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From: Anette Partridge [mailto:anette at office.northsails.com] On Behalf
Of Geoff.Moore at northsails.com
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 2:35 PM
To: anettepartridge at gmail.com; 'Hugh Beaton'
Subject: North Sails Toronto news
Hi,
Earlier this week North Sails announced that our sail manufacturing
facilities would be consolidated, and that our Mississauga manufacturing
plant would be closed. North Sails Toronto "Sales and Service" is not
affected by this. However, a number of people have contacted us because
they want to learn more. So please allow us to clarify the situation a
bit more.
Few of our friends and customers were aware that we had a Canadian
manufacturing plant. Fewer still had ever visited the state of the art
facility. Never-the-less North Sails has been producing sails in the
Toronto area for more than thirty years. Most of this manufacturing was
for export to Europe, or the US. Manufacturing was, and is, completely
independent from sales and service. It was even located in a separate
building. So if you have sails with us for repair or storage rest
assured that nothing has changed.
The global economic climate has created declining demand from Europe.
Orders in North America remain relatively strong, but recently a 10,000
square foot state-of-the-art finishing floor was added to the 120,000
square foot 3DL plant in Minden Nevada. On site finishing at 3DL
resulted in efficiencies that Mississauga simply could not keep up with.
So rather than go into 2009 with too much capacity North Sails made the
difficult decision to close the Mississauga plant. Even with this
change North Sails still employs more people in Canada than any other
sail maker. Our company is strong, our staff is talented, and our
products are in demand. We are optimistic about our future.
For those of us who occasionally found reason to visit the production
floor we were never disappointed. It was inspiring to see Canadian sail
makers working their craft on the huge canvases that would ultimately
become some of the world's most magnificent sails. Hundreds of sails,
worth millions of dollars, were exported from those plywood floors every
year. The Toronto production staff had earned a world wide reputation
for excellence and they were often targeted to work on the more
challenging projects. Although we morn the loss, North Sails, North
Sails Toronto, and our customers, will benefit from these changes. Some
of the highly skilled sail makers and design staff will move to the
Toronto sales and service operation. Production times have been
reduced. Our sail products have been improved. And, our prices reflect
the increase in efficiency. Please feel free to contact us for a quote,
check out our latest technology, or just to say hello.
And, don't forget to stop by our booth at the Toronto Boat show in
January!
For those racers, Geoff Moore will be teaching a two part North U Rules
course on Tuesday and Thursday evenings 6-9pm at the boat show. The
new rule book goes into effect in January 2009 so why not learn the new
racing rules the "easy way". Boat show tickets included with North U
tuition.
http://www.northu.com/seminars.taf?_course=20&page_name=info
Sincerely,
Geoff Moore
Hugh Beaton
Anette Partridge
North Sails Toronto
3520 Laird Rd, Unit 2
Mississauga, ON L5L 5Z7
P: 905-569-9809
F: 905-569-9366
http://na.northsails.com <http://na.northsails.com/>
NORTH SAILS CONSOLIDATES SAIL MANUFACTURING FACILITIES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Veronica Brown, 401-855-0945
November 17, 2008, (Milford, CT) - North Sails announced today that
their sail manufacturing facilities will be consolidated to help control
the rising costs of shipping and freight within North America. North's
Mississauga, Canada production and finishing loft will be closed
effective immediately. North's local sales office, also located in
Mississauga, will remain open with expanded sail care facilities.
"Due to the rising costs of materials and shipping, we felt
consolidating our manufacturing process will ultimately benefit our
customers by reducing production time and costs," said Gary Weisman,
president of North Sails. "Hundreds of sails built at our 3DL facility
in Minden, Nevada are sent to other North Sails locations to be finished
before they are shipped to our clients," explained Weisman. "We recently
expanded our 3DL facility and added a 10,000 square foot
state-of-the-art finishing floor, which allows more sails to be finished
in Minden, saving both time and money."
North Sails produces most of their thermo-molded (3DL) sails in Nevada
at a 120,000 square foot facility. North Sails also has sail production
and finishing facilities in Milford, CT and Stevensville, MD, which will
remain open and work loads will be increased due to the Mississauga
closing. "We will do everything we can to place our Mississauga
employees in other locations," concluded Weisman. "Our employees are
very talented and valuable, and we will make every effort to make sure
they have options within North Sails."
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North Sails has become the worldwide leader in sailmaking through an
ongoing commitment to designing and building sails that are faster,
lighter and more long lasting than any other sails in the world. Whether
you race or cruise, North Sails is committed to designing and building
sails that can power you around your local harbor, race course, or
around the world. In 1992, North Sails introduced 3DL, a revolutionary
sailmaking technology that thermo-molds sails as a unitary membrane on a
full-sized three-dimensional mold. When performance matters, the choice
is clear. www.northsails.com <blocked::http://www.northsails.com/> .
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::Veronica Brown
North Sails Marketing
401-855-0945
www.northsails.com <http://www.northsails.com/>
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