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Flexpipe Systems, a division of ShawCor Ltd., manufactures and sells a spoolable composite pipeline system used for oil & gas gathering systems, water disposal, CO2 injection pipelines, and other applications where a corrosion resistant, high pressure pipeline is required. Flexpipe Systems’ manufacturing facility is located in Calgary, Alberta with additional sales, service and distribution facilities located throughout Western Canada, through the Rocky Mountain Corridor and into the southern United States.
Flexpipe Systems began as a research and development initiative in 2001 with the intent to design a composite pipeline system which would provide the Oil and Gas industry an alternative to traditionally used steel and stick fiberglass. The innovative team that designed and developed the original pipe and fittings understood what was required by pipelining customers. The result was a composite, coiled pipe and a reliable joining system that is durable, easy to handle and economically priced. The company’s first commercial sale was in April of 2003.
Since then, Flexpipe Systems’ tremendous success has garnered the attention of many technological innovators and industry associations. A few accolades include:
- In 2006, Flexpipe Systems won the Regional IRAP Award for New Technology and was named Canada’s top innovator at the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Sixth Annual Canadian Innovation Awards.
- Also in 2006, Regan Davis, President & CEO of Flexpipe Systems, was chosen from an impressive list of nominees and awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award – Emerging Entrepreneur Prairies Region.
- In January 2007, Flexpipe Systems was recognized as a ‘growth champion’ and made Alberta Venture's 2007 List of "The Fast 50", ranking #6 in the "Over $20 Million" category.
- In January 2008, Flexpipe Systems made Alberta Venture's 2008 List of "The Fast 50", for the second year in a row ranking #17 in the "Over $20 Million" category.
- In June 2008, Flexpipe Systems won “Energy-TV’s “Best of the Best” Awards in the “Service and Supply - Pipeline” category
In May 2008, after celebrating the sale of its 5 millionth meter of pipe, Flexpipe Systems became a part of the ShawCor Ltd family joining six other ShawCor business units which focus on technology-based products and services for the pipeline and pipe services market. Becoming a member of the ShawCor family has given Flexpipe Systems the resources and support necessary to expand the sale of its products and services to the global market. |
