In early 1982, the Alberta Economy was in the  doldrums due to the after effects of the reigning government's new National Energy Policy. Drilling rigs were lined up at the border to go south for better jobs and money. Starting a new company at that time was, to say the least, risky - but when you are young and energetic and you believe in your abilities, it should stand a fighting chance.

Peter Vanderlinden and Burke Schumacher pooled their resources and on May 1, 1982 they opened the doors. Initially, they wanted to call it Cantec (Canadian Truck Equipment Company), however, that name was already in use and they settled for Caytec, the 'Y' being there for phonetic reasons and nobody had that name!

Relying on their previous experiences, they slowly made progress through the '80's moving to larger premises on the Blackfoot Trail in 1985 and, after acquiring Canspec Manufacturing in 1990, to their present address in the Foothills industrial Park in Southeast Calgary.

Today, the company occupies over 50,000 square feet in Calgary, opened a branch in Edmonton  in 1995 with approximately 10,000 square feet and now has 50 people on the payroll. In May 2005, the Edmonton branch moved into a larger facility of over 22,000 square feet on 178 St. at 105 Ave., not far from the old facility, to support the increasing amount of business. With more than twice the space we will be able to serve our customers better!

Caytec was purchased by Diesel Equipment Ltd (DEL) out of Toronto in 2004 making us a truly National Truck Equipment Company with branches from coast to coast.