Schnell Industries was founded in 1994 by Fred Dueck. The story goes back to 1978, when fresh out of high school, he got a job at an oil drilling rig manufacturing company in the US oil belt. He gained experience building and rebuilding oil equipment that was sold worldwide. In 1981, he moved to midwestern Canada, where he worked for multiple companies producing equipment ranging from commercial boats to highway trailers and agricultural equipment. In 1994, he decided to start his own little business in a 600 sq. ft. rented shop space in the village of Plum Coulee, Manitoba. His vision was to serve the farming community by providing repair services. He soon became known as not only the guy who could repair anything that was broken but also as someone who could take a new concept and turn it into an innovative piece of quality equipment. In 1997, the business had outgrown the space, and we moved into a 2400-square-foot facility, just a block away from our original location. The company moved on from its humble beginnings and outgrew several facilities. By 2006, Schnell Industries was involved in manufacturing equipment for the oil and gas industry. This opened up many opportunitie