Maurice Welding Shop Inc.
Hearst, ON
Company Overview
Maurice Welding Shop is the leader of secondary industry in the Hearst area. It has earned a well-deserved reputation for high-quality service offered to its customers. The services may be briefly summarized as follows:
- trailer manufacturing under the trade mark 'HEARST TRAILERS';
- manufacturing of all types of parts and components for sawmill
and heavy equipment industries;
- sale of parts and components for all makes of trucks and
trailers;
- personal and specific orders;
- sales of steel.
In each case, MAURICE WELDING SHOP's high level of expertise means that custom-designed components are perfectly suited to the rigorous Northeastern Ontario climate.
MAURICE WELDING SHOP also endeavors constantly to ensure that its employees have the opportunity to follow additional training courses. Thus, product quality is assured and the company maintains its leadership in the fields of production efficiency and technology. Moreover, MAURICE WELDING SHOP has acquired the services of B. H. Martin Consultants, experts in engineering design.
THE FRUITS OF HARD WORK... In 1959, without a cent to his name, a young graduate from the Institut des Mtiers du Qubec opened up a small welding shop in Hearst, Ontario. The company's beginnings, in a tiny garage belonging to the young man's uncle, were modest to say the least. The fact that it has become a prosperous mid-size business is due entirely to the courage and determination of its founder, and of his supporting wife. Maurice Gaudreau was more than a first-class welder; he was also a tireless worker, ready to labour day and night to satisfy the needs of his customers.
A few years later, the company began its process of expansion by moving into a garage on the present site of MAURICE WELDING SHOP. The new premises, built by Maurice Gaudreau himself under difficult conditions allowed the company to offer a wider range of services. In 1970, this secondary industry had to double its floorspace to keep up with market demand.
In 1977, the firm expanded once again its premises and confirmed its leadership in the area of technological change.
The expertise of MAURICE WELDING SHOP has since been recognized by various manufacturing enterprises in the area and by transport companies throughout Northeastern Ontario.
MAURICE WELDING SHOP now offers a complete range of services to fulfill the needs of the forestry and transportation industries considered as the company's two major demand markets. MAURICE WELDING SHOP also manufactures quality trailers under the trademark HEARST TRAILERS. The company accepts personal and specific orders and is able to furnish most spare parts for trucks and trailers.
The management structure of MAURICE WELDING SHOP underwent a major modification during 1984. Maurice Gaudreau, anxious to keep the company in the Hearst area and to share its success with his key employees, formed a new company and offered shares to three important colleagues: Marcel Boissonneault, Yvon Lger and Georges Grandmont.
Today, MAURICE WELDING SHOP is setting out on a new phase in its history by planning to build new, modern premises which will adequately meet the demands of today's market. These new premises represent a major turning point for the company by providing the additional space needed to improve the inventory system and thus to develop a spare-parts distribution network for trucks and trailers. MAURICE WELDING SHOP also plans to transform the present manufacturing process by the introduction of ultra-modern technology which will improve the quality of its products and allow the company to become more competitive than ever.
From the beginning, MAURICE WELDING SHOP has confirmed its position as leader in Hearst's secondary sector. Over the years the company has made remarkable progress without any outside help whatsoever. It owes its success to the driving force of its founders, Yvette and Maurice Gaudreau, and to the co-operation of a highly-qualified group of employees who have all been trained at MAURICE WELDING SHOP and who all hold Ontario government qualifications.
CWB certification: CSA Standard W47-1 Motor Vehicle Inspection Station License: 52-34205
Company Information
Physical Address
538 Hwy. 11 E.
Hearst, ON P0L 1N0
CA
Mailing Address
C. P. 847
Hearst, ON P0L 1N0
CA
Additional Details
Legal Name: Maurice Welding Shop Inc.
Number of Employees: 19
Total Sales ($CDN): $100,000 - $200,000
CA
Contacts
Maurice Gaudreau
Title: Manager
Area of Responsibility: Management Executive
Phone: Show phone
Fax: Show fax
Dany Gaudreau
Title: Director
Area of Responsibility: Management Executive
Phone: Show phone
Fax: Show fax
Products
- Metal Fabrication Nes, Custom
- Trailers, Logging, New, Incl Semi
- Trailers, Parts Nes
- Truck Trailers And Semi-trailers, Used
NAICS Categories
Additional Information
811310