Who We Are?
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Founded in 1974, the Bluewater Group is Atlantic Canada’s largest ship supplier and Canada’s largest independent distributor of Mobil branded lubricants. In addition, the Bluewater Group has provided innovative Supply Chain and warehouse management plus Integrated Logistics services specializing in marine and industrial supplies since 2002.
Bluewater Group is a company certified to ISO 9001 by NSF-ISR in the following sites: Dartmouth NS, Moncton NB, St.John’s NL, Conception Bay NL and Edmonton AB. We utilize a wide variety of local and worldwide suppliers throughout our business lines to offer quality products to our customers. We have many long-term customers who use our services and partner with us because we “make it happen”.
By aligning the Bluewater Group with quality products and quality companies such as Imperial Oil, ExxonMobil and Unitor Chemicals, we can provide a premium choice for your lubricants, supply chain, logistics and ship chandlery requirements. With our customer driven, solutions focused offer, we will do everything within our influence to ensure that our customers are provided with the best product and services in a timely and professional manner.
Service and integrity have helped the Bluewater Group achieve success over the decades and it is important for all our employees to conduct themselves in the best interests of both the Bluewater Group and our customer base. We have taken steps to broaden our product offering to our customers by adding value added services such as freight forwarding, sufferance warehousing, yard space and international waste disposal.
The Bluewater Group – The Right Product and Service for the Right Reason at the Right Time
Our Vision & Values
Bluewater Group will adapt to our customers’ and relevant parties’ needs by continually reviewing our processes and implementing procedures that minimize operating inefficiencies and maximize customer satisfaction in a safe, ethical and environmentally responsible manner. We will continually improve upon our level of quality service to ensure that our products come from quality suppliers and react immediately to complaints through positive interaction and thorough investigation.
“Our people are the difference. What truly makes us distinctive is our desire to respond urgently to customer requirements.”
Customer Driven, Solution Focused
Health Safety, Security & the Environment
Operating across Canada and in all conditions, our clients expect the highest standards of safety and environmental practices.
At Bluewater, we deliver all of this and more. Our goal is to offer the highest quality service, with ZERO harm to people or the environment. Our reputation for safety is built on innovation and supported by disciplined processes and highly skilled people. The same approach has made us a leader in Security, Quality, and Environmental outcomes. The ISO 9001:2015 certification at our Halifax, Moncton, and St. John’s locations proves we hold ourselves to an incredibly high standard.
Safety By Design
It’s no accident that Bluewater has consistently had an industry-leading safety record throughout our operations over the past 40 years. That’s because safety is a core value of our business and is reflected throughout our operating procedures and business objectives from the very start.
Caring for the Environment
At Bluewater, we conduct our business in a number of always-changing conditions. Our commitment to environmental awareness and preservation is reflected throughout our business.
We are committed to conducting business in a manner that manages environmental issues responsibly. We fulfill this commitment by:
- Complying with environmental regulations
- Conducting operations in an environmentally sound manner
- Promoting environmental responsibility among our employees
- Striving to ensure that suppliers agree to comply with environmental regulations
- Pursuing continuous improvement in our environmental performance
Industry Partners
Integrity
We are committed to conducting ourselves in a matter consistent with the highest standards of integrity. We are honest, ethical and fair in all our activities. We keep our word, deliver on our promises and acknowledge our mistakes.
Attitude
We aspire to maintain a positive attitude by always expecting the best possible outcome in every situation. We exhibit a can-do attitude as we perform our responsibilities and interact with our colleagues and clients.
Customer Focus
We believe that a collaborative and client-centric approach by each team member both for internal clients as well as external clients, is a key factor in our long-term success.
Accountability
We accept responsibility for our actions. We make and support business decisions through our skills and good judgement. We hold ourselves and others accountable to a high standard of safety.
Continuous Improvement
We relentlessly pursue continuous improvement and excellence in projects, products, processes, and services and define success as getting the right things done well.