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A Checklist for Tomorrow
Top 10 ways to kick off the new decade How is your business going to innovate this year? From improving how you track parts through your shop, to revving up your sales technique, we have a wish list for the…
Christmas in July
by Peter Mate, President of Planit Canada I can’t deny the special feeling the holidays bring. There’s something in the air - The cheerful music playing everywhere you go, the year winding down, the upcoming family time. There are just…
Integrating Magic or MES?
by Christine Bergeron, Planit Canada Technical Consultant I recently had the opportunity to collaborate with Jonathan Saucier, Product Manager at WEB-CAB to integrate Production Assistant software for CiF Lab Solutions at their facility in Vaughn, ON. The impressive shop specializes…
Bottling Company Culture Like Fairy Dust
By George Boothman, Planit Canada Sales Consultant - Prairies An old friend, now a LinkedIn connection, asked me how my new job at Planit Canada was going. I said it was good... good culture. He asked me: “So, what makes…
Would you trade your spouse for a paperless shop?
by Planit Canada President Peter Mate Well, I didn’t see that coming. We asked visitors at a recent trade show: “What would you give to have a paperless shop?” Possible answers were: A. Left Arm B. First Born C. Spouse……
History Doesn’t Talk About Quitters
by Planit Canada President, Peter Mate There’s always that one guy… Or that pivotal event that sticks in your head. That thing or that person you look back on and realize it was at that moment you grew a little…
Wear the suit, attend the dinner, trust the opportunity.
by Peter Mate, President of Planit Canada I recently had the pleasure to suit up and join a great group of industry professionals for the BC AWMAC awards night. If you’ve never been, I highly recommend taking the opportunity to…
Not missing any parts at Woody’s Premium Cabinetry
success story Woody’s Premium Cabinetry is a 40,000 SQFT custom residential shop in Strathroy, ON that has earned 28 awards since 2006 and has made the Profit 500 list of fastest growing companies twice. Planit Canada president Peter Mate sat…
The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far from the Tree
by Planit Canada President, Peter Mate If I had to pick the top thing that I learned from my dad, it’s the ability to build genuine relationships. Growing up, I’ve always remembered my dad working with people in all of…
We hired a millennial and she changed the game by asking – “there must be an app for that?”
by Amanda Gay, Planit Canada Marketing Manager There is no greater feeling than delegating a task to a new hire and watching them do it better than you could have done. This is especially likely to happen in social media…