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ABOUT US

Compax is run by Fred Topolnisky, a well-respected Electronic Technologist and Industrial Electrician with many  years experience working in the mining and railway industries. He provides electrical repair and upgrades to all electronics. He is well trained in mining equipment like

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Shovels:

P&H shovels -1900AI, 2100BL, 2800XPA ,4100 XPC, XPC ect...

Bucyrus Shovels 280B, 295B, 395,495 ect...

PC 4000

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Haul Trucks: 

M100, M120, MT3700, MT 4000, MT 4400, 630E, 830E1-5, 930E2-5, 980E4-5, ect...

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Drills:

P&H 320XPC, Ingersoll-Rand /Atlas- Copco Pit-Vipers 351, 271 , Bucyrus 45R, 60R, 49HR ect...

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  Most recently he’s been focusing on minimizing downtime due to equipment failures on drills, shovels, and haul trucks. Over his career, formerly working with Cullen Diesel, he has serviced Elkview, Coal Mountain, Fording River, Greenhills, Highland valley, Line Creek, Copper Mountain, Endako, Mount Milligan, and he was grateful to work with their teams. 

Fred is also well versed in the railway, and is able to repair all Inverter drives. Him and his team are WCB Approved, up to date on all necessary Insurances to gain access to the sites and available for travel with short notice!

Compax believes in hard work, integrity and safety.

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"A quality repair is quicker and cheaper than a replacement" 

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Satisfied customers: 

"The Compax boys are top notch" - Shaune Hannah Infracon (Lower Nicola Site Services)

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"Fred and his team are very knowledgeable and we are happy to work with them" - Fred Raymond Mount Milligan

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Fred took first place in the annual Kamloops cornhole tournament

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FRED TOPOLNISKY

C.E.O

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The Team

Liam Hatcher
Sales Manager

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Liam is an integral part of our team. He is a third year industrial electrical apprentice at Thompson Rivers University, and a highly motivated individual. Liam has extensive knowledge in operating heavy machinery as well as automotive electrical technology and repair. Liam has achieved his occupational level 3 first aid, and has experience with firefighting and first responders. Liam’s prior experience makes him a valuable asset to the team; he has a keen eye for detail and is adept at solving problems. 

Trenton Quinton

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Trenton is the integral member of our team. He is a second year industrial electrician, who started his career journey as an audio technician. Trenton is passionate about computer sciences and is very goal driven. The mining industry is abundant with various machines and challenges to face, which makes it a great place to learn. Trenton is a highly motivated individual and we are excited to see what he will accomplish.

Daniel Holmes

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Meet Daniel – an industrious individual who's currently an apprentice industrial electrician through TRU and a fourth-year electrical engineering student. As a senior member of his school's IEEE branch, Daniel enjoys working on electronics projects and specializes in bringing ideas to fruition through failure analysis.
Apart from his academic and professional pursuits, Daniel likes to spend time in the great outdoors, hiking in the mountains, building robots, and cooking. He is excited to put his skills and knowledge to use in the field, and is looking forward to learning from his mentor, Fred.

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CONTACT US

Would you like additional information about us or our services? Please reach out. We’d be happy to hear from you.

7410 Dallas Drive
Kamloops BC

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250-819-7795

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