January 1st, 2019
Employee engagement isn't just a buzzword - it's a competitive advantage
Your employees are one of your biggest upfront expenses. But they are also one of your greatest long-term investments.
CRAIG RICHARDSON
CONTRIBUTED TO THE GLOBE AND MAIL
PUBLISHED JANUARY 1, 2019 UPDATED JANUARY 2, 2019
CGT employee in New Braunfels, Texas plant
August 29th, 2019
Cambridge’s CGT poised for European growth with acquisition of French firms
Cambridge-based manufacturer buys two French companies out of bankruptcy
BRENT DAVIS
WATERLOO REGION RECORD
PUBLISHED AUGUST 29, 2019
Inside the CGT plant in Cambridge. The company celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. - Brent Davis , Waterloo Region Record
February 12th, 2019
Canadian General-Tower celebrates 150 years in Cambridge
Tracing its roots back 150 years to a Galt business that made wagon wheels and axe handles, CGT now employs more than 1,200 people around the world.
BRENT DAVIS
WATERLOO REGION RECORD
PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 12, 2019
Inside the CGT plant in Cambridge. The company celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. - Brent Davis , Waterloo Region Record
September 21st, 2017
Cambridge businessman Rick Chaplin continued family legacy
When Jim Chaplin was forced to step back from the company he built into a $300-million enterprise, the late Cambridge industrialist turned to the only person he could trust - his son.
GREG MERCER
WATERLOO REGION RECORD
PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2017
Rick Chaplin explains the process for making vinyl film for pool liners in this photo taken at Canadian General-Tower in 2007. - Nick Iwanyshyn,Record staff file photo
June 30th, 2017
Several Waterloo Region companies predate Confederate
There are a number of businesses in Waterloo Region that can trace their roots back to the days before Canada became a country.
BRENT DAVIS
WATERLOO REGION RECORD
PUBLISHED JUNE 30, 2017
This photo shows the former home of the Gore Mutual Insurance Co. on Main Street in downtown Galt. The company's roots go back to 1837. - David Bebee,Record staff file photo
January 13th, 2016
Cambridge-based CGT building plant in Texas
Cambridge is building a new plant in Texas that is expected to employ 275 people by 2025
BRENT DAVIS
WATERLOO REGION RECORD
PUBLISHED JANUARY 13TH, 2016
CGT Plant - New Braunfels, TX
January 8th, 2016
Canadian General-Tower to build $80 million manufacturing plant in Texas
Canadian General-Tower Ltd., a Cambridge, Ont. - based producer of thermoplastic sheeting for automotive and industrial applications, has announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility in New Braunfels, Tex.
CANADIAN PLASTICS
PUBLISHED JANUARY 8TH, 2016
CGT New Braunfels, Texas facility.
October 2nd, 2019
UX Innovations Around the Next Corner
Concepts such as 3D imaging and touch-sensitive interior surfaces are on the leading edge of UX ideas that seek to assist drivers and enhance comfort.
BOB GRITZINGER
2018 WARDSAUTO INTERIORS CONFERENCE
PUBLISHED OCTOBER 3RD, 2018
Harman CGT concept IP
October 3rd, 2018
Smart Surfaces Can Simplify Interiors, Improve Safety
Morphing controls, 3D touchscreens and secretly lit materials to be the next wave in interior advancement, say panelists.
CHRISTIE SCHWEINSBURG
2018 WARDSAUTO INTERIORS CONFERENCE
PUBLISHED OCTOBER 3RD, 2018
Harman CGT concept IP
June 20th, 2018
Versatile materials called key to vehicle interiors
Sustainability, light-weighting and consumer preference are among the OEM priorities suppliers are trying to address, company representatives say during a panel discussion at the recent WardsAuto Interiors Conference.
JIM IRWIN
2018 WARDSAUTO INTERIORS CONFERENCE
PUBLISHED JUNE 20TH, 2018
Spectalite’s Guenther discusses bamboo’s advantages as Lear’s Bott (far left) and CGT’s Vaughan listen at WardsAuto Interiors Conference.
