What Tundra Process Solutions does

Tundra Process Solutions Ltd. is a Western Canadian industrial process equipment distributor headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the diversified industrial conglomerate Wajax. Founded in 1999, the company sells, integrates, and services a broad portfolio of process equipment — analytical instrumentation and CEMS, boilers and water treatment (Cleaver-Brooks, Veolia), motors and drives (Toshiba), valves and actuation (Farris, Rotork, IMI Maxseal, OMB, Cameron/Grove, Argus, TLV), flow measurement (ABB, McCrometer), gas and flame detection (MSA, GMI, Federal Signal), and turnkey integrated systems such as truck/rail loading, metering skids, sampling packages, and pre-fabricated panels and buildings. Following the July 2023 acquisition of Polyphase Engineered Controls, Tundra manufactures RTU/control/electrical panels and electrical buildings in-house at Calgary and Edmonton, enabling large-scale integrated projects. The Tundra Infinity joint venture with Infinity Metis Corporation extends the company's market reach. The company serves Oil & Gas (upstream, midstream, downstream), Petrochemical, Mining, Forestry, and Municipalities across Alberta, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Ontario, and select adjacent Western Canadian markets.

Tundra operates a sales-led, project-based go-to-market, with direct field sales (1-800 number), web-driven inbound, blog/education content, and a regional office network of eight locations spanning Calgary, Edmonton, Grande Prairie, Fort McMurray, Fort St. John, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and British Columbia. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; revenue is generated through one-time equipment sales (the dataset classifies the model as one-time license with multi-year contracts) plus related service and spare-parts work, with no disclosed subscription or recurring software component. Customers are industrial enterprises with technical, regulated process requirements — including CEMS compliance under Alberta's emissions regulations effective January 2022 — where Tundra acts as a single-source integrator coordinating multiple OEMs. Ownership structure is private (subsidiary of Wajax) with no venture capital, public equity, or funding rounds disclosed.

Name

Tundra Process Solutions

Legal name

Tundra Process Solutions Ltd.

Website

https://tundrasolutions.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Tundra Process Solutions is a Western Canadian industrial process equipment distributor, wholly owned by Wajax. It sells, integrates, and services analytical, boiler, motor/drive, valve, flow, and emissions equipment from OEMs such as ABB, Toshiba, and Cleaver-Brooks for Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Mining, Forestry, and Municipal customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Process Equipment Distribution

NAICS

Mining and Oil and Gas Field Machinery Manufacturing (33313), Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333132), Pump and Compressor Manufacturing (33391), Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (3333)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533), Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590), Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567)

akta.pro primary industry

Gas Processing Plant Equipment & Skids (Separators, Heat Exchangers, Turboexpanders) (EUAAABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Heat Transfer Equipment (Heat Exchangers, Boilers, Condensers) (IMAHAEAC), NGL Fractionation (Y-Grade to Purity Products) (EUALACAE)

Keywords

• Industrial process equipment
• Process instrumentation distribution
• Valves and actuation
• Emissions monitoring systems
• Turnkey process solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Calgary

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Equipment Distribution: Tundra distributes industrial process equipment from manufacturer partners including ABB, Cleaver-Brooks, Toshiba, MSA, and others. Revenue is generated through the sale of equipment, with turnkey solutions including pre-fabricated panels, buildings, equipment, and truck offloading systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Tundra Process Solutions distributes and integrates industrial process equipment from multiple industry-leading manufacturers for Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Mining, Forestry, and Municipal customers in Western Canada. Its offering covers analytical instrumentation, boilers, motors and drives, valves and actuation, flow and level measurement, emissions monitoring, gas and flame detection, water treatment, power components, and turnkey integrated systems including pre-fabricated panels, buildings, and truck/rail loading systems. Revenue is generated through equipment distribution complemented by service, parts, and technical support.

