Business View Magazine - July 2024

“My focus, especially with the communities in my area, is to meet with our customer base and understand their concerns and priorities,” he explains. By doing so, Midwest Industrial can help these communities provide better services with their available investment dollars. “These communities have diverse needs, and the government is tasked with delivering air transportation and health and medical services. Airports are foundational to these efforts,” Fenelon says. On his part, Vitale outlines an ambitious project that emphasizes the company’s focus on innovation. “We are working with a consortium of northern aircraft and airport operators, along with Transport Canada, to develop an improved runway surface,” he reveals. This project aims to address the limitations of gravel runways without resorting to traditional paved surfaces, which are impractical in certain northern climates due to permafrost and other conditions. “Over the next few years, we will be closely collaborating to create a runway surface that will meet the requirements of the future,”Vitale says. Midwest Industrial’s proactive approach to customer engagement and forward-thinking innovations are set to ensure it remains a key player in the aviation infrastructure sector, continuously striving to meet the needs of remote communities across northern Canada. PREFERRED VENDOR/PARTNER n Midwest Industrial Supply Inc. www.midwestind.com Midwest works with gravel runway operators and air carriers creating gravel runway surfaces that minimize runway distresses and FOD serving 100+ runways over 20 years and today offers the latest methods for creating and maintaining unpaved runways meeting the norths future necessities and changing climate and aircraft requirements. 144 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 11, ISSUE 07