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Since becoming President, Dequoy has continued to change the dynamics of Hydro Mobile, making the company more effective in the competitive mast climbing market.
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The Past
HYDRO MOBILE and Bennu Innovation, Inc., another Canadian mast climber manufacturer, have crossed paths several times in the past.
"The majority shareholder of Hydro Mobile during 1996 to 2000 was the late Mr. Jean Robillard," says Dequoy. "In 2000, I purchased Robillards' shares in the company, and I became one of the major shareholders. Jean left to start Bennu Innovation."
After Bennu launched its mast climber, Dequoy claims that several technical features on the Bennu model were taken from the patented Hydro Mobile M Series. As a result, Hydro Mobile filed a lawsuit in Canada against Bennu for patent infringement. The lawsuit was dropped shortly after Bennu filed for a protection under the Canadian Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, the equivalent of Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, in October 2003, and later liquidated the company's assets. Dequoy stresses that Hydro Mobile did not acquire or purchase Bennu Innovation or any of the company's assets.
In 2003, the CSST-Canada's equivalent to OSHA became concerned about the weight capacity of the Bennu machines. An independent consulting engineering firm is conducting a review and is expected to report in the near future.
"I'm a structural engineer, and I believe that the Bennu capacity is inflated," states Dequoy.
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