Congratulations to the following 2019 Business Awards Recipients
Business of the Year:
Sponsored by Becher Munro & Company
Apache Pipeline Products
Proudly Canadian, Apache Pipeline Products is a leading manufacturer of pipeline cleaning and maintenance equipment. Apache produces and supplies a complete line of pigs and pigging equipment for oil, natural gas, and industrial pipelines all around the world. The strength and success of Apache are rooted in the three pillars of People, Partnerships, and Performance. Throughout the recent downturn in the oil and gas sector, Apache forged ahead and diversified. This strategy has created growth and stability in the company and allowed Apache to become more involved giving back to our community.
Global Growth:
Sponsored by Canadian Tire #428
Clearflow Group Inc.
Clearflow Group Inc are pre-treatment experts, providing clients with unique, innovative, site-specific answers to soil and water challenges. They manufacture the Water Lynx and Soil Lynx products and systems here in Sherwood Park. Clearflow currently has distributors in the UK, India, China and has just signed on a large distributor for all of Scandinavia. Using technologies verified by two major Canadian universities and the National Research Council of Canada, they have been able to facilitate their marketing plan both locally and abroad.
Leading Edge:
Sponsored by CASE Receivable Management Inc.
WOW! Factor Desserts
Wow! Factor Desserts is a family-owned business that manufactures a wide variety of scratch-made hand-assembled high end frozen desserts with a primary market of the foodservice industry throughout North America. They are most famously known for their rich, smooth, creamy cheesecake recipe, which has been adopted into a wide variety of flavours. They also develop many other desserts, including gluten-free and vegan options. From their humble beginnings in the Ardrossan home basement of the original owners, they now employ 63 people nationwide, many of whom live here in the County.
Community Attraction:
Sponsored by the Office of the Mayor
Sherwood Bowl
Sherwood Bowl has provided Strathcona County with a fun and family safe place for all ages and abilities to enjoy bowling for over sixty years. They provide coaching to all age groups, promoting long term development, motor skills, and social interaction. Sherwood Bowl offers the “Kids Bowl Free” summer program to help kids stay active with an affordable out-of-school event and are proud to give back to our community through sponsorships, fundraising, and ensuring that is bowling accessible to everyone.
Industrial Achievement:
Sponsored by Enbridge Pipelines Inc.
Imperial Oil Ltd.
Strathcona Refinery has been operating in Strathcona County for more than 70 years, since the discovery of oil near Leduc in 1947. Today, Strathcona Refinery is the main refinery hub in Western Canada and one of the safest, most reliable refineries in North America. While Imperial provides the essentials needed to help fuel our global economy, their role as a leading energy producer begins in the communities where we live and work. Their investments and sponsorships include Women Building Futures, Strathcona County Library, Volunteer Strathcona, and more.
New Entrepreneur:
Sponsored by ATB Financial
Park Integrative Health
Park Integrative Health has created a health care model that places the client at the center of their experience. They have a panel of doctors working with Internal Medicine Specialists, as well as with a large group of Allied Health Professionals who cover psychology, acupuncture, nutrition, massage therapy, and Reiki. Their main objective is to change the conversation around health care. Park Integrative Health is the first clinic in the Edmonton area to merge western and eastern medicine traditions to bring patients a well-rounded, holistic approach to medicine.