Greg Fraser, President of Epic Polymer Systems Corp is pleased to announce the acquisition of BC Rubber Supply Ltd effective January 2nd, 2013. The purchase creates a partnership between two key manufacturers of Engineered Elastomers, Rubber, and Cast Polyurethane, servicing Western Canada and the USA.
BC Rubber Supply manufactures natural and synthetic rubber parts for the Marine, Mining, Construction and Transportation industries in Western Canada. Their products include covered wheels and rolls, AASHTO compliant engineered bridge bearing pads, Compression-Molded rubber parts, custom seals and gaskets. BC Rubber maintains the largest inventory of rubber and elastomer sheet-stock in Western Canada.
Epic Polymer Systems, with manufacturing operations in Western Canada and United States, specializes in eliminating customer downtime through design-manufacturing of engineered elastomers, cast polyurethanes and machined mechanical plastic parts; Engineered parts such as polyurethane wear liners, lagged rollers, bumpers & vibration pads and mechanical parts such as bearings, sprockets and gears.
“We are exceptionally pleased to welcome the employees of BC Rubber Supply to the Epic Polymer team” says Fraser, “their skill, knowledge and customer focused attitudes perfectly complement Epic’s market niche, while bringing the synergies of the two companies together.”
BC Rubber’s 15,000 sft manufacturing facility located in Langley, BC will continue all manufacturing operations as An Epic Polymer System, while their product lines and markets will be served under the Epic Polymer brand.
The purchase brings together two highly complementary organizations, providing customers with a single resource for technical advice and engineered solutions. The combined availability of sheet stock and custom manufactured rubber, urethane and elastomer requirements will be unparalleled on the West Coast.
Kris Fraser, VP Manufacturing Operations, is enthusiastic that “This acquisition is a natural fit for the two companies and I look forward to working with the great people at BC Rubber. Epic focuses hard on targeting what our clients expect with regards to products and quality; with their commitment to ISO 9001:2008, BC Rubber is highly client focussed as well. Our goal is simple, to offer exceptional value to our customers by eliminating downtime due to part wear and abrasion.”