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Paget BUSINESS OUTLOOK it Wednesday Firm stands to benefit supports free trade By DONNA KELL Herald Special CANPUL can pull weight in the plastic and fibre Industry CANPUL Canada Ltd on Armstrong Avenue in Georgetown feels that there Is nowhere to go but up We are one of he companies that will undoubtedly do well in free trade said owner and plant manager Jun Stanley Twelve years ago coated hockey sticks and made cross country ski pole shafts In 1988 they are a wholesale market selling to contractors and completely out of consumer goods said Mr Stanley Mr Stanley Is a graduate of J son Polytechnlcal Institute where he studied Chemical Technology His partner and coowner Milt Mat to holds a degree from Michigan Technical University It Is no prise that Mr Stanley and Mr Matto are involved in the research end of their business Aside from producing fibre polyester in the factory Is Involved in creating and perfecting new techniques and ideas They have no research facilities on the premises at Armstrong Avenue but work in conjunction with lists at the Ontario Research da t ion In Mlsslssauga CANPUL produces glass fibre tubes pipes and tanks that arc heat resistant and corrosion proof Their products adorn the ladders atop Bell Canada vehicles and line the floors materials Is expanding CANPUL is involved In sewage treatment production supplying tubes and scrubber components for both sewage and water treatment Hydro trucks pulled over to the road workers I problem The arm is made of fibrepolyester for good reason The worker says I don t want to be out there on a steel arm I wantsomelnsulatlonl It hard when you re a specially business People want to identify you with something easily recognizable Everyone would recognize the Rapid Transit system in Scarboro but who would imagine that the rail came from Georgetown The TTC chose us to make the coverboards said Mr Stanlev CANPUL produces other un noticeable necessities It produces control devices for and supplies antenna tub ing for cellular telephone receptors The market Is varied yet the uses arc specific The materials produced at Pultru Canada Ltd arc made of glass reinforced polyester formulated depending on the application We could use glassfibre we could use plastic fibre said Mr Stanley The material works particularly welt in cold climates It is being used in Northern Canada said Mr Stanley In Georgetown Canada has only recently been recognized Despite its 12 year ex it t snag the local market until We sold a dime in Georgetown Now we supply Varinn and Instruments said Mr Stanley Jim Stanley explained that pultru- the name of CANPUL fibre- glassplastic melting process was first developed during World War The first products commercially available were fishing poles You can stilt get them at Canadian Tire said Mr Stanley Canadian coowner Jim Stanley Is teen here la bis Arm Avenue warehouse The Georgetown company Canpul pro duces plastic and glassfibre pro ducts for Industrial use Butterscotch pies lure customers to Crawfords farm Don Nolan of CANPUL stands beside tome of be machinery In the Georgetown plant The firm stand to benefit from the new free trade accord signed the United Stales Bv DIA1IANN Herald Special Elaine and Bob Crawford started Crawford years ago with a road side wagon selling com and tomatoes In they erected their first small building and sold pro duce apples maple syrup and honey A year later they doubled their space to include a kitchen area for baking pies They were so successful that by 1972 Bob Crawford left his job at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture where he was a greenhouse expert to devote all his time to the business Since then Crawford Pine Valley Farms has expanded considerably and now has a ODD square foot greenhouse space A chocolate shop was built In 19B8 and one can buy roses bread and chocolates at Crawford as well as an assort of pies muffins cookies cheeses and numerous gourmet foods The make all their bak goods on the premises They 1m port other goods from various sup pliers looking for the best products available Their cheese Is made by a company In of the two cheese manufacturers In he pro vince to use row milk His meats are supplied by Spiced Right Foods a company In Brampton that produces exceptionally high quality meat with far less gristle and fat than most meats Mr Crawford has been expanding his stock of gourmet foods He sells sun dried tomatoes dried chanterelle mushrooms gourmet salad dressings and Is planning on stocking a number of olive oils soon He also intends to increase his varie ty of entrees Currently he sells lemon chicken and lasagna but plans to offer more along with a variety of salads for the summer The business is very responsive to market demand and tries to meet the wide- ranging needs and wishes of Its customers In pur suit of ever more Interesting and tantal zing foods Mr Crawford goes to several specialty food shows every year two of which arc Ihe United States The business