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  1. Grant Gowdy has been with us for 32 years!

    Grand GowdyHis current role is in shipping and receiving, but Grant has done it all.

    “I started off on the big dishing press,” he says, “which forms heads from 60 inches up to 144. Then from there I went to the smaller press and I did the smaller heads, about 10 inches to 25 inches, for the smaller flanger, then I went into the old style press, which is punch and dye where you make the head start to finish without a flanger.”

    After that, Grant moved on to maintenance as well as cutting plates to size for heads.

    Grant is a second generation ConrEXPERT. His father worked here in the 1960s and he’s known a lot of the team since he was a kid.

    “Back when I was doing welding in high school, I’d come down here to talk to the welder because he had tips on what to do,” he says with a smile.

    One of the things he loves about his job is the teamwork. Everyone is part of quality control and everyone is proud of the work they produce.

    Grant lives with his wife about 45 minutes away on the beautiful Rideau canal, and they enjoy camping in Ontario’s beautiful provincial parks.

    Thank you Grant for more than 3 decades of dedicated service.

  3. The advantages of a growing nuclear energy industry

    Proud Member of: Canadian Nuclear SocietyThe Government of Canada recently launched a renewed commitment to supporting the nuclear energy sector. This new strategy will build on decades of made-in-Canada innovation, according to a recent press release.

    The advantages of nuclear energy are clear. It is a clean energy source. Nuclear power plants do not emit greenhouse gases, and unlike windfarms for example which depend on weather conditions, can operate 24 hours a day 365 days a year.

    While there have been some high profile incidents nuclear energy is a much safer resource compared to the production of fossil fuels.

    A good resource to understand the relative positives and negatives around nuclear energy can be found here. In the article they site France’s success in cutting down emissions, and clarify that “Contrary to what many believe, cooling towers in nuclear plants only emit water vapour and are thus not releasing any pollutant or radioactive substance into the atmosphere”

    As new members of The Canadian Nuclear Association and soon to be members of The American Nuclear Society, we continue in our commitment to providing the nuclear industry in North America with the precisely engineered products they demand.

    If your business is in the nuclear industry and you need heads for pressure vessels, formed elbows, or any other custom formed metal material please give us a call.

    We will be CSA N299.3 certified this summer.

The Conrex Group of Companies is a world leader. Conrex Steel, Prescor and Formweld Fitting provide high quality formed heads for tanks and vessels. To learn more, click on the company logo.