NEWS photo Terry Peters

“TEMPA GLASS president Ron Brasier.is counting on innovative products such as decorative |
glass to advance the company’s accelerating export drive.

ENTERPRISING: WISDOM

‘says the Asian market is the hot

place.to flog products.
By lan Noble ®
- News Reporter

“Growing wealth and a pro-busi-
oness..climate in countries such us

Hong Kong,’ Singapore, China: and -

Malaysia’ have’ auracted, Western

“firms: interested in opportunities: that,

may be drying up at hone. |,
 ALNoni! Vancouver. glass ‘manu:
* facturer aware of those conditions is

aggressively and: ccessfully forging

business ties in Asia. -
“Tempa’ Glass, 3 45. -employee

“company ‘Toc ated under the Second ‘

u

~Tempa Glass

goes for global

business links

Narrows Bridge, has been in business .
for {5S years.

But company president Ran
Brasier believes growth will stagnate
or expand slowly in B.C. markets for
the glass business.

Hence, a global push begun by the
company two. years ago has been

accelerated under Brasier’s steward-:
Ship over the past year ; ;
The result: Tenipa now exports ‘te

_ countries such-as Singapore, Hong

Kong, China and Saudi Arabia.
OF the company’s s $5 iillion in

dO.

annual sales... 25% “comes from.

beyond Canada.
“its growing every yeu tid

Brasier. Last: year, Tempa received

15% of its business from abroad.

Brasier ‘said Tempa’s goul is to
double sales over the next five years,

’ Over the: sume periods he wants the

export ponion: of sales to grow to

in an effart to open. doars:to the
Asin market. ‘fempa has developed
innovative products such as tempered
opalescent glass for a project’ in
Singapore.
In addition to establishing, agents”

in Asin, Brasier also expects Tempa
to become more aggressive inthe

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