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Industrial Fast Facts
Major industry products: vinyl urethane plastic auto interiors, prefab homes, alloy stainless steel castings, industrial paints laquers, uranium refining, nuclear fuel bundles,custom vacuum forming packing, custom steel fabricators, trusses, design/sale/assembling of conveyors.
| Total # manufacturers | 47 |
| Manufacturers (25+ employees) | 13 |
| Labour Force (15+ employed in the manufacturing sector) | |
| Municipality of Port Hope | 1,930 |
| Northumberland County | 10,100 |
| Total Commuting Area | 47,785 |
| Top 10 Industries - By Employment | |
| Cameco Corporation | 420 |
| Cameco Fuel Services | 320 |
| Collins and Aikman | 200 |
| Esco Ltd. | 180 |
| Viceroy Homes Ltd. | 180 |
| Chemcraft International Inc. | 95 |
| Sterling Truss | 50 |
| Curtis Chicks | 45 |
| Norpak Handling | 27 |
| Unitrak | 23 |
Industry thrives in the Municipality of Port Hope! Its industrial base is stable and diverse with several servicing niche manufacturing markets. Many manufacturers actively export to markets around the globe while a majority serve the Greater Toronto Area market.
The Municipality of Port Hope is home to Viceroy Homes, Esco Limited, Cameco, Zircatec, Chemcraft and Collins Aikman—one of the largest manufacturing employers between Oshawa and Kingston.
Major industry products include vinyl and urethane plastic automotive components, alloy stainless steel castings, prefab homes, uranium refining, nuclear fuel bundles and industrial paints and laquers.
Over 85% of our manufacturers are small to medium sized companies with fewer than 50 employees. Metal fabricators form the major cluster while other industry products include custom vacuum forming and packing, trusses, industrial patterns, conveyors and custom woodworking and framing. Many of these businesses are industry serviced based ranging from cartage and printing to ergonomic lifting equipment.
 | "Port Hope is a great community in which to live and to do business given its proximity to major transportation routes, its diverse local economy and its vibrant arts scene. Cameco is very happy to be an industrial leader in the Municipality of Port Hope". Andrew Oliver, Vice President, Fuel Services Division, Cameco Corporation |
 | Our location in the Municipality of Port Hope strategically places us on the 401 corridor giving ready access to the Big Three Automakers. We currently employ a skilled work force of approximately 900 associates, who enjoy living, working and raising a family, in a community that has so much to offer".
Dianne Huffman, Human Resource Manager, Collins Aikman. |
 | Our activities have grown steadily over the last 40 years thanks to the on-going support from our Employees as well as the Community and the Municipality. In today's business climate, it's reassuring to know that we can continue to count on their cooperation while operating in increasingly competitive global markets".
Brad Wannamaker, Site Manager, ESCO Limited |
