Industrial Degreaser Supplier Serving Calgary and Southern Alberta
Cleaning chemistry blended in Alberta, with account managers and field technologists in Calgary.
Since 1960 | 220+ Products | 4,000+ Clients | ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 | COR (AB)
Shipments run into Calgary five days a week, and delivery is freight-free on typical orders.
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An Alberta manufacturer with people on the ground in Calgary
Guardian blends its cleaners and degreasers at our plant in Sturgeon County, Alberta. In Calgary, a team of account managers and field technologists lives and works in the area, so the person recommending your product can come out, look at the deposit and follow the result.
Delivery into Calgary is freight-free on typical orders. Smaller shipments carry a flat freight charge, and combining a week of items into one order usually avoids it. Your rep can set a reorder point that keeps you above the line.
Shipments run between our plant and Calgary five days a week. Stocked product ships within three working days of order acceptance, and the order desk will confirm a real date before you commit. When it is urgent, hotshot delivery can often be arranged for an additional charge.
Account managers and field technologists in Calgary
Local people who can visit your site, look at the deposit and check the result.
Blended in Alberta
Canadian-owned. Our cleaners and degreasers are made at our plant in Sturgeon County.
Freight-free on typical orders
Delivery into Calgary, with shipments running five days a week.
What Happens When You Request a Recommendation
A Guardian industrial cleaning specialist will contact you to understand your application, your deposit, and your cleaning challenges.
Our team will review your deposit, surface, and operating conditions — and if needed, our lab will test your soil to identify the most effective chemistry.
We’ll provide a product recommendation, application guidance, and a quote — with no obligation to proceed.
If the solution makes sense for your operation, we’ll arrange supply, provide application training, and support you from day one.
Road film, winter brine and hydraulic oil each need their own chemistry
Calgary is a freight city. Rail yards, trucking terminals and the distribution centres on the east side and up at Balzac run equipment that picks up diesel soot, road film and hydraulic oil, and through the winter the salt and brine residue that builds on chassis and undercarriages. Chinooks take trucks from frozen to wet and back in the same week, and that changes how a cleaner behaves in the wash bay.
A soap that works on a pickup will not strip the film off a highway tractor. A strong alkaline cleaner that does will dull aluminum tanks and wheels. We match the product to the soil, the surface and the wash equipment you run.
Where the rinse water goes matters as well. Calgary’s Wastewater Bylaw 14M2012 prohibits discharging wash water to the storm system, and wash water sent to sanitary sewer has to stay within the bylaw’s limits. We can provide product information and safety data sheets to support your wash bay’s compliance, and recommend products that suit your discharge setup.
Where to start for common Calgary jobs
- Fleet and truck wash: start with a water-based or touchless wash product matched to your water and equipment, and an aluminum cleaner for tanks and wheels.
- Paving crews and asphalt: start with a solvent degreaser. TerraSol ULV is ultra-low VOC with a flash point above 95°C.
- Heavy equipment and field returns: mixed oil, grease and dirt usually call for a hybrid such as Breakaway VF, which is VOC-free.
- Shop floors and parts: E-5 is a Green Seal certified water-based cleaner that covers several general cleaning jobs.
Our guides cover the trade-offs in more depth: water-based vs. solvent-based cleaners and how to choose an industrial degreaser. For the full range, see our industrial degreaser supplier page.
Cleaning Chemistry for Calgary Industry
Guardian representatives in Calgary work with fleet operators, rail and intermodal yards, energy service companies, manufacturers and contractors across the city and the surrounding region.
Fleet and Truck Wash
Fleet and Truck Wash
Rail and Intermodal Yards
Rail and Intermodal Yards
Energy Services Equipment
Energy Services Equipment
Manufacturing and Metal Prep
Manufacturing and Metal Prep
Construction and Asphalt
Construction and Asphalt
Heavy Equipment and Wash Bays
Heavy Equipment and Wash Bays
Chemistry is half of it. The other half is who picks up the phone.
Guardian has manufactured specialty chemicals since 1960. The formulation lab and blending floor are at our plant in Sturgeon County, and the account managers and field technologists who support the product in Calgary live and work in the area. When something is not working the way it should, you call someone who can fix it.
Custom Formulations
We don’t force-fit products from a catalog. Our R&D lab analyzes your deposit and formulates the right chemistry for your exact application—deposit, surface, temperature, and operating conditions.
