Well Made Here lists MAPEI products manufactured in Canada

Laval, Quebec, September 06, 2022 - MAPEI Inc. is proud to be included by the Well Made Here organization on their Website www.ici-here.ca as a local manufacturer of DIY products for the construction industry in Canada.

Well Made Here is a federally chartered non-profit organization collectively founded in 2018 by several banners and professional associations. A major part of their mission is, "to encourage the purchase of quality building materials and other items manufactured in Canada and intended for the residential market." These are products that are available in hardware stores and home improvement centers across Canada.

As an example, MAPEI can offer DIY builders and renovators a single-source product build to A) expertly patch a concrete slab (Planipatch with Planipatch Plus); B) level it (Novoplan 2 Plus or Self Leveler Plus); C) set tile using premium mortar (Kerabond T/ Keralastic) and D) grout it using an ultra-premium grout (Ultracolor Plus FA) - all with products proudly made in Canada and all SCS certified^[1] for low-VOC emissions.

Many more Canadian-made products can also be found across the country at construction supply distributors and various retail outlets. To find your local distributor, go to https://www.mapei.com/ca/en-ca/where-to-buy.

"At MAPEI, we are the community in which we operate. Regarding customers and employees as family, respecting the environment, manufacturing locally, always innovating and never compromising on quality is what we do every day, with passion!" as stated by Marco Roma, General Manager of MAPEI Inc. on the MAPEI in Canada page, https://www.mapei.com/ca/en-ca/about-us/mapei-in-canada.

MAPEI Inc. has facilities located throughout Canada, with production facilities in Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia, a distribution center in Alberta, and a Technical Services Department beyond compare in the industry. The original Laval plant is now 128,000 square feet (11 892 m²) in size, including an R&D Center of Excellence for Concrete Restoration Systems, two polymer reactors, production and warehousing facilities, and the corporate headquarters. The Laval facility is currently expanding to add a 50,750-square-foot (4 715-m²) powders production plant, and a second R&D laboratory dedicated to concrete construction for Nordic climates worldwide, projected to open in 2023.

About MAPEI
Founded in 1937 in Milan, MAPEI is now one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chemical products for the building industry and has contributed to the construction of some of the most important architectural and infrastructural works worldwide. With 91 subsidiaries operating in 57 countries and 84 manufacturing plants in 35 different nations, the Group employs more than 11,000 staff worldwide. In 2021 MAPEI had a consolidated turnover of €3.3 billion. The foundations for the success of the company are specialization, internationalization, research & development and sustainability.

Headquartered in Deerfield Beach (Florida), MAPEI North America consists of the subsidiaries MAPEI Corporation (for the USA), MAPEI Inc. (for Canada) and MAPEI Caribe (for Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands), whose 28 facilities collectively have a workforce of about 1,800 employees. MAPEI facilities have been certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 quality standards. An environmentally conscious manufacturer that reinvests 5% of its revenue into R&D, MAPEI offers training for architects, contractors, installers and distributors through the MAPEI Technical Institute. For more about MAPEI, visit www.mapei.com or call 1-800-42-MAPEI (1-800-426-2734).