“We have just moved into new premises [de l’avenue du Parc] », Underlines Norman Spencer, general manager of the techno company founded in 2004 by the chemical engineer Peter Tsantrizos.
To “meet market objectives”, Terragon plans to increase its workforce by 50% over the next year. “We operate in a sector that offers great potential,” explains the CEO. We want to meet the demand of our customers, anxious to better manage their waste, to better treat wastewater. ”
He himself was hired last February to accelerate the “commercialization of green technologies”, not only for local customers, but also internationally.
A sign that company executives are taking their role seriously, Norman Spencer reports that he has sent “a small team” of observers to COP26, the United Nations climate conference which has just ended in Glasgow.
“We are fortunate to work in a family business very motivated by green technologies,” he insists. We know that the planet is drowning in waste and we see the opportunities emerging. ”
We have always put a lot of effort into research and development to come up with innovative solutions. And we are fortunate to be able to count on a solid network of subcontracting partners for the manufacture of equipment.
Norman Spencer, Managing Director of Terragon Environnement
Maritime transport and isolated communities
It will be understood that Terragon Environnement, winner of the Prix performance Québec gala, offers turnkey solutions to its customers who do not have the tools – and the expertise – to properly dispose of residual materials, or hazardous materials and heavily contaminated.
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Equipment from Terragon Environnement
“We install treatment systems in ships, especially cruise ships,” explains the general manager. We have an international reach in this market, whether in Europe, Asia or South America. In Canada, we have links with the Coast Guard. ”
“We also work in remote communities, in the Far North of Quebec, which are not served by water treatment systems, sewers, waste collection service,” he adds.
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Terragon Environnement employees at work
The ultimate goal is to avoid the burial of waste or its incineration. We recover energy from waste, we allow communities to become self-sufficient.
Norman Spencer, Managing Director of Terragon Environnement
Anti-COVID-19 masks and uniforms
The production teams are also working on an “internal project” which has so far given “extremely promising results”, this time to dispose of the anti-COVID-19 masks and protective uniforms used by health workers since the onset of the health crisis.
“We are offering another way to get rid of it, without resorting to incineration, which is a very polluting means,” he submits. We see the problems that arise and we want to act in real time to provide concrete solutions. ”
We have to believe that this way of seeing things – and of doing business while being concerned about the ozone layer – is well perceived by the customers and partners of the SME.
“We try to work hand in hand with them, and it works,” he says.