Local Hubs, Faster Fixes: Inside Alberta's Service Network

Lifting Solutions' Athabasca base shows how proximity and local support boost uptime in Canada's oil patch

14 Aug 2025

In Athabasca, a small town in North Central Alberta, a service base is quietly proving how much location matters in oilfield support. Lifting Solutions set up shop there in 2021, betting that proximity would mean faster fixes and steadier uptime for producers.

Four years later, the bet has paid off. The Athabasca site remains active, part of a wider network that stretches across Alberta and Saskatchewan. For operators, having people and parts nearby translates into quicker mobilization, fewer long truck runs, and a rhythm of service that keeps wells on stream.

Backing the field operations is a far larger presence in Edmonton, where the company designs and manufactures both progressing cavity pumps and its signature Endless Rod. The 75,000-square-foot facility brings engineering, testing, and production under one roof, tying the factory floor directly to field needs. That integration, the company argues, helps keep equipment reliable and responsive to changing conditions.

With producers under pressure to cut costs while maintaining runtime, the mix of local hubs and domestic manufacturing is becoming more than a convenience. It is, in many ways, the backbone of how artificial lift support works in Western Canada today: faster, closer, and built to fit the field.