Welland: Ontario’s Economic Gateway Centre

Why locate AASTECH in Welland?

In a word: opportunity. Locating in Welland means the opportunity to develop AASTECH in a cooperative, business friendly environment with shared vision for job creation and regional economic success through technology based business.

Welland has a vision – Prosperity Through Innovation. The CIty is poised to become an advanced manufacturing location and a vital economic engine of commercial business growth. Welland’s sleeves are rolled up, ready to work. And AASTECH is ready to work with Welland: Ontario’s Economic Gateway Centre.

The reason AASTECH exists is to improve safety outcomes by making sure the right technologies get to market, that they become available to the organizations who buy them and, ultimately, to the individuals who use technology to stay safe at work.

The road to achieving this is by working with early stage companies who have the safety technology solutions. There is a whole lot of development work and investment that takes place to get any technology out of the lab and into the hands of the end user. Welland offers the ideal environment to carry out this work.

Part of the role of AASTECH is to support the business development process. The more “road ahead” that we can pave for the companies we work with, the faster they can achieve success, particularly in terms of jobs created. The City of Welland is simply motivated and up to the challenge.

The City is well positioned to meet investee companies’ manufacturing needs as they continue to build a nucleus of innovative advanced manufacturing companies including advanced manufacturing technology suppliers.  At the same time, Welland’s Service sector is strong, positioning the City with potential to develop advanced technology service companies.

As the CIty of Welland carries out their “commitment to move beyond traditional models of industrial revitalization, embrace bold strategies that emphasize applied advanced technology and foster an innovative culture”, AASTECH will work with community and business leaders to “unleash their creative energy, build entrepreneurial capacity and, in turn achieve “Prosperity through Innovation”.”

Top 10
According to Canadian Business Magazine Welland is one of the top ten best places to do business in Canada. With its proximity to an extensive North American market, Welland is only 30 minutes to the US border. There is an abundance of affordable commercial/industrial land and competitive business costs relative to other communities across North America. Welland is accessable via highway, rail and shipping canal, and in close proximity to 3 major international airports: Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo and boasts a highly skilled labour force with access to a labour force of approximately 200,000 people.

Welland Development Commission

Canada’s Gateway to Opportunity