BW Technologies by Honeywell · Calgary, AB Canada

You could say that BW Technologies breeds automated canaries for the coal mine. The company designs and manufactures gas detection equipment that is able to measure toxic levels of gases suspended in the air. The company's portable, fixed, and stand-alone products are used primarily in the oil and gas drilling and production industry, mines, and fire rescue. Customers include BP, Shell, the US Coast Guard, and the cities of New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. The company, which was founded in 1987 by former CEO Cody Slater while he was studying astrophysics at the University of Alberta, was acquired by First Technology PLC in 2004. First Technology was acquired by Honeywell International in 2006. To read the full description, subscribe now.