--- title: Gordon Russell | About Us description: Proudly serving Canadian industry for over 90 years, Gordon Russell Limited offers a wide range of quality products and services to various industries. 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Our wide range of products reach industries in Forestry, Marine, Mining, Agriculture, Railways, Oil & Gas, and more. We represent industry-leading manufacturers, such as Danfoss Airflex, Radicon, Bonfiglioli, Cone Drive and Trackmobile. In 2002, we established a facility in Red Deer, Alberta, expanding our service department and overhaul facility with more mechanics and service vehicles to better accommodate our customers in the region. In 2019, we expanded yet again with a new facility in Prince George, British Columbia to better support our customer base in Northern British Columbia. ![1726779392670-f20694ee-f6e6-4a85-9a51-544ad42d9f23](https://gordonrussell.com/hs-fs/hubfs/1726779392670-f20694ee-f6e6-4a85-9a51-544ad42d9f23.jpg?width=2000&height=1333&name=1726779392670-f20694ee-f6e6-4a85-9a51-544ad42d9f23.jpg "1726779392670-f20694ee-f6e6-4a85-9a51-544ad42d9f23") GORDON RUSSELL'S STORY # Our Story ![davidrussell_photo 1](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/davidrussell_photo%201.png) 1930 ## Gordon Russell Limited is Founded The story began when Gordon Russell was employed by Peacock Brothers Limited, an industrial supply company in his hometown of Montreal where he was exposed to the growing industry in Western Canada. It was then that Gordon Russell decided on his move to Vancouver to start his own business. Thus, Gordon Russell Limited was born. Gordon's first order of business was to choose a gear manufacturer to represent. So, he traveled to England and visited gear manufacturers there.  He met with notable brands, such as Moss, Highfield, and David Brown Radicon. In the end, he chose to work with David Brown Radicon as Gordon believed them to be the best market option for the growing British Columbia industries in forestry and underground coal mining. ![1950](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/1950.png) 1950 ## Moving Forward Gordon’s eldest son, Charles, entered the business followed by his younger brother, John, six years later. By this time, Gordon Russell had moved from downtown offices to an industrial space on 5th Avenue in Vancouver, complete with a warehouse to accommodate increasing inventory. Gordon Russell began distributing Trackmobile Product in British Columbia, initially as an agent to Whiting, Canada out of Welland, Ontario. Eventually, Gordon Russell became the factory-authorized dealer with territory rights for the Province of British Columbia. ![GordonRussell_machine 1](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/GordonRussell_machine%201.png) 1960 ## Booming British Columbia The 1960s were a boom decade for British Columbia Industry. The original sawmills and pulp and paper mills were predominantly clustered in the Southwest corner of the province, and the 60s and 70s saw new large mills move to the interior of the province – replacing the small mills that had previously existed. Gordon Russell was a dominant supplier of power transmission products to these new mills, stocking components in Vancouver and assembling in the required configurations to fulfill demand. ![1970](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/1970.png) 1970 ## growing pains Outgrowing the Vancouver location, Gordon Russell moved to a larger facility in Richmond. They acquired a larger warehouse and dedicated a workshop area to facilitate the growing Power Transmission and Trackmobile divisions.  A new partnership was formed with Fawick Airflex at the time. Substantial business began streaming in from the fabrication and assembly of base plate drives, complete with motor, reducer and clutches. ![1990](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/1990.png) 1990 ## Rising To The Challenge The slowing growth of British Columbia’s forestry and coal industries proved a challenging decade for Gordon Russell's Power Transmission division, as large greenfield mill projects being built. The business relied on MRO business, plant upgrades, and a growing Trackmobile business. ![Gordonrussell_part 1](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/Gordonrussell_part%201.png) 2000 ## Big Moves Gordon Russell was granted exclusive Trackmobile rights for the Province of Alberta in September 2000, closely followed by the establishment of a permanent sales / service facility in Red Deer. Alberta's booming economy during this decade brought new opportunities to Gordon Russell; Oil and Gas, Petrochemicals, Agriculture and more for all its products. ![gordon Russell_part_2 1](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/gordon%20Russell_part_2%201.png) 2003 ## Gordon Russell & Bonfiglioli Gordon Russell became an authorized build center for Bonfiglioli Industrial Gearing Division. Industry preferences had shifted away from inefficient Worm Gearboxes and demanded more efficient and power dense gear reducers. As an industry leader in Planetary Gearboxes, Gordon Russell became an authorized Bonfiglioli dealer and build center for the 300 series planetary gearbox.   