Category: News

CEDO Training this Fall

Back to school season is just around the corner and at IR we are gearing up to share three great learning opportunities with you:

September 19, 2022                        CEDO Refresher Course

September 20, 2022                        CEDO Exam Preparation Course

October 17 to 21, 2022                   CEDO Course

All three courses, which are exclusive to IR, are provided with instruction by Dave Paynter.  All are live with two being virtual and one in-person at our Edmonton location.  Read on below for more details.  Course outlines, pricing and registration can be found at this link.

Continue reading Back to School at IR

Starting today and for the next few weeks, when you trade in your isotope-based analyzer for a new SciAps XRF unit, we will waive the disposal fee. Not only that, but if you have an old tube-based XRF unit—working or not—we’ll give you a trade-in allowance when you make a new purchase through us.

Continue reading Out with the old. In with the new.

Shop Online with a Purchase Order

 

Buying every day, consumable items off the IR website has been a convenience for those who make their purchases with credit cards. They have the option to ship or pick their purchase up at either our Edmonton or our Burlington location. Unfortunately, those who purchase with purchase orders have not been able to shop online with us.  Those clients have been missing out on the convenience, speed and 24/7 ability to get what they need. Now that has changed!

Continue reading Web Orders Just Got Easier

Summer 2022 is proving to be the start of the challenges to doing business that have been predicted for some time now.  That’s added to the ongoing challenges that we always face.  Inflation, driven by higher interest rates and commodity prices, such as oil and other raw materials, is now taking effect.  Pair that with supply chain disruption, which we have seen since the early days of Covid, and it suddenly becomes real.  We are starting to feel its effects in the rise in shipping costs and the increase in product pricing that is flowing through from our manufacturers.  Our challenge as NDT’s top supplier in Canada is to find ways in which we can soften the blow to you.  As always, you have our commitment to have your back.  We are constantly on the lookout for ways to enhance your business and allow you to maximize your profits given the situations we face.

Continue reading Prices on the Rise

Important Notification

We recently received notification from QSA Global that their regulatory group may NOT be renewing the type A transport certificates on some devices. The type B certificates for these particular devices have already expired. This is important as it may mean future restrictions for the eventual disposal of the device and source. The specific devices that will be affected are:

680A, 680B, 680AE, 680BE
741A, 741B, 741AE, 741BE
676A, 676B, 676AE, 676BE

Note: The 676 no longer has either a type A or B transportation certificate.

If you have one of these devices, please contact us at marketing@irss.ca, so that we can be sure to provide you with the specifics when we receive them.

 

We have so much going on at IR in the first quarter of 2022, and learning is a big part of that. We’re running THREE live, virtual courses for those needing CEDO and RSO training. All three courses from IR are instructed by David Paynter, who has been getting top reviews from clients’ who have learned with him in the past.

Here’s what is coming up:

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Regrettably, at the beginning of each year we get word from some of our manufacturers that there will be price changes. In 2022 much of this has been driven by an increase in the cost of materials along with higher shipping costs. In times of inflation and supply chain challenges that is inevitable. It’s something that affects us all and we are never happy to share that news. Amidst this, we continue to give you our commitment to provide the best possible solutions. Keeping our margins slim is one of them. Another of those solutions comes to us from our partners who provide us a heads up a few weeks before the price increases come into effect.

 

Continue reading Get Ahead of the Price Increases