employs about people depending on the season This docs not Include the staff work on the chocolates The Crawfords daughter is Involved full time with the store Customers come from Toronto Rills Bramp ton and areas such as Oakville and Mlsslssauga The food Is selling so well that spacers gradually being taken up by food production to he detriment of he greenhouse A kitchen space for making Jams chili sauces and other preserves is currently being set up in the greenhouse due o the popular demand for these goods Mr Crawford sees the food side of his sales expanding continual I While the roses arc less In demand and are quite perishable Crawford a monthly newsletter In rmlng customers of new products This month they are offering but cream pies and are hop ing thai customers will order Ihem In advance so they can meet be do- WANTED OCC WhatlsOCC OCC Is Old Corrugated Cardboard We will assist you in saving our environment We will collect your OCC no charge and re- use it instead of waste it at landfill site LEFERINK for more information please call DISPOSALS TIM LTD Travel consultants can plan any holiday From caning your way through the steamy Jungles of Brazil wllh a machete to jet setting to the glitzy capitals of the world Gollgers Travel can find the right vacation to suit you Backed by a computer system linked with major airlines and hotels around the world the four profes sional travel consultants at the Georgetown franchise located at St have all the Information to fill any travel need at their finger tips The Georgetown Gollger first opened its doors in 1980 while the resent owner David Boy del I came he picture In 1904 Mr Boydell opened a Gollger Travel agency In Brampton Interested In travel Mr Boydell did not have any knowledge of the field and felt franchising was the beat route to go His father who recently retired entered into the business with his In 1963 Mr sold his Brampton operation and started vlng the Georgetown community travel needs on a full time basis services the community iron he vacation point of view as well as the corporate clientele Mr said The bulk of their business Is which comprises per cent of the total business with per cent of this figure going to the vacation traveller and per cent to the cor po rale one Service Is the bottom line at The Georgetown travel agency has a 34hour emergency service for the corporate client The focus of vacation travellers change with the seasons In the winter the Caribbean Florida Mexico and Hawaii lure travel Is international with many heading for Britain and the Euro pean countries with some domestic Although most people who wander into travel agency have some semblance of an Idea as to what they are looking for some have no clue other than hey wont the Ideal tlon By asking questions travel agent can pinpoint whether the per son sitting In front of them dcslrcf adventure type holiday such as wandering around the steamy Jungles of South America or more of a relaxing holiday lying on a bead and being pampered When It cornea to putting together the best package deal Mr Boydell said lowpriceraeanilowprice Agents do not want to sell an economy package to a customer who Is not prepared to slum It he said A good agent Is able to read a per son and find the best deal to suit their needs Even If someone from the Georgetown office has not been to a destination they have enough manuals and information on com outers o research any specifics on a country or town can get the customer In formation such as the proximity of their hotel to airport maps of terminals or cities We can narrow It down to minute detail Mr Boydell said All the client has to do Is tell their agent what they want and they can get it For example If someone were planning a cruise Gollger can vide information such as where state room would be located on the boat and the tonnage of the ship as well as get them blue prints of the ship That Is the rule of thumb for every product we sell Mr Boydell said Georgetown has an ex tensive repeat clientele which Mr Boydell puts down to the fact that three of his four staff members have remained with the company sir Mr Boydell sees the travel In dustry moving from the ma and pa Independent style to travel agencies affiliated with a national or international chain It gives the owner a broader research base to draw from If we have not been there one of our col leagues has he said Goligers offices around the coun try exchange familiarization reports which give information on different resorts and hotels In Georgetown the travel agency has not Mr Boydell said grown by leaps and bounds although they are In the gross sales of million year The company has grown per cent since he came into the picture In 1964 Mr sees his secret to cess In what is a volatile Industry In his team of stable staff members three of whom have been with the company since 1984 People do not tike to deal with different consultants year after year he said It gives them a familiar face to come 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