Welcome to T. D. Williamson, Inc. Global Solutions. May 2007 _______________________________________________________________________________ In this issue:: - TDW Solidifies North America Services with Canadian Acquisition - LineMaster™ 2007 Schedule - 2007 Trade Shows Online newsletter: http://www.tdwilliamson.com/EDM/May_07/May_07web.html _______________________________________________________________________________ t h i s m o n t h ' s f e a t u r e: TDW Solidifies North America Services with Canadian Acquisition _______________________________________________________________________________ On January 29, 2007, Williamson Industries, Inc. officially became T.D.Williamson Canada ULC.  Headquarters for TDW Canada will remain in Georgetown, Ontario with Brian Smith serving as General Manager. Strategically, T.D.Williamson Canada ULC allows TDW to better service customers who own and operate the highly integrated network of North American petroleum pipelines that cross the border between the U.S. and Canada.  As the Canadian petroleum industry and the corresponding infrastructure continue to expand around resources such as the Alberta Tar Sands, the broadscope of TDW experience and capabilities are ideally suited to provide industry leading equipment, support services and custom engineered solutions to assure optimum pipeline performance.  TDW expertise with water and wastewater pipelines will also prove beneficial to municipal systems across Canada and particularly in the populated eastern Canadian provinces. The recent blending of 45 years worth of long-term, hands-on experience with Canadian market requirements, together with the full compliment of TDW products, services and custom technical solutions, positions TDW as a very strong North American onshore and offshore pipeline service provider.  New TDW Canadian office locations are being finalized for enhanced responsiveness in regions with increasing production activity. According to Brian Smith, “Our Canadian unit employees provide exceptional customer service and technical skills to help our customers stay on stream.  We only serve operators with pipelines or piping systems in Canada but we work closely with Tulsa to ensure that all inquiries are handled appropriately.  Our business mix includes products and services forpipelines, gas distribution utilities, hydrocarbon processing, water/sewer and various industrial segments.” A TDW Canada manufacturing facility in Georgetown, Ontario currently produces SHORTSTOPP®, M-STOPP™ and STOPPLE® equipment in addition to hot tap fittings, tapping machine adapters, STOPPLE and SHORTSTOPP housings, cutters/pilots and various items requested by Tulsa to expedite order processing. As the result of emphasis placed on pipeline inspection services and the incorporationof MAGPIE® tools and technologies, TDW Canada has increased market share significantly to become one of the leading MFL/Geometry vendors in the country.  Other hot initiatives include turnkey services, hot tapping, and STOPPLE plugging business for both the pipeline and refinery segments.  Additional roles that complete the Canadian HT&P package include TDW as project manager, fitting supplier, provider of welding services, quality control, non-destructive testing and HT&P technician.  The Canadian water market is starting to learn about the advantages of TDW products and services.  Recently, the Canadian business unit completed the largest tap in Canada with a 57” tap into a reservoir in Windsor, Ontario, just across the river from Detroit.  With the AWWA Show in Toronto this year, TDW Canada will be a very strong presence, especially for operators of Canadian water systems. With manufacturing, sales, services and administration located in the Toronto area,TDW Canada is ideally situated to serve Canada’s two largest gas utilities and the pipeline and HPI business in the Sarnia area.  All are within a convenient three hour drive.  The regional divide for Canada is pretty straight-forward.  Western Canada covers the area from Manitoba west to the Pacific Ocean.  Eastern Canada covers the area from Ontario to the Atlantic Ocean. As far as providing a list of the companies that TDW Canada now serves, it would be much too large to place within this article.  It is much easier to simply say that TDW serves all of Canada. For sales, contact: Edmonton - 780-440-6637 Georgetown - 905-873-2272 http://www.tdwilliamson.com/ LineMaster™ 2007 Schedule _______________________________________________________________________________ http://www.tdwilliamson.com/PDF/Newspdf/LineMasterTraining_Flyer.pdf T.D. Williamson, Inc. continues to provide the most comprehensive hot tapping, plugging and pigging instruction available in compliance with Department of Transportation covered tasks, standards and requirements. Rigorous hands-on training and operator qualification LineMaster™ programs are TDW's commitment to the industry. LineMaster Training assists you with ensuring that your technicians are trained at the highest level available. In our state-of-the-art facilities and with our pressurized simulated pipeline, TDW's LineMaster Training program is an in-depth series of classes designed to fulfill DOT Pipeline Safety Operator Qualification rules. To meet DOT requirements, training programs must include classroom time, written exams and hands-on simulated conditions. TDW's LineMaster Training meets these requirements. TDW LineMaster Training is the best in the business. The company you've trusted with your piping maintenance needs for more than 80 years has the experience to train your technicians and operators effectively and efficiently. 2007 LineMaster Training May ............................................................................... T-101 Pipeline Drilling Machine 5,6 Tulsa, OK - USA Mechanic Maintenance Training 10-13 Tulsa, OK - USA for Hot Tapping & Plugging Equipment Hot Tapping & Plugging Job 18-19 Tulsa, OK - USA Planning and Fitting Design New European Program call: 32-67-28-36-44 Nivelles, Belgium Upcoming Trade Shows _______________________________________________________________________________ Don't forget to visit TDW's booth at upcoming trade shows. We are attending several in the next few months, including: 2007 Trade Shows Trade Shows | Locations | Dates ............................................................................... Texas Gas Dallas, TX June  9-13 OGA Exhibition Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia June  13-15 AWWA- Am,Water Works Toronto, Ontario  June  24-28 Missouri Association of Lake Ozark, MO  June  27 - 29 Natural Gas Operators ASCE Boston, MA  July 9-10 KY / TN AWWA annual conference Louisville, KY  July  15-18 SGA Gas Transmission & Distribution San Antonio, TX  July/Aug. 30-1 http://www.tdwilliamson.com/trade_show.html Any questions please call 1.888.839.6766 or 1.918.447.5100 Click Here to Unsubscribe or contact us at subscribe@tdwilliamson.com: