The 3.6- x 7.3-m (12- x 24-ft) spray booth serves as Matthew Lavery’s paint mixing station.
SMC: What are the future plans for your business?
SA: We would like to build our business revenue slowly but steadily, and perhaps, double our gross income in the next five years. Now, with Robert Ascenzi Jr., as chief operating officer, Spectra is looking at expanding its business.
“I believe in our senior staff to take us into the next decade,” says Ascenzi Jr.
While Andrew Ascenzi is working with the education committee on the OSA board, Matthew Ascenzi is involved in a co-op student exchange program with St. Elizabeth Catholic High School in Thornhill, Ont., and ISA’s Sign Manufacturing Day event.
Spectra believes getting the youth involved will only make the sign industry better. “We are as passionate about teaching as we are about the sign industry,” says Matthew Lavery. “We believe providing the youth with more information and knowledge about the signmaking business will help us in the long run and take the industry to the next level.”
According to Lavery, Spectra works directly with the school’s manufacturing and engineering students and has developed a really good rapport with the school, its students, and staff. Many students have successfully completed their co-op program with great feedback and excellent marks. Their goal is to continue to reach out to the youth and promote the sign industry, as well as other participating shops with respect to long-term career opportunities. Sign manufacturing day also provides students with a better understanding of what education is needed or will advance them in the field of signmaking.
For more information, visit www.spectra-signs.com.
