Written by
Nick Blenkey
Ontario Shipyards CEO Shaun Padulo. “The rebranding of our firm to Ontario Shipyards marks a major shift.”
Canada’s Heddle Shipyards, which operates three shipyards on the Canadian aspect of the Nice Lakes, has rebranded. On January 1, it turned Ontario Shipyards, saying that the identify change has been made “to replicate the subsequent part of our firm’s progress and future success.”
The province of Ontario was as soon as the epicenter of shipbuilding in Canada, with greater than eighty industrial and authorities vessels constructed on the Port Weller Dry Docks and lots of extra on the historic Thunder Bay Shipyard, says the corporate.
Extra not too long ago, the corporate’s enterprise has largely been ship restore and upkeep and the rebrand is clearly a sign that it needs to place extra newbuild enterprise again into the combo.
“The transition to Ontario Shipyards is each a sign and a dedication that we’ll harness the capability of Ontario’s shipyards and the economic capabilities of the province to turn out to be probably the most dependable supplier of ship restore and shipbuilding companies in Canada in order that our nation has the vessels and expert labour pressure it must be a maritime nation,” says the corporate, including that its new identify embraces Ontario’s shipbuilding legacy and articulates a imaginative and prescient to finish the revitalization of shipyards in Ontario in order that the province can as soon as once more turn out to be a worldwide chief in ship restore and shipbuilding companies.
“We’ll accomplish that by modernizing and revolutionizing shipyard operations and constructing a extremely expert and motivated workforce,” it provides, noting that, within the coming years, extra capability can be wanted to help the Canadian authorities’s
and that Ontario Shipyards stands prepared to offer that capability.
“We should always remember the place now we have come from, however it is very important at all times be forward-thinking and attempt for a greater future,” says president and CEO Shaun Padulo. “The rebranding of our firm to Ontario Shipyards marks a major shift. It’s a poignant sign that our firm will activate and harness the capability, capabilities and output of Canada’s industrial heartland to construct and repair ships. We’ll at all times preserve the core values which have made us profitable – Ontario Shipyards is The place Water Meets Mettle.”
