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From Left: Storcan International director of integration and application Hugo Lorquet, director of technical services Benoît Cliche and president Jean-Martin Savoie make up the company’s ownership team.
HOME SWEET HOME Conveyor manufacturer completes move to new production facility to open up the next chapter in its evolution as turnkey packaging solutions expert By George Guidoni, Editor Photos by Pierre Longtin
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ew things feel as fulfilling and rewarding in business life as seeing a good plan come together. The bigger and bolder the plan, in fact, the better. For Jean-Martin Savoie, president and co-owner of Quebec-based conveying and packaging systems experts Storcan International, seeing his company celebrating its 45th anniversary this year at a brand new state-of-the-art production facility in Montreal’s off-island suburb of Châteauguay is a resounding validation of his long-term plans to turn the company from a single-focused manufacturer of industrial conveyors into a well-rounded, highly competent integrator and supplier of world-class packaging line equipment for leading food-and-beverage
manufacturers across Canada and abroad. “Of course, we are completely delighted about the expansion of our manufacturing capabilities,” says Savoie, a longtime Storcan employee who purchased the company from its former owners back in 2007 alongside another business partner. In the first few years under Savoie’s leadership, Storcan by and large remained focused on doing what it’s been doing since the company was founded in 1976—designing and building industrial conveyor systems for packaging and processing applications in the food industry. And while the company remains a top-level manufacturer of conveying systems—available in a wide assortment of styles, designs, shapes and sizes— May 2021 · CANADIANPACKAGING
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