Axium Solar
Long before we were dealing with serious climate change concerns and encouraging industries to “go green” around the globe, there was solar power — converting energy from sunlight into electricity, directly through the use of photovoltaics, indirectly using concentrated solar power, or a combination of both. Axium Solar specializes in the photovoltaic method, designing and constructing high-quality systems to make the world both affordable and sustainable.
RegO® Products
The RegO® name originated in 1908 with products for the gas-welding industry: oxygen fittings, values, and regulators that would serve the growing liquid-propane gas industry. Now, for more than a century, RegO® has continued to innovate, building capabilities and culture.
Pro Paint
Pro Paint is a western Canadian provider of industrial coating, painting, and abrasive blasting solutions that is known for punching above its weight. At a time when the industry is rationalizing and pruning, there are a number of good reasons why Pro Paint prospers.
Elizabeth Carbide Components
Since 1972, Elizabeth Carbide Components has built a solid reputation in its industry for quality products, customer service and prompt delivery. The company manufactures custom-tooling, specialized components and wear parts made from tungsten carbide, ceramic, and tool steels.
Kaiser Premier
Eighty miles northeast of Denver, Kaiser Premier is reinvigorated and moving into a bold new future. Thanks to international financing, fresh innovation and a new company culture, Kaiser Premier is bringing new excavator technology in addition to its hydro excavator and sewer recycler technology into growing sectors.
Petro-Tech Heat Technology
In Canada’s oil and gas sector, Calgary-based Petro-Tech Heat Technology is known for its precision-constructed heaters and heat transfer units. Now, the company’s next-generation products lower emissions and increase heating efficiency like never before.
TXAM Pumps
Founded in 1986, TXAM Pumps sells all manner of products related to chemical injection pumping – except for the chemicals themselves. Based in Houston but with a presence in multiple states, the firm designs and manufactures electric, pneumatic, solar, circulation, beam, metering, and woodpecker pumps. Regardless of the type or model, most of its pumps are intended for chemical injection by clients in oil and gas and other markets.
Acterra Group
For 60 years, the Acterra Group has brought full-service fuel and electrical systems to the entire U.S., bringing expertise to the private sector, and to the demanding federal government and military. President and COO Tad Cooper, the latest of his family to lead, isn’t stopping there…
Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma
A tough industry under constant fire, the oil and natural gas business has never been one for the faint of heart. Now, the Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma has stepped in as the state’s unified voice for an industry that benefits everyone and is always trying to better itself.
The Bucket Shop
The Bucket Shop is a Canadian company based in Timmins, Ontario that specializes in the manufacture and repair of buckets and truck boxes for the mining industry. After thirty years in business, the company has grown to be an indispensable asset to its customers in the Timmins Mining Camp and beyond.
Aurora Geosciences
Established nearly 40 years ago, Aurora Geosciences offers clients in the North geological and geophysical services from experienced professionals who live with and understand the political, social, and economic needs of the community – and who believe in shared prosperity.
Yukon Chamber of Mines
Discussing the outstanding opportunities and quality of life in the Yukon, Samson Hartland shows real excitement – and so he should. As Executive Director of the Yukon Chamber of Mines for six years, he’s had front seats to the tremendous recent growth of this fabled territory.
The Changing Face of the Resource Workforce
As we enter the new decade, today’s resource sector companies are facing greater challenges than ever before. Mining, oil and gas, hydroelectricity, agriculture, and other industries are facing pressure to produce more while increasing profits, reducing waste, remaining cost-effective, and respecting environmental regulations. To achieve these goals and others, logistics is the key.
Smart Practices for a Sustainable Future
Companies that adopt sustainability initiatives are everywhere, from small mom-and-pop companies to multinational manufacturers. Green practices are no longer limited to environmental groups or a handful of sectors and exist today in virtually every industry – and mining is no exception.
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New Age Oilfield Services
Since it was founded almost 20 years ago, Alberta-based New Age Oilfield Services Inc. has believed in doing things differently. A diversified oilfield services provider, New Age is not only a one-stop oilfield product and service provider, but a company committed to safety, quality, integrity, and sustainability.
Trojan Safety Services
Trojan Safety Services is an enduring family company that has provided occupational health, safety, and environmental services to companies in the oil and gas, mining, pulp and paper, forestry and construction industries in Western Canada for nearly 30 years.
Hightowers Petroleum Company
There have been some major developments since Hightowers Petroleum Company (HPC), a prominent gas and diesel wholesaler based in Middletown, Ohio, was profiled in April 2021 in Resource in Focus magazine. This leading, family-owned, African American business has expanded into new markets and has ambitions of becoming a billion-dollar company.
EVs in Resource Operations
Once thought of as something from the future, electric vehicles (EVs) are now here to stay. While rechargeable batteries are nothing new and can be found in everything from smartphones to handheld drills, vast improvements in technology have made rechargeable batteries lighter and smaller, yet with the strength to power mining trucks and other heavy stuff. Batteries that seemingly took forever to charge and with little operating time are yielding to batteries with much shorter charging times, longer-lasting charges, and better lifespans.
Is North America Next?
Natural gas shortages and skyrocketing electricity prices across much of Europe are forcing homeowners, local businesses, and major manufacturers to cut hours, reduce output, or go out of business entirely. How will North Americans handle blackouts and rising power prices?
Geo-Environmental Drilling Inc.
Geo-Environmental Drilling Inc. (GEDI) is a drilling company unlike any other in its field. Founded over thirty years ago, and based in Halton Hills, Ontario, it has earned a reputation for high quality services and safety standards.
