Lakeside Plans to Increase Production; Obtains API Certification
12/03/2009 - Lakeside Steel Inc. plans to increase production on its ERW 2 to 8-in Mill in January of 2010. The company also receives American Petroleum Institute approval to apply the API monogram and license number to its upset, threaded, and coupled oil well tubing products.
Lakeside Steel Inc. recently announced its plans to increase production on its ERW (electric resistance welded) 2 to 8-in Mill in January of 2010. The company will add an additional production shift to meet increased demand for its products. Up to 38 employees who were temporarily laid off will be recalled due to the production increase.
Lakeside Steel also announced that it has received approval from the American Petroleum Institute to apply the API monogram and license number to its upset, threaded, and coupled oil well tubing products. Lakeside can now manufacture these products in-house, reducing product lead times. These products will be shipped to market from the company's newly installed, 3-slip rail yard that is now operational.
"Obtaining the API certification is an important achievement and reflects the significant improvements we have made to the business through the successful addition of upset and threading capabilities and the enhanced shipping capabilities of our new rail yard," said Ron Bedard, Lakeside Steel's President and COO.
Lakeside Steel, located in Welland, Ont., is a diversified steel pipe and tubing manufacturer. Its customers include large oil and gas, mining, automotive, and commercial and industrial supply companies. The company also manufactures pipe and mechanical tubing for the resale market, which is sold to distributors in Eastern Canada and the Northeastern United States. Lakeside manufactures a variety of products for these industries including oil well tubing and casing, mechanical tubing, pressure tubing, automotive tubing, hollows for redraw, line pipe, heating and plumbing pipe, drill rod, and specialty tubing.