Product overview

Tundra Process Solutions is a Western Canadian distributor of diverse industrial process equipment representing industry-leading manufacturers. The company operates as a multi-brand portfolio distributor rather than a single unified platform, offering products across distinct categories including Motors & Drives (Toshiba low/medium voltage motors and drives), Boilers & Water Treatment (Cleaver-Brooks boilers, Veolia water treatment), Panels & Buildings (Polyphase Engineered Controls RTU panels, control panels, electrical systems), Valve & Actuation (TLV steam products, Farris pressure relief, Rotork automation, ABB/IMI Maxseal/JAG/Cameron/OMB valve products), Measurement & Analytical (ABB analytical instrumentation, CEMS, flow measurement, level, pressure, temperature), and Integrated Solutions (truck/rail loading, metering systems, sampling packages). The company also offers EV charging infrastructure (ABB EV Chargers) and comprehensive Service & Support capabilities. Products work together as complementary components of industrial process systems, with Tundra acting as the single-source distributor coordinating multiple manufacturers' offerings for complete facility solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Polyphase: Electrical and instrumentation equipment manufacturing brand specializing in RTU panels, flow computers, control panels, communication panels, electrical panels, electrical skids and racks, and electrical buildings.
• Tundra Infinity

Products and services

• Analytical Instrumentation Comprehensive analytical instrumentation including gas chromatographs (PGC5000 series), continuous gas and water analyzers, FT-IR/FT-NIR spectrometers, laser analyzers, and physical property analyzers primarily sourced from ABB for petrochemical, refining, and process industry applications in Western Canada.
• Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) ABB CEMS solutions for measuring and reporting regulated emissions across Canada to support regulatory compliance for industrial facilities.
• Boiler Systems Cleaver-Brooks boiler solutions including firetube (CBJT, CBLE, CBEX), watertube (A/O, D-Style), condensing (Clearfire, SwitchFire), electric boilers (HSB, CR, MVE, S, WB, LVR), economizers, HRSGs, and integrated controls (Hawk 6000, NATCOM), with related boiler parts and service.
• Flow Measurement Products Flow measurement solutions including electromagnetic flowmeters (WaterMaster, FSM4000, ProcessMaster), Coriolis mass flowmeters, differential pressure flow (V-Cone, Wafer Cone), vortex/swirl flow, and variable area meters from ABB and McCrometer.
• Gas and Flame Detection Systems Safety monitoring systems including multi-spectrum infrared flame detectors, gas monitors (Ultima X5000, S5000, Toxgard II), open path gas detectors, ultrasonic leak detectors, and fire and gas systems from MSA, GMI, and Federal Signal.
• Integrated Solutions (Turnkey Systems) Turnkey integrated systems including truck and rail loading/offloading, metering systems, sampling/quality packages, buildings/panels, and Polyphase RTU panels, control panels, communication panels, electrical panels, electrical skids/racks, and electrical buildings.
• EV Charging Infrastructure ABB electric vehicle charging infrastructure including AC wallboxes, DC fast charging stations, and electric bus charging systems (Terra 94/124/184, Terra High Power Gen III, Terra 54HV, and Terra DC Wallbox models).
