March 23, 2021
Lakeside was recently excited to announce the opening of a new service center and office located at 131 Fielding Road, Lively, Ontario, (705)-585-4900. With this new space Lakeside will be able to focus on localized service for more efficient turnaround, and even quicker response times.
The Service Center is 4235 sq/ft, with an additional 2000 sq/ft of storage space on site. Lakeside have also relocated their sales office to this same site in order to centralize Lakeside’s service and support to one location. At this new service and assembly center, they will hold an inventory of Clarkson knife gate valves (KGV) for new and ENCORE assemblies. Lakeside's scope of services includes, KGV service, assembly and re-builds, isolation valve repair, relief valve service and certification, as well as control valve and actuator services. Expanding their footprint in Northern Ontario is another step forward in Lakeside’s vision to create the best possible experience for their customers. With this addition, Lakeside have now increased the number of localized field and shop services, assembly technicians, and expanded their overall capabilities.
Lakeside are proud to be able to enhance their service capabilities in Northern Ontario and look forward to continuing to create long-term value for their customers.
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