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ralph
02-20-2010, 10:29 AM
http://www.trucknews.com/issues/story.aspx?aid=1000359690

EDMONTON, Alta. -- Raydan Manufacturing has placed its Ontario operations into receivership.

The company announced Raydan Ontario will cease operations as of today.


This is a big deal down this way. Raydan purchased Delta Spring in Breslau/Kitchener a number of years ago. Delta owned Sturdy truck bodies and they were a distributor for snow plows, Hiab cranes and a large vendor/installer of PTO/wetline kits.

About 2 years ago Raydan bought/moved into the former Tiger Lease/Ryder building in Petersburg, Ontario. I am not sure what they did at that facility.

Lots of long term employees around Delta Spring. Of course the mechanics/staff now have to prove to PWC that what they want to take out of the buildings is actually their's and not part of the receivership.
bikerboy
02-20-2010, 01:22 PM
hopefully no one gets screwed out of their own tools! that would really suck
Pipeman
02-20-2010, 02:27 PM
Raydan used to be a successful oilfield trucking company that Bill English started and passed on to his sons Ray and Dan. They sold the trucking part to a Mullen Spin-off and went into suspension manufacturing. So Ontario shuts down which means that Mexico will now be doing all the manufacturing.

http://www.raydanmfg.com/
bikerboy
02-20-2010, 07:22 PM
theres still a good spring shop in kitchener beside the kenworth dealer, KW spring, i got a spring changed there once and damn they are fast!
ralph
02-20-2010, 07:41 PM
Raydan used to be a successful oilfield trucking company that Bill English started and passed on to his sons Ray and Dan. They sold the trucking part to a Mullen Spin-off and went into suspension manufacturing. So Ontario shuts down which means that Mexico will now be doing all the manufacturing.

http://www.raydanmfg.com/

What was the name of the company that Mullen bought?

I don't think that there was any suspension manufacturing being done in Ontario, just the truck bodies and wheelbase change @ the Petersburg facility. The Breslau facility has a fire last summer, it closed that shop down for a couple of months.
Pipeman
02-20-2010, 08:40 PM
What was the name of the company that Mullen bought?

I don't think that there was any suspension manufacturing being done in Ontario, just the truck bodies and wheelbase change @ the Petersburg facility. The Breslau facility has a fire last summer, it closed that shop down for a couple of months.

Raydan Transport Ltd. business was aquired by Withers which is part of the HNL (Horizon North Logistics) group that is controlled by Mullen's.

http://www.horizonnorth.ca/index.php/main/splash

Formula, Withers, Swanberg, and a whole bunch of others.
Pipeman
02-20-2010, 08:41 PM
Correction: Withers bpught the business (pipe yard and hauling) but not the shares.