Diversification, innovation keep the lights on at Sudbury fabrication shop

Diversification has been the key to keeping a Sudbury fabrication shop open during the COVID-19 pandemic.

When the novel coronavirus started circulating earlier this year, Rezplast Manufacturing began to see the volume of their orders dwindle, noted Sandro Spadafora, vice-president of operations.

“We’ve got all kinds of things on the go, trying to find solutions that aren’t in the market, or things that are in the market but not readily available,” Spadafora said.

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