The La Granaudière renewable energy project is currently underway in the Saint Michel des Saints region of Québec. The project involves constructing and operating a wood pellet plant capable of producing 200,000 metric tonnes of pellets annually, to be sold primarily in Europe. After more than five years of planning, the development broke ground in September of 2019 and is expected to be complete by end of the summer of this year.
Jen Hocken
Badinotti Net Services Canada
Raising the Bar on Sustainability in Aquaculture
Badinotti Net Services Canada is the Canadian division of the Badinotti Group, an international manufacturer of innovative netting products with over a century of experience in the fishing industry. Founded in Italy in 1910, the company has since grown to serve customers on three continents.
Falcon Group
Improving America’s Housing Stock
Serving the Eastern United States from New York to Miami, full-service, architectural, engineering, and construction management firm The Falcon Group is known for its work in multi-family residential construction and other shared community spaces. The firm has also diversified into more commercial, institutional, and public projects.
Badinotti Net Services Canada
Improving Aquaculture with Innovation and Technology
Badinotti Net Services Canada is the Canadian branch of the Badinotti Group, an international manufacturer of innovative netting products for aquaculture, fisheries, safety, and even sports. The Canadian branch of the company aims to leverage more than one hundred years of global experience toward helping clients in local markets.
Ice River Sustainable Solutions
A Trusted Voice in the Canadian Recycling Industry
Four and a half years ago, Ice River was featured in Manufacturing in Focus as a manufacturer of environmentally responsible bottled water. Since that time, it has grown significantly and undergone a major transformation, rebranding under the new name Ice River Sustainable Solutions (IRSS) to demonstrate its increasing commitment to improving the plastics industry.
Recleim
Making an Impact
Recleim procures refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, heating and air conditioning units, and any other household appliances that are being discarded. These old appliances undergo a de-manufacturing process at this environmentally-focused appliance recycling company to deliver an output of various commodities including steel, copper, aluminum, plastic, and other materials.
KAEFER Canada Inc.
Innovative, Technology-Driven Solutions in the Field of Industrial Services
KAEFER Canada is the Canadian arm of a global leader in the field of insulation and related services. Originally founded in Germany in 1918, KAEFER has built a reputation for delivering quality services worldwide and traces its roots in the Canadian market back nearly seventy years.
Filco Carting
A Century-Long Tradition of Adaptation and Reinvention
Filco Carting is a full-service rubbish removal and recycling company serving the five boroughs of New York City. As a company heavily focused on sustainability, Filco looks for safe and modern waste solutions in all aspects of the business, from pick-up to disposal. Offering residential, commercial, and industrial collection services, Filco develops personal relationships with its customers and this results in significant repeat business.
The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA)
Advocating for Safety in the Solid Waste Industry
SWANA (Solid Waste Association of North America) is a professional organization providing advocacy, research, and education to solid waste leaders in the public and private sectors. “SWANA is unique, as it is the only association in the waste and recycling sector that represents people in both the public and private sectors,” explained David Biderman, Executive Director and CEO of the Solid Waste Association of North America. “We are also the only solid waste association with chapters from coast-to-coast, and this is true both in the United States and Canada.”
PosiGen
Providing Valuable Savings to Families with Solar and Energy Efficiency
PosiGen provides solar and energy efficiency solutions with a unique approach. Rather than customizing solar products for individual houses, the company offers three separate sizes that work for every customer. The size of the system installed on a house is based on the consumption of energy in the home and the total roof size available considering shading issues. This method allows PosiGen to drive its cost of installing solar down lower than any other company in the industry.
Ceres Greenhouse Solutions
Smart, Sustainable Greenhouse Solutions
Ceres Greenhouse Solutions designs and builds smart greenhouses for everything from small, residential, hobby projects to large-scale, commercial agricultural applications. With a desire to raise the standard of greenhouse production, Ceres is solving greenhouse sustainability problems through groundbreaking engineering and a focus on energy and resource efficiency.
La Granaudière
Revitalizing a Community With Renewable Energy
The La Granaudière renewable energy project is currently underway in the Saint Michel des Saints region of Québec. The project involves constructing and operating a wood pellet plant capable of producing 200,000 metric tonnes of pellets annually, to be sold primarily in Europe. After more than five years of planning, the development broke ground in September of 2019 and is expected to be complete by end of the summer of this year.
Badinotti Group
Innovations in Net Maintenance
Badinotti Group is a world-renowned international manufacturer of knotted and knotless netting for applications from fish farming and aquaculture to sports and safety. The Group’s Badinotti Services Canada division specializes in net maintenance and cleaning for fisheries and aquaculture farming operations in Canada.
Saltworks Technologies
Delivering Solutions for Challenging Industrial Wastewater
Founded in 2008, Saltworks Technologies focuses on industrial desalination and wastewater treatment. This clean technology company designs and builds cutting-edge water treatment systems to be sold or leased to industrial customers all over the world.
Scientific Dust Collectors
Demonstrating Efficiency Through New Industry Standards
Scientific Dust Collectors manufactures superior equipment for dry dust collection. “We clean the filters better than anyone else in the world,” says Mike Gerardi, General Manager at SDC. “That’s our claim to fame; that’s what makes us scientific. We pay attention to the cleaning mechanisms, and our cleaning systems work best in the industry.”
Holland Pump
Unrivaled Products & Service
Florida-based Holland Pump manufactures and services industrial hydraulic pumps and pumping equipment for clients, who can either buy or rent. The company serves the pumping needs of the agriculture, construction, municipal, utility, and mining industries, among others, and has built a solid reputation in the pump equipment industry for helping customers get their work done fast – and the right way.
Steam Turbine Alternative Resources
A Turbine Manufacturer Protecting the Environment and Supporting its Community
Steam Turbine Alternative Resources (STAR) is the only family-owned and woman-owned turbine company in the United States. It manufactures replacement parts for turbines in power plants, and its precision machine shop specializes in customized billets to help improve efficiency. For individualized parts that have been worn down, STAR uses reverse engineering to determine how the part fits into the power plant and recreates it.
Elizabeth Carbide Components
Next-Level Manufacturing Capabilities in Custom Tooling
Since 1972, Elizabeth Carbide Components has built a solid reputation in its industry for quality products, customer service and prompt delivery. The company manufactures custom-tooling, specialized components and wear parts made from tungsten carbide, ceramic, and tool steels.
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