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 [...]
Synergistic Duo Providing Quality Workmanship By Rajitha Sivakumaran Click to view Brochure The business world has seen a number of corporate marriages rise and fall – synergy in couples does not necessarily imply success as business partners. Some have claimed a ‘happily ever after’ status; others have parted ways. Fashion designers Domenico Dolce [...]
Worldwide TIER 1.5 for the Automotive industry By Rajitha Sivakumaran Click to view Brochure Injection molding is the most common way of producing plastic products, playing an important role in a number of industries around the world. In fact, it is what propelled Vincent Houle, vice president of strategy and client relations [...]
Risk-free guarantee inspires customer confidence By Cheryl Long click to view brochure Growing distrust for manufactured goods coming from China-based manufacturers spurred a turning point for GCP Industrial Products. By 2007, the Kitchener, Ontario company had many years of successful international business dealings under its belt, including close to 10 years in [...]
Staying Competitive with the 5P Approach By Cheryl Long Click to view Brochure CEO Martin Dufour wasn’t afraid to jump in with both feet when he founded Merkur in early 1994. The Quebec-based consulting engineering firm launched its business with an impressive first client — Bombardier Recreational Products, a world leader in [...]
Old-world craftsmanship meets modern ingenuity By Cheryl Long Click to view Brochure “Nobody cares about the parts we make until they don’t work. If you take one spring that we sell for your automatic transmission that’s worth less than a cent, less than one penny a piece, and if that spring were [...]
Furniture that responds to technology innovation ~ By Emily Innes Click to view Brochure Nienkämper, a leading fine furniture manufacturer with a home base in Toronto, Ontario, has requalified for the Gold Standard as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies. The Gold Standard level of the program, sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC, the [...]