The Ontario authorities is offering greater than $112,000 by the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Company (NOHFC) to SK Group Inc. in Sault Ste. Marie to assist enterprise enlargement and improvement. This funding will assist create jobs, enhance operational capability and increase financial progress within the north.
“SK Group has been serving our group for extra that 30 years. I’m happy to announce that NOHFC has supplied $112, 672 in funding for the acquisition of apparatus that can assist broaden their enterprise and create 5 new full-time positions,” mentioned Ross Romano, MPP for Sault Ste. Marie.
SK Group Inc. is a producing firm specializing in promotional branding options, with services together with imprintable wearables and printing for indicators, banners and decals. The corporate will use NOHFC funding of $112,672 to buy a brand new direct-to-garment (DTG) printer that can improve manufacturing capabilities, lower manufacturing timelines and sustain with elevated demand.
“The funding obtained from the NOHFC has allowed us to broaden our attire ornament choices to incorporate an thrilling new expertise referred to as direct-to-garment (DTG) printing. This “on demand” attire ornament course of permits us to print full color pictures on clothes whereas considerably decreasing our environmental impression. DTG printing makes use of water based mostly inks and eliminates the waste by-products of historically screen-printed and heat-pressed vinyl graphics,” mentioned Sherry Berlinghoff, SK Group Inc., President. “The implementation of this new printing course of will enable us to scale back our general water consumption by as much as 240,000 litres per 12 months. DTG printing will shorten our turnaround instances, supplied larger design flexibility, and supply an eco-friendly various for attire printing. Thanks NOHFC for supporting us on this mission.”
“Supporting native companies as they broaden and innovate helps create jobs, retains the north aggressive and attracts new funding,” mentioned Greg Rickford, Minister of Northern Improvement. “NOHFC funding helps herald new gear and expertise to Northern Ontario, resulting in financial diversification and creating new employment alternatives in Sault Ste. Marie.”
The NOHFC promotes financial prosperity throughout Northern Ontario by offering monetary help to tasks—massive and small, rural and concrete—that stimulate progress, job creation and abilities improvement. Since June 2018, the NOHFC has invested greater than $608 million in 5,070 tasks in Northern Ontario, leveraging greater than $1.93 billion in funding and creating or sustaining over 8,100 jobs.