FM Sylvan Launches Canadian Operation
FM Sylvan Canada LTD to Deliver World Class Industrial Pipe Installation & Fabrication Services to the Ontario Market
Windsor, ON—April 5, 2010—FM Sylvan today announced a new, dedicated Canadian Operation. Headquartered in Windsor, ON under the direction of Sean Maine, FM Sylvan Canada LTD will provide a full range of industrial and institutional contracting services to leaders in the automotive, chemical, petroleum, energy and government, educational, sectors throughout Ontario. This expansion supports the company's growth strategy by extending services to a new geography where there is strong demand for industrial pipe fabrication and installation, millwright and rigging services in the sectors FM Sylvan has traditionally served.
FM Sylvan Holding has appointed Sean Maine Senior Vice President of FM Sylvan Canada LTD, and Divisional Vice President of FM Sylvan, Inc. Maine will oversee all aspects of the Canadian operation, reporting directly to Robert H. Metz, President, FM Sylvan Canada LTD and COO/Managing Partner of FM Sylvan Holding, LLC, the parent company of both FM Sylvan, Inc. and FM Sylvan Canada LTD. In addition to having full operational and profit and loss responsibility for FM Sylvan Canada LTD, Maine will also serve as a partner and member of the Board of Directors for FM Sylvan Canada LTD. He comes to FM Sylvan from Comstock, where he demonstrated a proven track record in building and managing organizations and teams as well as bidding, estimating, and delivering industrial services projects on time and within budget. Most recently, he was General Manager of Comstock Canada Ltd London and Automotive Division, where he was responsible for $100 million in annual revenues.
Headquartered in Windsor, ON, FM Sylvan Canada LTD will provide clients with a full range of industrial contracting services—including pipe fabrication and installation, HVAC, millwright and rigging. FM Sylvan Canada LTD relies on the proven processes, procedures and best practices for safety, quality, timely delivery, and financial management that FM Sylvan has developed and institutionalized over the course of more than fifty years serving some of the largest companies in the world. This combination of leadership, process and local market knowledge, experience, and expertise will provide a solid foundation for successfully bidding and delivering projects in the Canadian market.
"FM Sylvan's investment in Canada continues its long tradition of investing in intelligent leaders to build strong, profitable businesses in industrial markets throughout North America," said Jim Frees, CEO, FM Sylvan Holding, LLC. "A common client base, an exceptional leadership team, and Canada's unwavering support of heavy industry drove our decision to expand into the Canadian market, and I have every confidence that Sean and his team will establish a market leadership position by ensuring client success and generating a high rate of repeat business."
For more information, please contact FM Sylvan Canada directly at 519-948-8825.
About FM Sylvan
Founded in 1956, FM Sylvan is a leading industrial services contractor, providing industrial pipe fabrication and installation to blue chip customers in the automotive, chemical, oil and gas, energy, food & beverage, consumer packaged goods, pharmaceutical and government sectors. Today, FM Sylvan is one of the only industrial services contractors that are ASME section 9 authorized for both boiler and high-pressure piping. Our market leadership position and eighty percent repeat business rate results from our rigorous quality standards and processes, strict focus on industrial pipe, strong financial management, unsurpassed safety record, and on-time on-budget project delivery.