Several mining supply and service companies and entrepreneurs were honoured at the Northern Ontario Business Awards in Timmins September 27th.

    Among the award winners were Fuller Industrial, Walter Siggelkow, president of Hard-Line Solutions, the Northern Ontario Mining Showcase Committee, Attawapiskat Enterprises, and The Bucket Shop.

    Sudbury-based Fuller Industrial, which specializes in rubber lining and carbon steel pipe fabrication and won the Export Award, serves mining companies in Northern Ontario and has won contracts in Mongolia, South America and Russia.

    Walter Siggelkow, winner of the Entrepreneur of the Year Award, has built a thriving business specializing in remote control and autonomous operation of underground mining equipment. The company has 100 employees and offices in Sudbury, Peru and Chile.

    The Northern Ontario Mining Showcase Committee, led by the City of Temiskaming Shores and supported by Fednor, won the Entrepreneurial Community of the Year Award. The committee has organized a Northern Ontario Mining Showcase at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual conference and trade show every year since 2014. The most recent showcase in March 2017 attracted 90 exhibitors and occupied 9,600-square-feet of space.

    Attawapiskat Enterprises, winner of the First Nation Business Excellence Award, was established in 2005 following the signing of an impact benefit agreement with de Beers Canada. Joint venture agreements with several mining supply businesses offered training and employment opportunities for community members. Attawapiskat Enterprises also oversees several First Nation-owned companies, including Attawapiskat Catering, Advanced Security and Attawapiskat Cellular.

    The Judge’s Choice Award went to The Bucket Shop, a Timmins-based company specializing in the manufacturing and refurbishment of buckets for surface and underground mining equipment. The company recently moved into a state-of-the-art 65,000-square-foot shop.

    Rudnicki Industrial of Thunder Bay, a custom machine shop that developed a portable barrel crusher toassist exploration companies with the removal of waste from remote areas, took home the Innovation Award.

    Source : www.sudburyminingsolutions.com