Autrans Expands Ingersoll Facility

In this issue:
Autrans Expands Ingersoll Facility
Ingersoll Joins SOMA Mission to
Asia
All Smiles with Charles Street
Dental
Ingersoll Products Introduces the
MUDGUN™
2015 Permit Review
Autrans Expands Ingersoll Facility
Autrans Corporation has recently completed an
expansion of their facility at 17 Underwood Road in
Ingersoll, Ontario. Construction, which began in the
winter of 2015, was completed this spring.
Autrans Corporation, a division of the Japanese Sojitz
Corporation, began operations in Ingersoll in 1990.
Originally serving as a warehousing and logistics
company supporting regional automotive plants, by the
end of the 1990s the company had expanded its
mandate to include supplying in-sequence, value added
assembly products to the then GM/Suzuki CAMI
automotive plant in Ingersoll. Today, Autrans
Corporation continues its partnership with GM’s CAMI
Assembly in Ingersoll and GM’s Oshawa assembly
plant, supplying General Motors Canada with super
modules (complete frontend chassis/powertrain) for
their Equinox and Terrain models.
With the success of GM’s Equinox model and the
automaker’s continued investment in GM CAMI
Assembly in Ingersoll, auto part suppliers, such as
Autrans Corporation, are looking to expansion in order
to better serve the automaker’s production lines. The
expansion of Plant 2, Autrans Ingersoll’s warehousing
facility, involved the addition of 25,000 square feet to
the company’s existing 125,000 square foot operation.
The expansion of Plant 2 also saw a number of facility
upgrades including the installation of a new electrical
system, upgrades to the existing ventilation system,
and the revamping of the building’s exterior. With a
workforce of over 450 employees, increased
warehousing capacity and the recent addition of a sixth
assembly line, Autrans Corporation is well positioned
for the future.
www.autranscanada.com
Mayor Comiskey with Kenichi Tazumi, Sojitz Corporation
President of Autrans, Japan
Mayor Comiskey with Takahiro Honda, Director of Metal
One/Coilplus in Japan.
Ingersoll Joins SOMA Mission to Asia
In November of 2015, representatives from the Town
of Ingersoll travelled to Japan and South Korea as part
of the Southwestern Ontario Marketing Alliance’s
(SOMA) economic mission to Asia. Mayor of Ingersoll
Ted Comiskey and Kale Brown, Director of Economic
Development for the Town of Ingersoll, travelled as
part of the mission to attract new foreign investment to
the region and strengthen bonds with existing
investors.
As part of SOMA, a regional alliance of municipalities
aimed at developing and growing the region’s industrial
base, representatives from the Town of Ingersoll had
the opportunity to meet with both current and
prospective investors, as well as with several
government development agencies and national
industry associations in both Japan and South Korea.
The two countries are identified as strategic partners
as both share a strength in advanced manufacturing
which aligns to the goals of the SOMA organization and
its participating municipalities.
While in Japan, town representatives had the
opportunity to meet with the directors of the Metal One
Corporation, the parent company of Ingersoll’s Coilplus
Canada Inc., as well as with the directors of Sojitz
Corporation, the parent company of Ingersoll’s Autrans
Corporation. The result of these meetings is the
planned expansion of 30,000 square feet of industrial
space, as well as the recently completed industrial
expansion of 25,000 square feet—both projects
representing over $6 million dollars in investment.
In addition to attending meetings with current
investors, representatives also had the opportunity to
meet directly with thirteen prospective investors, as
well as had the opportunity to host a number of other
potential investors at three information events held
during the mission.
The Town of Ingersoll, as a member of the
Southwestern Ontario Marketing Alliance, aims to
attract and expand foreign investment in the industrial
sectors of automotive parts and assembly, advanced
manufacturing, food processing, green manufacturing,
and plastics and composites manufacturing.
www.somasite.com
While it may have seemed like a strange fit opening a
dental office in a former fast food restaurant, with
ample parking, great visibility and a central location,
Budd and Steele recognized the property’s potential.
All Smiles with Charles Street Dental
Providing quality dental care for the whole family,
Charles Street Dental opened its doors to clients in
Ingersoll this February. The clinic, located at 59 Charles
Street East, is owned and operated by Dr. Michelle
Budd and Dr. Shawn Steele.
Having worked for a time in Ingersoll following their
graduations from dental school, both Budd and Steele
were keen to return to the community. A vacant
property on Charles Street East presented the team
with a unique opportunity to not only improve the face
of Ingersoll’s downtown, but also the smiles of its
residents. The property, a former Kentucky Fried
Chicken franchise, had sat vacant for several years
before being purchased by Budd and Steele in February
of 2015.
The team began renovating the building in the summer
of 2015, with interior work being completed early 2016.
Exterior work was put on hold during the fall and
winter; however, with spring here, the team expects
the exterior of the building to be completed in the next
few months. Once completed, the project will see
2,000 square feet of vacant commercial space
converted into a modern dental office complete with
four dental operatories, a sterilization centre, a
reception and waiting room area, a laboratory, and
office space.
With a modern, fully digital office and a caring team of
dental professionals to manage your dental and oral
health, Charles Street Dental is excited to be part of
the Ingersoll community. Join Dr. Budd, Dr. Steele and
their team this summer for an open house celebrating
the completion of their office.
www.charlesstreetdental.ca
Ingersoll Products Inc. Introduces
the MUDGUN ™
Producing quality tools for the professional contractor
and the do-it-yourselfer since 1976, Ingersoll Products
Inc. introduces the latest product in its tool range – the
MUDGUN TM.
The culmination of five years of research and
development, The MUDGUN TM is a drywall mud
application tool that allows users to achieve
professional results with minimal effort. Designed with
ease of use in mind, The MUDGUN TM allows users to
apply a steady, even coat of mud with one pass. The
application of an even coat of mud means less
additional work in the form of multiple coats, sanding,
and clean up.
To accompany The MUDGUN TM, Ingersoll Products Inc.
has developed The MUDPAK TM, a tubed drywall
compound with a lower viscosity for smooth, even
application. The patented tubed compound has a
longer shelf life than traditional products and can be
stored unused for up to three years without separating.
Unlike other drywall mud application methods which
require clean up between coats, when not in use The
MUDGUN TM and MUDPAK TM can be placed in water
until it is ready to be used again.
Having partnered on other projects with firms such as
3M and Norton, Ingersoll Products Inc. will be
bringing The MUDGUN TM to market with Hyde as its
distribution partner in North America, New Zealand,
and Australia. Customers can expect to find the
product on the shelves of local home improvement
stores before 2017.
Producing a variety of tools and products for the
professional contractor, as well as the do-it-yourselfer
for over 40 years, Ingersoll Products Inc. continues to
expand its range of quality tools with the introduction
of The MUDGUN TM. From drywall sanders and putty
knives to The MUDGUN TM, Ingersoll Products Inc. has
the right tool for your job.
www.themudgun.com
www.ingersollproducts.com
2015 Permit Review
In 2015, the Town of Ingersoll issued 186 permits
with a total value of $15,753,730.00. Residential
permit applications maintained a steady rate of
growth with 38 single dwelling permits and 9 multihousing permits, for a total of 33 units, issued last
year. While commercial and institutional permits
were lower than previous years, industrial addition/
renovation permits saw an increase with 13 permits
issued in 2015.
Economic Development
Town of Ingersoll
130 Oxford Street, Ingersoll, Ontario N5C 2V5
Tel.: 519-485-0120
Fax: 519-485-3453
www.ingersoll.ca