Quick Facts
- 122,011 pressure equipment items were registered for use in Alberta between 2002-2009.
- 80.87% of items registered for use in Alberta between 2002 – 2009 were manufactured in Alberta.
- Since 2002, 25 countries & 7 other Canadian provinces have sold pressure equipment into the Alberta market.
- A 2008 international benchmarking study of manufacturers from 8 countries showed that the average revenue generated per Alberta employee is the second highest in the world (second to Italy) at more than $250,000.
- Alberta pressure vessel and heat exchanger companies exported more than $76 million worth of equipment in 2007, an increase of almost 300% over 2002.
Alberta Boilers Safety Association
Alberta Labour Relations Board
Alberta Steel Manufacturers
American Boiler Manufacturers’ Assoc.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Canadian Boiler Society
Canadian International Trade Tribunal
Canadian Industry Overviews
Government of Alberta
Industry Canada Strategis
Industry Task Force Association
Manufacturers’ Health & Safety Association
National Center for Manufacturing Sciences
Plant Magazine
Pressure Equipment Directive (from U.K.)
Safety Codes Council (Alberta)
Society for Manufacturing Engineers
Workers’ Compensation Board Alberta
