EMC Members are invited to attend their local events and to take in any and all events across the province. Please review the attached invitations and let us know who will be attending from your organization.

Members should also mark their calendars for April 5 when Halifax members Trecan Combustion and April 11 when Truro Members Intertape Polymers will be hosting (details available soon)

Not an EMC member? Interested in attending an event to see what all the fuss is about? Contact me with…

As is always the case, members are free to attend ANY event in ANY consortium (all you need to do is register in advance). Note: The event in Halifax will focus on Government training available in HRM for HRM members, the same info will be provided through the spring in other regions.

Let us know if you are interested in signing up for any of these events. In most cases, seating is limited.

A short blog to say Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas and Happy Kwanza to all of our members and friends in Nova Scotia.

We are thankful to all of you for your ongoing consortium support and want to encourage you all to get even more involved in 2012, a true win / win for everyone.

Happy Holidays!

Glenn

Based in Chester Nova Scotia, GN Thermoforming Equipment is proudly celebrating its 30^th anniversary as a leading global manufacturer of Servo-Driven, Roll-Fed Thermoforming Machines for the production of food packaging. Today, the company has remained true to its original business philosophy of developing innovative machinery and seeking out export markets for its unique products.

"The company is immensely proud of working with many of its customers on a long-term basis," said Jerome…

2011 was truly a mix of the good, the bad and the ugly...  the Royal wedding with all its fluff, the ongoing Euro crisis, and who could forget the Japanese disaster?

It was also an interesting year to be a Nova Scotian, Brad Marchand helped my Bruins to hoist the Stanley Cup, New Page and Bowater showed us all that even the biggest can struggle and Halifax had its future "adjusted" to the tune of $29 billion (with a B) with the award of the Maritime Defence contract.

EMC also had an…

Nova Scotia Premier Darrel Dexter along with Labour and Advanced Education Minister Marilyn More and Percy Paris, Minister of Economic and Rural Development and Tourism visited EMC member Advanced Precision to unveil a new training program for Nova Scotian companies called the "Workforce Strategy".

Advanced Precision was a great backdrop for the event which involved a multimedia presentation and was streamed live on the internet. Identified by the Premier as a firm that has a commitment to…

Membership in the Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium offers a wealth of opportunities to extract value for all companies who participate. In its simplest form EMC is an organization that facilitates networking between manufacturers of all types where they can exchange ideas, information and experiences for the betterment of all involved.

Networking today comes in many forms at EMC, our Strategic Interest Group (SIG) events, our online Member Needs Help (MNH) system and facilitated…

TECBOX International Ltd. in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia has been nominated for an Export Achievement Award as part of the Lunenburg Queens Business Excellence Awards program. This program recognizes a range of industries in multiple categories for their success and innovation. TECBOX is operated by Rainer Bressmer and focuses on providing custom solutions to a broad range of clients who need well designed packaging to ship their products globally. Rainer, a recent immigrant to Canada, has used his…

Nova Scotia SIG Events are confirmed with hosts and topics in place for our next round of events for the fall. Event topics range from Safety, New Hire Orientation, Drug Testing, KANBAN and Training Programs.. These events are great opportunities to hear and see firsthand how other manufacturers deal with the issues you face every day. Perhaps you will have a chance to help a fellow member or to simply meet someone from that plant down the road!

We hope to see ALL members out at their local…