Page 58 By Gregory Reynolds T otal Equipment Services Inc Part of the TES Group of Companies has begun the transition from a rebuild and service or ganization to an OEM The company started in 2009 special izing in providing complete rebuilds and provided service on all types of under ground equipment In 201 1 TES became the authorized distributor for wellrespect ed BTI Formerly T eledyne minin g prod ucts It still maintains a substantial service and rebuild business in its ninebay location in Chelmsford Ontario but now is branching into its own line of under ground loaders and haul trucks The foray into manufacturing stems from what TES identifed as a clearly defned need for a small under ground loader that provides increased produc tivity and safety at a reasonable price Its units are competitively priced and provide excellent value compared to the competition Richard Whynott equipmen t man ager for TES stated these units have a unique design with the user on the rear frame as opposed to the front frame This provides increased safety from pinch points and objects ente ring the cab Leveraging the extensive under ground experience of TES person nel the company s new units have a plethora of upgrades and updates from existing units that end users are welcoming The frames and base units are brought in from of fshore but utilize standard components that most mine mainte nance personnel are familiar with Standard DANASPICER pow ertrains and Deutz engines are used throughout the lineup Every aspect of the units has been looked at to im prove serviceability and provide the end user with maximum utilization Of course since the units are manu factured in Northern Ontario the company has the ability to modify the Northern Ontario Company TES transitions to OEM equipment to the customers needs An exam ple of this is that any engine type can be used TES has built a reputation of being a customer focused or ganization that provides a leve l of service that is sec ond to none Kevin Whynott president of TES acknowledges this W e built our business on servicing our clients 247 and this will not only continu e but in crease with our new products TES will stand behind these new units with the same level of service and care that our customers have become accus tomed to The TES Group of Companies con sists of T otal Electrical Systems Inc and T otal Equipment Services Inc that can provide solutions for all min ing needs T otal Equipment Services has grown to now provide complete refurbish ment of equipm ent authoriz ed deal er for BTI equipment new line of scoops and trucks scooptrams from 5 to 60 yards haulage trucks from 820 tonnes mini mobile rock break ers and mechanical services including onsite TES can meet any equipment need Check it out at its website as well as on YOUTUBE T otal Electrical Systems Inc was es tablished in 2005 and provides spe cialized services and solutions for the mining community TES manufactures leading edge Mine Power Centers in its new facility in Chelmsford and its MPC s have in dustry leading safety technology that provides a unique safe operation for its clients It also provides Jumbo panels fan and pump starters high and low volt age load break switches electrical project management and electrical su pervision shift coverage and tempo rary staf f hoist Installations and shaft cable jobs It can of fer full service support for all electrical needs