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Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, March 14, 1979 5 Bowmanvilie Plant Makes Variety of Paper Products Dennison employees Joan Hesson, left, and Darla Hicks are packing industrial crepe paper. At one time or another, we have all probably done battle with this plastic T-bar which is designed to hook into material and may only be successfully removed with scissors -' another innovative first for Dennison. Light-sensitive price stick- ers which respond to the rays of a specially developed wand that connects to a computer is the latest thing in pricing being employed by some of the larger department stores. These light-sensitive tags are produced in Dennison's Bow- manville plant. Sales Clerks pass the wand back and forth across the price ticket and the cost is automatically computed into the cash register. Another marvellous benefit of this system for large retail opera- tions is that it provides automatic inventory control. The computer is pro- grammed to pick up practical information from the light- sensitive tape and the proce- dure ultimately increases pro- ductivity and efficiency for the employer. In addition to marketing price tags and stickers, Den- nison also supplies the attach- ing machines. Most of the attaching equipment sold is manufactured in the U.S., however, all of the paper pricing systems are made in Canada and most of them are produced in Bowmanville. Dennison is constantly striv- ing to keep pace with market requirements. Marketing manager Peter Schaffeler said that thecompany has some ambitious plans to increase sales which will, of course, require more manu- Folding, packing and inspection of Dennison paper products is the job responsibility of Pat Stackhouse, left, and Monique Hardeastle. facturing capacity and will result in increased employ- ment. Mr. Bieber is pleased with the Bowmanville plant's pro- gress to date and said that a lot of the credit goes to the employees themselves. He also stated that the communi- ty has been good to Dennison and, likewise, Dennison has been good for the community. According to Peter Schaf- feler, Dennison bas spent a considerable amount of money training some of their employees in a skilled trade which will stand them in good stead forever. "There will always be a need for these skilled tradesmen," said Schaffeler, "and we feel we have been able to add some- thing to the community in this respect." Dennison employees have established their own social club and have organized sleigh rides, dances, dart tournaments, picnics and golf tournaments. "The social club get- togethers have gone a long way to promote good company relations," said the plant manager. "There are no definite plans at the moment for further company expansion but as long as credibility remains high for Dennison in Bowman- ville, growth will be in this direction," explained Mr. Bieber. Steven Racz, left, Bob Pouliot, and Joe Wilkinson, inspect a piece of the machinery used to produce the marking and attaching labels made at Den- nison. Dennison office employees have a "meeting of the minds." From left, Bill Edwards, Paul McKenty, Peter McAran, and Karen Leschak. To most people the name "Dennison" is probably synonymous with crepe paper and serviettes. However, the company has an extensive product line and claims to be the world's largest paper converter, marketing nearly 4000 different products. The price tag on the last garment you purchased probably was manufactured in their Bowmanville plant and it's a fair bet the magic marker you're presently using originated at Dennison. In 1975 Dennison purchased 11.5 acres of land and opened a plant in Bowmanville's industrial park on the Base Line Road. The building contained 40,000 square feet of plant and office space and initially employing 13 people. Their ranks have now swelled to 70 employees and it has been a company policy to hire locally whenever pos- sible. Hugh Bieber, plant manager, stated the only time they have hired outside the area was when a particular skill was not available from within the community. Dennison is an American owned company dating back to 1844 with four Canadian manufacturing plants in Montreal, Hamilton, Drum- mondville and Bowmanville. The 135-year-old company bas branches internationally in Australia, Britain, France,, Belgium and Denmark. The Dennison operation in Canada is divided into four major manufacturing divi- sions, Identification Systems, Marking & Attaching Sys- tems, Stationery Products, and Craft Originators. Part of the floor space area at the Bowmanville plant is used as a warehousing distri- bution centre for their various lines. The warehouse serves a wide range of retail, wholesale and commercial accounts in Ontario. The balance of the floor space is used for the manu- facture of made-to-order marking and attaching systems. Their product profile includes shipping tags, pro- duction tags, baggage tags, mink tagging, jewellery tags, postal labels, distillery labels, industrial labels, pressure sensitive labels and tabulating labels. Tagging and marking systems used in retail outlets and in the garment and textile industry constitute the bulk of their market. The products Dennison is selling today are becoming increasingly more sophisticat- ed because large retail outlets are dehanding more and more pricing efficiency. In an effort to eliminate the incidence of price tag swapping in stores, Dennison invented a little gadget called the "Swiftach System" which makes it virtually impossible to remove a price ticket from a piece of merchandise. PROVINCIAL COURT March 6, 1979 was involved in a collision on Judge Bark presided with 401 and investigated by Const. Assistant Crown Attorney A. Fitzgerald. Damage was Sosna and Duty Counsel D. $5,000. The fine was $275 or 14 Barber. days. Gordon Bowman, 58, R.R. 1, Albert Green, 34, 50 Rich- Port Hope, .was charged mond St. E., Apt. 626,Oshawa, February 17 'did drive after pleaded 'guilty' to a fraudu- consuming over .08'. He plead- lent charge which took place ed 'guilty'. P.C. Bell observed in July 1977. He was placed on him westbound on King St., probation for two years, to Bowmanville with high beams keep the peace and be of good on. He was weaving in his own behaviour. He is to attend the lane. He had to be handcuffed Generals Motors course for as he tried to take some pills. alcoholic abuse if the proba- Tests were .14 and .16. The tion officer thinks it is fine was $275. or 14 days. necessary. He will make License suspension three restitution to the man involved months. in the deal in the amount of Jos. Dewsbury, 22, 922 Glen $3,500. St., Apt. 210,Oshawa, pleaded Roger MacDuff, 30, 95 'guilty' to two charges in Queen St., Bowmanville, was connection with narcotics. He charged February 13, 'drove had a record for the same after consuming over .08'. He offense. On the first charge was further charged February the fine was $125 or 10 days. 1, being directly involved in a The second charge was $200 or collision, failed to remain. He 20 days consecutive. backed his car into a motor Frank Gulenchyn, 21, 227 vehicle in the Castle Hotel Malaga, Oshawa, was charg- parking lot. A previous record ed March 2, 'drove after read out. On the first charge consuming over .08. 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