Kindersley– Lloydminster-based Kelro Pump & Mechanical Ltd. has established a new location this summer. “August 1st we opened in Kindersley,” said Brent Rohs, sales manager of Kelro, while manning their display at the Lloydminster Heavy Oil Show on Sept. 15.
Kelro president Gord Rohs explained, “Due to the downturn in the economy, we were getting pushed on travel time.”
The satellite location eliminates approximately 240 kilometres of driving each way between Lloydminster and Kindersley.
“It’s an opportunity to provide service to the local area,” Brent said.
“We’re hoping to have a couple of mechanics and a parts/service manager,” he said. The idea is to offer full parts and service out of Kindersley.
“We’ve been discussing it for a year, year-and-a-half, and finally made the move,” Gord said. “By luck, we knew somebody and we subleased. We were fortunate. We got a just about brand-new shop.”
As of mid-September, they were looking for a resident millwright, alternatively called an industrial mechanic.
The service side of the industry is always relatively busy, Gord added, but new pump packaging is very slow.
