Pile Base Contractors: A History

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 The history of Pile Base Contractors in many ways parallels the development of the Alberta oil patch. It is the story of pioneers, of people with vision, of people with the grit and the determination that characterizes the oil industry in Alberta.
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Fred Pankewicz (founder of Pile Base) first formed Panky's enterprises (DV) Ltd. to perform electrical work in the newly discovered Pembina Oilfield; an area located near the yet-to-be-established community of Drayton Valley. This work quickly expanded and it wasn't long before the opportunity to diversify presented itself.

From its base of operations in Drayton Valley, Pile Base Contractors is positioned to supply the equipment and services the oil industry of today needs, when and where they are needed. Its fleet of winch trucks can haul anything from small drilling rigs to heavy-duty oilfield equpment. Pile Base maintains its own fleet of trucks to haul piping pile and can supply up to 45 ton cranes, crane mounted pile drivers, welders, bobcats, small cats for blade work and towing, back hoes, track hoes, drill truck for pre-drilling piling holes in hard soils like sandstone as well as the operators and crews needed to run the equipment.

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Pile Base Contractors offers a range of rental equipment such as portable engineer's trailers, rig matting, pipe racks and tanks.

A complete inventory of piling pipe is maintained at Pile Base's storage facility in Drayton Valley ready for rapid dispatch to jobsites anywhere in Western Canada.

With its long history and its "Can-Do" attitude, Pile Base Contractors is ready to meet the demands of today's oil industry and is busy preparing for those of tomorrow.