Empire Welding & Machining Ltd.

Empire Welding and Machining Ltd., was founded by the Esquirol family in 1986 in the city of North Battleford, Saskatchewan and is currently headed by company President, Joseph Esquirol. In 1993, Empire engineered and developed land-rollers and land-packers that are known as the UltraPacker brand name. A complete line of Empire Gauge Wheels for Draper headers was introduced in 1997 and since then has become the premier product of Gauge Wheels for the North American agricultural market. In 1999 a new product line, the UltraScraper, was developed for leveling and smoothing surfaces efficiently, accommodating industries such as landscaping, agriculture and construction. Another product developed was the UltraPlow in 2001, is an effective ‘all-in-one’ unit for installing cable and irrigation lines up to 24 inches in the ground.