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complete hospitality and ca-
tering solutions to the work-
force of companies in the oil
and gas industries often locat-
ed in the most Northerly and
remote areas of Canada.
“Tree planting really is
remote logistics, it’s remote
hospitality, its taking care of
people in the middle of no-
where. It’s all about marching
an army in a certain direction
and getting things done,” says
Ferguson. He recognized a
demand in the market place
for remote hospitality ser-
vices in the early 2000s when
there was huge shortage of
service providers in labour.
Eager to grab the opportunity
to fill the void, and certainly
qualified with years of expe-
rience in the remote logistics
required in the tree planting
business, Ferguson rented a
drill camp, and soon thereaf-
ter started Redrock.
Being a full-fledged turn-
key business in the oil and gas
industry means that Redrock
has an excess of “huge career
opportunities.” Ferguson con-
firms the company has been
on a hiring spree for years.
“We do it all,” you can hear
the pride in his voice, and his
Redrock Torngat Camp
