Local Manufacturing Opportunities

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Manufacturing Innovator Videos

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Cambridge Towel

 

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Custom Leather

 

Salus Marine Wear

 

ARISE Technologies

 

Photowatt Ontario

 

The Sign Depot

Companies nimble enough to leverage the power of social media will soon leapfrog past those that rely on traditional media channels. The Sign Depot is a shining example of a manufacturer experimenting with emerging technologies, reaching their community quickly and more efficiently than their competition.

Timeless Materials

Timeless Materials is changing up the surplus building supplies market with new and innovative ways to market their antique and vintage wares. We chat with their marketing person regularly on Twitter - and they have a Facebook page as well.

Video 1 - Video history of Waterloo Region

Walking through the Timeless Materials Company is like taking a stroll through Waterloo Region's history. Whether it's the more recognizable signs like Seagram's Museum or floorboards rescued from the Kaufman furniture factory demolition in 2006, history comes to life here.

Video 2 - What's old is new again

What I love about most about Timeless Materials is how the death of a factory can be the rebirth of something truly unique. Floor board from barns become false ceiling beams in new homes. Planks from heritage factories become ceiling cladding in trendy, boutique stores.

 

Kuntz Electroplating

For more than 60 years Kuntz Electroplating has embodied innovation but the recent recession furnished the opportunity for a complete metamorphosis. According to Mike Kuntz, VP of Sales and Marketing, Kuntz is carving out their competitive edge by investing on the combined strength of new technologies and a cohesive workforce.