• Low Voltage Drives Toshiba adjustable speed drives including AS3, AS1, S15, P9, G9, S11, WX9, GX9, Plus Pack Outdoor, and Q9/Q9 Plus HVAC models for industrial motor control.
• Low Voltage Motors Toshiba low voltage motors including EQP Global series, explosion proof, TEFC, ODP, cooling tower, close coupled pump, oil well pump, quarry duty, P-Base, Tosh-ECO IEC, and IEC low voltage models.
• Medium Voltage Drives Toshiba medium voltage adjustable speed drives including T300MVi Regen, MTX2-60, MTX2-15, T300BMV2, and T300MV2 for heavy industrial motor applications.
• Medium Voltage Motors Toshiba medium voltage motors including weather protected Type II, totally enclosed air-to-air cooled, Dura-Bull, and totally enclosed general purpose models for heavy industrial use.
• Power Components (UPS Systems and Power Control) Toshiba and ABB uninterruptible power supply systems including 4300, 5000, G2020, G9000, G8000, 4400, 1600XP/Xpi, 1000, and T1000 series UPS units, solid state starters (low and medium voltage), and vacuum contactors/breakers.
• Valve Products Comprehensive valve solutions including check valves (JAG, TLV), control valves (Dyna-Flo), ball valves (Himark, Ladish, Cameron/Grove, OMB, Argus pig valves), solenoid valves (IMI Maxseal ICO3/ICO4), manifolds, filter regulators, pressure relief valves (Farris), and automated valve solutions (Rotork electric IQ/IQT/CVA actuators, pneumatic Skilmatic/RC200/CP/RCR/GP actuators, Westlock position indicators).
• Pressure Relief Valves Farris pressure relief valves including 2600/2600L, 2700, 3800 process relief valves and 4200, 6400 steam safety valves for process protection applications.
• Steam System Products TLV steam system products including GP5C and GT5C pumps, steam traps (thermostatic, free float, temperature control), condensate recovery, steam separators, manifolds, check valves, and TrapMan steam trap management software.
• Water Treatment Solutions Water treatment solutions including Veolia products (Power Clean, AutoFlot, HD Ion Exchange, MPPE, CoStrip), Cleaver-Brooks boiler feed/condensate systems, dealkalizers, water softeners, and filtration systems.
• Instrument Enclosures and Tube Bundle Products O'Brien instrument housing and sample system protection including SADDLEPAK modular supports, HEATPAK and VIPAK instrument enclosures, and tube bundle products (J-Line jacketed, steam traced, electric traced, S-LINE pre-insulated) for corrosive atmospheres.
• Level Measurement Products ABB K-TEK level measurement products including KM26 magnetic level gauges and guided wave radar level transmitters for industrial tank and vessel applications.
• Service and Support Comprehensive service offerings including boiler parts and service (Cleaver-Brooks), valve service through Grande Prairie Valve Solution Centre, control and choke valve service, and technical support across distributed product lines.
• Pressure and Temperature Measurement Products ABB instrumentation including 266 series pressure transmitters, TSP300 temperature sensors, TTF300/TTH300/TTR200 temperature transmitters, and ABB valve positioners (EDP300, TZIDC) for industrial process applications.
• Flow Computer/RTU Solutions Spirit IT flow computation and remote terminal unit solutions including Flow-Xpert configuration software, eXLerate computation software, and Flow X products for custody transfer and measurement applications.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core, primary and major.

