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Fink Machine to Distribute Directly

March 19, 2024 No Comments

Press Release – March 19, 2024

Fink Machine Inc., Canada’s largest supplier of commercial biomass boilers is excited to announce that we have simplified our supply chain in an effort to reduce cost for our clients. Fink Machine will now be sourcing biomass boilers directly from European Manufacturer Mawera Holzfeuerungsanlagen GmbH. The Vitoflex 300 RF and Vitoflex 300 UF boilers previously distributed by Viessmann Canada will now return to their original model names of Pyrot (RF) and Pyrotec (UF). The boilers will continue to be both ASME and CSA certified for all variants. Fink Machine would like to thank Viessmann Canada for all their support over the past 16 years. We look forward to an exciting future dealing directly with Mawera.

Background

Fink Machine has been distributing Biomass boilers sine the early 2002’s. Originally Fink supplied KOB boilers manufactured in Austria. In 2007, KOB was purchased by Viessmann, a large diversified German boiler manufacturer. Viessmann Canada continued to supply the popular Pyrot and Pyrotec boilers to Fink Machine. As part of a move to standardize names Viessmann rebranded the Pyrot and Pyrotec to the Vitoflex 300-RF and Vitoflex 300-UF respectively. In 2020 Mawera took over the biomass division of Viessmann, while the biomass boilers continued to be distributed in North America by Viessmann Canada.

About Fink Machine

Fink Machine Inc is Canada’s Largest supplier of commercial Biomass boilers. Fink Machine has installed over 170 boilers totalling over 55 MW of biomass heating capacity. In addition to Mawera Boilers, Fink also distributes the Viessmann Vitoligno residential pellet boilers and Schmid industrial biomass boilers.

About Mawera

Mawera has been building industrial biomass boiler systems for energy production since 1975. Mawera are partners for the entire life cycle of your system. Mawera is geared directly to your everyday work. Their experienced employees will provide you with highly competent support with detailed service program. They offer you tailor-made maintenance contracts, remote maintenance in the event of a fault, as well as comprehensive, professional spare parts management.

Sicamous Bio-Heat Facility Up and Running

November 29, 2023 No Comments

Just in time for cooler temperatures, the Sicamous Community Bio-Heat Facility is up and running.

A year-and-a-half after breaking ground on April 22, 2022 (Earth Day), the district announced the facility is fully operational and ready to supply cost-effective alternative energy to properties in the industrial park.

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The Sicamous Biomass District Heating Centre — The Sicamous Biomass District Heating System built by Fink Machine Inc.

Check Out our New Video

April 25, 2023 No Comments

Fink Machine has just released a new video showcasing some of our capabilities. Check it out on our YouTube channel as well as some of the other interesting videos we have on offer.

Fink Machine to Supply Biomass Boiler to District of Saanich

July 18, 2022 No Comments

Fink Machine has been selected to supply two 390 kW Vitoflex 300-UF biomass boilers to the District of Saanich for Saanich Commonwealth Place to help lower their GHG emissions. The municipality says the biomass boilers will replace the rec centre’s current natural gas boilers and will reduce the facility’s greenhouse gas emissions by 90 per cent. The biomass boilers at SCP will use wood fibre byproducts that are created in local milling operations.

“This major project is another important and positive step in our journey to reduce our corporate carbon footprint and meet our goal of becoming a 100 per cent renewable community,” said Saanich Mayor Fred Haynes. “The new heating system will use a locally sourced renewable biomass fuel which will reduce costs, increase efficiency and support our local economy and climate goals,” he said.

More information on this project is available here.

Fink Machine to Build Sicamous District Heating System

April 25, 2022 No Comments

The District of Sicamous’ mayor, councillors, staff and guests marked Earth Day by breaking ground for a new community bio-heat facility. The ceremonial shovel broke ground at the April 22 event, district town manager and ceremony MC Evan Parliament broke the ice, providing background on the $1.74 million project and how it was decided it would be built in the industrial park on district-owned property at 510 Thomsen Place. Fink Machine will be acting as the general contractor responsible for the supply of the Viessmann Biomass boiler as well as the the energy center and hot water distribution network.

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Sicamous District heating system Ribbon Cutting — Sicamous Biomass Heating System with (L-R) Splatsín Kukpi7 (Chief) Doug Thomas, North Okanagan-Shuswap MP Mel Arnold and Burkhard Fink of Fink Machine Inc.

Best Wishes to Grahame Go

March 23, 2022 No Comments

After working for Fink Machine for more than 10 years Grahame Go has decided to make a change. Effective March 1st Grahame will be leaving his sales role to take a management position with the Splatsin Development Corp. We wish Grahame all the best in his new job and would like to thank him for his years of dedicated service. Please contact David Dubois, Manager of Business Development, at david@finkmachine.com or 250-457-7319 should you require assistance.