ESS Opens New Headquarters for Canadian Operations
TEMPE, Ariz. – August 22, 2006 – ESS, the leading provider of Operational Risk Management software for Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) and Crisis Management, today announced the opening of a new office in Calgary, Alberta.
The new ESS office has been established to meet increasing demand in Canada for integrated EHS and crisis information management software and services and to better serve the company’s partners and customers in the region which include Shell Canada Limited, Suncor Energy Inc., Imperial Oil, and IPSCO Inc. It is located in Canada’s core area for corporate headquarters of energy-related organizations.
“We are excited to have a major new office located in Canada,” said Robert Johnson, CEO of ESS. “Having a physical presence in the country provides us with a tremendous opportunity to ensure that organizations of all types and sizes have access to the most comprehensive and powerful set of regulatory and crisis information management tools on the market.”
Brad Blaisdell, a Canadian with a background in high-tech sales and client-services management, has been appointed managing director, ESS Canada. In this role, he is charged with building an organization that will leverage all aspects of the ESS portfolio to serve the growing needs of Canadian organizations. The office at Suite 600, Bow Valley Square 2, Number 600-205, 5th Avenue SW, is already operational and a grand opening celebration is scheduled for autumn.
“ESS is open for business in Canada and people here are serious about environmental stewardship,” Blaisdell said. “There is an enormous amount of corporate activity in Calgary and throughout Canada, and our aim is to do all we can to help these organizations meet their compliance, performance and risk management goals.”
The new office is viewed as a win-win enterprise by the Canada Arizona Business Council (CABC). With $1.6 billion in Arizona exports to Canada, $1.5 billion in imports from Canada to Arizona and $3.1billion in bilateral trade, Arizona and Canada have developed a very significant economic partnership, said R. Glenn Williamson, founder and CEO of CABC.
“CABC is thrilled to see this new link between Canada and the great state of Arizona,” Williamson said. “With regards to environmental stewardship, it is a big win for ESS and a big win for Canada to have these environmental and emergency management tools available in a country that cares so deeply about doing business in a way that protects its natural resources.”
About ESS
ESS is the leading provider of Operational Risk Management software and services for Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) and Crisis Management. The company has provided Essential Suite™ and Compliance Suite™ solutions to more than 17,000 businesses, government agencies and other organizations worldwide.
