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customers around the world look at us and they
look at our city and look at our experience, I
think we win jobs because of that.”
The city’s abundance of skilled labour and ex-
pertise was a valuable selling feature when
Richard first joined SPS in sales, and that rep-
utation still offers an advantage when deal-
ing with international businesses looking for
products or services. It’s not unusual for SPS
to ship orders to companies in locations like
Jordan, the Dominican Republic or Singapore.
And whether it’s a refinery in Russia or Saudi
Arabia, there’s a level of comfort for custom-
ers who realize that SPS has built a foundation
based on the needs of their industry, supplying
the local petrochemical and refinery industry
or hiring the people employed in these busi-
nesses.
The company’s largest demand for products
and services continues to come from Canada’s
oil sands region followed by the power indus-
try. In the meantime, SPS continues to be a
company that prides itself on adaptability by
talking and listening to their customers, keep-
ing up with technology and focusing on a high
level of service.
“We reinvent ourselves very fast. We’ve gone
