PRIVATE EQUITY
POI BUSINESS INTERIORS
Based in Ontario, POI is Canada’s largest workplace environment provider. For more than 60 years POI has revolutionized workplace environments with customized solutions that leverage the latest technologies and designs for the corporate, education, government, and healthcare sectors. An exclusive distribution partnership for Steelcase in the Ontario market (excluding Ottawa, Peterborough and Kingston), has further positioned POI as a leader and contributes to their extensive portfolio of furniture, architectural and technology products as well as integrated services that include planning, design, installation, asset management, relocation and storage.
POI's client-centric approach and collaborative style, has secured long-standing relationships with customers, helping in further realizing their commitment of always being at the forefront in providing value-added solutions.
RAPID-SPAN
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Rapid-Span consists of a group of companies that specialize in the manufacture of steel, precast, and timber components for the transportation industry, and in particular bridges. With production plants spread throughout western Canada, we have been supplying bridge systems and components since 1983 and are recognized in the industry for providing quality products and reliable service.
Rapid-Span excels on design-build projects, tackling complex work, and providing products into increasingly remote locations and extreme conditions. Our bridge products are spread throughout North America. Opportunities in Central and South America, Asia, and Africa have also challenged us to design and build quality products that are cost effective and easily transportable.
KORITE
Since 1979, KORITE is one of the most trusted source of the colourful gemstone Ammolite. KORITE is vertically integrated from operating one of the largest commercial Ammolite mines in the world to designing, manufacturing and selling art and fine jewellery in more than 28 countries. The company, its discovery team, craftspeople, designers and sales professionals stand by the quality and professionalism of every aspect of its international operations.
Unique Appliances Ltd.
Based in Oakville, Ontario, Unique Appliances Ltd. was founded over 30 years ago by the Peterson family. The company has long been at the forefront of offering well-made, uniquely designed appliances at affordable prices providing clients with a trusted source for appliances that are anything but ordinary. Unique is proud of their longstanding commitment to creating products built with integrity using only high-end materials. They invest in innovative, cost-efficient manufacturing processes without ever cutting corners. Unique has come to be known for a wide selection of gas ranges, bottom-mount refrigerators and freezers available in conventional and retro designs. They also offer Electric and Solar powered appliances in a variety of colors.
Nuway Crushing Ltd.
Head Quarters:
Whitehorse, Yukon
Nuway Crushing Ltd. is a leading provider of high-quality aggregate gravel and ore crushing services, serving construction, infrastructure, and mining projects across the Yukon and Northern BC. With over 30 years of industry experience, Nuway is a highly successful company with an exceptional reputation among government and industry. They serve a diverse client base including local government, mining operations and private companies. Nuway benefits from its depth of knowledge, superior logistical capabilities and operational resilience.
"Growth is never mere chance; it's the result of forces working together."
ACTIVE INVESTMENTS
Voran Group Ventures manufactures and distributes innovative health & hygiene, wellness, and applied nanotechnology products. One of our leading innovations is Bacoban Cleaner and Disinfectant. This patented solution tackles cleaning and disinfecting with a formula that not only kills 99.99% of bacteria, viruses and fungi, but also resolves the hygiene gap by creating a hygienic surface that prevents the growth of bacteria, mold, and mildew.
Headquarters: Edmonton, Alberta
Website: www.vorangroup.ca
Pyure Dynamic Protection™ manufactures and markets a line of UV hydroxyl generators to cleanse, deodorize and sanitize air and surfaces for healthcare, senior living, food & agriculture, hospitality, manufacturing, and commercial industries.
Headquarters: Boynton Beach, Florida
Website: www.pyure.ca
Canary is a biofuel producer focused on manufacturing biodiesel for the Canadian and US biodiesel markets. Canary's first plant is located in Lethbridge, Alberta and is currently getting upgraded to produce 18-19 million gallons per year of "Generation 2" biodiesel and glycerin.
Headquarters: Calgary, Alberta
Website: www.canarybiofuels.com
Headquarters: Calgary, Alberta
Website: www.globaltalentaccelerator.com
Global Talent Accelerator is "executive search for outsourcing". With a database of over 47,000 software engineering firms around the world (including local US and Canada), GTA quickly finds the best matches for your specific engineering needs. GTA does the due diligence for you and guarantees success. 98% hit rate vs industry standard 41%.
EverLine provides high quality and efficient line painting services for parking lots, roadways, parkades and warehouses. We are a full service parking lot maintenance company that makes us a one-stop-shop and the best choice for all of our clients parking lot needs. We offer power sweeping, power washing, asphalt sealcoating, crack filling, and more.
Headquarters: Calgary, Alberta
Website: www.everlinecoatings.com
"You will either step forward into growth or step back into safety."
PASSIVE INVESTMENTS
Geological AI is the only multi-sensor, cost-neutral scanning system employing a unique combination of hyper-spectral imaging + XRF line scanning + RGB Imaging and fully guided by laser depth correction. Developed by Eversoft Inc., Geological AI utilizes fully portable scanning robots that incorporate multiple sensors for a complete picture to deliver instant results with real-time element and mineralogical data.
KnowHow is a Canadian-based software platform that enables companies to easily onboard, skill up, and equip their workforces with the knowledge needed to succeed in their roles. KnowHow is a mobile and cloud based generative Ai solution that transforms how companies capture and facilitate their knowledge into simple to use processes and how-to guides, instantly translated into a worker’s preferred language. With KnowHow companies accelerate day one to productivity for new hires, increase compliance, reduce costly errors, retain their institutional knowledge and accelerate growth. Learn more at tryknowhow.com
Here is a video featuring Everline (one of Clear North's Portfolio companies) being resourced by KnowHow (another portfolio company). Everline Coatings & Services: KnowHow is the home of the 'Everline Way' (4 minutes)
Skiptown has created an innovative, fun and safe social experience for dogs and dog parents. The Skiptown experience and service offering is provided by an expertly‐trained and talented team and is underpinned by an advanced technology platform, providing an engaging experience for customers and employees.
Skiptown is bringing to the pet industry, what pioneering companies such as Topgolf and Dave & Busters have successfully built; a unique consumer experience giving dog parents the opportunity to provide expert care for their dogs and socialize with other dog parents.
Formed over a passion to create a sustainable energy future, Beyond Renewables
Inc. is a renewable technology company developing solutions that target baseload
electricity generation and storage.
Beyond's disruptive, patent pending technology has the potential to accelerate energy
transition that is fully non-emitting, provides baseload renewable energy supply with negligible start/stop delay and real time scalability, is decentralized with minimal footprint, can be deployed in existing wellbores and does not require independent battery storage solutions. All of these factors enable energy companies to lead in energy transition.
Cumulating from over seven years of innovation, Thread Innovations Inc. has developed proprietary and patent-pending process technology to produce carbon fiber from Alberta oil sands bitumen-based feedstocks. Regarded as a strategic material in next-generation structure and design, carbon fiber is up to 10x stronger than steel and up to 5x stiffer than aluminum per unit of weight while also offering several thermal, conductivity, and durability advantages.
Thread’s technology sequesters the bitumen-carbon from combustion supply-chains in an energy and emission efficient process to produce cost-disruptive carbon fiber with globally impactful scalability. Funding through the ERA is instrumental to Thread as it transitions from demonstration to pre-commercialization scale-up.