Federal government announces $75K for Usinage Marcotte Inc.

EAST ANGUS — Marie‍-Claude Bibeau, Member of Parliament for Compton—Stanstead, announced, on behalf of Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Minister of Tourism and Minister responsible for CED, a repayable contribution of $75,000 for Usinage Marcotte Inc. This CED support will enable the SME to improve its productivity and production capacity.

Usinage Marcotte designs and manufactures diamond drills for use in mining. The business also has a background in producing tailor-made structures for mines that meet standards in the mining industry. It has two manufacturing plants, one in Val‍-‍d’Or in Abitibi and one in East Angus in the Estrie region. The support from CED will make it possible to acquire and install computer numerical control plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment at its East Angus plant.

“Today marks a new step for Usinage Marcotte, which will be able to improve its productivity and capacity to produce steel components for the forestry and mining sectors thanks to CED’s support. The entire team can be proud of this expansion project. The manufacturing industry is a pillar of our economy, which is why our government is committed to investing so that our SMEs remain innovative and competitive,” said Marie-Claude Bibeau, Member of Parliament for Compton—Stanstead.

“The entire team at Usinage Marcotte is grateful for the Government of Canada’s support and thanks CED for its collaboration to acquire computer numerical control plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment for our East Angus plant. On top of helping to increase our production capacity, this new equipment featuring the latest technology will enable us to become more competitive and grow,” said Ghislain Fournier, Vice-President Manufacturing, Usinage Marcotte.