World-Class Pressure Testing Equipment To Be Made in Chatham-Kent

A retrofitted facility in Wallaceburg will become a new global supply centre for patented, made-in-Ontario piping and pressure vessel testing tools.

Through the Rural Economic Development Program, Ontario is helping Advanced Emissions Technologies, Ltd. to:

• develop an unused building into a new, modern, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility
• create opportunities for 50-75 new highly skilled manufacturing jobs, with potential for 50-150 more jobs in the long term
• enhance skills training opportunities within an expanding manufacturing sector
  
• increase production of testing tools by 400 per cent and introduce 14 new patented products to themarket over next five years
  
• stimulate new business for the sector through tool manufacturing spin-off companies
  
• increase sales and exports of high-quality, in-demand testing equipment
  

QUOTES

“This is welcome news for Wallaceburg! Our partnership with the Wallaceburg Community Task Force and the Municipality of Chatham-Kent has produced concrete results to bring new industry to Wallaceburg, We're creating jobs for families and making our communities stronger by investing in infrastructure in rural Ontario.”
- Maria Van Bommel, MPP for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex

“Thanks to our provincial partner, this innovative facility will benefit the Wallaceburg and Chatham-Kent communities by creating new opportunities for sustainable full-time positions.”
- Glenn Carson, President, Advanced Emissions Technologies, Ltd.

QUICK FACTS

• Advanced Emissions Technologies, Ltd. and the Corporation of the Municipality of Chatham-Kent are receiving up to $1,000,000 through the Rural Economic Development Program.
• Since 2003, Ontario has invested $83.1 million in 251 projects through the Rural Economic Development Program.

  
  

LEARN MORE

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For more information:

Kelly Synnott, Minister's Office, 416-326-6439
Brent Ross, Communications Branch, 416-326-9342