Del Equipment A Div Of Caytec Equip
Truck in Calgary

In early 1982, the Alberta Economy was in the doldrums due to the after effects of the reigning government's new National Energy Policy. In May 2005, not far from the old facility, 000 square feet on 178 St. at 105 Ave., the Edmonton branch moved into a larger facility of over 22, to support the increasing amount of business. Today, opened a branch in Edmonton in 1997 with approximately 10, 000 square feet, the company occupies over 50, 000 square feet and now has 50 people on the payroll. Initially, after acquiring Canspec Manufacturing in 1990, they slowly made progress through the '80's moving to larger premises on the Blackfoot Trail in 1985 and, the 'Y' being there of phonetic reasons and nobody had that name! Relying on their previous experiences, that name was already in use and they settled for Caytec, however, they wanted to call it Cantec (Canadian Truck Equipment Company), to their present address in the Foothills industrial park in Southeast Calgary. Peter Vanderlinden and Burke Schumacher pooled their resources and on May 1, 1982 they opened the doors. Starting a new company at that time was, but when you are young and energetic and you believe in your abilities, risky, to say the least, it should stand a fighting chance. Drilling rigs were lined up at the border to go south for better jobs and money. With more than twice the space we will be able to serve our customers better!.