Ask Dug Wilson, Business Development Manager at Wesgar Industries where he would like to see the company in 10 to 15 years and his response is quick – “Bigger, better, faster, stronger.” And by all indications, the course has been set for just that.
April 2015
Offshore Liftboats
To the Next Level
In an industry dominated by men, Offshore Liftboats is owned and operated by two women. CFO Lauren Melancon Cheramie and CEO Vanessa Melancon Pierce are sisters and part of the third generation of liftboat operators, having taken over from their parents a little over a year ago. This is a unique industry, and only twelve such companies exist in the United States.
B.G.E. Service & Supply Ltd.
The One-Stop Filter Shop
Celebrating almost 47 years of business, B.G.E. Service & Supply Ltd. (The Filter Shop) has grown to be a leader in delivering air filtration solutions and improved indoor air quality throughout Western Canada and the northern territories. The company provides clean air solutions for clients across multiple industries.
Academy Petroleum Industries Ltd.
Full Design and Manufacturing Capabilities
As everyone working with companies involved in the oil and gas sectors knows, being successful in business is about much more than maintaining costs; it is about building and nurturing relationships that last for years.
Hibar Systems Limited
A Powerhouse of Precision
Richmond Hill, Ontario-based Hibar Systems Limited is a world leader in the development of automated dispensing systems and precision metering pumps. The company has pioneered innovative new systems ever since it began, and Business in Focus spoke with President and CEO Iain McColl to find out more.
The Garside Project
An Innovative Step Forward
Born and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Tom Garside has lived a relatively normal life though he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at an early age. With concern for his future mobility, Garside knew that his own issues needed to be addressed and that the technology existed to do so. He just needed to find a way to take advantage of it.
National Restaurant Association
The Voice of the Restaurant Industry
The restaurant industry plays a crucial role in the U.S. economy. In 2015, the industry will generate $709.2 billion in sales ($1.9 billion per day!), occupy 1 million locations, and employ 14 million people.
NCS Multistage
Empowering Customers through Innovation
Independent technology and services company and expert in the field of multistage completions, NCS Multistage acknowledges that the fracking process can be done more effectively, safely and at lower cost than with old-fashioned methods. The company has rapidly grown in recent years and takes pride in its commitment to clients across Canada, United States, South America, Russia, Asia, Australia and other locations.
OIL-GAStech, Inc.
Midstream Service Specialists
Personal service and handpicked employees with years of expertise are just two of the ways that OIL-GAStech Inc. distinguishes itself in the competitive oil and gas market and the midstream operations that are its specialty.
Acadian Contractors
Big Enough to Compete, Small Enough to Care
Acadian Contractors is one of the Gulf Coast Regions most prolific fabrication and offshore services companies. With a stake in some of the country’s largest onshore and offshore projects, and a growing international fabrication footprint, Acadian is a comprehensive leader in the increasingly diverse oil and gas sector.
Viper International Drilling and Well Services
Build It, and They Will Come… Relationships, Operations, but mostly Tools
Viper International Drilling and Well Services is a company founded on the principles of fulfilling commitments and doing a job right. With extensive expertise in oil drilling services across the globe, the team at Viper International Drilling and Well Services is committed to being the best at what they do in the oil and gas industry.
Environmental Refuelling Systems
Refining the Fuel Industry
It is not an easy time to be in the oil and gas industry; in fact, it stands to reason that any company serving this industry may be hard at work facing down challenges.
NexSource Power Inc.
Generation Nex
It never ceases to impress me when I hear of a thriving company getting its start in someone’s basement. Often, it starts simply with an idea, and just sometimes, becomes a massive success story in only a few short years…
Wagman Construction
LEED-ers in Sustainable Design, Construction, and Lifestyle
Wagman is a fourth generation, family-owned contracting business operating in the Mid-Atlantic region with offices in Pennsylvania and Virginia. Wagman Companies is the holding and management company for its heavy civil division, G.A. & F. C. Wagman Inc., and Wagman Construction, Inc., the company’s general construction division.
Healthy Buildings
Making Buildings More Valuable
Since sustainability as a concept engrained itself in modern building design and operation, Healthy Buildings’ approach, their core purpose in fact, is to make buildings and the organizations that operate them more valuable. The organization achieves this by maintaining a focus on indoor air quality (IAQ), water, energy and LEED certification.
Hart Construction
Developing Relationships
Hart Construction specializes in design-build, new construction, building renovation and rehabilitation, and tenant finish out. Based in Searcy, Arkansas, with branch offices in Little Rock and Memphis, the company operates throughout the region, with recent projects in Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi as well as Arkansas.
Areda Construction Inc.
The American Dream
Areda Construction, Inc. is a true representation of the American dream. This particular dream began in 1994, when Founder and Principal Armando Alonso dared to hope for a better life and risked everything to escape from Cuba to America during the Cuban Rafters Crisis.
Advanced Containment Systems, Inc.
On the Move
For over two decades, Advanced Containment Systems, Inc. (ACSI) has taken pride in designing and manufacturing a wide variety of quality transportable products for a number of demanding sectors…
Phoenix Builders
Good Things Come in Mid-sized Packages
Phoenix Builders is one of the Chicagoland region’s most recognizable names. With over thirty years of experience in general contracting, as well as carpentry and painting, Phoenix is an integral part of the Midwestern market.
Hunzinger
Putting down Roots
Hunzinger Construction Company is a fourth generation, family-owned company that has continuously served the construction industry in Southeast Wisconsin since 1907. As one of Wisconsin’s premier construction management firms, the company is the only Wisconsin firm to be listed every year on ENR’s Top 400 General Contractors in the United States since the inception of the list in 1964.
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