PTW Branch Operations feature of the week – Saskatoon
Since 1996, our Saskatoon branch has been providing electrical and instrumentation construction, maintenance and commissioning services to the area in addition to a major Canola crush facility near Clavet. The team is comprised of full-time maintenance and construction professionals who have extensive industry knowledge and, over the years, have completed several major construction projects, including the expansion of the canola crush plant in 2009 and the addition of a canola oil refinery in 2014. The team’s most recent project, completed in 2022, involved the installation of an H2S odour scrubber, which removes H2S from the cooling tower water in the extraction plant.
Energy-saving initiatives have become an increasingly noticeable trend, and we have assisted clients in implementing several measures to reduce energy consumption, such as upgrading lighting to LED and installing photocells on outdoor lighting fixtures. PTW is also involved in several cost-saving initiatives and has been collaborating with engineers to identify opportunities for reducing costs, such as installing transmitters to monitor water and steam usage. The Branch has been planning to update the canola crush’s outdated I/O facilities for the central DCS control system to the latest version, aiming to minimize downtime by improving outdated hardware and decreasing troubleshooting time to enhance efficiency.
Every winter holiday season, the Branch supports local charities and organizations, including a local recreation hockey team. The Branch is relatively close-knit, with some of the employees having been friends since elementary school. Their daily toolbox meetings create a collaborative and team-oriented environment, as everyone is provided an opportunity to voice their opinions and ideas to improve the task at hand. “We value everyone’s input and believe that by working together, we can achieve the best results, while keeping safety a top priority and part of the group’s culture,” comments Kelly Magerl, Area Manager to the Saskatoon Branch. “We have a great atmosphere at our Branch, and all employees are happy to come to work and work together to complete the tasks for the day.”
For further information please contact:
Laryssa Yakiwchuk, Marketing and Communications Manager, PTW Energy Services
Tel: +1 403.247.5766; lyakiwchuk@ptwenergy.com