Millwork company relocating to Campbellford
Custom architectural millwork company Mirmil Products is moving manufacturing operations from Quinte West to Campbellford.
“Obviously, this is a good news story for us,” said Trent Hills Mayor Bob Crate. “It brings good jobs and fills a void from when Dart Cup left. This is definitely something that we’re very pleased about.”
They’ll be taking over the 165,000-square-foot facility that Dart Cup occupied until September 2019, when the company shut down.
Mirmil Products president and CEO Travis Walker says the company has been looking for a larger space to expand to that also worked for current employees. The company looked in Belleville, Trenton and the surrounding area before settling on Campbellford, in the Municipality of Trent Hills.
“We’ve been looking for a building that size and there’s just not a lot of them around,” said Walker. “It’s a good building, it’s a big open space and well suited for our operations.”
Walker worked with Dart Cup for almost two years to finalize
the deal. The facility has had several suitors since Dart Cup left, but Crate says Mirmil is the best fit for Campbellford.
“We got an established company that’s got a lot of business,” said Crate.
Mirmil employs about 70 people with plans to expand to more than 100. The company is looking to hire immediately, and Walker says anyone interested should go to the careers tab at mirmil.ca. They’ll be looking for cabinet-makers, machine operators, production associates and engineering personnel for full-time jobs with benefits.
Mirmil has operated out of Quinte West since the 1960s and has done work for Disney, MGM Resorts, Yale, Harvard, The Westin Maui, MIT and others in the past.
“As a municipality, we’ve struggled to have jobs for people to live here because of where we are, we’re a fair ways off the 401,” said Crate. “Having a company like this is really something we can be proud of.”
Walker plans to work with schools in the region to show students the kind of opportunities available for careers in trades, continuing work done with schools in Quinte West.
“Finding good, quality people is our biggest struggle, and we want to show young people that there is some interesting work in manufacturing,” said Walker.
“As a grandparent and a parent, you really look to keep the young people here, and it’s tough,” said Crate. “To have a company that’s willing to train and employ them and know that there’s work is a great thing.”