June 20th, 2018
Inside Story One of Comfort, Flexability
Panel moderator Richard Vaughan, creative director-CGT and an industrial design consultant, notes his company is developing anti-microbial surfaces particularly suited to shared vehicles.
JIM IRWIN
2019 WARDSAUTO INTERIORS CONFERENCE
PUBLISHED MAY 13TH, 2019
August 26th, 2019
Canadian General Tower raises the bar with Backpack Project
COMMUNITY
CAMBRIDGE TIMES
PUBLISHED AUGUST 26TH, 2019
CGT backpacks ready to be delivered.
June 18th, 2019
Cambridge's Canadian General-Tower Celebrates 150 Years
New Waterworks Park opens officially Saturday.
RAY MARTIN
CAMBRIDGE TIMES
PUBLISHED JUNE 18TH, 2019
Company chief executive officer Craig Richardson stands next to the improved ball diamonds at Waterworks Park. - Ray Martin/Torstar
Canadian General Tower (CGT) CEO Craig Richardson (right) gives Cambridge Self-Help Food Bank executive director Pat Singleton some help in making donations grow at the company’s kickoff for the food bank’s spring food drive, dubbed Shower them with our donations. - Bill Doucet, Times Staff
April 10th, 2014
Cambridge Food Bank kicks off spring drive
Canadian General Tower provided some help in making donations grow at the company’s kickoff for the food bank’s spring food drive, dubbed Shower them with our donations.
BILL JACKSON
REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER
KITCHENER POST
PUBLISHED APRIL 10TH, 2014
November 16th, 2016
Your 2016 Cambridge & North Dumfries Community Award nominees are...
Cambridge Chamber of Commerce officials have announced the nominees for its fourth annual Cambridge & North Dumfries Community Awards.
CAMBRIDGE TIMES
PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 16TH, 2016
Regional Coun. Helen Jowett stands with Jennifer Fallows of CGT, which received the Best Corporate/Not-for-Profit Partnership award along with Cambridge Self-Help Food Bank, along with Nicole Pereira of Cambridge Centre Honda and Stephen Witteveen of Pavey, Law & Witteveen LLP and Cambridge Chamber of Commerce chair. - Tomasz Adamski Photography
March, 2019
Canadian General-Tower 2019 Collection
150 years of industry-leading innovation and design, Canadian General-Tower is kicking off the 2019 pool season with fresh new designs, featuring premium Aquashimmer inks and Aquasense emboss textures as well as additions to its popular Essential Pool Collection: Hamlin (pictured) and Modstone.
AQUA EDITORS
PUBLISHED MARCH 2019
CGT's Hamlin liner.
August 27th, 2019
Canada's CGT builds business in Europe with Acquisitions
CATHERINE KAVANAUGH
PUBLISHED AUGUST 27TH, 2019
Canadian General-Tower Ltd.'s New Braunfels, Texas, plant opened in 2017.
May, 2019
CGT working on new plasticizers at age 150
Even after 150 years in business, Canadian General-Tower isn't afraid to try new things.
FRANK ESPOSITO
PUBLISHED MAY 16TH, 2019
CGT's New Braunfels, TX plant exterior.
May, 2019
With 'improvement in her title, no interior can be inferior
Margaret Soares: Continuous Improvement ensures top quality
JIL McINTOSH
PUBLISHED MAY, 2019
Margaret Soares \ Photo by: David Sones
July 22nd, 2019
How one Canadian company twisted and turned, but couldn’t escape Trump's tariff crossfire
Strain on businesses entangled in a global web of trade offensives and retaliations is unprecedented
NAOMI POWELL
PUBLISHED JANUARY 1, 2019 UPDATED JULY 22ND, 2019
September, 2019
CGT at 150
Lots of competitive pep as it looks to the future.
PLANT Magazine
SEPTEMBER ISSUE
September, 2019
CGT Fields Grand Opening
SNAPD CAMBRIDGE