Companies Bourget Inc. offers diverse and innovative services in the field of the maintenance of the road network. With the desire to offer the best option for the environment, the company has developed a unique expertise to offer a range of local products, at competitive prices.
Luc Delangis is proud to display with insurance companies Bourget transform and distribute a product 100% Canadian and local in Quebec. Sole shareholder of the family business, which has also the manufacturing subsidiary of The Emulsions Bourget, the current President and Chief Executive Officer, in post since 1991, represents the fourth generation at the helm of the group that has started in 1929, in Joliette transit.
«Our major facilities and administration are in St. Paul, in the Lanaudière region, and we have deposits in Estrie, Outaouais, in the Centre-du-Québec and Lanaudière.» Could even be added elsewhere, in the region, because it adjusts to the needs of our customers, “illustrates Luc Delangis.
Demonstrating an attitude of energetic entrepreneur in tune with environmental standards, Luc Delangis demonstrated boldness with a distribution of products supported by a competitive ecological vision. ‘We specialize for the past thirty years in the dust and surface treatments, he says. Our star product, AP-35 calcium chloride, is the key in the production of our salt deicing (green salt BOURGET®). By diluting the AP – 35 (used for the dust suppressant) with water, we see that it freezes at-52 ° degrees Celsius. By adding this product to de-icing salt, it is faster, it is more efficient, and reduces the amount of salt used in application of 25%. »
Rhyme dust, salt, de-icing and environment.
A study from the University of Windsor in Ontario has also validated that the AP-35, certified BNQ 2410-300, is also efficient, even higher than the chloride 35% available in the Quebec market. This product also allows a more respectful environment of dust control.
“Our strategy is simple, says Luc Delangis of its partnership with the Quebec Federation of municipalities.” We want to offer to municipalities and to the members of the FQM an alternative first choice to European and American products by offering Canadian and local products at a price equivalent. Not only it’s competitive, but it is pro-environment, produced at the Canada and distributed by a 100% Canadian company.»
Thanks to the multiple variations of the AP-35, the companies Bourget has demonstrated that it is now possible to be a leader in eco-toxicological and environmental standards while prioritizing management costs with services innovators.
Bitumen emulsions
Certified ISO since 2008, the Emulsions Bourget is an economic solution for the maintenance of roads and surface treatment. The range of emulsions of bitumen produced by the company stands and adapts to all types of interventions, based on road works, throughout the province of Quebec. The company has also made a major investment of more than 1 M$ in its strategic facilities of the municipality of Saint-Paul in order to support its expansion in the bitumen emulsions.
“We are the only Canadian and Quebec company that produced emulsions of bitumen in Quebec. We believe it’s the most environmentally-friendly coating in the market and the least expensive. There is no emission of greenhouse gases in its production and the quality-price ratio is exceptional. It’s a more flexible than traditional coatings of asphalt coating. The surface will not crack if the ground moves and deforms. »
Cheap and ideal for various surface treatments, especially for intermediate medium traffic routes, the operation is fast and increases the life expectancy of the pavement by blocking water infiltrations. According to Mr. Delangis, it is the ideal solution for the development of bicycle paths and routes of shoulder.
Thanks to investments in research and development, in collaboration with the University of Sherbrooke, his service is part of a mode of sustainable management to have audience with logistical advantages of foreground. Indeed, a mobile tank and spray a ramp can be provided to municipalities who wish to work with their employees.
Awareness for the near future
There are great challenges for companies Bourget, who is the voice of another way to Quebec for the maintenance of the road network. “He must raise awareness and believe in our expertise,” says Luc Delangis. Surprisingly, the province of Quebec is still largely caters dust and calcium to the United States. We believe that with the law 122 it can change. I believe that there is great economic and social benefits in the future for the community in Quebec and member of the FQM. »
To learn more about all the products and services of the companies Bourget Inc. related to the areas of the maintenance of the road network, the dust suppressant, de-icing salt and emulsions of bitumen, visit the website of the company at the address Next: https://www.bourget.qc.ca/ or by telephone at 1 800 861-6646 .
