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PA =~ 12 -- Scugog Citizen -- Tuesday, Novemb 15, 1994 Owner wants to keep company in Scugog It appears as if Scugog Signs will be staying in Scugog Township, after all. Ron Haslam, owner of this small but rapidly growing company told the Citizen last week, he wants to keep the business in the present location on the north side of Highway 7A about two miles east of Nestleton. The property has been the subject of a difficult and at times bittet re-zoning between the owner dnd a neighbouring homeowner just to east. At its meeting October 31, Scugog Township council PIZZA DELIGHT'S BLOCKBUSTER VALUE SE i a \Y EXPIRES DEC 31, "4. PLEASE PRESENT COUPON WHEN ORDERING. | J 12" PI, IZZA WITH 3 TOPPINGS, REGULAR CAESAR GAD & 9" GARLIC CHEESE FINGERS! 15" ROUND PIZZA WITH 3 TOPPINGS, LARGE CAESAR SALAD & 9" GARLIC CHEESE FINGERS! ONLY] 162° 5 [Ppsc | cme oc 1. 1984. PLEASE PRESENT COUPON WHEN ORDERING. 24 Slice Party Pizza |) Sauce, Cheese, Pepperoni. Exra wppings available. QUARTER CHICKEN DINNER! QUARTER Ci [ Un HICKEN (BRI EAST. DIPPING RIES O py RICE, Disiaw AND GARLIC BR SAUCE, 158 Water Street PORT PERRY 985-4411 Ron Haslam of Scugog Signs. agreed to re-zone the property where Mr. Haslam has his manufacturing shop, provided certain conditions are met such as buffering, a privacy fence, a new parking area and hours of operation for the sign manufacturing. In agreeing to the re-zoning, members of council expressed fears the company would move to another location outside Scugog. Mr. Haslam said later in the week he is pleased the re- zoning has been approved by council, but mostly he just wants to get on with running his business. After working for sign manufacturers in Port Perry and Oshawa for many years, he decided to go on his own with Scugog Signs four years ago. He said it was tough at first, but he slowly built the business to the point where it will record . a 700 per cent increase in sales in 1994 over the first year. Scugog Signs used to be a one- man operation. Now there are eight full time employees. Mr. Haslam said any profits made [ over the last four years have been plowed back into the company in equipment. He moved the business to its present Highway 7A location (the former pottery plant) last December. As the name indicates, Scugog Signs makes signs--roadside signs mainly-- for all levels of government. The largest client is the Town of Oakville, but signs made by Scugog Signs are shipped all over eastern Canada, to Japan and even to Bosnia. "I got a phone call from a guy in Toronto who said he needed about 24 cross walk signs for the Police Department in Bosnia. We made the signs and they were flown to Bosnia the next day," said Mr. Haslam, adding that he was paid for the job. While hard work has obviousy paid off for this young company, Mr. Haslam said he is a real stickler for quality "We do things right 100% or we throw it out and start over," he said. 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