Wellington–Halton Hills Michael Chong announced an up to $520,650 for Walinga Inc. from the federal government under Canada’s Economic Action Plan.
Walinga employs 190 people at its two facilities in Wellington County.
“Our government is committed to creating jobs and supporting the people, communities and businesses of southern Ontario,” said Chong. “This investment will provide an immediate economic stimulus while supporting Walinga’s production capacity and its workers.”
Wallinga operations manager Butch Medemblik said, “This funding will allow us to fast track a major project involving ongoing reorganization and modernization of production facilities at our Guelph location. This will help us improve manufacturing efficiencies and maintain our position as a leader in our industry in today’s global marketplace.”
Walinga is a leading North American manufacturer of transportation equipment and portable pneumatic conveying systems for a wide range of dry bulk materials. It is a family owned and operated company that produces a wide range of transportation equipment, including bulk feed bodies and trailers, pneumatic conveying systems, recycling collection and dump truck bodies, each highly customized and built to exact standards. Every stage of the manufacturing process from design to completion is performed by Walinga.
Funding for the project comes from the Southern Ontario Development Program (SODP), under which productivity improvements will occur that will help maintain and create jobs locally. The SODP was established to promote economic development, economic diversification, job creation and sustainable communities in southern Ontario. The SODP is just one in a series of initiatives introduced in the federal government’s Economic Action Plan designed to address the short-term effects of the global recession on communities across Canada, while preparing communities for long-term growth. For more information on the Economic Action Plan, visit www.actionplan.gc.ca.
