I. Matheson & Company

I. Matheson & Company (IMCO) Limited is a Canadian metal fabrication and engineering firm based in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Established in 1867, the year of Canadian Confederation, it describes itself as having been in continuous operation since that time and as having exported manufactured industrial products from its earliest years. The company began as a shipbuilder, a common origin for Nova Scotia industrial firms of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and it holds the distinction of producing the first steel sailing ship built in Canada, the James William, in 1908. Over the decades it evolved from shipbuilding into the design and manufacture of pressure vessels and other industrial equipment, supplying regional, national and international markets with a variety of metal fabricated products. Today IMCO operates as a designer and fabricator of ASME pressure vessels, which it produces in a wide range of sizes and with a variety of features and design options for clients across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. It also provides steel manufacturing, on-site field services and turn-key fabrication solutions. The company markets itself on more than 150 years of fabrication experience and on its location at a strategic gateway in Atlantic Canada, close to the port of Halifax, which allows it to serve international customers by truck, rail or ship. It also cites access to a well-developed local industrial base that provides complementary services such as machining and hydraulic design. The firm remains privately held and continues to operate under the I. Matheson & Company name, with IMCO and IMC used as short forms. Its long history and export orientation make it one of the older continuously operating industrial manufacturers in Atlantic Canada.

I. Matheson & Company Limited was established in 1867 in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, the same year as Canadian Confederation. According to the company, it has been in continuous operation since that time and has exported manufactured industrial products since its founding. Like many Nova Scotia companies of the era, it began as a shipbuilder. In 1908 it produced the James William, which the company describes as the first steel sailing ship built in Canada. Over the years the business evolved away from shipbuilding to become predominantly a designer and manufacturer of pressure vessels and other industrial equipment used in many different industries. It continued to supply regional, national and international markets with a variety of metal fabricated products. The company credits its location on Canada's east coast, close to the port of Halifax, with giving it a logistical advantage in serving customers around the world, and notes that a well-developed local industrial base provides complementary services such as machining and hydraulic design. By the twenty-first century IMCO was marketing itself as having over 150 years in business, designing and fabricating ASME pressure vessels for clients across North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, and offering steel manufacturing and on-site field services as turn-key solutions. The company remains based in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, and continues to operate under the I. Matheson & Company name.

• 1908

  Company produces the James William, described as the first steel sailing ship built in Canada.

• 1867

  I. Matheson & Company established in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, the year of Canadian Confederation.

• Company evolves from shipbuilding into a designer and manufacturer of pressure vessels and industrial equipment.

• IMCO markets itself as having over 150 years in business, fabricating ASME pressure vessels for international clients.

A long-established Atlantic Canadian industrial fabricator offering ASME pressure vessels and steel manufacturing as turn-key solutions, leveraging its proximity to the port of Halifax to serve international markets.

• ASME pressure vessels

  Designed and fabricated in a wide range of sizes with various features and design options for clients in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

• Steel manufacturing

  Steel fabrication and manufacturing services from a strategic Atlantic Canada location serving North American and international markets.

• On-site field services

  Experienced tradesmen completing on-site field services in a timely and efficient manner.

• Turn-key fabrication solutions

  Products and services offered as turn-key solutions based on over 150 years of fabrication experience.

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