News Release
CEDA Selected as Oilsands Review 2010 Supplier of the Year Runner-Up
November 25, 2010

CALGARY, ALBERTA—CEDA International Corporation (CEDA) has been chosen as Oilsands Review’s 2010 oil sands supplier of the year runner up.

Every year, Oilsands Review (and its sister publication, Oilweek), celebrate two companies; a Producer and a Supplier, for their economic, environmental and social performance–firms that truly made a difference to the oil sands industry. The Supplier of the Year and two runners-up are showcased in the November issue of Oilsands Review. To read the feature article on CEDA International please click here. The Producer of the Year and its two runners-up will be profiled in December.

"Being selected as the 2010 Supplier of the Year runner up is a tremendous achievement for our group of companies,” explains Todd Anderson, Vice-President, Sales and Marketing. "We've quietly become a pillar of the oil sands community and this award reflects our employees' willingness to continually evaluate and improve our level of service to our clients."

Since its inception in 1973, CEDA has specialized in the delivery of maintenance and turnaround services to the oil sands market in northern Alberta. Today, CEDA and its subsidiary companies deliver more than 100 services to help clients manage oil sands facilities. CEDA recently launched a mobile wash bay unit to help oil sands operators conserve water and reduce their environmental footprint. The CEDA wash bay system enables oil sands operators to recycle water and can save owners from using more than 5 Million gallons or water per year. Other newly offered CEDA services include pigging and decoking, patented hydro-testing and pipe isolation, dredging, dewatering, pumping and utility maintenance services.

Some of the more recognized CEDA oil sands services include catalyst handling, automated bundle and exchanger cleaning, high pressure and chemical cleaning, leak repair as well as electrical and instrumentation services and a range of mechanical services including repairs and alteration of piping, vessels, boilers and fired heaters as well as joint integrity, corrosion protection and portable field machining.

CEDA is also recognized as a leading provider of abrasive blasting and coatings, fireproofing, fabrication, welding and steel erection and heavy duty and automotive services to the oil sands industry. Other CEDA services include emergency response services to assist with handling of hazardous materials. These services include chemical spill containment and clean-up, unstable chemical disposal and biohazardous recovery services.

CEDA International Corporation is one of the largest providers of specialized industrial maintenance, turnaround and construction services in North America. Since 1973, clients have relied on CEDA to deliver outstanding technical services that optimize their investments, improve their competitive position and increase their long-term success. CEDA has more than 2200 talented and passionate people who are committed 24/7 to delivering world class service through innovative technologies, equipment and processes, safely every time. CEDA is comprised of several subsidiary companies and has more than 30 offices throughout Canada and the United States.