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T aking a risk and opening a business takes courage. Open- ing an oilfield-based business in 1980 when the industry was in the throes of the National Energy Program took the type of courage found in Don and Shirley Cox. e couple not only started CRC Wellhead, they ran it very successfully for 34 years. Sadly, Don passed away in 2009 and aſter running the company on her own for a few years, Shirley made the decision to sell. Daughter Nina remains at CRC Wellhead as the office manager and Drew Morris, who joined as president in January of this year, is committed to running the company in a way that would have made the original owners proud. “ey felt there was a niche in the industry for what they could provide – a machine shop,” says Morris of the Cox’s decision to open CRC. “Don’s history was in valves and he was with a large supplier to the industry. He saw the need for a quality machine shop to provide secondary machining to the industry. e major suppliers of wellhead equipment, at that time, did not have the resources to sustain the volume of business they were doing. ey needed contract machine shops, and that’s how it started. Don grew the company based on the needs of his customers.” Since that time, CRC Wellhead has been an industry-leading supplier of common A.P.I. wellhead parts, as well as other com- ponents for oil and gas companies across North America. Morris’ journey with the company has been an encouraging one so far. Joining just before the downturn has made for some interesting, and inspiring days. “A lot of companies are laying people off. A lot are closing their doors,” says Morris. “It’s hit our industry hard. I told these guys when I first started that I would try to keep things status quo. I saw some deficiencies in what we had been doing and we were going to improve on that and improve our sales. is was in January when things were going well. In February we got hit hard by the downturn. By mid-March we decided to cut costs.” Morris’ way of cutting costs was not to compromise on qual- ity or lay people off. He found a solution that benefited the com- pany, clients and staff. “In early March, I brought up with the employees that we were going to apply to Service Canada for a Work-Sharing (WS) agreement. On Apr 12 it was initiated. This way all the employees can keep their jobs during the downturn and hopefully, by the end of the six-month period of the pro- gram, things will be back to normal.” ak akin ing g a a ri risk sk a and nd o ope peni ning ng a a b bus usin ines ess s ta take kes s co cour urag age. e. O Ope pen- n CRC Wellhead Supply Co. Ltd. Celebrates 35 Years CRC Wellhead has been an industry- leading supplier of common A.P.I. wellhead parts, as well as other components for oil and gas companies across North America. CRC Wellhead Supply Co. Ltd. • Celebrates 35 Years By Nerissa McNaughton
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Taking a risk and opening a business takes courage. Open-ing an oilfi eld-based business in 1980 when the industry was in the throes of the National Energy Program took

the type of courage found in Don and Shirley Cox. Th e couple not only started CRC Wellhead, they ran it very successfully for 34 years. Sadly, Don passed away in 2009 and aft er running the company on her own for a few years, Shirley made the decision to sell. Daughter Nina remains at CRC Wellhead as the offi ce manager and Drew Morris, who joined as president in January of this year, is committed to running the company in a way that would have made the original owners proud.

“Th ey felt there was a niche in the industry for what they could provide – a machine shop,” says Morris of the Cox’s decision to open CRC. “Don’s history was in valves and he was with a large supplier to the industry. He saw the need for a quality machine shop to provide secondary machining to the industry. Th e major suppliers of wellhead equipment, at that time, did not have the resources to sustain the volume of business they were doing. Th ey needed contract machine shops, and that’s how it started. Don grew the company based on the needs of his customers.”

Since that time, CRC Wellhead has been an industry-leading supplier of common A.P.I. wellhead parts, as well as other com-ponents for oil and gas companies across North America.

Morris’ journey with the company has been an encouraging one so far. Joining just before the downturn has made for some interesting, and inspiring days. “A lot of companies are laying

people off . A lot are closing their doors,” says Morris. “It’s hit our industry hard. I told these guys when I fi rst started that I would try to keep things status quo. I saw some defi ciencies in what we had been doing and we were going to improve on that and improve our sales. Th is was in January when things were going well. In February we got hit hard by the downturn. By mid-March we decided to cut costs.”

Morris’ way of cutting costs was not to compromise on qual-ity or lay people off . He found a solution that benefi ted the com-pany, clients and staff .

“In early March, I brought up with the employees that we were going to apply to Service Canada for a Work-Sharing (WS) agreement. On Apr 12 it was initiated. This way all the employees can keep their jobs during the downturn and hopefully, by the end of the six-month period of the pro-gram, things will be back to normal.”

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CRC Wellhead Supply Co. Ltd. Celebrates 35 Years

CRC Wellhead has been an industry-leading supplier of common A.P.I. wellhead parts, as well as other components for oil and gas companies across North America.

