Pushing The Envelope By Anna Guy Cascadia Windows Ltd. is a fiberglass construction products manufacturer with a commitment to improving energy performance in buildings and reducing the impacts the built world has on the environment. President Mike Battistel and his partners had a vision for a product that would lead the industry in [...]
By Anna Guy Established in 1987, Surplec Inc. offers, refurbishes, and repairs a complete line of medium- and high-voltage products and power distribution equipment. Despite an energy production and distribution market that has become saturated with multinational electrical equipment suppliers, independent, Quebec-based Surplec Inc. is distinguished in its field by technical expertise, flexibility and [...]
By Anna Guy ECS Electrical Cable Supply Ltd (ECS) has been awarded Best Managed Company for six consecutive years. Business Elite Canada spoke to Vice President and General Manager Tom Artinian about the secret to the company’s success. “It’s a huge accomplishment for us, for our team,” says Artinian of the awards. “What [the [...]
Canada's leading manufacturer and distributor of premium bathroom products By Anna Guy Products Neptune is a North American manufacturer and distributor of bathroom products that constantly seeks to innovate in design, style and sustainable development. It comes as no surprise to Alexandre Marchand that I have Produits Neptune in my house; after all, their [...]
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 [...]