LONGUEUIL, QC, April 29, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Héroux-Devtek Inc. (TSX: HRX), ("Héroux-Devtek" or the "Corporation" http://www.herouxdevtek.com), a leading Canadian manufacturer of aerospace products, today announced that its 280 unionized Landing Gear products employees at the Longueuil, Québec facility have voted in favor of a three-year collective agreement, which now extends through April 30, 2017. The workers concerned are members of Unifor, Local Section1956.
"Going forward, the three-year agreement will enable Héroux-Devtek Longueuil's operations to focus on its initiatives to optimize this facility as a center of excellence in repair and overhaul, surface treatment, and assembly,'' declared Gilbert Guérin, Corporate Director, Human Resources of Héroux-Devtek.
PROFILE
Héroux-Devtek Inc. (TSX: HRX) is a Canadian company specializing in the design, development, manufacture and repair and overhaul of landing gear and actuation systems and components for the Aerospace market. The Corporation is the third largest landing gear company worldwide, supplying both the commercial and military sectors of the Aerospace market with new landing gear systems and components, as well as aftermarket products and services. The Corporation also manufactures electronic enclosures, heat exchangers and cabinets for suppliers of airborne radar, electro-optic systems and aircraft controls through its Magtron operations. On a pro forma basis, approximately 75% of the Corporation's sales are outside Canada, including 50% in the United States. The Corporation's head office is located in Longueuil, Québec with facilities in the Greater Montreal area (Longueuil, Laval and St-Hubert); Kitchener and Toronto, Ontario; Springfield and Cleveland, Ohio; Wichita, Kansas; and Runcorn, Nottingham and Bolton, United Kingdom.
