By Cheryl Long
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P
utting companies in touch with poten-
tial suppliers and customers is one way
that STIQ is both promoting and improving
Quebec’s manufacturing supply chain.
Founded in 1987, the Montreal-based non-
profit association has evolved from a da-
tabase of suppliers located in just one of
the province’s regions to a multi-industry
association serving about 340 members
and more than 600 companies. Their
mandate is quite straightforward; the as-
sociation aims to help companies find sup-
pliers, partners and customers, and help
them make beneficial changes through
their supplier improvement program. It’s a
matter of connecting supply with demand
throughout the manufacturing sector, said
STIQ President and CEO Richard Blanchet.
“Most of our members will tell you that
we put them in touch with potential cus-
tomers or that a company became a cus-
tomer because of our events. Others will
say that because of our supplier program,
they were able to get an objective and in-
dependent evaluation of their company,”
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