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INDUSTRY NEWS

rona appoints new senior vp of iko announces brantford “It’s an exciting project for us as we will
marketing and customer service manufacturing facility be able to expand our product offerings
in a new direction for our customers,”
explained Yekutiel Koschitzky, XPS General
Manager and Product Innovation Manager for
IKO.
The announcement of the Brantford facility
follows the company’s news of new facilities
in South Carolina and Florida earlier this year.
Rona has promoted Catherine Laporte from Insulation Plant Expected to Open in 2025 “IKO continues to invest in its business
Vice President of Marketing to the position IKO, a global industry leader in the roofing, and technology at a level that exceeds its
of Senior Vice President of Marketing and waterproofing and insulation industry, competition, and we’re proud to continue to
Customer Experience. Chatherine has been announced that it is planning to construct expand within Ontario as well,” said Koschitzky.
with Rona for the past five years, initially as a a new manufacturing facility in Brantford “The future for both IKO and the Canadian
VP of E-commerce, Ontario. manufacturing sector is very bright.”
then becoming a The new $45 million site will
VP of Marketing. manufacture extruded polystyrene (XPS) About IKO
Catherine joined insulation, will employ about 30 people IKO is a world-wide leader in the roofing,
Rona from a role in the Brantford area, and will serve IKO waterproofing and insulation industry for
as VP Marketing customers throughout Canada and the residential and commercial markets. A
at Montreal based northeastern United States. The company vertically integrated company, IKO operates
David’s Tea. anticipates breaking ground on the project in more than 35 manufacturing plants
Previous to that 2024 and that the plant will be commissioned throughout North America and Europe. IKO is
experience she in 2025. IKO already operates polyISO a family-owned business established in 1951.
has spent time in manufacturing sites in Ontario, Alberta,
various marketing and Maryland, but this XPS plant will be the
roles at Aldo Group. first of its kind for the company.

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