“You have to be willing to
learn and adapt to your con-
ditions,” says Joel Holmedal,
Safety Coordinator at Maple
Creek Endless Tubing. “You
get with the times or fall off
the map.”
Maple Creek Endless Tub-
ing was founded by Dan Hol-
medal in 1987. Dan began his
career in the oil industry at
the age of 15. As a teenager
he moved to Medicine Hat
and began work on a drilling
rig with his uncle part-time.
The decision to help his uncle
turned into a full-time job
and spelt the end of Dan’s ac-
ademic career, but the begin-
ning of a lengthy one in the oil
industry.
In 1987, Dan decided to
strike out on his own, and es-
tablished Maple Creek End-
less Tubing. This move was
not without risk, as in order to
afford the costs of a new busi-
ness he had to gain investors,
invest his savings and take a
mortgage out on his house.
In its early years Maple Creek
Endless Tubing relied on fam-
ily support to maintain itself,
and in return it promotes a
pro-family atmosphere within
its ranks of employees. “My
mom told us a story of load-
ing us 3 kids in the back of her
old Buick, driving out to loca-
tion so she could back dad up
to a well so he could work a
night shift on his truck.”
Derek, Joel’s older broth-
er, and himself - like their
father Danny - began their
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