New equipment helps businesses in Kings and Hants Counties grow, create jobs and improve productivity
Backgrounder
The Government of Canada invests close to $2,000,000 in four projects to support business growth in Kings and Hants Counties.
| CLIENT NAME | PROJECT | TOTAL | MEDIA CONTACT |
| Nova Agri Inc. |
A state-of-the-art onion grader will be installed at the vegetable packing facility to improve product quality. This will allow the company to offer contract packing to smaller regional farmers, retain sales within Canada and increase exports, helping to keep Atlantic Canadian produce competitive in the export market. | $900,000 (repayable) |
Earl Kidston CEO 902-582-1445 EKidston@mycountrymagic.com |
| Good Robot Brewing Co. | The company will purchase new packaging for its Elmsdale facility. This will allow it to establish partnership packaging services to support growing small and medium-sized beverage manufacturing businesses. The project will result in 10 new full-time jobs. | $800,000 (repayable) |
Lindsey Davidson Marketing Manager 902-414-2712 Lindsey.GoodRobot@gmail.com |
| Pure Paint Laboratories | Pure Paint Laboratories will acquire new equipment and hire a production manager to meet growing demand for its 100 per cent natural paints, and ensure quality standards are met. It will also hire a marketing manager to conduct a marketing plan and create an online platform to help promote the business. | $250,000 (repayable) |
Gena Arthur President 902-877-9356 Gena@PurePaintLab.com |
| Barrelling Tide Distillery Ltd. | The distillery will purchase and install a nitrogen dosing machine for its mobile canning line, 2 Can Mobile Canning, which will allow the company to can multiple types of beverages, including wine and coffee. This will increase the company’s contract-packing abilities, allowing it to expand its customer base. | $41,000 (repayable) | Russell Murphy Owner/Distiller 902-542-1627 Russell@BarrellingTideDistillery.com |
| TOTAL | $1,991,000 |
Contacts
Marianne Blondin
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Official Languages and of the
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Marianne.Blondin@acoa-apeca.gc.ca
Lauren Sinclair
Communications Director
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
782-641-6365
Lauren.Sinclair@acoa-apeca.gc.ca
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