Québec's largest gathering of manufacturers beats records

"An SME can spend years trying to organize a meeting with a buyer. During the 6th edition of STIQ's Buyer/Supplier Day, they can meet with as many as twelve in a single day!" - Normand Voyer, Executive Vice-President, STIQ

MONTREAL, Oct. 16, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - More than 500 business meetings are expected to take place today between 24 integrators/OEMs and 140 small and medium-sized Québec manufacturing firms at the 6th edition of the Buyer/Supplier Day, a record number for the event organizer, Sous-Traitance Industrielle Québec (STIQ).

These B2B meetings have been rigorously planned using a unique software that enables STIQ to match procurement needs with the expertise offered by participating SMEs. Thus, everyone benefits from useful meetings and the few minutes of exchange facilitated by this "business speed dating" initiative will be sufficient to ascertain any mutual interest.

"Alone, SMEs can spend years trying to organize a meeting with a buyer," explains STIQ Executive Vice-President Normand Voyer. "STIQ gives them the opportunity to directly showcase their expertise to buyers from a multitude of large Québec and international companies — all in a single day! In this way, these integrators/OEMs discover qualified suppliers that they would perhaps never have thought of, and new partnerships are often forged during this initial contact."

As a result of its continuous business development efforts, STIQ is, once again this year, hosting world-class buyers representing a variety of important industries.

Aeronautics CAE Meloche Group Innotech-Execaire L-3 Communications MAS Mecaer America Sonaca Montréal Textron Systems Canada	Transportation Bombardier Transport CEIT Intérioriste General Dynamics Land Systems Canada Nova Bus - Division of Volvo Group Canada Oshkosh Defense - Division of Oshkosh Corporation RAD Technologies Rheinmetall Canada Société de transport de Montréal (STM) Soucy International
Energy Acciona Windpower North America Enercon Canada Rolls-Royce Canada - Energy Division Vestas Wind Systems A/S Voith Hydro	Various resources and manufacturing Aluminerie Alouette Lumec - Division of Philips Electronics Rayco-Wylie Systems

Trailblazing SMEs reveal the secrets of their success

While the B2B meetings are taking place, the 2012 Buyer/Supplier Day event is also featuring three exceptional conferences on the theme "The International Growth of Québec SMEs." Executives of Varitron Technologies and Camoplast Solideal are taking turns explaining the strategies used by their firms to position themselves in the global market. Sonaca Montréal and Mecachrome Group, for their part, are making a joint presentation on the partnership they developed in order to become a major aeronautics integrator.

About STIQ

STIQ is an association of Québec-based manufacturing enterprises. Its mission is to improve supply-chain efficiency by helping suppliers to develop, diversify their customer base and identify business opportunities with buyers. It offers suppliers professional and technical research, evaluation and assistance services and organizes numerous networking events. 

SOURCE: SOUS-TRAITANCE INDUSTRIELLE QUEBEC (STIQ)

For further information:

Michelle Vyboh
Communications Manager
Sous-Traitance Industrielle Québec (STIQ)
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