Business View Magazine | July 2019

392 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE JULY 2019 Partnerships. Results. FK is proud to partner with BC Instruments, helping to lower their Total Costs of MRO ownership through Automated Industrial Vending, Vendor Managed Inventory, Documented Cost Savings and Value Added Services. F.K. Machinery Ltd. | 475 Welham Rd. | Barrie, ON. | L4N 8Z6 | 705.721.4200 Premier Distributor. INDUSTRIAL | SAFETY Supplies and Solutions fkmachinery.com – it’s almost like a one-stop-shop – and that’s difficult to do on a small scale. So, maybe someone can compete with us on a small scale by buying similar equipment, but it’s difficult having a clean room, or having electron beam welding onsite, so I think that has minimized the competition over the years.” A current challenge for the company is finding new, young workers who want to carve out careers in this highly skilled, technical field. “The key is to find people who recognize the opportunity in this industry,” Roger remarks. “So, we’re trying to work a bit more with local colleges and high schools to promote that it’s a great industry to get into, that it’s not the machine shops of old. Almost everything here is computer-controlled; it’s clean, fast paced and always something new around the next corner. So, there’s potential for a very successful, long-term career for boys and girls who are looking for a challenge. There’s always going to be the need for technically competent machine shops. No matter what we’re