Driving
Differently
Since its formation more than three decades ago,
Gilbert Inc.’s mission has remained clear:
“To constantly develop, manufacture and sell the
best market-driven equipment in order to help businesses
optimize their production.”
Founded by Sylvain Gilbert in Roberval, Que., this
privately-owned company has remained a leader in the
design, manufacture and marketing of forestry equipment,
sawmills, construction, crawler and trail maintenance systems
since 1986.
From the beginning, innovation has been at the heart of
the company’s philosophy and the driving force behind the
launch of many products.
“We provide the most productive technology solutions
that surpass industry standards,” said Alex Gravel, director of
sales and marketing for Gilbert Inc.
“Behind our culture of innovation lies one objective – that
of meeting the needs of customers and offering them the best
After only five
years on the
market, Gilbert Inc.’s
Grizzly Multigrip
pile driver
continues to shape
the industry
equipment possible. To achieve this, we rely on a quality team
working with highly technical equipment,” he said.
With a fabrication shop located in Roberval, Que., and
one facility located in Vermont, a total of 125 employees work
at both the Canada and U.S. locations. The company also
recently established a parts depot in France to better support
its European customers.
“Gilbert does not do anything like the others,” said Gravel.
“We are different: different products, different technologies,
different business philosophy and more. We are able to do
this because we are constantly listening to the market and
the people who make it up. Our identity is based on several
values shared by our entire team – customer satisfaction,
quality, productivity, innovation and commitment.”
Grizzly Multigrip pile driver
It was only five years ago that Gilbert introduced to the
deep foundation industry its Gilbert Grizzly Multigrip pile
By Lisa Kopochinski
COMPANY PROFILE
Gilbert Inc.’s head office and facility is located in
Roberval, Que., nearly 300 miles north of Montreal
The MG-90 mounted on a Hyundai HX380L drove 400-foot
H-beams on a project on the border of highway D137 near
Clermont-Ferrand, France, for specialty contractor SGC
travaux Speciaux from Sainte-Foy-l’Argentière, France
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