The modularity, quality, size range and configurability of the 300 series aligns well with our core focus of keeping our customers moving. Gradual success breaking into sawmills, mining, oil and gas and mobile application provide renewed growth in our Power Transmission offerings.  ![Red Deer Branch](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/shared%20image%20(2).jpg) 2016 ## Setting Up In Alberta As growth continued with our Trackmobile business we moved to a 10,000 sq ft facility in Red Deer. Our Trackmobile overhaul and rental department is based out of Red Deer and serves the province with sales and services for all our products. ![Prince George Branch](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/Image%20(4).jpeg) 2019 ## We continue to grow With a substantial installed base for our products throughout Northern BC and growing rail traffic the decision was made in 2019 to open our Prince George branch. Equipped with a shop and mobile mechanics this branch supports customers to the north of Williams Lake. CUSTOMER ## Testimonials “ The installation was straight forward for my engineer. We haven't had any issues with any loads at all either. We are very happy with the davits at this point. Dave Vanabeele Project Manager for the OPR Campaign GORDON RUSSELL ## Our Proven Process Gordon Russell Limited and customer interactions follow our proven process that is diagramed below. All the various interaction stages from Initial Discovery to how we are structured to deal with day-to-day customers can be referenced in this diagam. ![Proven Process Diagram (1) 1](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/Proven%20Process%20Diagram%20(1)%201.png "Proven Process Diagram (1) 1") AUTHORIZED ## Distributor For ![Warner-Electric_logo](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/Warner-Electric_logo.png) ![Thomson_logo](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/Thomson_logo.png) ![Trackmobile_logo](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/Trackmobile_logo.png) ![Worlwide_logo](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/Worlwide_logo.png) ![Formsprag_logo](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/Formsprag_logo.png) ![Radicon_logo](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/Radicon_logo.png) ![Webasto_logo](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/Webasto_logo.png) ![Tectron_logo](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/Tectron_logo.png) ![Elecon_logo](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/Elecon_logo.png) ![Duct-a-wire_logo](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/Duct-a-wire_logo.png) ![Conedrive_logo](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/Conedrive_logo.png) ![Zephir_logo](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/Zephir_logo.png) ![Twiflex_logo](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/Twiflex_logo.png) ![Thern_logo](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/Thern_logo.png) ![Danfus_logo](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/Danfus_logo.png) ![Coremo_logo](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/Coremo_logo.png) ![Bonfiglioli_logo](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/Bonfiglioli_logo.png) ![Dings_logo](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/Dings_logo.png) ![Ameridrives_logo](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/Ameridrives_logo.png) **Company** [About](https://gordonrussell.com/about-us) [Products](https://products.gordonrussell.com) [Services](https://gordonrussell.com/services?hsLang=en) [News](https://gordonrussell.com/news-and-press?hsLang=en) [Careers](https://gordonrussell.com/careers?hsLang=en) [Contact](https://gordonrussell.com/contact?hsLang=en) [Terms & Conditions](https://gordonrussell.com/terms_and_conditions?hsLang=en)   [![GRL_Logo_Tagline_WhtBlue_RGB](https://gordonrussell.com/hubfs/New%20GRL%20Logos/GRL_Logo_Tagline_WhtBlue_RGB.svg "GRL_Logo_Tagline_WhtBlue_RGB")](https://gordonrussell.com/?hsLang=en) ##### Follow Us On [linkedin-in icon](https://www.linkedin.com/company/gordon-russell-limited/) [instagram icon](https://www.instagram.com/gordonrussellltd) **Products** [Mobile Railcar Movers](https://products.gordonrussell.com/mobile-railcar-movers?product-type=product) [Power Transmission](https://products.gordonrussell.com/power-transmission) [Materials Handling](https://products.gordonrussell.com/materials-handling)   --- **Delta, BC** 8023 Webster Road Delta, BC V4G 1E4, Canada (604) 940-1627 **Red Deer, AB** 7775 Edgar Industrial Way Red Deer, AB T4P 3R2, Canada (403) 340-8856 **Fort Saskatchewan, AB** 8306 113 St #4, Fort Saskatchewan, AB T8L 3T8, Canada (587) 689-6880 **Prince George, BC** 5426-A Continental Way Prince George, BC V2N 5S5, Canada (778) 764-0233 [Privacy Policy](https://gordonrussell.com/privacy-policy?hsLang=en) Copyright © 2026, Gordon Russell Limited - Red Deer Branch  [Terms & Conditions](https://gordonrussell.com/terms-of-service?hsLang=en) ![](https://secure.leadforensics.com/790675.png) ![](https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/viewthroughconversion/846326210/?guid=ON&script=0)