Testimonials

Land, Location, Opportunity ....three of the many reasons why high-profile companies choose to do business in Parkland County.

Parkland County has plenty of businesses to brag about, from small industrial businesses to large warehousing/distribution and transportation/logistics companies. But don’t take our word for it - read on to see why locating your business in Parkland County is right for you!

Beaver Plastics

Year Established in Parkland County: 2005
www.beaverplastics.com 

In 2005, we made the decision to move from our location in Edmonton, which we had outgrown, to a new location. We looked at a number of different potential sites in and around the Edmonton area and decided on Acheson. We were attracted to Acheson by the reasonable land cost, which allowed us to choose a site with room for future growth. We also liked the full utility services and excellent access to Yellowhead and Highway 60. We were concerned at the time that moving outside of Edmonton would make it difficult to fill our entry level production staffing requirements but after we moved, we discovered that we had better quality and number of applicants in Acheson. We are very happy with the move and looking forward to many more years in Acheson.
Bryon McCarthy
Vice President, Manafacturing, Beaver Plastics

Sci-Tech Engineered Chemicals Inc.

Year Established in Parkland County: 2001
www.schitechinc.ca

Sci-Tech Engineered Chemicals Inc. is a chemical research, manufacturing, marketing and development company that specializes in formulating chemical products that utilize environmental technology. We chose to locate in the County of Parkland Acheson Business Park for several business reasons:

• lower business tax than many other communities;
• location to residential communities for our employee’s;
• availability and reasonable cost of land;
• access to rail and road systems;
• proximity to Edmonton International Airport;
• transport accessibility trucking;
• well maintained business park with curb appeal.

We made the right choice locating our business in Acheson, the business environment is very active and the County of Parkland has been very supportive to our business.
Dale Allen
President, Sci-tech Engineered Chemicals Inc.

Sysco Edmonton

Year Established in Parkland County: 2006
www.syscoedmonton.ca

Sysco Edmonton commenced construction of our 370,000 square foot multi temperature distribution facility in 2006. Construction followed a long process of analysis in both supply chain and economic factors which included, site size, land cost, tax rate and the willingness of the county to work with us on the development. All factors under consideration proved to be positive. Sysco’s distribution facility handles in excess of one hundred inbound and outbound loads daily so the right access and location was critical. Our location in the Acheson Industrial Park satisfied our key logistical demands which were inbound and outbound market access, availability of a sizable plot of land, which we found difficult to find in other parks. Finally, reasonably close proximity to the majority of our current staff who for the most part reside in St Albert and Edmonton’s west end. A wonderful side benefit has proven to be the ready access to staffing from Spruce Grove and Stony Plain to compliment our existing staff. Our relocation to the Acheson Business Park has been all positive.
Dick Boyce
Former President and COO, Sysco

TIC Canada

Established in Parkland County: 2005
www.tic-inc.com

2004 / 05 TIC Canada ULC was undertaking the consolidation of our offices and pipe fabrication – module yard facility. TIC chose the Acheson Industrial Park, Zone 2 for our new location to erect a 38,000 sq. ft. facility. Primary reason was due to reasonable cost of land and low business tax as compared to Nisku & Strathcona County industrial parks. As well, ease of access to HWY 60 as a heavy haul route combined with the ability to ship during the daytime hours was a considering factor. Since moving in January 2005, the area has become much more developed and our decision was timely with the way the park is continuing to expand and bring more services to the area.
Al Gordon
Manager, Business Development, TIC Canada ULC

Want to join these great businesses in our region? Contact Tom Koep, Manger, Economic Development and Tourism, at tkoep@parklandcounty.com or call 780-968-8406.