Profile: Westwind Design Group

Calgary-based Westwind Design Group has its roots in museum exhibitry, but has evolved to become a full-service environmental graphic design (EGD) firm, producing everything from donor recognition systems and retail spaces to wayfinding signage and custom furniture, much of which involves using digital printing to add pizzazz to the final product.

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Profile: Mattatall Signs

Mattatall Signs, based in Dartmouth, N.S., has manufactured and installed thousands of signs over nearly 40 years. The influence of 
its founder, president and CEO, Robert E. Mattatall, on the sign industry has been even more expansive.

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Profile: AlterAction

Located in Laval, Que., AlterAction is a technology lab that specializes in producing commercial and artistic lenticular graphics, using ‘hybrid’ ultraviolet-curing (UV) printing technology.

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Profile: Sunset Neon

These days, it’s rare to hear the word ‘neon’ come up in the news. Yet, that’s what happened in March when Toronto’s Ryerson University announced it had selected Hamilton-based Sunset Neon to restore the iconic Sam the Record Man sign.

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Profile: Marcom Signs & Graphics

Keith Graham, founder and director of Marcom Signs & Graphics in Chilliwack, B.C., has built his business steadily by keeping its areas of expertise highly specialized, focusing on local clients and investing regularly in staff training and time-saving equipment.

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Profile: Kota Graphics

Founded in 1999, Saskatoon-based Kota Graphics has grown alongside the local economy, expanding from semi-truck fleet decals to retail graphics, interior decor transformations, resurfacing films and many other applications.

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Profile: Kalitec

When Jean Lapointe founded Kalitec in 1989 in his apartment in Laval, Que., he had a very Canadian goal in mind: to develop a street sign post that could endure harsh, snowy winters, particularly given the threat of damage by snowplows and other vehicles.

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Profile: Mappedin

Many companies in the digital signage sector have been launched by salespeople who hired engineers to work behind the scenes. Mappedin has gone about its business the other way around, as it was started up by engineers who developed an initial concept non-commercially before they had to figure out how to market it to paying customers.

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