![]() ![]() We form relationships with the utility clients and their representatives. “We identify pole conditions and promptly and provide restoration when needed. One of the most rewarding opportunities utilities gain from working with PPSI is the improvement to their systems. Since 1995, Provincial Pole has been based in Manitoba and maintains 20+ year relationships with Manitoba Hydro and Alberta’s private energy companies. Because of the stability of the Manitoba and Saskatchawan economy, any decreases in work in the west can be offset in the prairies. However, PPSI is fortunate to be working with Manitoba Hydro and SaskPower. When the oil market declines, the economy can decline and continue for an extended period of time. Now, we do approximately 115,000 distribution poles and 5,000 transmission poles annually,” Tim said.Īlberta is considered an oil province. “We started out doing 40,000 distribution poles a year for SaskPower. Together, the two companies were able to open new avenues and subsequently established a long-standing relationship with SaskPower. The division was immediately successful as it allowed them to break into the Saskatchewan market and amounted to considerable growth. PPSI went from a small/medium-sized company to a large company when they opened the CPIM division in 2014. Today, the crew member count has increased to around 150 when busiest, and varies according to the projects they are assigned. ![]() “We’d supervise crews all day and be managers at night.” Two of the three partners managed the crews in the early days of PPSI. At the start, we only had approximately five crews,” he said. “I led crews for many years because we weren't big enough to support management at that time. Reflecting on his earliest memories, Tim recalls several years of long hours and hard work. The business started in Atlantic Canada with Nova Scotia Power as the first contract. “As a Foreman, I worked in Canada in the summertime, and then I'd go down to the states during the winter to work.” After Osmose, Tim went to work for a company called “Eastern Tree Service” for two years before forming Provincial Pole. “I started on the end of the shovel, then treated poles, and then ran a crew,” says Tim, who is currently the Vice President of Operations, Canadian Division. Prior to starting their own business, Tim and his three partners worked as Foremen with Osmose for nearly five years in the early 1980s. PPSI was founded in March 1991 by Tim Oickle, Steve Christiansen, and Reg McKinnon. Understanding that utility companies require a dependable partner that completes challenging projects on-time and under budget has been an important factor in the company's success. They treat over 250,000 poles each year for central Canada's major energy companies, and provide pole reinforcement and a variety of other distribution line services throughout the country. Together, the two companies help bolster the structural resiliency and performance of Canada’s utility infrastructure. (CPIM), have grown to be collectively the largest utility pole maintenance providers in Canada, securing large multi-year contracts. ![]() ![]() Over the past three decades, PPSI and its Saskatchewan-based division, Central Pole Inspection and Maintenance, Inc. It is a significant milestone few companies achieve. The year 2021 marks the 30th anniversary for Provincial Pole Specialists, Inc. JProvincial Pole Specialists is Celebrating 30 Years of Maintaining Crucial Utility Infrastructure that Keeps Canada Powered and Connected ![]()
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