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robots welding

Construction Business

BCIT enhancing welding training with robots

BCIT is incorporating collaborative robots or cobots into its welding and metal fabrication programs.
lithium battery

Construction Business

New $1B lithium battery plant coming to B.C.

Plans have been announced to build a $1 billion lithium-ion battery cell production facility in Maple Ridge, B.C.
manufacturing

REMI Network

Stantec to design historic solar manufacturing facility

As the largest solar investment in U.S. history, the $2.5 billion venture will quadruple Qcells' total solar panel production capacity by 2024.
supply chains

REMI Network

Ontario bolsters efforts to protect supply chains

New provincial regulations will ensure the demand for crucial supplies is visible and trackable.

REMI Network

Cascades to shut down Trois‑Rivières plant

As a result of this decision, Cascades will be permanently withdrawing from felt production for the floor covering market.

Facility Cleaning & Maintenance

Tennant Company plans move to new HQ

Tennant Company plans to celebrate 150 years in business with new headquarters in Eden Prairie, Minn.

REMI Network

Edmonton detergent manufacturer penalized for high phosphorus levels

An Edmonton-based laundry detergent manufacturer was fined $600,000 for selling products containing too much phosphorus.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Brandt acquires Saskatoon manufacturing facility

The Brandt Group of Companies has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the former Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Canada Ltd. facility in Saskatoon.

REMI Network

E-commerce leads Canada’s industrial market

E-commerce and big box retailers led growth in Canada’s core industrial markets during 2015 as large bay warehouse space experienced the greatest demand. This trend

Canadian Facility Management & Design

Aerospace manufacturer to build in Cambridge

A $54.2-million manufacturing facility, specializing in the creation of aerospace products, will be built in Cambridge, Ont. The 108,000-square-foot facility will be owned and operated by Héroux-Devtek Inc., a Canadian company that designs and develops landing gear for the aerospace market.

Canadian Facility Management & Design

New manufacturing centre planned for Saskatoon

The Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME) and the Saskatchewan Polytechnic institution have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a Manufacturing Centre of Excellence in Saskatoon at the school’s campus. The new facility will focus on improving productivity, innovation and workforce development for the province’s manufacturing industry.