The plant, located in Granby, Quebec, was opened in 1979 by Alcan Cable to produce and develop connection accessories for energy network distribution and transport cables. In order to ensure sustained growth, production was diversified during the 1980s. This made the company less vulnerable to the seasonal nature of production in the energy sector.

Industries SpectAL inc. acquired all the facilities and activities in September 1995. Since this pivotal date, every effort has been made to guarantee that the SME will have healthy and long-lasting development. In 1996, SpectAL’s activities began to develop around two specific divisions: machining subcontracting and shoolbus windows.

In 1999, Industries SpectAL inc. sold off the property involved with connection accessories for network cables and invested more than $500,000 in the windows division, enabling it to expand its market to windows for recreational and utility vehicles.

The main plant has an area of 35,000 square feet (about 3,100 square metres) and contains all stages of manufacturing and assembly of parts of all types.
A concern with the current environmental constraints is reflected in SpectAL’s methods of recycling and reusing scrap produced in manufacturing. The proximity of markets and of supply sources is also an important factor in the company’s success.

Industries SpectAL inc. also has a maintenance workshop containing all the equipment required for the manufacture and maintenance of the tools and machines required to make its products. Highly skilled staff working 24 hours a day means that customers do not have to worry about delivery delays in case of equipment breakage.

Of course, to keep up with the competition, our facilities must evolve constantly. Purchases of state-of-the-art equipment and constant modernization of our working tools help to maintain our competitive edge and the level of service and quality that our customers have the right to expect. We have even designed and manufactured dedicated equipment to enable us to reach these objectives.