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Over the years, Lemieux Spinning has had to weather many storms. But 115 years later, the company is still very much alive and kicking. Lemieux Spinning is recognized worldwide as a manufacturer of specialized yarns and is constantly improving and optimizing its processes to push the limits in the creation of wool and synthetic yarns.
"We are the oldest spinning mill in Quebec and probably in Canada," says Serge Lemieux, co-owner of the company with his brother Marc, and great-grandson of Joseph-Albert Lemieux, the mill's founder in 1906. "I think what accounts for our longevity is our ability to adapt to change. Over time, we've managed growth, but we've also had to manage decline. We've had to adjust to the markets, but also to the products and the quantities to be produced, offering more variety and agreeing to make them in smaller batches, while responding to requests as quickly as possible."
Proud of the success of his company - which has customers in Quebec and the rest of Canada, but also in Europe, Asia, Australia and the Caribbean - Lemieux says he is aware that nothing is won in advance. In the textile industry, competition is very strong with emerging countries. And he always has to keep an eye on what's happening in the market.
He adds that Lemieux Spinning has an advantage up its sleeve. Its competitors in emerging countries are looking for large volumes of orders in order to fill containers and export their products at low prices.
"For our part, we also try to stay afloat by finding more specialized niches where we assure our customers that we will serve them better than companies in emerging countries."
Four sectors
Lemieux Spinning operates in four sectors. First is sanitary yarns, which are used to make products such as dry mops for schools, offices or big-box buildings, products where quality must be consistent so they can be reused after being washed over and over.
Next comes wool knitting yarns (handmade knitting), which Lemieux Spinning has been producing since its inception. [...]
Source: Jean-François Tardif, Le Soleil, March 20, 2021
Photo: Patrice Laroche, Le Soleil
Legend: Serge and Marc Lemieux, co-owners of the company
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