Supreme Group Expands Operations Through Two Recent Acquisitions

Supreme Group is proud to announce two recent additions to its organization of companies. These acquisitions will allow Supreme Group to service an even larger geographical area and will significantly increase its overall production capacity.

As of January 1st, 2012, Supreme Group has acquired the shop at 1001 Jarvis Avenue in Winnipeg, Manitoba, previously owned and operated by Empire Iron Works Ltd. This facility will now be recognized as Supreme Steel LP Winnipeg. Supreme Group has had a collaborative working relationship with this Winnipeg plant in the past, and we take great pride in welcoming this work force into the Supreme Group team. This fabrication facility has had a venerable 60 years of history and we look forward to integrating its tradition of excellence and experience into the Supreme Group.

Ross Fraser, Senior Vice President - Supreme Group and General Manager of Supreme Steel LP Saskatoon, takes on the additional overseeing role as General Manager for Supreme Steel Winnipeg. Merv Anderson will continue to act as Operations Manager handling the day-to-day operations of the facility.

Furthermore, as of January 1st, 2012, Supreme Group has acquired the assets of Hopkins Steel Works in Welland, Ontario, from Empire Iron Works Ltd. The existing Hopkins facility will operate as Hopkins Steel Works LP. Hopkins brings over 50 years of structural steel fabrication and installation experience to the table and will be a tremendous asset to Supreme Group.

Howard Compton will continue to run the day-to-day operations as General Manager for Hopkins Steel Works LP.

Supreme Group looks forward to integrating and working with both of our newest operational companies. Supreme Group President, John Leder, believes that these acquisitions will be reciprocally beneficial for both our new companies as well as existing Supreme Group operational companies: “We believe that there are many synergies between the operations,” says John. “By working together, we can learn much from each other.”

In total, these acquisitions will increase Supreme Group’s production capacity to over 130,000 tons per year. Our geographical coverage will now stretch from the North American Pacific Northwest to Southern Ontario. This breadth of operations will open doors for many new business opportunities.

These acquisitions represent Supreme Group's commitment to its clients for reliable fabrication production during peak demand periods; within a context of Supreme Group’s history of success in safety, quality and sustainable stewardship of resources. The acquisitions also advance Supreme Group strategic planning objectives.

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