TORONTO — It isn’t the end of RigMaster Power products after all.

Just a little over a month after the Mississauga, Ont.-based APU maker closed up shop, two of its major Canadian suppliers have come to the rescue.

Mobile Thermo Systems and Premm Metal Products — both headquartered in the GTA — purchased exclusive rights to manufacture RigMaster’s anti-idling products. "Now, quality trusted RigMaster parts will still be available to more than 200 dealers in Canada and the United States," stated the companies.

For the last eight years, Mobile Thermo Systems and Premm Metal Products were the largest single-source suppliers for RigMaster Power, which was a separately run subsidiary of the Harper Group.

"Right now, Mobile Thermo Systems and Premm Metal Products have a significant inventory of finished products manufactured specifically for RigMaster Power," said Premm President Mike Dolmaya. "We also have a substantial stock of raw materials purchased with RigMaster in mind. When RigMaster closed, we stood to lose a lot."

Now, with Rigmaster’s inventory and intellectual property under them, the two companies plan to manufacture and sell RigMaster’s APUs directly to customers at "much more competitive prices."

Mobile Thermo Systems designs, manufactures and sells air-conditioning systems for trucks and off-highway vehicles, while Premm Metal Products manufactures customized sheet metal products for various industries, including machining.