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About CFR

Better People, Better Service.

Founded in 1996, CFR Chemicals is a privately owned Western Canadian company with a primary focus of supplying both commodity and specialty chemicals to the energy, industrial manufacturing and resource industries. We provide blending, rental and storage services along with distribution and transloading capabilities to support our customers’ many diverse needs.

As one of the largest privately held chemical suppliers in Western Canada, CFR Chemicals works with a network of proven partners to service all of our remote customer locations. To provide strong flexibility, our plant is strategically located just west of Red Deer, AB and with access to CN Rail, CP Rail as well as Alberta’s Hwy #2. We are open 365 days a year to meet and exceed your supply & logistics needs and expectations.

CFR Chemicals has developed a strong network of suppliers around the world to provide the highest quality products for our customers. A highly skilled and experienced team serves our clients with pride every day. It is our unparalleled commitment to customer service that will be the reason CFR Chemicals becomes your first choice chemical supplier.

Strategically located distribution hubs give CFR Chemicals Inc. a comfortable reach across the Western Canadian Basin to service our customers as close to their facilities and working locations as possible. With our in-house lab & field technical services centrally located, CFR Chemicals can deliver a timely turnaround on sampling, testing and fluid analysis to ensure your system is operating at peak performance. We provide full testing and analysis support for our products. Take a look at the NEWS tab for information on our newest hub in Conklin, AB to help service the Oil Sands, Heavy Oil and Eastern Alberta region.

With a 130 railcar spur located at our plant in Kuusamo, AB (west of Sylvan Lake), another 10 railcar spur in Grande Prairie and working relationships with both CN Rail and CP Rail, CFR Chemicals can be your solution for both “wet” and “dry” transloading. Take advantage of more cost effective rail transportation throughout North America. Give us a call today and find out what we can do for you.

The delivery of your chemical product is as important to us as it is to you. We only use approved carriers throughout North America with strict requirements to ensure safety and reliability. Our plant in Kuusamo offers available access 7 days a week, 365 days a year just off Alberta’s Highway #2. If your operation, facility or well site surprises you with an unplanned event, we are always here to help. Give us a call on our Toll-Free number, 1-877-269-3419.

Canada’s Best Managed Companies

CFR Chemicals is honoured to be selected as a Canada’s Best Managed Company since 2014. A six-time recipient and a Gold Standard Award winner, CFR Chemicals is proud to promote this badge of distinction within the business communities we serve. Canada’s Best Managed Company is the country’s leading business awards program, recognizing excellence in private Canadian-owned companies. Each year, hundreds of entrepreneurial companies undergo a rigorous application process, but only the best are awarded with this prestigious designation.

 

Since its inception in 1993, what makes this program unique is that it:

  • Focuses on Canadian owned and managed companies
  • Recognizes overall business performance and sustained growth
  • Recognizes the efforts of the entire organization
  • Measures more than financial performance

For more information on the program and winners please visit: www.bestmanagedcompanies.ca.

BETTER PEOPLE. BETTER SERVICE

The phrase is simple and to the point. It is not meant to exude hubris or arrogance but rather a simple philosophy that if CFR Chemicals can attract the best possible employees that understand service is critical to our success, the result will be an exceptional customer experience.

Leadership Team

Brian McKay

President and Chief Executive Officer

David Arbuthnot

Chief Financial Officer

Steve Nerland

Director, Special Projects

Dean Pylypchuk

VP Sales and Marketing

Lyndon Schlitter

Director, Operations

Health & Safety

CFR is proud to have obtained an Alberta Certificate of Recognition (COR).  This represents a significant achievement in our health and safety practices.  We strive for continuous improvement, and to be a valued resource on best-practices within our industry.  We welcome comments and suggestions from our customers – chat with us today.

We are also proud members of both ISNetworld, and Complyworks. Contact our Health and Safety manager for additional safety information, or our Corporate Development Manager for more information on our involvement with vendor management systems.

Brian McKay

President & Chief Executive Officer

Brian has 25 years of experience in diverse industries, including 10 in the chemical sector. Appointed as CFR Chemicals’ President & CEO in September of 2010, Brian led the company in achieving significant top and bottom line growth as well as market diversity. In his first role with CFR, Brian served as VP, Sales and Marketing in April 2009. Prior to starting at CFR Chemicals, he was an owner/operator of a leading Western Canadian residential supply company and held a senior Sales and Marketing position at 3M Canada. Brian holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Calgary.

Brian joined CFR in April 2009.

David Arbuthnot

Chief Financial Officer

David has 25 years of experience as a senior finance and operations executive and consultant. David obtained his CA designation in Toronto and from there, transitioned to industry working with a multi-national public company in the consumer products industry. While there, David served as Vice President Finance and Operations leading operations in manufacturing and distribution in Canada and the U.S., culminating in overseeing the U.S. manufacturing operations. Upon returning to Canada, David has served as Vice President Operations and Finance with public and private companies in the Oil & Gas service and construction industries.

David joined CFR in August 2015.

 
 

Steve Nerland

Director, Special Projects

Steve is a graduate of BCIT in Oil and Gas Technology and has 37 years of oil industry operations experience, split equally between domestic and international operations. He was recruited from school by a multinational service company and spent the next 4 years in South East Asia before returning back to Canada and spent the next 13 years in various capacities ranging from field supervisor to District Manager. In 1991 Steve was assigned to Russia where he held the positions of General Director and later Country Manager until 2004. For the 5 years preceding his arrival at CFR, Steve was the Country Manager for a Calgary based junior international oil company and oversaw the exploration and development of 3 blocks in Southern Asia.

Steve joined CFR in January 2010.

Dean Pylypchuk

VP Sales and Marketing

Mr. Pylypchuk brings over a decade of business experience in areas of finance and corporate development in the energy industry. Mr. Pylypchuk began his career at MNP LLP, a National Canadian accounting firm. While at MNP LLP, Mr. Pylypchuk held progressively senior roles in areas of personal and corporate tax, corporate finance, valuation, and assurance. Subsequently, as Director of Acquisitions of a boutique private equity company. Mr. Pylypchuk lead the completion of M&A transactions with a combined value over $100M. Mr. Pylypchuk was responsible for sales, commercial development and growth activities related to crude by rail at TORQ Energy Logistics Ltd, a leading crude by rail provider. Most recently, Mr. Pylypchuk founded and built a logistics and energy marketing company that went from start-up phase to acquiring and integrating $2 billion in contracts in under three years. Working with major international energy companies, independent commodity trading houses, and Western Canadian producers. Mr. Pylypchuk’s deep industry knowledge and understanding of how to assemble a winning strategy were critical to the overall success of the company.

 
 

Lyndon Schlitter

Director, Operations

Mr. Schlitter has worked in the oil and gas industry for 33 years, primarily on the energy service side. He has held various management roles while working in Canada , Scotland, USA, and Mexico. Lyndon worked north of the Shetland Island on drilling platforms in the North Sea for 4 years on the service side (Cementing). He has managed upwards of 110 people and 150 pieces of equipment. He has established new operation locations and rationalized others resulting in double digit cost savings while increasing operational efficiencies.