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About Commercial Solutions Inc : Our History
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Commercial Solutions has an extensive history of excellence brought to us through organic growth and acquisition of a number of well known Canadian companies. These companies include:
- Aim Supply Ltd.
- CFE Canadian Forestry Equipment (Neville Crosby)
- Commercial Bearing Service
- Excel Bearings
- Nisku Safety Supply
- Raeside Equipment
- Raeside Equipment O/A Northern Bearing and Drive
- Raeside Equipment O/A Action Bearing
- BG Cadieux
- Cando Oilfield Supply and Rentals
- CanGlobal Products
- Impact Oilfield Supply
- Rig Products Inc.
Milestones
Paying attention to where you've been is a powerful thing. Commercial Solutions is proud of our history and growth, and appreciates the efforts of our family of employees who've kept us on the road to success. Take a look at some of our milestones!
2006 - Present |
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| 06-2008 | Commercial opens new 55,000 sq. ft. facility in Nisku |
| 02-2008 | Commercial acquires Outillage B & G Cadieux Inc of Terrebonne, Quebec |
| 01-2008 | Commercial appoints a new Chief Operating Officer |
| 09-2007 | Commercial acquires Canglobal Products of Alberta. |
| 10-2006 | Commercial acquires Raeside Equipment of BC and Alberta. |
| 06-2006 | Commercial acquires Rig Products Inc. of Nisku, Red Deer, Grande Prairie and Brooks Alberta. |
| 06-2006 | Grand opening of new 40,000 square foot national distribution centre. |
| 06-2006 | Commercial acquires Excel Bearings Inc. of Waterloo and Cambridge Ontario. |
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2001 - 2005 |
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| 2005 | Commercial starts trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange |
| 2005 | Commercial Solutions opens new south Edmonton branch and distribution Centre |
| 2005 | Regina branch opens |
| 2005 | Commercial closes strategic acquisition of Impact Oildfield Supply Inc. |
| 2003 | Commercial completes acquisition of Cando Oilfield Supplies & Rentals Ltd. |
| 2002 | Commercial Solutions opens 26,000 square foot distribution centre. |
| 2002 | Reverse takeover of CFE Industries Inc. occurs, creating a new public entity, Commercial Solutions Inc. |
| 2002 | Commercial bearing service (1966) ltd. acquires Nisku Safety Supply in Drayton Valley, Nisku, Lloydminister, and Grande Prairie. |
| 2002 | Master Distribution Service inc opens in Edmonton. |
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1996 - 2000 |
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| 1999 | CFE Industries Inc. acquires the Neville Crosby group of companies. The acquisition brings locations in Vancouver, and Prince George. |
| 1999 | AIM Supply opens new 27,000 square foot Head Office in Prince Albert. |
| 1998 | Commercial bearing service (1966) ltd. opens AIM Supply Saskatoon. Also opens a location in Fort McMurray. Commercial bearing service (1966) ltd. sells the assets of its hose division in Red Deer, Alberta to Hose Headquarters Ltd. located in Calgary, Alberta.
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| 1996 | Commercial bearing service (1966) ltd. opens in Fort Saskatchewan and acquires AIM Supply Ltd., and its affiliates. The acquisition brings locations in Hudson Bay, Nipawin, North Battleford, and Prince Albert. |
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1986 - 1995 |
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| 1995 | Commercial bearing service (1966) ltd. acquires the assets of Al's Bearings and Seals Ltd., Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, and G&C Bearing and Supply Ltd., Medicine Hat, Alberta. |
| 1993 | Commercial bearing service (1966) ltd. opens in Calgary. |
| 1993 | Commercial bearing service (1966) ltd. acquires the assets of Engineered Bearings and Drives Ltd., Edmonton, Alberta. |
| 1990 | Commercial bearing service (1966) ltd. acquires Amigo Supply Ltd., Red Deer, Alberta. |
| 1986 | AIM Supply opens branches in St. Brieux and Melfort. |
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1975 - 1985 |
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| 1985 | Commercial bearing service (1966) ltd. opens in Drayton Valley. |
| 1983 | Six long-term employees of AIM Supply purchase from founding family, open branch in Nipawin. |
| 1980 | CFE Industries Inc. opens Mississauga. |
| 1979 | Commercial bearing service (1966) ltd. opens in Nisku. |
| 1978 | Commercial bearing service (1966) ltd. opens Edmonton North. |
| 1978 | Prince Albert Foundry opens branch office in Hudson Bay under the trade name AIM Supply (Agriculture, Industrial, Mining Supply). |
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1911 - 1975 |
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| 1972 | CFE Industries Inc. opens Montreal. |
| 1968 | Prince Albert Foundry launches PAF Engineering, a welding and machine shop. |
| 1966 | Name change, Commercial bearing service ltd. becomes, Commercial bearing service (1966) ltd. |
| 1965 | CFE Industries Inc. opens for business in Edmonton. |
| 1954 | Commercial bearing opens in Edmonton, later to become Edmonton South. |
| 1911 | Prince Albert Foundry opens in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan |
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