{"id":2786,"date":"2022-07-01T09:23:25","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T13:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/?p=2786"},"modified":"2026-09-07T16:14:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T20:14:12","slug":"wajax-subsidiary-tundra-acquires-valve-business-of-powell-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/2022\/07\/wajax-subsidiary-tundra-acquires-valve-business-of-powell-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Wajax Subsidiary Tundra Acquires Valve Business of Powell Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Toronto-based distributor Wajax Corporation (TSX: WJX) announced that its subsidiary, Tundra Process Solutions Ltd., has acquired the valve business of Powell Canada Inc.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW102185077 BCX8\"><span class=\"SCXW102185077 BCX8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/subscribe\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Don\u2019t miss any content from Distribution Strategy Group. Join our list.<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Specializing in valve sales, service and support, Powell Valve employs 38, and operates facilities in Edmonton, Fort McMurray and Lloydminster, Alberta.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe addition of three new valve servicing and repair locations, plus a team of highly skilled technicians, will help accelerate the growth of Tundra\u2019s core business,\u201d said Iggy Domagalski, President and CEO of Wajax.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The acquisition adds to Tundra\u2019s valve-servicing capabilities, including field-level support, and increases its geographic reach. The newly acquired facilities in Edmonton and Fort McMurray will also provide increased capacity for pressure safety valve testing, assembly and recertification.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Founded in 1999 and acquired by Wajax in 2021, Tundra plays a key role in Wajax\u2019s Industrial Parts and Engineered Repair Services\u2019 growth strategy. It provides maintenance and technical services to customers in the western Canadian midstream oil and gas, oil sands, petrochemical, mining, forestry and municipal sectors. 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