Wilkinson Steel and Metals Inc

Beginning in 1910, Wilkinson Steel and Metals Inc has grown into Western Canada’s premiere steel and metal distributor. The company has 9 locations: four in British Columbia, three in Alberta and two in Saskatchewan. The company is aligned to the natural resource based economies of the three provinces, dealing directly with the forestry, mining, and shipbuilding industries in British Columbia, oil, gas, and mining in Alberta, and agriculture, mining, and oil in Saskatchewan. The company offers a full range of products and processing services to the companies directly engaged in the resource industries as well as to match regional requirements with products, services and delivery capacities. In summary, the company is well financed, well managed, matches customers’ needs with out-of-stock service and continues to search out improved practices. Wilkinson Steel and Metals Inc began in 1910 in Vancouver as a steel and metal products supplier. Today, after a century of business, we are a full line service centre with 10 locations across Western Canada. Our diverse range of steel and metal products and processing services means convenient one-stop shopping that saves our clients time and money. Our supply chain solutions ensure our clients have the right product on time, every time.

A Solid Foundation

• Our company has prospered for more than a century in part due to the values instilled by the Wilkinson family—trust, reliability and lasting customer relationships.
• Wilkinson Steel and Metals Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nova Argent Canada, Inc.

Our Mission

To satisfy all stake holders:

• Customers with good service and quality products at fair prices,
• Employees with opportunities to reach a strong sense of personal achievement,
• Suppliers with fair and responsible marketing partnerships, and…
• Shareholders with quality and growing earnings.

Certificate of Recognition

Wilkinson Steel and Metals Inc joined the Partners in Industry Reduction Program through the Manufacturers’ Health and Safety Association. After becoming a member, Wilkinson Steel and Metals Inc obtained a Certificate of Recognition in Health and Safety in 2002. This includes our Edmonton, Calgary and Fort McMurrey branches. This commitment has assisted us growing our Health and Safety Management System along with our own employee commitment to a Safe and Healthy Workplace. Wilkinson Steel and Metals Inc maintains a company wide Health and Safety program based on the COR program including regular Safety Audits and inspections in all of our facilities. We are actively pursuing the development of similar certification programs with the Workers Compensation Boards of British Columbia and Saskatchewan.

Modified Duties Program

Wilkinson Steel and Metals Inc considers no phase of our operations to be more important than the well being of our most valuable asset, our employees.
When an employee suffers illness or injuries that result in absence from the workplace, not only is the employee’s personal life affected, but also the entire organization suffers as a result of the individual’s inability to contribute.To hasten a disabled employee’s return to work, or to keep the employee on the job, Wilkinson Steel and Metals Inc will make every attempt possible to provide meaningful modified work duties to assist in rehabilitation and restoration to normal, healthy and productive work duties.

Policy Statement

“To provide a safe and healthy workplace for the benefit of all the stakeholders in our business, including customers, employees, suppliers and shareholders”

HAS Committees

Each Branch of Wilkinson Steel and Metals Inc has a Health and Safety Committee that meets on a monthly basis. Each committee is made up of a cross section of plant employees, office staff and management. These meetings help ensure the proper implementation and ongoing enforcement of the health and safety program at Wilkinson Steel.

SERVICES

In today’s Global competitive markets, keeping your customers and winning new business is not easy.  Production environments are under constant pressure to find ways to improve and gain competitive advantage.To achieve this, production and operations managers, senior managers and owners are challenged to find ways to…

• REDUCE OR ELIMINATE PRODUCTION BOTTLENECKS
• INCREASE PRODUCTION FLOW AND EFFICIENCIES
• DECREASE PRODUCTION COSTS
• INCREASE PROCESSING CAPACITIES

Wilkinson Steel can help you by providing value added processing services that can reduce or eliminate bottlenecks that are holding your production back, enabling more flow and shorter  production cycles allowing you to do what you do best, add real value to your products.

THERMAL CUTTING

Our Thermal Cutting Services include Laser, Plasma (including bevels), and Oxy‐fuel.From simple shapes to your intricately engineered designs, we can provide your products ready for assembly. Our CNC driven services produce tight-tolerance, clean finished goods that are ready for production.

• Laser: Plate & Sheet
• Plasma: Straight & Bevel
• Oxy-fuel

CUT TO LENGTH

Wilkinson Steel and Metals Inc. offers leveling of coil to sheet and plate in material gauges from .014 to 1/2 inch and widths up to 96 inches. Our Herr-Voss, B & K and Alcos leveling lines produce a precision flat product. Our ability to cut coil custom sizes of sheet and plate gives our customers the flexibility to meet their unique size requirements, while minimizing waste.

• Coil to Plate & Sheet
• Sawing: Structural Beam, Bar, Tubing, Etc

SLITTING

Wilkinson Steel and Metals Inc. “State of the Art” high performance slitting line is capable of processing most products in a gauge range from .012 – .187 X 60 inch wide, with a maximum coil weight of 50,000#. The improvements in technology and production capabilities incorporated in our new Braner Slitter ensures Wilkinson will provide.

• Superior slit quality
• Tighter tolerances
• Reduced edge burr
• Better consistency
• Dependable service
• Shorter lead times
• No paper stuffing

Our customer’s will benefit by consistent, economical, quality production runs, which ultimately provides a superior finished product.

MANAGED SERVICES

We also provide a variety of managed services such as braking, rolling and trepanning. Please contact your Wilkinson sales representative for more information.

• Press Braking
• Rolling
• Trepanning
• Saw Cutting
• Trucking
• Custom Packaging

Interested in pursuing a career in the steel and metals industry?  Wilkinson has been selling, processing and distributing steel and metal products in Western Canada since 1910.  The longevity in the marketplace is a reflection on the strength of our people. We are trusted by our customers and have many long term business relationships. In fact 50% of our employees have been part of the Wilkinson team for more than 10 years. We serve a broad spectrum of customers from a number of industries including but not limited to: oil and gas, construction, mining, agriculture, forestry, transportation and marine. Wilkinson is a member of the Manufacturers Health and Safety Association, actively maintains the ISO9001:2008 quality standard for each of our branches, and provides essential training components to be successful in your new role.