Mark, is there anything you don't do at your shop
Seriously though, what does most of your business consist of on a daily or regular basis? I glanced back through the thread and did not see a company website.
I own LITE Industries Inc. LITE is an acronym for "low impact transportation equipment"www.liteindustries.ca. We run a staff of 20-30 people, have some very talented people from design through to completion, it really is all about the team. We manufacture a lot of equipment for different industries, mining, construction, utilities, oil and gas, fire and rescue, etc. Our record quarter produced 52 trucks, everything in there from flat decks, to pickers, and brush trucks. We did a lot of medium and heavy duty 4x4 and 6x6 conversions but that business is definitely slowing down up here. We are one of very few ROPS test facilities, we design, perform destructive testing, certify, and manufacture ROPS, FOPS, and seat belt and anchorage systems. Our philosophy really is lighter is better. Canada has a very challenging business environment, so diversity is key to stability! We have a lot of infrastructure in place, and the move into composites is very natural for us, I have a very personal interest in the expedition trucks, campers, etc. I just love the stuff! I built my first one about 12 years ago, it's a passion. Here are a few pics of some of the industrial stuff we do.
Here is something I built back in the off road shop days circa 2001/2002, I took my 95 YJ, stretched the frame, used a Scrambler hard top, built the back of the cab to replicate the Scrambler parts, built the box to replicate a FJ45, 350 TBI, 700R4. Atlas, custom suspension, yadda yadda yadda....was one of my favorite builds.