Whiting Equipment Canada and Handling Specialty are long-time leaders in specialized material handling equipment, with over 150 years of combined experience in the rail industry. They produce customized lifting, transport, and maintenance equipment, as well as turn-key systems, for applications such as railway vehicle maintenance, manufacturing, and heavy industry. Core competencies include concurrent engineering, partnership approach, project management, and custom solutions.
2. Who we are
Long-time leader in the Highly reputable and
specialized fields of chemical customer focused company
processing, metallurgy, specializing in producing
railway/transit vehicle lifting customized equipment and
equipment, material handling turn-key systems for
equipment, services and custom complex material handling
fabrication. applications.
3. Our combined history
WHITING CORPORATION started in 1884
in Harvey, Illinois, near Chicago.
WHITING EQUIPMENT CANADA started
in 1930 in Welland, Ontario.
HANDLING SPECIALTY MANUFACTURING LTD. started
in 1960 in Grimsby, Ontario.
In 2011, WHITING acquired HANDLING SPECIALTY.
4. Core Competencies
Core Competencies
Concurrent Engineering
Partnership Attitude Project Management
Heavy Material Handling Custom Turn-Key
Solutions Systems
5. Together,
Whiting Equipment Canada and Handling Specialty
have over 150 years combined experience
in the rail industry.
Split rail systems Maintenance lift tables
Trackmobile Car hoists Personnel lifts
Rip jacks Body supports
Drop tables The Zephir
Shim table
Transfer tables Truck repair hoists Paint booth lifts
Turntables Nose cone gantry
Portable electric jacks Progression systems
21. Lifting and Lowering Screws
used in Whiting products
We use buttress screw threads in our Whiting heavy lifting equipment.
Benefits:
- Excellent for Axial loads
- Inherently Self Locking
- We design them for use
in compression
79. Although Whiting no longer owns the company.
Whiting Equipment Canada is still very involved with the
sales and marketing of Trackmobiles in Canada.
Trackmobiles
80. Whiting Equipment Canada have the distribution rights to sell to all
Canadian railways and all Canadian mass transit facilities.
We also cover the provinces of Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan for sales,
service repairs and parts.
Trackmobiles
81. The Zephir electric (battery) operated railcar mover
104. Qualifications and Registrations
ISO 9001:2008 registered (Handling Specialty)
Certified to offer Professional Engineering
Services
Certified with the American Welding Society
Certified with the Canadian Welding Bureau
Registered with the Canadian Controlled Goods
Program (HS)
Registered with the Canadian Standards
Association
US military Cage Codes for manufacturing facility
(HS)
Project certifications for the European
Community
105. Contact:
Richard Breznik, P. Eng.
Transportation Product Sales Manager
Handling Specialty, a Whiting company
Tel: 905.945-9661 ext. 233
Mobile: 905.321.9313
Email: rbreznik@handling.com