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Tibbett and Britten
Olivier Millet, Director of Sales and Marketing at Tibbett+Britten Unique, recalls the background to the job. “We had been approached by Northumbria University in Newcastle, in the UK, more than two years ago when it planned an Arctic expedition to Inuvik, in the Northwest Territories, in the very northern part of Canada. The university planned to ship snow samples that its team would collect to the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, an interdisciplinary research and service centre in Davos, Switzerland.”
However, Millet continued:
“Then – as we all remember very well – Covid-19 suddenly appeared, and the expedition was cancelled. But, two months ago the university (specifically, its Cold and Palaeoenvironments Research Group) unexpectedly approached us again. It planned to launch the expedition again, although this time at another location: Cambridge Bay on Victoria Island, Nunavut, home to the Canadian High Arctic Research Station.”
“We contacted our old friends at Falcon International in Montreal, who we were sure would be the right partner for such a delicate shipment of frozen snow samples.”
If we can move snow
We can move anything
Overcoming
Challenges
The first challenges encountered quickly became clear. As the local airline, Canadian North, did not want to take responsibility for shipping the samples from Cambridge Bay, we needed to find a way to get them on the first leg of their journey to Switzerland. The quick wit and dedication of both companies allowed to secure this shipment and ensure the freight arrived at its destination securely and in a timely manner, once again proving the strength and dedication IFLN members have in completing jobs for their clients.
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Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada
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