Making Buildings and Spaces More
Comfortable, Safe & Efficient
This mission unifies our business units and guides the pillars that make POLR into a cohesive entity
Our Cause
For Our Passionate & Loyal Talent:
A safe and respectful work environment that stimulates our teams. Ensures the well-being of the PolR team. Limitless career opportunities for exceptional individuals who have the potential to positively transform our company.
For Our Entre-Intra-Preneurial Talent:
Boundless ownership/succession opportunities for exceptional individuals who already have or demonstrate the potential to become impactful team members that embody entrepreneurship through their will to be game changers for the organization.
For Our Valued Stakeholders:
Partnerships of choice for our customers, suppliers and strategic partners, supported by a reciprocal win-win mindset.
Our Vision
Establish a sustainable long-term company, fostering an entrepreneurial spirit, capable of adapting to emerging opportunities. Decentralized with good governance, all while remaining profitable to reinvest.
Our Values
At PolR, we are driven by a passion for our work - a vital energy that fuels our commitment to excellence. Driven by an unwavering dedication to customer satisfaction, we consistently strive for outstanding performance in every aspect of our business.
Our leadership stands out through our ability to discover, develop, and empower our talent, allowing each individual to thrive and fully contribute to our collective success. At the core of our corporate culture, there is a deep respect based on integrity, mutual trust, a win-win approach, and genuine humility.
These fundamental values are the pillars upon which we build our strong and sustainable company, where every individual can flourish and collaborate harmoniously to achieve extraordinary results.
The business units of PolR are divided into three main areas of activity: the distribution and fabrication of commercial and industrial insulation products, the design and manufacture of parts and sub-assemblies for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), and the design, manufacture, and installation of controlled modular environments.
More specifically, the units Nadeau (Quebec), Nu-West (Western Canada), Impro (Ontario), Scotia Insulations (Maritimes), and Shur-fit (Vancouver) specialize in the distribution and processing of commercial and industrial insulation products.
The Artik/OEM unit, which operates plants in both Canada and the United States, designs and manufactures thermal and acoustic insulation systems, as well as interior finishing products primarily for North American public transportation equipment manufacturers (buses and passenger cars).
With plants in Canada and the United States, Mecart is a recognized leader in the field of controlled environments, designing, manufacturing, and installing modular cleanrooms, control rooms, operator cabins, offices, and rest areas for extreme environments, sound studios, acoustical enclosure and other innovative environments designed upon request.
Our Executive Team
CHRISTIAN LAFORTUNE
Co-CEO at POLR Enterprises Inc. & President commercial and industrial insulating products distribution & the OEM manufacturing division
Christian is an experienced manager, who has worked for major companies such as Acklands-Grainger and Hewitt (now Toromont) before joining PolR in 2015. A company builder, he has experienced the contexts of public companies, where expectations for results are constant, and private equity companies, with longer-term visions. Building high-performing teams, a culture of execution, and the predominance of respect, both towards customers, supplier-partners, and colleagues, are distinguishing features of Christian's leadership.
PATRICE GENOIS
Co-CEO at POLR Enterprises Inc. & President at MECART
Although he began his career in engineering after obtaining a master's degree in aerospace engineering, Patrice Genois quickly showed a strong interest and ability in management and business development. Patrice joined PolR in 2012 as Director of Engineering for the Mecart business unit and has since expanded his field of action to become the president of MECART and eventually the Co-CEO of the entire POLR group. Patrice is passionate about everything related to entrepreneurship, leadership, innovation, and strategy. He is an inspiring and determined leader, focused on innovation. He pays great attention to talent development within the company.
NICOLAS LINDSTROM
Chief Financial Officer and Digital Transformation at POLR Enterprises Inc.
Nicolas demonstrated his passion for finance early in his career. After working for a well-known investment fund and for a global consulting firm, Nicolas realized that it was within a company that he could bring the most value - where he could combine his passion, knowledge and desire to build an organization with a long-term vision. Developing data that helps better see the future, evaluating performance in relation to strategy and fully participating in its development, these are some of Nicolas' approaches.
Our Business Units’ Vice-Presidents & Sales Directors
Darryl Schmidt
VP of National Initiatives
Nadeau, Nu-West, Impro
& Scotia Insulations
Ron Douglas
VP & General Manager
Scotia Insulations & Nu-West
Eric Bechard
VP Procurement & Supply Chain
Nadeau, Nu-West, Impro
& Scotia Insulations
Rob Harvey
Director of Sales
Scotia Insulations
Greg Brouckxon
Vice President of Operations
ARTIK / OEM
Steve Huculiak
Director of Sales
Nadeau
Louis Basque
Director of Sales
Nu-West
Pascal Boismenu
VP & General Manager
Nadeau & Impro
Jim Graham
VP Business Development
ARTIK / OEM
Jérome Jobin
VP & General Manager
MECART
Vincent Roberge
VP Operations
MECART
Jonathan Poitras
VP Strategic Initiatives & Technology
POLR
Joel Bowerbank
Branch Manager
Impro
Our Business Units
Distributor and manufacturer of products related to specialized insulation in the commercial and industrial markets (Atlantic Canada).
