A rainy visit by Mother Nature couldn’t put a damper on Wakefield Canada’s 20th anniversary celebrations.
Wakefield Canada, a lubricant distribution company that started with the Castrol brand, marked its milestone with a gathering of employees, retirees and special guests. A barbecue lunch was served in the parking lot of its Lakeshore Road office in Toronto — even as rain poured down from the sky.
The event shifted indoors where president Dave Fifield welcomed attendees and highlighted the company’s journey from what started as a 65-employee operation to an organization of over 210 staff.
“We’ve never had more people in this room, I think, in the history of the company,” Fifield said, noting that the company has expanded across Canada, with facilities in Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Moncton, Montreal and Toronto.
Founder Bob McDonald reflected on the company’s origins, recalling how the business was acquired from Castrol in 2005.
“We actually moved the management of this company into Canada with a Canadian company manufacturing in Canada,” McDonald pointed out.
And in the 20 years, the company has doubled Castrol’s market share, he added
Former Toronto Maple Leafs captain Rick Vaive was in attendance to sign autographs and take pictures.
Wakefield’s 20th Anniversary
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