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October 2012 (www.northernontariobusiness.com) MINING Northern Ontario Business | 31

Industrial revolution

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After building a state-of-the-art facility to house its growing company five years ago, B&D Manufac-

turing is moving another step for-ward, privately developing an indus-trial park on its Chelmsford property just outside of Sudbury.

Acquired in 2006, the property, which is zoned light industrial, en-compasses 95.5 acres (38.6 hectares), from which 15 assigned lots measur-ing roughly 6.4 acres (2.58 hectares) will be developed and sold as shovel-ready parcels.

After settling into its new home, B&D decided the time was right to move to the next phase of its develop-ment scheme, said controller France Dubois Hnatiuk.

“Our plan was always to develop the actual site; however, when we purchased the land in 2006, our pri-ority was to actually develop the fa-cility for B&D Manufacturing on this land,” Dubois Hnatiuk said. “So our focus was on that development, and now it’s time to put our resources towards developing this industrial park.”

To date, B&D has submitted its preliminary draft subdivision plan to the city, and will soon submit its official draft plan for review. Dubois Hnatiuk expects a six-month turn-around period. Although the plan is to fund the park’s development inde-pendently, B&D is also considering approaching funding agencies for some assistance in getting the proj-ect off the ground.

B&D’s general manager, André Ruest, said there are no restrictions on the property, and the flat land on which it’s situated means no blast-ing is required, which should help ease development, physically and

financially.Once approved, the park would be

developed in phases; B&D would try to locate buyers for specific sections of the park and then expand roads and the sewage system as the com-mitments are made.

The company is also looking specif-ically at environmentally conscious companies that make reducing their footprint a priority, much like B&D did when it built its new facility. Eco-friendly options B&D incorporated include a solar wall that reduces fuel costs by 30 per cent per year, and the recycling of rain water into grey wa-ter holding tanks for use in the wash-rooms.

“We’re getting a lot of interest, but most people that are interested are looking for shovel-ready land,” Ruest said. “So it’s hard for us to work out any agreements or contracts with anyone at this stage until we have the green light from the city.”

Shovel-ready industrial land is notoriously difficult to find in Sudbury, and earlier this year the city approved a $65-million, multi-stage development plan to combat the shortage. It pinpoints areas in need of amenity upgrades, with a New Sudbury park showcased as the number one priority. This summer, the city proposed an $8.8-million in-frastructure improvement cost-shar-ing program, which the landowners flatly rejected.

With no stated timeline for com-pleting the city-led industrial land expansion, and landowners and the

city at an impasse, B&D’s park may be the most viable option for compa-nies looking to expand or open new operations. As an added bonus, the park has a most valuable asset.

“Without sounding too corny, it’s location, location, location,” said Du-bois Hnatiuk.

The park is strategically located at the juncture of Sudbury’s main thor-oughfares, a key benefit the company zeroed in on when searching for land six years ago. The property provides access to Highway 144 north and the Highway 144 bypass, which extends to Highway 17 and Highway 69. The park itself is situated on Regional Road 15 which leads to Valley East.

B&D is never more than about 29 kilometres away from the major mine sites operated by Vale, Xstrata Nickel and KGHMI.

Word of the park’s development is spreading and even without solicit-ing interest, companies are eager to

get in on the ground floor.“Companies are calling and saying,

‘I understand you have industrial land. We might be interested. Give us a call when you’re ready,’” Ruest said.

Most of those calls are coming from local businesses that are look-ing to grow but are out of space at their current location. But, once ev-erything is finalized with the city, Dubois Hnatiuk envisions working with the city to attract out-of-town business to the fold.

“It’s good growth for the city and a nice, fun project,” she said.

“We’re getting a lot of interest, but most people that are interested are looking for shovel-ready land.”

ANDRÉ RUEST, GENERAL MANAGER, B&D MANUFACTURING

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