Twenty-eight mining supply companies in Northern Ontario will share in $10.5 million of provincial funding.
The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. money was announced on March 3. The funds are expected to help create or retain 180 jobs.
The allotment includes:
• $1 million for Carriere Industrial Supply Ltd. in Lively to expand operations by renovating a newly purchased facility and buying new equipment;
• $1 million for Coloured Aggregates Inc. in Warren to increase production by purchasing new and upgrading existing equipment;
• $1 million for M&G Fencing Inc. in Azilda to expand operations by constructing a new building and purchasing new equipment;
• $1 million for Rocvent Inc. in Sudbury to expand operations by renovating a newly purchased facility;
• $673,000 for Red Pocket Fertilizer to build a fertilizer granulation facility at the former Hedman Plant in Matheson;
• $665,000 for Murray OK Tire in Val Rita-Harty to expand operations by renovating a newly purchased facility;
• $500,000 for Bio-Mine Ltd. in Sudbury to bring to market bio-technology that makes it possible to recover or remediate heavy metals from toxic tailings, and to build a simulation lab to process tailings;
• $422,224 for EPC Canada in Dane to develop a safer, more efficient large capacity underground loading unit (LCUL unit), which is used to load explosives;
• $400,000 for B&G Industrial Services Ltd. in Harley to expand operations by building an extension to its existing facility;
• $400,000 for Lopes Ltd. in Coniston to expand operations by building a new facility and purchasing new equipment;
• $367,234 for City Welding Sudbury (2015) Ltd. in Sudbury to increase production by purchasing precision machinery and an information management technology (IMT) system;
• $318,000 for YME Welding Enterprise Inc. in Thunder Bay to expand operations by building a new facility and purchasing new equipment;
• $309,517 for ITEC 2000 Equipment Inc. in Rosslyn to expand operations by purchasing new equipment and building a warehouse;
• $250,000 for BESTECH in Sudbury to develop a system that fully automates the supply chain management process for underground and open-pit mining operations;
• $250,000 for Jannatec Technologies in Sudbury to develop an integrated system of sensors and communications components designed for miners' personal protection equipment;
• $250,000 for SHYFTinc in Sudbury to create a computer simulation tool that helps mining clients understand their supply chain and identify areas for improvement;
• $250,000 for SHYFTinc to create inventory management software that helps mining clients improve their inventory system;
• $247,774 for Marcotte Mining Machinery Services Inc. in Sudbury to design a safer, more environmentally friendly mobile carrier in both diesel and electric configuration;
• $200,000 for Drennan Consulting and Diamond Drilling to establish a diamond drilling business in Manitouwadge;
• $184,000 for Thunder Bay Off-Site Innovations Corp. to open a modular building and buildings component manufacturing facility in Thunder Bay;
• $150,000 for TesMan Inc. in Sudbury to carry out a pilot demonstration and commercialization of the company's remote loading arm technology;
• $147,729 for Custom Hydraulics Ltd. in Thunder Bay to expand operations by building an extension to its existing facility and purchasing new equipment;
• $110,282 for Kovatera in Lively to increase production by upgrading its inventory management system;
• $105,000 for Key Logic Inc. in Sudbury to develop and bring to market a software platform for augmented reality applications in underground mining;
• $98,435 for Unmanned Aerial Services Inc. to operate a drone aerial inspection services business in Sudbury;
• $80,000 for Grant Aggregate & Industrial Supply Inc. in Sudbury to increase production by purchasing a plasma-cutting machine;
• $51,509 for Northern Metal Works and Fabrication Inc. in Sudbury to increase production by upgrading its waterjet cutter;
• $37,450 for Ionic Engineering in Lively to develop an electronic safety device that controls and isolates sources of energy from hazardous equipment;
• $36,000 for Lakehead Ironworks Inc. to expand operations by building additional facility space and purchasing new equipment; and
• $18,940 for Lakehead Ironworks in Rosslyn to expand its current facility to accommodate a dedicated paint area for fabricated metal.
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