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Machines are George Cozen s business PROGRESS Wednesday April 25 1990 Page II By BEN DUMMETT The Herald Need a machine Need it Who are you going to call George Cozens George Cozens along with a silent partner and Mr Cozens son Chns run the custom machine shop Cozens Machine and Tool Works Limited at 33 Armstrong Avenue in Georgetown If a customer wonts a machine that s unavailable on the market the person lcome to us and we custom design it said Mr Cozens Mr Cozens has designed machines to make paper bags pillow cases and heavy duty socks Heavy duty socks except for the toe are put together outside in But the toe is sewn together from the inside out Mr Cozen came up with a machine that turned the socks inside out so the toe could be sewn Anything is possible Mr Cozens says Most of his business comes from in and around Georgetpwn but he has also made machines for customers as far away as Newfoundland and Van BC Mr Cozens also turns inventor s ideas into a reality He recently designed a piece of equipment that is attached to a computer ter But understandably he want to reveal more than that about the new product Mr Cozens also builds standard type parts and offers a welding ser vice He has operated the business for the last years and that time Mr Cozens has made machines ranging in size from the very small to feet long Right now the company is ex busy But Mr Cozens said if the need for the right machine comes along the business is set to expand The situation was not always this good Mr Cozens said Two years ago a Canadian company had con traded the machine shop to mass produce a machine Mr Cozens in vested in equipment to do the job But than an American company bought out the Canadian company and transferred the business to the United States We were left high and dry So much for free trade added Mr Cozens But having overcome this loss of business Mr Cozens s doing everything possible to ensure the company maintains its current prosperity into the future He son Chris is currently taking a com puter training course The equip ment used at the machine shop to build a machine is becoming more computerized he said You have to move with the times or you 11 be left behind Regardless of the new technology to be successful in this business the hands on experience is necessary said Mr Cozens It s one thing to operate a computenz ed machine but it an entirely thing to know how to design and assemble a machine said Mr Cozens He relies on his of experience in designing machines to accomplish this difficult task George Cozens of Cozens Machine and Tool Works Limited in Georgetown backs him claim anything is possible with years of experience designing building customized machines Herald Photo HOT DIP GALVANIZING PROGRESSING INTO THE 90s From the eight original employees we have expanded our hot dipped galvanize operations to include 56 employees from the Halton Hills and area We continue to produce large tonnage of commercial hot dipped galvanized com ponents per year Our success is not only due to favorable markets but also to the commitment and hard work of our employees GALVC AST mfg inc 60 Commerce ACTON 8533540