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Provincial Signs are here / ~ If you drive a car, you've seen the And even though the orders are also felt it was time to get out from : a il product turned out by Provincial coming in quickly these days, he under the monthly rent payments. -- pn Low Traffic Signs, a Port Perry com- said he has plans to continue going He purchased the two acre site at - pany that has enjoyed substantial after new business in the five pro- the Reach Industrial Park and Dem- growth over the last few years. vinces where his signs are now'sold. mer Construction started the new G reen Brae As the name suggests, the com. It wasn't always this good, building last September. The move Orchards pany makes signs. According to however. The first couple of years was completed in February this i company owner Paul Gouin, the were tough. In fact, for several year, and the additional space has 3 bulk of the business is roadside signs months when things were just get- proved to be most efficient for the 3 655-4501 "for the provincial government and ti.ig started, he actually lived inthe busy production. or 695-3217 municipalities. plant, working long hours with And it involved a substantial r= FOR DAILY PICKING CONDITIONS Stop signs, yield signs, street employee Dave Page, who is now capital investment of more than | No 1 Huy | HOURS: 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M name signs, right and left turn ar- plant managet and supervises the $250,000 for the land and building 5 Picking Subject to Supply & Weather row signs, checker-board warning production staff. and more than $100,000 in PL Baki Bring containers measured in gts. - e.g. 6 qt. baskets signs, any kind of sign that is posted "'Just three or four years ago, we equipment. | odin | Yy Playground provided for children under 12 years of age. alongside the roads and highways throughout Ontario are produced at new orders," he said. with the existing business and ex- y the company's new and modern fac- When business started to take off, = panding markets, Provincial Traf- tory at the Reach Industrial Parkon Mr. Gouin decided to build his own fic Signs is here to stay. i Durham Road 8, west of Port Perry. Last February, the company moved its manufacturing from the Carlan Industrial Mall to the new plant, some 8,000 square feet, which by next summer will be increased by a further 1800 square feet. - used to really have to scramble for plant. He needed more space, and Obviously, Mr. Gouin feels that On June 23, the new plant was of ficially opened and dedicated in | honour of Mr. Gouin's mother and his late father, who passed away in November. \ pCR Sos i ES aie, Sr oie, SNe Paul Gouin, the 47 year old owner of this success story, got into Lue sign business in 1979 when it was called Municipal Sign Installations. There is nothing in his background to indicate the strong sense of entrepreneurship that would move the company in a few short years to the point where it now supplies some 90 per cent of provin- cial road signs in Ontario, has sales agents in Manitoba, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, and employs a dozen people. | In fact, back in 1979, Mr. Gouin was happy and comfortable witha career as an Immigration inspector in Toronto with the Federal govern- ment. He holds a degree in criminology, did a stint in the Navy, spent eight years with the OPP and four years with the RCMP as a nar- cotics officer. "This is my 7th career,' he said with a big smile during an interview last week in his well appointed office at the new plant. A trim, energetic man who admits he still has trouble staying away- from the production area of the plant, Mr. Gouin said his success in the business was due to several fac- tors: a little bit of good luck, but mostly by being aggressive in the marketplace, and by beating the competition when it comes to prices and service. Mayor Jerry Taylor was on hand to help cut the ribbon at Provincial Signs, one of the newest ... industries in the Port Perry area. With the Mayor Provincial Traffic Signs owner Paul Gouin at his desk in the company's new office and plant near Port Perry. Business has been booming recently for this local company and the move to new and larger premises was necessary, he says. (See story). for details. is Paul Gouin, president, and his mother Ger- trude Gouin, an honourary director. See story UNITED CHURCH Rev. Glenn C. Jacksen, M.A, B.D. 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