Ready to Export: Are you innovating?
Companies that export are more innovative, productive, profitable, and protected from risk. This, the first in a four-part series, talks about how businesses that innovate and invest in R&D compete on the global stage.
John Simmons is in a competitive business and he’s not just competing with other Canadians in his line of work — he’s competing with companies across the globe.
Simmons is CEO of Carmanah, a solar technology company that provides LED lighting solutions — street lights, parking lot lights and pathway lights — to infrastructure, including marine aids for navigation and airfield for ground lighting.
“We try to innovate so our solutions provide the best value for customers,” Simmons says.
In other words, his technology gurus work hard to make sure their products are the safest, most robust and at the lowest possible price.
“When we’re competing on the world stage, we’re up against competitors from a variety of countries,” Simmons said.
