Durabac, a Granby based company, has acquired Inpak, designer and maker of the D茅tritube, an aluminum refuse and recyclables collection body built for residential circuits. Established in 2010, Inpak Vehicles has invested several hundred thousand dollars to develop a unique and innovative waste collection system, made entirely from aluminum. The company has recently run into financial difficulties which have led it to sell its assets to Durabac. 鈥淭he D茅tritube is a state of the art residential collection technology,鈥� says Patrick Charboneau, president of Durabac. 鈥淐ompared to traditional rear and front loaders in the industry, the D茅tritube really represents a leap forward. It is self-supporting and lighter, yet offers a greater load capacity and is definitely a more environmentally friendly solution.聽 This technology has a bright future and we didn鈥檛 want to see it disappear. In fact, we are already working on creating similarly built front loaders,鈥� he adds.
Durabac has now acquired all of Inpak鈥檚 assets, namely it鈥檚 engineering and intellectual properties: plans, processes, patents, trademarks, inventory, etc. 鈥淚t鈥檚 important for us that none of that know-how and experience is lost,鈥� explains M. Charbonneau. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 why M. Guillaume Lebel, Technical supervisor for the Inpak line, has joined our team.鈥�
鈥淲e want to continue producing the D茅tritube and even develop it further using the vast expertise we鈥檝e garnered with our Chagnon product line,鈥� concludes Durabac鈥檚 president. 鈥淭housands of collection trucks are sold every year in America. There鈥檚 a huge opportunity for new solutions that perform better and are more eco-friendly. We want to be on the first line of this new generation of collection equipment. That鈥檚 why we are proud of welcoming Inpak in the big Durabac family.鈥�
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