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Strategic Alliance Partners

Joint ventures, alliances, and other corporate partnerships are fueling the growth of the world's most successful companies. At PVC, we believe the demand to deliver more new products faster, and at lower prices, has never been greater. Through our Strategic Alliance Partners (SAPs) and other collaborative business arrangements, we provide a winning solution for our clients, permitting them to enter new markets and create new products, which otherwise may not have been possible.
Our carefully selected SAPs collaborate under the PVC business umbrella and are all in pursuit of a common goal: to drive our clients' success. This arrangement permits us to work closely with our clients to deliver unique “end-to-end” solutions. Through the PVC SAP network, our clients are able to:
- Decisively seize opportunities before they disappear
- Respond quickly to change
- Adapt to change with greater flexibility
- Increase market share
- Gain access to new markets or push ahead of the competition
- Identify and address internal weaknesses
- Gain new skills or areas of competence
- Leverage outsourced expert resources
The flexible PVC business platform allows our clients to easily respond to rapidly changing markets, technologies and business needs. As the global marketplace gains speed and its economies tighten, the PVC value proposition is quickly becoming the weapon of choice for today’s most successful corporations.
Our Strategic Alliance Partners include:
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Canadian Celiac Association (CCA)
The CCA is a volunteer-based, federally registered charitable organization which supplies information (including where to find excellent sources of gluten-free food) to those suffering from celiac disease and dermatitis herpetiformis. The CCA also fosters research and encourages mutual support among celiacs.
www.celiac.ca
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Clevenger Frable LaVallee (CFL)
CFL provides consulting and design services to owners and architects to assist them in the planning and design of commercial food production facilities with food safety and quality of paramount importance. CFL provides schematic designs, design development, final documents and construction administration to its client base.
www.cfldesign.com
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GCP Consulting
GPC Consulting specializing in business coaching, operations, systems, and compliance support for the food industry. It collaborates with clients to develop and execute food safety strategies and programs, adding value to its client accounts without adding permanent staff; GPC implements quality assurance initiatives, develops customized safety manuals, and trains employees in good food safety practices. GCP also works with its clients to identify equipment and facility upgrades for efficient and safe food production.
www.gcpconsulting.ca
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iCiX North America
Founded in 2003, iCiX is an online industry network for managing and analyzing supply supply chain risk, compliance and standards. Over 70,000 facilities around the world utilize the iCiX network, including six of the top 10 retailers and 82 of the top 100 food companies. iCiX helps retailers, manufacturers, distributors and suppliers throughout the supply chain share and manage validated information with their trading partners.
www.icix.com
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Kasar Canada
Kasar Canada is a supplier of professional food safety support to companies involved in the production and distribution of food products. Its services include initial assessments and gap analysis, the design of site-specific HACCP-based programs, and assistance with program implementation, compliance audits and staff training. Kasar has developed proprietary programs specific to the transportation, distribution, warehousing and retail industries.
www.kasarcanada.com
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McCuaig Insurance
McCuaig is an insurance brokerage with vast experience providing custom-tailored, comprehensive insurance coverage to farms, manufacturers, contractors, retail stores and others occupying the product supply chain. McCuaig is a valued resource who assists companies through the claims process.
www.mccuaiginsurance.com
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Mopani Communications
Mopani Communications is a strategic marketing and communications consultancy firm which specializes in social marketing for the agri-food and wellness promotion sectors. Mopani works with clients to close the gap between consumers and food producers, governments and farmers, and communities and not-for-profit organizations—the entire value chain from gate-to-plate.
www.mopani.ca
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Operation Safety
Operation Safety helps employers protect their companies' reputations, due diligence and, most importantly, their employees from injury. It provides workplace hazard assessments, claims management processes and procedures, risk assessments for workplace hazards and compliance, and food safety and certification training.
www.operationsafety.ca
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Packaging Association of Canada
PAC's mandate is to drive safe packaging for all products. Given the increasing interest in global sustainability, the packaging industry is under unprecedented scrutiny and food safety is of vital concern. PAC is the common link in the supply chain, which connects members—including retailers and quick service restaurants—to consumer packaged goods, packaging converters and raw material suppliers, among others. PAC owns proprietary rights to PACsecure, the only HACCP-based packaging standard in the world.
www.pac.ca
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QMI-SAI Global
QMI-SAI Global is North America's leading quality and environmental management systems registrar. It evaluates clients' business processes against rigorous ISO or industry standards and ensures that their operations meet compliancy and registration requirements. QMI-SAI Global full understands standards so that clients' operations remain compliant, registrations are met, and risk management solutions reduce or eliminate at-risk opportunities within the supply chain.
www.qmi-saiglobal.com
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Synergen-X Management Consulting Inc.
Synergen-X is a management consulting company which provides collaborative and practical solutions to companies wishing to grow their business success. Through the development of customized business management plans, Synergen-X provides advice to clients in the areas of prioritization, strategic thinking, and the appropriate alignment of various departments to follow the same business plan. Synergen-X identifies and focuses on priorities that drive sales and performance, ultimately helping companies learn how to sustain business planning as a business management process.
www.synergen-x.com
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TraceTracker
TraceTracker offers a wide range of software and middleware products which address critical business challenges through traceability and asset tracking. TraceTracker's traceability solutions and services help companies protect themselves against risks, and increase buyer confidence through supply chain visibility. Its solutions provide insight into the history, production and movements of individual products. By aggregating product data from within companies and across supply chains, companies are able to comply with regulations while demonstrating their commitment to quality, safety and security. All of TraceTracker's solutions are based on best practices and recognized industry standards.
www.tracetracker.com
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Veridin Systems Canada Inc.
Veridin Systems Canada Inc. is a national provider of integrated security systems consisting of access control, CCTV and intrusion/fire detection systems. With offices in Toronto, Vancouver and Halifax, Veridin has the infrastructure and resources necessary to meet your specific security needs. Since 1991, Veridin has provided integrated security solutions to clients across Canada. With a foundation built on leading technology and solid experience, Veridin has developed its company resources to meet the security needs of our clients 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
www.veridin.com
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WSI
WSI is the world leader in Internet marketing, web development and web design. WSI is committed to the improvement of its clients' profitability through the use of a catalogue of Internet marketing services and leading-edge digital technologies. Such services are delivered by knowledgeable and service-oriented digital marketing consultants.
www.wsicorporate.com
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For further information, please contact Paul Valder Consulting.
  
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