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Manufacturing / Construction

Strategic Automation & Financial Optimization

Fenêtres du Nord$2.1M Secured
$2.1M
Total Value
$1.13M
Total Leverage
+28%
Capacity

Executive Summary

A door and window manufacturer undertook a $2.1M automation and digital transformation project to address labor shortages. Through a strategy leveraging IRRT, C3i, and ESSOR, net exposure was reduced by over 50%.

Structural Pressures

Rising import competition

Labor constraints

Scalability limits (manual processes)

Need for margin stabilization

Investment Scope

Industrial Automation

Capex
  • Robotic cells
  • CNC cutting
  • Automated handling

Digital Transformation

$200K
  • ERP Module
  • Real-time inventory
  • Dashboards

Financial Structuring

How we optimized capital deployment.

Total Investment$2.1M
Net Effective: ~$965,000
SUBSIDIZED
$750,000

IRRT (Réponse Tarifaire)

Robotic acquisition coverage.

~$315,000

C3i (Crédit Investissement)

Year-end tax recovery (15%).

$70,000

ESSOR (Diagnostic)

Grant for ERP implementation.

Deployment Timeline

Months 1-2

Strategic Diagnostic

Months 2-4

Financial Structuring

Months 6-10

ERP Implementation

Months 9-12

Ops Optimization

Strategic Impact

Operational

  • +28% production capacity
  • Reduced unit costs

Financial

  • Net exposure ~$965K
  • Improved EBITDA

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