CRC Wellhead Supply Co. Ltd. • Celebrates 35 Years

By Nerissa McNaughton

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WS is a government initiative where employees split the amount of time they spend at work. For CRC, this means one shift works Monday and Tuesday, everyone works on Wednes-day and the remaining crew works Th ursday and Friday. Th e company pays for 60 per cent of the salaries, and the govern-ment pays 40 per cent.

“It’s good for the government, otherwise they would be pay-ing laid off workers 100 per cent Employment Insurance. It’s not my fi rst rodeo,” Morris continues with a confi dent smile. “In this industry, there seems to be a six-year cycle where we go into a recession or a correction mode. CRC has the ability to weather this storm and come back stronger than ever.”

Downturn or not, customer confi dence remains high among CRC’s clientele and the 100 per cent Canadian-made products they supply. “We have an American Petroleum Institute (A.P.I.) licence that allows us to monogram the products we are selling in accordance with A.P.I. standards,” Morris says proudly. “It allows our customers to incorporate the products we are sup-plying into their complete A.P.I. package.”

With an eye for a stronger future for the company, Morris is currently looking at potential products CRC can design, manu-facture and sell as their own brand. Th is would not be diffi cult to integrate into the current workfl ow as the company purchas-es and stocks the raw materials their customers need. CRC ma-chines, tests, inspects and prepares products for shipping.

“Th is is something I told the guys the moment I walked through the door,” says Morris. “I want good quality and

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Downturn or not, customer confi dence remains high among CRC’s clientele and the 100 per cent Canadian-made products they supply.

CRC Wellhead Supply Co. Ltd. • Celebrates 35 Years

Above: Quality is number one at CRC. Here Nathan Jodoin is dimensionally inspecting Male Pin Bonnets to ensure they meet the requirements of the project.Below: Although CRC has twelve CNC machines at its disposal, Stephan Quintin is exhibiting the precision required to provide our customers with the best possible product utilizing one of CRC’s 5 manual lathes.

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workmanship on the products that we supply and that we maintain a healthy environment so everyone can go home safe at night – every night.” CRC has more than achieved this goal. Th e goal of safety extends to the end users of their products. “Products have to be tried and tested to ensure they are no ac-cidents. All product has to be to code – and CRC exceeds the standard code.”

Just over 20 shop employees have enjoyed long careers with CRC, with 15 years being the average time on the job. Two se-nior staff members, Jamie Hazzard and Cal Lange, have over 55 combined years with CRC. In an industry renowned for fl uctu-ating oil prices and high turnover, this speaks to the outstand-ing management and employee satisfaction at CRC. “Th e staff is diversifi ed in culture and generations,” explains Morris. “We

Congratulations toCRC Wellhead Supply Co. Ltd.

on your 35th year!

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Manufacturers of high quality closed die forgings

35 Years

CRC Wellhead Supply Co. Ltd. • Celebrates 35 Years

Congratulations toCRC Wellhead Supply Co. Ltd.

on 35 years of Success!!

Distributor of Metal Cutting & Machine Tools - Measuring Instruments&- Work/Tool Holding Accessories

CRC’s forte is producing product to meet our customers’ needs as required. However we will hold in stock the most common products for quick delivery.

Each item is serialized for traceability. Ho and Duong Truong are seen stamping and performing hardness tests on manufactured product.

P.O. Box 308 Stn Main - 130 Hagar St., Welland, Ontario

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Congratulations on 35 years!

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have a strong core of experienced employees providing quality products. Th is instills confi dence in our customers. Th ey know what they are going to get – quality and on-time delivery. All the employees work towards that.”

“We are not standing still,” he concludes. “We are looking at our systems internally to ensure when things start picking up, we will be in a better position going forward. Th ere is going to be some investment during this period and investment doesn’t always mean money.” He pauses, then says with a smile, “In an

industry that has so many changes and acquisitions, CRC has maintained its competitiveness. We’re still here.”

CRC Wellhead has been here for 35 years and they have no plans to go away anytime soon. Morris looks forward to con-tinuing the legacy started by Don and Shirley, from the employ-ee care, to the outstanding products, to community support.

Don was a strong supporter of Ducks Unlimited and the company continues to donate and support Boyle Street Community Services.

On behalf of CRC Wellhead, Morris thanks the “strong sup-port from the supply chain, excellent participation from the customers and Don and Shirley who started a company that has had such a positive eff ect on so many lives.”

to our customers, vendors and staff for the 35 years of association!

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CRC Wellhead Supply Co. Ltd. • Celebrates 35 Years

CRC Wellhead has been here for 35 years and they have no plans to go away anytime soon. Morris looks forward to continuing the legacy started by Don and Shirley, from the employee care, to the outstanding products, to community support.

Drew Morris (President) and Nina Cyre (Offi ce Manager).


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