Pioneers on the Path to Food Security
Recognizing the need for better services, technical expertise, and innovative thinking in the Canadian and global aquaculture market, Mathew Clarke and partner Heather Clarke co-founded Poseidon Ocean Systems in 2015.
Canada’s Blue Economic Strategy
Feeding the Future
From providing sustainable and valuable nutrition for the future of us all, to slowing climate change and playing a significant role in the economy and job creation, Canada’s farmed and wild-capture seafood industry is on the rise.
Superior Occupational Safety for a Growing Sector
Managing Risk
From Asia to America, aquaculture is one of the world’s fastest-growing food production systems, yet many still face dangerous working conditions every day.
Peed Equipment Co.
From the Ground Up
In 1982, a longtime heavy equipment operator, Dennis M. Peed, started the Peed Equipment Company with the vision of “rebuilding D9H dozers from the frame up.” What he did build was an exemplary equipment-rental company specializing in heavy construction and mining.
Staying Safe on Mine Sites
New Needs, New Innovations
Mining is an industry in transition. The days of miners working shoulder-to-shoulder under dangerous conditions are disappearing, as modern machinery takes over for human labour. But there is still plenty to do to improve safety in one of our most dangerous occupations.
Wise Wastewater Management
Rethinking Water
From the trickle of water we use at home to brush our teeth to the millions of gallons consumed daily by the resource sectors, agriculture, and manufacturing, every drop is precious. Fortunately, water is far from being a single-use commodity. Depending on contamination, water can be cleaned, recycled, and re-used. From industrial laundromats running their grey water through pipes to heat facilities, to homeowners using dishwater to flush toilets or irrigate gardens, water can be used far more efficiently than we may think.
MineConnect
Digging Deep to Improve Mining Technology Worldwide
The voice of Ontario’s mining supply sector, the Sudbury Area Mining Supply & Service Association, known as SAMSSA, has unveiled MineConnect to the world – an entirely new value proposition to the world’s mining industry.
Diversifying the Resource Sector
Making it Work
In mining, quarrying, and the oil and gas industries, minorities and women continue to be under-represented, a fact not lost on resource sector companies, governments, unions, and labour associations, leaving resource businesses scratching for solutions.
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