Nearly 40 Years of History
Bantrel was founded in 1983 as a small engineering company with its eyes on challenging projects. Today, the company is not only one of largest in Canada but also one of the most respected engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) companies, executing some of the biggest and most challenging projects in the country, including multi-billion dollar facilities and facility modification projects in Alberta’s oilsands. We are backed by Bechtel Corporation, a top-ranking global EPC company, with more than 115 years of experience, and McCaig P&C Holdings Ltd., a Calgary-based, family enterprise with longstanding ties to the local business community.
Our original shareholders built a company committed to strong customer relationships and the highest standards for safety, quality and performance. Through the decades, these core values have endured. Looking back, our track record of growth and achievement provides ample inspiration for the future ahead. In the years to come, look for Bantrel to continue leading the charge - designing and building complex projects, expanding further into other markets, and continually improving the way we do business.
- BANTREL DIVERSIFICATION (2013–2021)
- BANTREL AS A FULL EPC (2008–2012)
- AN ERA OF PHENOMENAL GROWTH (2003-2008)
- EPC IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM (1998-2002)
- A REPUTATION TAKES ROOT (1993-1997)
- LAYING THE FOUNDATION (1988–1992)
- THE FORMATIVE YEARS (1983–1987)
Timeline
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2021
- Nuclear certificate of authorization from the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA)
- Environmental ISO 14001:2015
- Health & Safety ISO 45001:2018
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2020
- First sustainability report published
- Innovative Solutions created
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2019
- Recipient of the CanBIM innovation spotlight award
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2018
- Bantrel’s 35th Anniversary
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2017
- Bantrel Management Services Co. becomes a member of the Canadian Council of Aboriginal Business (CCAB)
- Awarded BHP Billiton Jansen Project, an EPCM contract to a joint venture between Hatch and Bantrel at the Jansen Potash Mine
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2015
- EPC Contract signed with Imperial Oil Strathcona Refinery a first of it's kind EPC model that combines sustaining capital and portfolio management
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2014
- Bantrel is awarded its first Tailings project - Suncor Plant 86 Tailings Booster Station to SPA8
- Bantrel awarded work on it's first LNG project - Tilbury Island LNG
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2013
Bemac Construction Group created
- Awarded JACOS Hanging Stone Expansion Project Bantrel's first Lump Sum Construction Contract
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2012
Bantrel Management Services (BMSC) created
- Awarded Cenovus Bear Lake Battery Project
- Enbridge Line 3 Replacement—Hardisty Terminal
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2011
- BCC Awarded Iron Ore Company Contract
- Awarded Husky Sunrise Energy Phase 2 Project a 60,000 bpd SAGD facility
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2010
- Awarded the Hanna Region Transmission Development Project in partnership with Bechtel
- Awarded Enbridge LP Alliance to execute front end development and detailed engineering projects
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2008
- Bantrel's 25th Anniversary
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2007
Open Bantrel Place
- Awarded ConocoPhillips Surmont 2 Project the largest single phase SAGD facility
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2006
Bantrel’s Toronto office participates in the company’s first multi-national project, the Reliance Jamnagar Refinery
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2005
- Awarded Petro Canada RCP a new 83.5 kbpsd crude/vacuum unit and a new 16 kbpsd delayed coker unit
- Awarded Suncor Genesis at Suncor's Sarnia Refinery
- Awarded Shell Scotford Upgrader Expansion Project front-end design through EPCM Services
- Awarded Suncor Voyageur Upgrader for a 218,000 bpsd capacity increase
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2003
- Corporate name changes to Bantrel Co.
Bantrel Constructors Co. founded as a wholly owned subsidiary of Bantrel Co
- Bantrel Bob debuts as our corporate mascot
- Petro Canada Edmonton Diesel Desulphurization Project (President’s Award for Safety)
- Corporate name changes to Bantrel Co.
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2001
- Bechtel increases its interest in Bantrel to 89%. McCaig Investments secures the other 11
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1999
- Bantrel’s Toronto operations open for business
- Awarded FEED through EPCM services for Shell Gasoline Hydrotreate
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1998
Bantrel becomes first EPC company to earn the Quality Award from the Quality Council of Alberta
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1997
- Awarded Suncor Millennium Project
Awarded Newfoundland Transshipment Terminal
- Everyone at Bantrel receives a Bantrel.com email address
- Bantrel launches public website www.Bantrel.com
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1995
- Awarded Suncor Upgrader Expansion Project—Plant 25
- Staff count at year-end totals 265
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1994
Bantrel becomes first EPC company in Canada to earn ISO 9001: 1994 certification
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1991
- The Kuwait Rebuild
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Bantrel opens its Edmonton office to provide engineering services to Imperial Oil Strathcona Refinery starting Bantrel's Sustaining Capital business.
- The Kuwait Rebuild
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1989
- Corporate name change to Bantrel Inc.
- Awarded Husky Bi-Provincial Upgrader hydrotreater and U&O scope
- Awarded Shell Scotford Upgrader Study
- Corporate name change to Bantrel Inc.
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1988
- Bantrel posts first annual profit
- Staff count at year-end totals 200
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1987
- Awarded Syncrude Expansion study
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1985
- Corporate name changes to Bantrel Group Engineers Ltd.
- Bantrel assumes oilsands responsibilities from Bechtel
- Staff count at year-end totals 37
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1983
- Bantrel Engineering and Contractors was founded Nov. 1, 1983
- Mandate was to focus on frontier areas in the Maritimes and the Canadian Artic, oilsands development, and heavy oil projects
- Original Shareholders include Bannister Pipelines, Trimac, Bechtel, BAE Group, and Scotia Energy
- Staff count at year-end totals five
- Bantrel Engineering and Contractors was founded Nov. 1, 1983