April 1st, 2006. Adam Carpenter’s father, Brian
Carpenter, continues to be involved with the
company as a silent partner.
As the old adage goes, the “sum is greater
than its parts” and that seems to be the recipe
for LJ Welding’s continued success, which is
directly attributable to the different strengths
of each the business partners. Each partner
contributes years of expertise in engineering
to stay ahead of the curve in an ever-evolving
industry, while managing different areas of the
business.
The initial switch to new ownership and
management came in advance of a new era
of technological transition in the Canadian
and international welding and fabrication in-
dustry—case in point being LJ Welding’s new
automated cell for welding subsea riser pipe.
According to what Carpenter has observed in
the industry, the vast majority of companies
have a relatively archaic way of accomplishing
the same business requirement, and as a re-
sult measures of quality control tend to suffer.
The new automated cell for subsea riser pipe is
making a difference on various fronts including
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