“We always thought that we need to di-
versify and go everywhere, doing what
we do best and touching every market.
We could’ve stayed only in Saguenay, still
touched every market and be unspecial-
ized, but we preferred to be specialized in
what we do,” Pagé said.
Despite the volatile nature of the industry,
Gémel continues to sail through calm seas.
“We’re lucky, I would say. Where we are,
everyone’s been downsizing for the past
two years and as they’ve been downsiz-
ing, we’ve been increasing our business
for the past eight years now by an average
of 20 per cent every year,” Pagé said.
This growth has set the company on an
ambitious route. Expansion out of Québec
and into the U.S. and across Canada is ex-
pected in the very near future. Presently,
the company is intent on purchasing other
firms to aid its expansion goals.
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