Georgia, U.S.A-based Atlas Roofing Corp. has chosen Annacis Island in Delta for its second manufacturing plant in Canada, citing strong transportation and ports as key reasons.
"Vancouver has excellent highway access to the U.S. and ocean ports for shipping products," said Tom Rowe, Atlas vice-president, commercial sales and marketing.
The 140,000-square-foot plant, being retrofitted from an old paper-making facility, will be operational by February 2012, Rowe said. He said the plant is costing Atlas from $12 million to $13 million, and will employ at least 50 people when at full production.
Atlas produces roof and wall insulation. The company has 17 plants across North America, including Toronto. Rowe said the Annacis plant will serve customers in Western Canada and the states of Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Atlas also plans to ship its product to Alaska and eventually Asia through the Port of Vancouver.
from Western Investor January 2012
