Compressed Air Best Practices - October 2008 - (Page 45) Compressed Air Industry AUTOMOTIVE TRANSIT ompressed ir ndustr AUTOMOTIVE RANSIT ess dus str | 10/08 | GROWTH IN ALBERTA: NORTHWEST EQUIPMENT COMPRESSED AIR BEST PRACTICES™ INTERVIEWED SID VAN DER MEER (PRESIDENT) AND TERRY NICKEL (OFFICE MANAGER) OF THE NORTHWEST EQUIPMENT COMPANY. Alberta Good morning. How is business in Western Canada? Good morning! Business is very strong in both the oil exploration market and with standard industry here. Alberta has the second largest oil reserves in the world — when you include the tar sands. We have over 90,000 Americans living in Calgary due to the oil industry. All major oil exploration companies and engineering firms have offices in Calgary. The fact that these engineering centers are located here has also allowed Northwest Equipment to get involved with a significant amount of packaging for international projects. The “rooftop” industrial market is also growing due to the rising cost of electricity here. The energy industry was deregulated at the beginning of 1996 and electricity costs for industry have risen since then from two cents per kwh to nine cents per kwh! This has created an environment where industry is looking for ways to reduce energy costs. Jim Wood, Patti Van der Meer and Sid Van der Meer (owners) of Northwest Equipment. www.airbestpractices.com 45 http://www.airbestpractices.com
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