Distributor and manufacturer of products related to specialized insulation in the commercial and industrial markets (Quebec).
Distributor and manufacturer of products related to specialized insulation in the commercial and industrial markets (Ontario).
Distributor and manufacturer of products related to specialized insulation in the commercial and industrial markets (Western Canada).
Shur-Fit is the newest addition in January of 2023 to the POLR family of businesses. Composed of a team of dedicated and experienced team members and with a long history of quality insulation fabrication, Shur-Fit fabricates insulation products for the commercial and industrial markets.
Artik/OEM designs, manufactures and supplies thermal and acoustical insulation, fire protection, floor systems, interior finishes and other specialized products to manufacturers of equipment for public transportation.
Established in 1974, MECART is a Canadian manufacturer that designs, builds and installs modular buildings for specific applications on a worldwide basis (cleanrooms, noise controlled cabins and enclosures and studio/recording spaces)
Our Offices, Plants & Warehouses
Artik / OEM
Mecart
Commercial and industrial insulating products distribution and fabrication
SCOTIA INSULATIONS
NOVA SCOTIA
20 Borden Avenue
Dartmouth, NS, B3B 1C8, Canada
T: (902) 468-8333 / F: (902) 468-5805
csns@scotiainsulations.com
NEWFOUNDLAND
134 Clyde Avenue
Donavan’s Industrial Park, Mount Pearl, NL., A1N 4S1, Canada
T: (709) 747-6688 / F: (709) 747-6699
csnl@scotiainsulations.com
NEW BRUNSWICK
885 Bayside Drive
Saint John, N.B., E2R 1A3, Canada
T: (506) 632-7798 / F: (506) 632-8193
csnb@scotiainsulations.com
NADEAU
MONTREAL
6801 Bd des Grandes-Prairies
St-Léonard, QC, H1P 3G8, Canada
T: (514) 493-1800 / F: (514) 493-6643
sacmtl@nadeauisolation.com
QUEBEC CITY
5085 Rideau Street
Quebec city, QC, G2E 5H5, Canada
T: (418) 872-0000 / F: (418) 872-5172
sacqc@nadeauisolation.com
IMPRO
TORONTO
5265 General Road
Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 2K4, Canada
T: (905) 602-4300 / F: (905) 602-8166
Customer service : 1 800 954-6776
NU-WEST
VANCOUVER
2960 Lake City Way
Burnaby BC, V5A 3A2, Canada
T: (604) 288-7382 / F: (604) 288-7383
Customer service : 1 (866) 655-5329
vancouver@nu-west.ca
CALGARY
7026 30th Street SE
Calgary, AB, T2C 1N9, Canada
T: (403) 201-1218 / F: (403) 201-1980
Customer service : 1 (877) 209-1218
calgary@nu-west.ca
EDMONTON
16295 132 Ave NW
Edmonton AB T5V 1H8, Canada
T: (780) 448-7222 / F: (780) 448-7244
Customer service : 1 (877) 448-7222
edmonton@nu-west.ca
REGINA
1129 Pettigrew Ave.
Regina, SK S4N 5W1, Canada
T: (306) 721-5574 / F: (306) 721-0152
Customer service: 1 (800) 668-6643
regina@nu-west.ca
SASKATOON
403-2750 Faithfull Avenue
Saskatoon, SK S7K 6M6, Canada
T: (306) 242-4224 / F: (306) 931-3480
Customer service : 1 (800) 667-3766
saskatoon@nu-west.ca
WINNIPEG
Unit 3 - 500 De Baets Street
Winnipeg, MB r2j 4k3
T: (204) 977-3522 / F: (204) 975-1603
Customer service : 1 (866) 977-3522
winnipeg@nu-west.ca
SHUR-FIT
VANCOUVER
2960 Lake City Way
Burnaby BC, V5A 3A2, Canada
T: (604) 288-7382 / F: (604) 288-7383
Customer service : 1 (866) 655-5329
vancouver@nu-west.ca
ARTIK / OEM
IOWA
918 North Second Street
Osage, Iowa, USA, 50461
T: (641) 832-2701 / F: (641) 832-2702
info@artikoem.com
ONTARIO
560-B Finley Avenue
Ajax, ON, L1S 2E3, Canada
T: (905) 428-8728 / F: (905) 428-7066
info@artikoem.com
MONTREAL
6801 Bd des Grandes-Prairies
St-Léonard, QC, H1P 3G8, Canada
T: (514) 493-1800 / F: (514) 493-6643
info@artikoem.com
MANITOBA
25 Paquin Road,
Winnipeg, MB, R2J 3V9, Canada
T: (204) 222-0714 / F: (204) 222-0601
info@artikoem.com
MECART
CANADA
110 Rotterdam Street
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures,
Quebec City, QC, G3A 1T3, Canada
T: (418) 880-7000 / F: (418) 880-7070
Toll free : 1 (866) 463-2278
info@mecart.com
USA
208 Old Fork Shoals Rd
Greenville, SC, United States 29605
T: 864-535-0001 / F: (418) 880-7070
info@mecart.com