Barco Materials Handling
Graham Wathen has a strong background in operations and management roles. Graham is currently the President of Barco Materials Handling since December 2023. Prior to this, they served as the Vice President of Operations at Emterra Group from March 2017 to December 2023. Graham has extensive experience in the waste management industry, having worked as a Senior District Manager at Waste Management from December 2011 to March 2017. Before that, they were a Division Manager at Veolia Environmental Services S.A. from June 2007 to November 2011. Graham began their career as an Account/Project Manager at E Harper from October 2003 to April 2007.
Graham Wathen has a Certificate in Personnel Practice in Human Resources Management and Services from Portman College in Newcastle England, earned in 2002. Graham also studied Labour relations at Ryerson University until 2021 and is currently pursuing a degree in Leadership at the Smith School of Business at Queen's University, expected to be completed in 2022.
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Barco Materials Handling
Barco Materials Handling is wood packaging manufacturer and heat treatment facility located in Ontario, Canada. We focus our sales across this province, and into the north east USA. Our products include pallets, skids and crates in hardwood, softwood, Euro, ISPM#15 & IPPC certified materials, GMA style food grade pallets, pharmaceutical grade pallets and skids, heavy load specific items, and more. We take a hands on approach to our work, always keeping in mind that customer satisfaction is paramount to the long term relationships we desire with our customers. Our focus is providing a high quality products for our customers through relentless attention to their needs. Whether the product is standard, or completely custom, hardwood or softwood our goal is to offer you customer specific solutions. 70+ full time employees, our growth has been possible thanks to the core group of long term employees at the company and relationships we have formed with our customers that we expect will last many generations. Continuous re-investment of profit into our facility and our valued employees insure that Barco Materials Handling is a solid, intelligent choice as your partner in all your pallet, crate, skid or hardwood lumber needs for the long term. In the food or Pharma industry? Let Barco show you why our food & Pharma grade customers swear by us. A rigorous multi-step quality assurance program, sawdust removal systems and inspection processes makes sure every single pallet that is built is inspected by a person trained specifically to your needs. Lots of indoor storage ensures your pallets get to you clean, dry and containment free. We also cater heavily to the chemical industry, barrel pallets and heavy-duty loads. Custom solutions and redesigns for your specific facility is where our hands on approach and expertise can really show on your bottom line.