Compressor maker VMAC Global Technology Inc. has won a provincial export award.
VMAC, which stands for Vehicle Mounted Air Compressors, won in the manufactured products category at the 2017 BC Exports Awards, which were presented Nov. 24 in Vancouver.
“With a culture of innovation, VMAC employees continuously push the boundaries in pursuit of
Mike Schaum of VMAC Global Technology Inc. goes over the features of the B.C.-based company’s new G30 air compressor powered by a Honda gasoline engine during a press conference at ICUEE 2017 in Louisville, Ky.Photo: Keith Norbury
excellence,” said a posting on the awards website about the company, which is based in Nanaimo, B.C., on Vancouver Island. “The company uses customer feedback and the experience and talents of its workers to build every VMAC system with the promise that it will work as hard as VMAC’s customers do. Improving the quality of life for all of its employees and their families and contributing to the local economy have been part of VMAC’s driving purpose for the past 30 years, and will continue to be as the company grows and thrives.”
The annual awards are presented by the Business in Vancouver Media Group, with support from the B.C. government, and the B.C. division of Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters.
“The VMAC team is very honored to win this award, which recognizes our organization for manufacturing high-quality products on Vancouver Island, which are exported around the world,” VMAC executive vice-president Tod Gilbert said in a news release.
The company’s international sales now make up 65 percent of its business.
VMAC announced in December that it is a finalist in Canada’s Best Managed Companies for 2018.