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Wicks wagons Two ew ,elea:ntng
units were installed to be et tOce card
of area 'armors, anal the, new d:rYer
which was installed ri take care of
1600 bushels of grain. corn ur beans in
an,hou;r. '
According to Archie Couper, general
*Mager of the Hensall District Co -
Operative, the additional facilities
should enapie the organization to
adequately look after farmer' so crops In
the future: Mr. Copper added that with
the enlarged faciiixtes'he Co -Op will
be in a position to accommodate more
farmers than in the past.
The new ....facilities have just been
completed, in " time- -for this season's
wheat crop. Workmen and contractors
have been working at a feverish pace to
complete the job before harvest season
began.
General contractor on the new facil-
ities was Dorssey's Welding Company
fid., of Blenheit, while the firm of
Thomas-Dorssers Silos Company , ltd.,
were in charge of 'constructing the new
silos.
Much of the equipment in the proj-
ect was supplied by Sullivan, Strong
Scott, of Toronto, who. specialize in
bulk materials handling and processing
systems. ` •
A Hensall contractor, Harold Knight,
was in charge of all electrical work on
the project, with Howden Electrical
Supply of London supplying the material
for the prominent Hensall contractor.
Another Hensall contractor, C.E.
Reid and . Sons. were responsible for
the excavation, and. supplying of sand
and gravel materials on the site.
The cement for the -new silos all
came from the Redi Mix plant of C.A.
McDowell Ltd., at Exeter, while re-
inforcing steel was supplied by Dahmer
Steel Company, of Kitchener.
,.In summing, up the completion of
the project, Mr. Couper added that : all
contractors and sub=contractors were
most co-operative in seeing that the
facilities would be ready. for the beg-
inning of the harvest season.
Ll Of HANDLING ANY sae VEHICLE'
TERRY IcBRIDE AND KEN THIEL READY TO OPERATE TWO
NEW CLEANERS AT-HENSALL CO-OPERATIVE
The completion of the new 5500.000 facilities
for the handling of grain, corn' and beans at the
Hensall District Co -Operative marks the second
major expansion for the organization in a little
over one year.
In March of 1974 the Co -Op 'opened a new
building which houses all offices. a large store
PLANT UPERINTENDENT PAUL DUCHARME SHOWS GENERAL MANAGER
ARCHIE COUPER DETAILS OF NEW SCALES
and, warehouse fa. pities. close to the location of
them other facilities in the north end' of Hensall.
The project cost the Co -Op about 5109.000.
The building -has a total of 11.000 square feet
of floor -space, and includes a fireproof record
room where all important papers are kept. Also
included in'the building is a special meeting room
for th° board of directors.
At the present time the Co -Op owns about sev-
en acres of land in the north section of Hensall,
which allows all op dations to be grouped to-
gether in one cent��ed area. Also located on
the same property. ale g with: elevator facilities
are 'Storage she . o fertilizer- and petroleum
storage tanks -
Close to 1 { ons a employed by the Hen-
sall District Co -4 • the with a, Coto! payroll of
almost 5300,000. w-11 as the head office,
warehouse and elevator ystem located in Hens -
all. the Co -Op operates two branches, one at
Brucefield and the other a Zurich. Both branches
are doing a very succesdfulamount of business.
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FOREMAN JOE REGIER CHECKS CONTROLS
ON NEW DRYERS
It vis our pleasure to
look after the wiring needs
for the Co -Op expansion.
For calling on us to do the
excavating and supplying
and hauling sand ' and gravel
feryour new facilities.
for the new ilos at
Hensall Dist iet Co -
Operative. T tanks for
letting us secs a you!
for the new silos at Hensall
District Co -Operative
• was supplied by
We welcome the opportunity to serve
you and ex nd-our best, wishes
�. Commerci rl • Residential • farm
Exeter 235-0833 Centralia 228-6961
COMPANY LIMITED'
168 SHIRLEY ST. KITCHENER 744-2291
- Structural Steel* Reinforcing Steel"'Warehouse
Plate. Sheets and Bar
We thank the Co -Op for
the opportunity of serving
you and wish vasa every
success with your new
facilities.
We were proud to have supplied the equipment for this
modern elevator
It was our pie asuri 'to •
erect the torms.and pour
tbeisitlos for the new
tacit�o �',:,,
Henna
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ulk Materials Handling Handlingand Pmcessin ! Systems
We co-operated with Knight Elect is in the supplying of lighting.
motor controls and other material ;in the new C.o-Op facilities.
we extend best wishes to the Hensall Co -Op
on the completion of yournew facilities
and thank you for calling on us to
work on this large project.
'ORKING WITH ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS IN ONTARIO"
. 255 Horton`S't, . London,