GEN Manufacturing Ltd.
Title
GEN Manufacturing Ltd.
GEN Instruments
Type
Company
Coverage
Coaldale, AB (1968)
Active From
1968-01-01
Active Until
Ongoing
Location
Highway 3, Coaldale, AB (1968)
2002 20th St, Coaldale, AB (2024)
Product Areas
Meteorological
Agricutural
Activities
Manufacturing
Designing
Timeline
- 1952 – Henry Bergen begins work at the Canada Agricultural Research Station, where he holds roles as a field technicians, a mechanic and scientific instruments maker. (“Bergen, Henry”; “Henry John Bergen”)
- 1968 – GEN Manufacturing Ltd. is founded on Highway 3, Coaldale, AB, by Henry Bergen to continue his scientific instrument making. (“Bergen, Henry”; “Henry John Bergen”))
- 1981 – Company moves in the direction of manufacturing agricultural equipment. Begins “developing, manufacturing and marketing ground engaging openers and wear points for farm seeders and other tillage equipment.” (“Bergen, Henry”; “Henry John Bergen”)
- 2024 – Company active in Coaldale, AB, as a precision agricultural equipment supplier and manufacturer. (https://wearpoints.com/)
- 1968 – GEN Manufacturing Ltd. is founded on Highway 3, Coaldale, AB, by Henry Bergen to continue his scientific instrument making. (“Bergen, Henry”; “Henry John Bergen”))
- 1981 – Company moves in the direction of manufacturing agricultural equipment. Begins “developing, manufacturing and marketing ground engaging openers and wear points for farm seeders and other tillage equipment.” (“Bergen, Henry”; “Henry John Bergen”)
- 2024 – Company active in Coaldale, AB, as a precision agricultural equipment supplier and manufacturer. (https://wearpoints.com/)
Sources
“Bergen, Henry” Gone But Not Forgotten. (http://gonebutnotforgotten.ca/lethbridge/2020/06/11/bergen-henry/) [18-11-24]
“Henry John Bergen” Lethbridge Herald – Obituaries, June 11, 2020. (https://lethbridgeherald.com/obituaries/2020/06/11/thursday-june-11-2020/) [18-11-24]
“Piché Evaporimeter” Gen Manufacturing Co., n.d. Campbell Scientific Canada Instruments Collection, ID 0281. (https://www.campbellsci.ca/museum?s=1114&r=24) [18-11-24]
“Henry John Bergen” Lethbridge Herald – Obituaries, June 11, 2020. (https://lethbridgeherald.com/obituaries/2020/06/11/thursday-june-11-2020/) [18-11-24]
“Piché Evaporimeter” Gen Manufacturing Co., n.d. Campbell Scientific Canada Instruments Collection, ID 0281. (https://www.campbellsci.ca/museum?s=1114&r=24) [18-11-24]
Collection
Citation
“GEN Manufacturing Ltd.,” Precision Instrument Culture in Canada, accessed January 30, 2025, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/instrument-precision/items/show/8285.
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