Blackline consolidates two facilities under one roof in the
historic 1927 brick-and-steel Dominion Bridge building
CALGARY, April 11, 2019 /CNW/ - Growing global demand
for Blackline Safety's (TSXV: BLN) cloud-hosted safety wearables
has spurred the company to renovate Calgary's historic Dominion Bridge building.
This 25,000 square foot facility once manufactured steel products
to support Alberta's early
economy. Freshly renovated, Blackline is breathing new life into
this location with a focus on product development, sales,
manufacturing and delivery of safety technology to a broad range of
industries around the world.
Justin Mayerchak, Senior Vice
President & Partner at Colliers International in Calgary said, "In a market where inner-city
vacancy sits north of 20% and business optimism remains stubbornly
low, Blackline Safety is helping diversify the local economy by
employing highly skilled professionals designing industry-leading
IoT solutions, including web software, embedded firmware, and
electronics manufacturing in order to build better safety products
designed to protect lives in the industrial and commercial sectors.
In its Ramsay-based facility, Blackline Safety has the space needed
to grow its hi-tech manufacturing and 24-hour client monitoring, in
an environment reflective of the organization's dynamic corporate
culture. Blackline is a great example of the entrepreneurial spirit
and technological expertise the city of Calgary should be known for. We are proud to
be Blackline's partner on this journey."
"Blackline searched the city for over a year to locate the ideal
character space that represents our corporate values of integrity,
trust, customer commitment and mastery of innovation," said
Kevin Meyers, Chief Operating
Officer at Blackline Safety. "With over 140 personnel under one
roof, our bold new facility blends historical elements with the
space and infrastructure needed to develop leading technologies
while fulfilling customer demand. Our new location in Dominion
Bridge establishes our presence in Calgary as an employer of choice, to attract
additional talented, passionate and driven individuals who are
looking to make their mark with a global leader in safety."
Blackline develops and manufactures connected safety wearables
in-house and serves a broad range of global industries including
energy, utilities, manufacturing, aerospace, heavy industry,
pharmaceuticals and foods and beverages. Blackline's G7 product
line offers the world's only cellular-connected wearable that
addresses lone worker monitoring, gas detection, emergency response
and evacuation management while helping businesses increase
efficiency through easy communications and location-enabled data
analytics.
Upcoming Events
Blackline Safety's Annual General Meeting for shareholders will
take place in its new headquarters on Tuesday, April 16 at 3
pm. An open house event will take place at Blackline's new
headquarters for investors, customers, vendors, partners and the
media on Wednesday, May 15 from
3:30 to 5:30 pm. For more information
about these events, contact investors@blacklinesafety.com.
To learn more about Blackline Safety's connected portfolio,
visit www.BlacklineSafety.com and follow Blackline Safety
on Twitter @BlacklineSafety.
About Blackline Safety: Blackline Safety is a global
connected safety technology leader. Providing comprehensive
live-monitoring and wireless gas detection, we help teams working
in hazardous environments respond to emergencies in real-time and
manage efficient evacuations, accounting for everyone's safety
along the way. With millions invested in technology research and
development, Blackline Safety is recognized for quality and
innovation. Our talented team of designers and engineers create and
manufacture in-house — from wearable technology and personal gas
detectors to cloud-hosted infrastructure and web-based interfaces
for global industry. We deliver the world's first turn-key,
work-anywhere, connected safety monitoring solution with gas
detection, 3G wireless, satellite communications, two-way
speakerphone, employee messaging and live monitoring to meet the
demanding safety challenges and increase productivity of
organizations in over 100 countries. For more information, visit
www.BlacklineSafety.com
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