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on company growth. While
the government boasts incen-
tive programs for sector com-
panies, Zimny views them as
negligible. “There are grants
and they do provide benefits
- but they are selective,” he
says. “The Federal govern-
ment is not listening to indus-
try”.
Despite obstacles, Proma-
tion remains optimistic and
is surging forward, continu-
ing to launch new projects
and expand. Zimny says, “We
have a number of initiatives.
Global visitors visiting Can-
ada appreciate the capabili-
ties of my business. They are
also looking for potential in
the Canadian market- I can le-
verage this interest into their
market.”
Promation hopes to inocu-
late itself against challenges
by placing a strong empha-
sis on sustainability. Zimny
views sustainability not only
in terms of natural preserva-
tion but also in terms of main-
taining the longevity of his
company through employee
satisfaction. “We rely on em-
ployees to grow and improve.
A key issue is working with
employees to raise conditions.
Employees will support you in
hard times”.
Promation also strives for sus-
tainability through “invest-
ment in bettering operation
to increase efficiency, lower
costs, and more value added
to work”. The firm has shown
continuous improvement with
investment in infrastructure,
information technology, new
servers and software. Addi-
tionally, the company places
importance on increasing
their quality assurance pro-
grams.
Moving forward, Promation
will turn to innovation to ex-
pand the company and expe-
rience financial growth.
“Innovation plays an impor-
tant part in the company’s
business plan. We are con-
stantly looking for different
and new ways of doing. We in-
novate in how we recruit tal-
ent, gain valuable suppliers or
reach out to new customers. I
refer to this process as micro
innovation,” says Zimny.
Promation has new projects
on the horizon. “Currently we
are launching ‘Robotic Mate-
rial Handling’ products which
benefit our manufacturing
customers with full automa-
tion on the shop floor which
includes smart conveyors,
industrial robots, and auto-
mated guidance vehicles. Our
customers will move their
product on their floor time-
ly, accurately, and efficiently
with almost no labour.” He
adds that “Promation ad-
dresses manufactures’ needs
for productivity with integrat-
ed robotic systems consisting
of various automation plat-
forms”.
