Stacey

Stacey has been with us since 1991 and is a welder.
Colton

Colton, has been with us since 2016, he is an apprentice machinist, and currently in school.
Alex

Alex has been with us since 2013 as a welder.
Eric Reimer

Eric joined Ripley in 2001 as a welder’s helper and quickly advanced to welder/fabricator. After gaining experience at other stainless steel shops, he returned to Ripley to manage a department and later transitioned into materials sourcing and inventory control. Now serving as Ripley’s Operations Manager, Eric oversees project pre-planning and collaborates with suppliers to source […]
Lara Hughes

Lara Hughes, (nee Ripley) is in charge of Ripley Stainless’s Human Resources, Occupation Health and Safety and Social Media. Lara also performs general corporate duties and often acts as the Ripley chauffeur. If you are coming from out of town for a tour of the Ripley plant, chances are Lara will be your host. Lara studied Visual Merchandising at Ontario’s Ryerson Polytechnic School […]
Wayne Ripley

Wayne handles sales for wine and beer tanks, as well as tank rentals. Like all of the Ripley offspring looking to have a future at Ripleys, Wayne started at a young age helping load tanks on the delivery trucks, at the age of 13. After exhibiting an aptitude for welding he followed up with four years […]
Ed Ripley

Ed Ripley founded Ripley Stainless Ltd. in 1979 – after taking a welding course at Okanagan College. Prior to Ed’s foray into entrepreneurship, he had always been passionate about working with steel and creating something new in the way of innovative stainless products. He still finds the process fascinating – always tinkering with something in the shop in an effort to […]
Lisa Harder

Lisa moved into the area at the end of 2014 and is enjoying putting down roots in the Valley, including joining the Ripley team in November 2016. She works in the Drafting department, learning the ins & outs of tank design, while providing support to the First Aid and Safety committees. When not at work, […]
Gord

Gord loves anything to do with beer. From designing a brewery to sourcing out raw materials to completion. Having experienced opening two breweries as an owner and understanding all necessary steps from design to production and distribution. With many different options in process control and a proper designed layout to accommodate customers needs to reach […]
Kandas

Kandas joined our team part time in 2015 and now is working full time as our tank/shipping coordinator. Born and raised in the Okanagan And enjoys outdoors activities and spending time with family