Steeves Agencies is proud to be a member of the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Association!

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters is run by business, for your business.

Canada’s largest trade and industry association, CME promotes the continuous improvement of Canadian manufacturing and exporting through engagement of government at all levels. Its mandate is to promote the competitiveness of Canadian manufacturers and enable the success of Canadian goods and services exporters in markets around the world.

Representing Canada’s largest business network, CME’s membership is drawn from all sectors of Canada’s manufacturing and exporting community and from every province across the country. The association represents Canada’s leading global enterprises and more than 85% of CME’s members are small and medium-sized enterprises.

Together, CME’s membership accounts for an estimated 75% of total manufacturing production and 90% of Canada’s exports.

For more information about the CME, visit their website.

Worcester, UK, May 2009 —

The new Southco^® TM Swim Door Latch provides sleek, stylish design with an ample grip and a solid look and feel for applications that do not require a key-locking swing door latch. Its marine-grade corrosion-resistant construction offers longevity and durability for transom doors, flying bridge doors, windshields and other above-deck or below-deck marine applications.

With a CF-8M body – the nominal cast equivalent of 316 SS –a 304 SS spring, screw, and nut, and PA6 and EPDM components, the TM Swim Door Latch has the durability to withstand even the harshest marine and outdoor environments. Its electro-polished finish adds an attractive highlight to the sleek design. And a low profile handle minimises protrusion to prevent snagging of people, clothing and gear.

The handle releases with the push of a button and swings 90 degrees in either direction, to offer mounting and operating convenience in any swing door application. An installed O-ring provides positive engagement and a solid feel throughout the full range of motion. Adjustable engagement compensates for differences in mounting planes between the door and the frame of the installation, while the hidden mounting hardware further enhances the installed look of the latch.

Southco Marine is a global integrator and designer focused on marine hardware and a wide range of distinctive marine products. Southco Marine combines its unique business structure and marine product portfolio with specialized product training, industry knowledge, and customer service to help OEMs differentiate their products in the marketplace and enhance the value-added experience for their customers.

For more information about Southco’s Marine products, contact us using our CONTACT FORM or call us toll-free at 1-800-318-1119.

We have just received our new shipment of Southco Handbooks!  This book truly highlights the hard work that’s been going on behind the scenes at Southco.

FIRST TOUCH, FIRST IMPRESSION

Southco believes first impressions are critical. From quality and performance to aesthetics and ergonomics, we know small touches make a big difference.

That's why the people of Southco are passionate about connecting with our customers to create innovative engineered access hardware solutions aimed at enhancing the "touch points" of our customers' products. Our talented, committed and globally-connected team of associates collaborate with our clients, and with each other, to understand and respond to our customers' needs. Together, we seek to leverage our global resources and deliver customers proven solutions, while reducing the overall cost and cycle time of the project.

Southco has built an unmatched portfolio of access hardware solutions, through innovation and strategic acquisitions. Our offerings include over 25,000 standard catalog products and more than 50,000 custom products that have been created to meet our customers' design needs. In order to meet the ever-changing needs of our customers, Southco has built and invested in a strong global footprint of technical sales, marketing, engineering and manufacturing operations throughout the world.

DON’T THROW OUT YOUR OLD HANDBOOKS!

If you have a handbook 2000 or older, it may well be time to retire your old handbook.  If it’s more recent than the 2000 edition we encourage you to pass it on to someone else who might be looking for access hardware.  Those books are still good, and provide a valuable resource for technical information, material specifications and performance data.  If you think you need a new handbook, we invite you to call us!  Of course, you’re always welcome to call us with your project requirements.  We’re happy to send you information that’s specific to your project so you can get on to the business of designing your products.

…and if your old Southco Handbook is a looking a little worse for wear and you feel that it’s time to say goodbye, we hope you’ll recycle it!

With the fluctuating value of the Canadian dollar, there's good reason to be concerned about the effect it's having on your business.  Certainly, some costs are rising, and that's simply beyond anyone's control.  But if you have a US dollar account for your business (it makes sense to have one), why not conduct business in US dollars and take the exchange right out of the equation!

We can invoice you in Canadian or US funds.  You still get all the great service you've come to expect from Steeves Agencies, without the hassle of prices changing because of the currency markets.

If you're interested in reducing the effect of US exchange on your business, call us or email us today and ask us to convert you to to a USD account.  We want to make your life easier, who wouldn't want that?

Thanks for your business!

Brian