It all started in Sainte-Rosalie in 1986 when a company called A. Boudreault Ventilation inc. (ABV) made a name for itself in a niche market with great potential: the manufacturing of dust-collection systems and general ventilation units.

At that time, Airex was ABV’s principal customer. Airex designed air quality systems such as bag, cartridge and shaker dust collectors, which ABV produced.

In 1989, ABV moved to Drummondville and built a 12,000 ft² facility to address increased demands.

Since then, the plant has gone through three expansions to address increased production needs and add robotic equipment.

In the meantime, ABV and Airex merged to become a one company.

Today, the Airex Industries plant has diversified its production with new product lines such as wet dust collectors, industrial ovens and energy recovery units.

The manufacturing facility manages 350 projects annually with a 75-person workforce. Equipment built is sold across Canada, to the USA and overseas to foreign countries.