Global manufacturing in Chilliwack, B.C. By Anna Guy It is a Canadian success story; for more than a century, Ironside has been a mainstay for metal work in Chilliwack. Every week, trucks leave Ironside Design Manufacturing’s 70,000-square-foot facility in Chilliwack, B.C. carrying products destined to be shipped around the world. The company has [...]
Service and solutions for the pipeline industry By Anna Guy Efficient, Innovative, Cost effective. It’s the holy trinity of business and it’s the key to Vault Pipeline’s early success. Vault Pipelines was formed in 2015 with a vision that was as precise as it was thorough. Though the Fort McMurray-based pipeline construction and [...]
Superior machining solutions since 1983 By Rajitha Sivakumaran Southwestern Ontario and the automotive industry go hand in hand. Sitting along a 400-kilometre automotive corridor are distinguished automakers, more than 700 parts suppliers and another 500 companies specializing in everything that makes the industry tick. Thriving in this hub is J/E Bearing & Machine, a [...]
World leader in welding technology By Rajitha Sivakumaran Nigel Scotchmer completed his honours BA at the University of Toronto in the 1970s, majoring in English Literature. Did he have any idea that he would one day become a resistance welding expert and innovator? In the 40 years that followed, Scotchmer has published extensively on [...]
Building Relationships For the Future By Cheryl Long The future is bright for MHI Canada Aerospace, says president Mike McCarthy. Not only is there a clear sense of pride among the organization’s employees but the company itself is poised to grow substantially within its sector. MHI Canada Aerospace, located in Mississauga, ON, is part [...]
By Rajitha Sivakumaran From water heating to cooking and sanitation, boilers contribute immensely to the comforts of modern life. Despite major advancements in boiler engineering and technology, some of the designs currently used date back more than 150 years. Early boilers powered trains and ships and later, boilers pushed powerhouses like the United States [...]
Exceptional Growth, Quality Manufacturer By Rajitha Sivakumaran Quebec-based B2B wiring harness manufacturer, Cordé Électrique, went from four employees to over 50 in a very short period of time. This was something that its CEO Lise Déziel had not expected. When she first opened her company in 2010, she envisioned a small business with a [...]
40 Years of Telehandler Specialization and Excellence By Rajitha Sivakumaran In 1976 when Jean-Yves Drolet founded Manulift EMI, a company specializing in telehandler distribution, he had no idea that his modest business venture would one day come to own more than 70 per cent of the market share in Eastern Canada. His initial efforts [...]
It's smooth sailing for Quebec-based maritime company By Cheryl Long When Verreault Navigation launches the second phase of its expansion project later this year, not only will it become home to the largest dry dock in Canada but the achievement will also celebrate the 60th anniversary of a company that continues to play an [...]
One-stop Shop For Human Safety And Environment Protection By Rajitha Sivakumaran Click to view Brochure The arrival of September marks two years since a serious rupture occurred in global oil prices. OPEC’s decision to continue oil production despite an unmatched demand has hit North American oil and gas companies, particularly operations in [...]