• Polyphase Engineered ControlscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 July 2023Tundra acquired Polyphase Engineered Controls, a company specializing in electrical and instrumentation equipment manufacturing. Polyphase has facilities in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta. This acquisition enhances Tundra's electrical solutions portfolio and capacity for large-scale projects.
• Infinity Metis Corp.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTundra announced a strategic joint venture with Infinity Metis Corp. This partnership expands Tundra's capabilities and market reach in the industrial process solutions space.
• ABBprimaryTechnology or IntegrationABB is a key manufacturer partner representing analytical, emissions, flow, level, pressure, temperature, valve positioner, and power component product lines including CEMS, gas chromatographs, flow meters, and process analytics equipment.
• Cleaver-BrooksprimaryTechnology or IntegrationCleaver-Brooks is a key manufacturer partner for boiler products including firetube, watertube, electric, commercial and condensing boilers, burners, economizers, and boiler parts and service.
• ToshibaprimaryTechnology or IntegrationToshiba is a key manufacturer partner for motors and drives including low voltage drives, medium voltage motors and drives, and power components including UPS systems.
• MSAmajorTechnology or IntegrationMSA (Mine Safety Appliances) is a manufacturer partner for gas and flame detection equipment including multi-spectrum infrared flame detectors, gas monitors, controllers, and open path gas detectors.
• FarrismajorTechnology or IntegrationFarris is a manufacturer partner for pressure relief valves and steam safety valves including the 2600, 2700, 3800, 4200, and 6400 series.
• Rotork ControlsmajorTechnology or IntegrationRotork Controls and Rotork Fluid Systems are manufacturer partners for valve automation including electric actuators (IQ, IQT, CVA) and pneumatic valve automation (Skilmatic, RC200, CP, RCR, GP).
• O'BrienmajorTechnology or IntegrationO'Brien is a manufacturer partner for instrument enclosures and tube bundle products including SADDLEPAK modular supports, HEATPAK and VIPAK instrument enclosures, and steam/electric traced tubing bundles.
• TLVmajorTechnology or IntegrationTLV is a manufacturer partner for steam traps, condensate recovery, and related valve products including the GP5C pump, GT5C PowerTrap, and various steam trap models.
• McCrometermajorTechnology or IntegrationMcCrometer is a manufacturer partner for differential pressure flow measurement including V-Cone and Wafer Cone flow meters.
• OMBmajorTechnology or IntegrationOMB is a manufacturer partner for ball valves, forged valves, cryogenic valves, and API6A valves for offshore applications.
• LadishmajorTechnology or IntegrationLadish is a manufacturer partner for cryogenic cast and forged valves, flanged floating ball valves, and forged steel valves.
• CameronmajorTechnology or IntegrationCameron (including Grove brand) is a manufacturer partner for ball valves including B5UM and WKM 310C5 floating ball valves.
• ArgusmajorTechnology or IntegrationArgus is a manufacturer partner for pig valves used in pipeline applications.
• IMI MaxsealmajorTechnology or IntegrationIMI Maxseal is a manufacturer partner for solenoid valves (ICO3, ICO4), manifolds, filter regulators, and related products.
• VeoliamajorTechnology or IntegrationVeolia is a manufacturer partner for water treatment equipment including Power Clean, AutoFlot, HD Ion Exchange, MPPE Systems, and CoStrip.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Acklands-Grainger: Canada's largest industrial distributor (subsidiary of W.W. Grainger) with overlapping categories of valves, instrumentation, motors, safety, and material handling sold to industrial customers across Western Canada.
• MRC Global: Houston-based PVF (pipe, valves, fittings) and oilfield equipment distributor serving upstream, midstream, and downstream customers — directly analogous to Tundra's valve, instrumentation, and integrated solutions business in the O&G value chain.
• Kaman Industrial Technologies: Industrial distributor of bearings, power transmission, fluid power, and process products across North America; comparable vendor-rep distribution model serving heavy industrial customers.
• Rexel Canada: Canadian arm of global electrical and industrial distributor Rexel; competes with Tundra's Polyphase-acquired electrical/instrumentation offering for industrial customers in Western Canada.
• DistributionNOW (DNOW): Energy-sector industrial distributor (formerly NOW Inc., spun off from National Oilwell Varco) supplying pipe, valves, and process equipment to upstream and midstream operators — comparable O&G and industrial customer base.
• DXP Enterprises: U.S. industrial distributor focused on rotating equipment, valves, bearings, and safety products for O&G, petrochem, and industrial customers; comparable multi-brand, solution-led distribution model.
• BDI (Canada): Industrial distribution platform (bearings, power transmission, fluid handling, safety) serving Canadian O&G, mining, and industrial customers — comparable multi-line industrial rep model.

Broad incumbents

• Ferguson Canada: Large multi-category industrial and plumbing distributor with growing Canadian industrial presence; overlaps with Tundra in valves, instrumentation, and process equipment for industrial accounts.
• Wajax Corporation: Tundra's parent company and Canada's largest diversified industrial distributor, with overlapping Power and Process operations. Wajax is the structural comparator for Tundra's distribution model across Western Canada.
• Wesco International: Global diversified industrial distribution platform with electrical, communications, and utility offerings; benchmark for Tundra's electrical/instrumentation/integrated solutions roadmap.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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