Ingenuity | Durability | Reliability

International Contact: Bernard BergeronEmail: bernard.bergeron@cresswell-inc.comCell Phone: 1-450-268-4951

Cresswell Industries St-Hubert, QC, Canada

Nova Steel 5 different divisions in 14 locations in North America.

Cresswell Division of Nova Steel

≡ Nova Steel LaSalle is the head office and one of Nova’s largest operational divisions.

≡ CAPACITY: 250 000 annual tons, 160 000 square feet, four 40 tons cranes.

Nova Steel

Divisions :≡ Nova Steel – Ontario

≡ Stoney Creek≡ Acier Nova

≡ Woodstock≡ Acier Nova

≡ Nova Steel – Quebec ≡ Lasalle

≡ Acier Nova≡ Nova Tube≡ Delta

≡ Montreal≡ Nova Tube

≡ Dorval≡ Acier Nova≡ Nova Products

≡ Baie D’urfé≡ Acier Nova

≡ Cresswell Manufacturing

(Québec )≡ Granby

≡ Racking

≡ St-Hubert≡ Buckets

≡ Shawinigan ≡ Nails

≡ Sherbrooke≡ RF Buckets

≡ Nova Steel – Mexico ≡ Saltillo

≡ American Steel and Aluminum ≡ Portland≡ Syracuse≡ Auburn≡ Fremont

≡Standard pipe production≡Structural tube Production for

mechanical and automotive tube≡Service center and distribution≡Heavy equipment fabrication≡Storage System≡ Nails for hardwood flooring≡Sales exceeding $750 million

Ownership / Management       Solid, well grounded: Capable of making strategic investments to lower

production costs Experienced: Over 100 years experience in Steel Manufacturing North American presence: Capable of moving production where needed Sound business practices: Family owned business leading to over $750

million in sales Availability: Easily reached by email or phone call replied same day Knowledgeable: Have manufactured attachments up to 15 000lbs

consistently and successfully OEM Tier 1 Capable: Experts at utilising KPI metrics as a successful OEM

partner, twice Volvo Supplier of the year OEM Tier 1 experienced: Heavy attachments, Railway, Construction, Forestry,

Mining... Purchasing Power: Purchase custom plates from mills to improve scrap ratios

eliminate networks

Cresswell Industries and Nova Steel

Cresswell Industries St-Hubert, QC, Canada120,000 square foot facility with a

manufacturing capacity of 10 000 tons annually.

Cresswell Industries Vision

Value added Steel parts

Building Partnership

Common Steel

Suppliers

Meeting Global

Competition

Common synergy Between

Industries

What Cresswell offers and delivers on an ongoing basis

TraceabilityIdentify defects prior to customer delivery with root cause analysis

Inventory of raw goodswe maintain sufficient raw material for sudden upturns maintianing lead times

Inventory of finished goodsfinished goods can be held in a canban for fast moving inventory eliminating lead times

Delivery precision metricsMaintain over 98% delivery precision which helps eliminate broken promises

Collaborative approachParticipate in quality programs, trade shows and play an active role in entire supply chain

Metrics documentedISO 9002 followed and implemented with visual management cues giving live performance

Design for manufacturing and assembly Eliminates waste in the design and manufacturing process

Cresswell Management System Ongoing cost reduction programs to identify profitable gains

Manufacturing IndustryFrom Steel comes finished goods

We outsource less than 5% which maintains quality, shortens lead times and maintains a competitive advantage

Maintain less than one defect per 500 wheel loaders over six months, eliminating rework

Komatsu America:OEM Supplier since 1991

Volvo: OEM Global supplier

since 1996, having been deemed twice Global Supplier of the year. VPS award 2015

OEM Supplier of Buckets and Haulers

MotivatedAccountableExperienceIngenuityPolyvalentWBA / CWBApprentice Program

Valued ressource: People

Development and Production Practices

We also follow:

• Lean Production Practices• ISO 14001 Certification• ISO 9001 Certification• CWB / AWS Certification• Steel plate purchase program

direct from mill• Utilize Supplier Evaluation Model

All steel plates arePre-blasted to removescale and rust. Thispermits welders tospend time weldinginstead of preparation

In order to have the bestlead time possible,under 10 days for themajority of our wheelloader production, wemaintain a steel platestock of over $1 milliondollars.

Development and Production Practices

One of the two roboticwelders that CreswellIndustries utilizes has acapacity of 2 bays, eachcapable of handlingparts 25ft x 12ft, enablingoperator to install oneproduct while the other isbeing welded.

Development and Production Practices

This equipment is used for Articulated truck vessels

and some Wheel Loader buckets.

Development and Production Practices

The other stations havebeen designed to manuallyweld attachment components up to 20 000lbs., using lean manufacturingProcesses.

All buckets are shot-blasted prior to painting,to meet or exceed thehighest levels of surfacefinishing standards.

Development and Production Practices

Machining capabilities and welding of complex parts

Cresswell Industries is offering its expertise as a Global award winning OEM

supplier and a manufacturer of

Premium attachments and

wheel loader buckets and transfer this

knowledge as a profitable

advantage to the marketplace.

How do we lead:

We offer tailored Solutions to meet most requirements:

Product developmentengineering assistance

After Sales ServiceInventory

Training and DocumentationLogistics

Replacement Parts…

How do we lead:

Ingéniosité | Durabilité | Fiabilité

Ingenuity | Durability | Reliability

International Contact: Bernard BergeronEmail: bernard.bergeron@cresswell-inc.comCell Phone: 1-450-268-4951