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When the Owens-Illinois plant on Kipling Ave. shut down last September, Oakville`s Northpoint Industries lost about $350,000 in annual revenue.
Northpoint, a 22-employee manufacturer of automatic packaging equipment, was also hurt by the closure of two other Owens-Illinois plants in Canada last year. It eliminated its afternoon shift in December, laying off seven employees.
"I think of that as seven families," says vice-president operations John Ingleson.
With business down between 25 per cent and 30 per cent, Northpoint cannot afford to fill vacant positions, says founder and vice-president manufacturing Steve Constantin, 43.
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Northpoint, a 22-employee manufacturer of automatic packaging equipment, was also hurt by the closure of two other Owens-Illinois plants in Canada last year. It eliminated its afternoon shift in December, laying off seven employees.
"I think of that as seven families," says vice-president operations John Ingleson.
With business down between 25 per cent and 30 per cent, Northpoint cannot afford to fill vacant positions, says founder and vice-president manufacturing Steve Constantin, 43.
Read the full article here.