Wednesday, January 9, 2013
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THE STETTLER INDEPENDENT ADVERTORIAL
Flint Process Systems assets purchased by local entrepreneur
RICHARD FROESE Independent reporter
W
ith roots in the Halkirk area, a local entrepreneur has purchased the assets of Flint Process Systems and the building under the new name of CAPE Manufacturing Ltd. “I’ve always been a believer in bringing jobs to the region and building the local economy.” said Thomas Chadwick, president. “Over the next 6 to 12 months, we want to hire 20 to 30 full-time employees,” The company has already begun hiring several people for various positions, from draftsman to welders and fabricators. CAPE will build production equipment to separate oil, gas and water, such as treaters, free-water knock-outs and pressure vessels. “Our NRGMAX Treaters and Free Water Knock-outs are superior to any others on the market today. We have larger retention times and larger heat capacities with unique and highly efÄcient internal designs,” said Chadwick, who grew up on a farm about four miles west of the facility. “We also intend to manufacture some of the patent-pending technology that we have for heated-pressure vessels.” As former owners of Chadco Canada Ltd we are pleased to have our company back and look forward to the opportunity to rebuild the company that was once ours, in a new and better way.” Thomas and Leona were key players when First Pick Cranes Ltd opened in Stettler around 1999 as well as Tankstore Ltd in Halkirk in 2001.
Last month, the former Flint facility (about 13 kilometres north of Halkirk) was purchased by NRG Process Solutions (owned by Thomas and sons Troy and Kyle.) Also involved with the purchase is Alemap Sales and Marketing of Calgary, owned by Bob Pusch; a former sales Manager of IPS as well as Leona Chadwick’s personal company.
Cape Manufacturing Ltd. President Thomas Chadwick and Leona Chadwick Chief Financial Officer.
Constructed in 1983, the 45,000-squarefoot plant on 40 acres of land has been a busy place over the years. “We want to build the operation back to the level that it once was,” said Chadwick, whose Halkirk based company Chadco Canada Ltd was sold to Delaney Energy Services Ltd in 1998. In 1999 Delaney purchased the current facility and moved operations from Halkirk. Over the years the company
changed hands from Delaney to IPS then to Paintearth Energy Services Ltd and then to Flint. “Last year, Flint employed over 50 people at this location, and we intend to bring the company back to that level of production,” he said. “All the success of the businesses I have been associated with can be attributed to the high-quality people that I have been lucky enough to attract as employees and associates,” said Chadwick. High quality employees are his top priority, as CAPE provides a proÄt-sharing plan for all staff in addition to a complete beneÄt package. He allows all his employees the opportunities to play vital roles in the operation of the business. We believe in a system of Value Based Management whereby we lay out a set of values and set the intention to follow them with each decision made. “If values are used as the criteria to move forward, then all members of our team can make decisions and know with conÄdence they are the right decisions,” Chadwick states for the vision of the company. “This creates an environment of self-supervision, self-direction, and self-empowerment and a place where we can be the best people we can be.”
C ENTRAL A LBERTA P RODUCTION E QUIPMENT
CAPE MANUFACTURING
Ltd.
is pleased to announce that it has purchased the assets of the oilfield manufacturing business formerly known as:
FLINT PROCESS SYSTEMS, Halkirk. CAPE invites all previous Flint employees, as well as new applicants to forward their resumes. Positions available in the following areas: Administration / Office
Structural Welders
“B” Pressure Welders
Quality Control
Painting / Finishing
Fabricating / Assembly
Purchasing & Warehouse
Equipment Operation
Maintainence & Janitorial
x x
With Class 1 Liscense
Employee Profit Sharing Plan Company Benefit Package
x x
Alberta Owned & Operated Value Based Management
Please forward resumes to: resume@capemfg.ca NOTE: Please indicate the position you are applying for in the Subject Line of the email.
www.CAPEMFG.ca