Technical Support
Product selection is just the start. We provide deposit analysis, dilution guidance, field trials, application training, and ongoing program optimization. We’re there when you need us.
Safety-Forward Chemistry
High flash points (>95°C), ultra-low VOC, and VOC-free formulations, with less fire risk and solvent vapour than conventional solvents. Our chemistry meets or exceeds Canada’s VOC legislation.
Proven in the Field
65+ years serving oil sands, mining, manufacturing, transportation, and heavy industry. 4,000+ clients across North America trust Guardian.
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What Customers Say About Guardian’s Cleaning & Degreasing Solutions
“Guardian Chemicals is a trusted vendor. Responsive, helpful and providing great customer support, they are an important part of our team. Their products work as-advertised and are competitively priced.”
“Have dealt with Guardian many times over the years and they have always come through with great products and great solutions. Highly recommend!”
"We brought...Guardian Chemicals into our business to offer options to simplify our truck washing soap product line. [They] provided a single cost effective product that spans all of our various site needs and has been user accepted."
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Where we serve in Southern Alberta
Guardian serves Calgary and the surrounding region from our Sturgeon County plant, with account managers and field technologists based in the Calgary area, including Airdrie, Cochrane, Chestermere, Okotoks, High River, Strathmore and Rocky View County.
Guardian Chemicals Inc.
Head office and plant: #155 55202 SH825, Sturgeon Industrial Park, Sturgeon County, AB T8L 5C1
Phone: (780) 998-3771 Toll free: (800) 661-6544
Email: info@guardianchem.com
Other Guardian industrial service areas: Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Toronto and the GTA and Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. Water treatment in Calgary: boiler, cooling tower and closed loop.
Tell us what you are cleaning.
Describe the deposit, the equipment and the conditions, and a Guardian representative in Calgary will recommend a product. Prefer to talk? Call (780) 998-3771 or (800) 661-6544, or email info@guardianchem.com.
Frequently Asked Questions: Industrial Degreasers in Calgary
Guardian does not run a warehouse in Calgary, but a team of Guardian account managers and field technologists lives and works in the area and serves accounts across southern Alberta. Product ships to Calgary from our plant five days a week. Our cleaners and degreasers are blended at our plant in Sturgeon County, Alberta.
Into Calgary, yes on typical orders. Guardian prepays the freight above a minimum shipped product value, and shipments below it carry a flat charge per shipment. Your representative or the order desk can confirm where your orders sit. If your agreement has its own freight terms, those continue to apply.
Shipments run into Calgary five days a week. Stocked items ship within three working days of order acceptance, and items we blend to order need a minimum of six working days. If your need is urgent, call the order desk at (780) 998-3771 and we will confirm a date before committing. Hotshot delivery can often be arranged for an additional charge on product that is ready to ship.
It depends on the wash system and the soil. Touchless bays need a product that lifts road film and salt residue without brushes, and brush washes can run a milder chemistry. NuTech Grand Slam is a one-step touchless option used in fleet and car wash operations. Tell us your equipment and water and we will recommend.
Yes, with the right product. Strong alkaline cleaners can etch and dull aluminum. SafeGuard AL is formulated to clean aluminum and chrome on fleet equipment without that damage.
Pails, drums, totes (IBC) and bulk, delivered on our regular Calgary runs. Wash bays usually move to drums or totes once volume is steady, which cuts handling and per-litre cost. Tell us your usage and we will recommend the format.
Yes. Our lab in Sturgeon County analyzes deposits and formulates to match. Describe the deposit in the form on this page and a specialist will follow up.
Yes. Guardian Chemicals is Canadian-owned and has been in business since 1960. Our cleaners and degreasers are blended at our plant in Sturgeon County, Alberta.
Not to storm drains. Calgary’s Wastewater Bylaw 14M2012 prohibits discharging wastewater to the storm system. Wash water can go to sanitary sewer only if it meets the bylaw’s limits, or be hauled for disposal. Tell us your setup and we will recommend products that fit it.
Call the order desk at (780) 998-3771 or send the form on this page, and your Calgary representative will follow up. A specialist responds within one business day, usually the same day.
Talk to a Guardian rep in Calgary.
Tell us what you are cleaning and we will recommend the right product, or call the order desk at (780) 998-3771.
