WHO WE ARE

Your worldwide partner for innovative and sustainable natural resources transformation solutions.

GM7 is currently experiencing strong growth and the innovation of its products has given it significant recognition within the mining industry in more than 20 countries including India, China, Australia, Latin America and North America.

Innovation and a forward-thinking mentality define us, but we never forget the value of our founders’ heritage.

VALUES

Our Core Values

Our mission is to develop innovative solutions to optimize and reduce the environmental footprint of primary industry.

COLLABORATION
Working together with our people, partners and customers

INNOVATION
Creativity, seeking value- added solutions, taking on daring challenges, thinking outside the box

RESPECT
Being honest, transparent, acting in the best mutual interest

CLIENT-FOCUSED
Committed to listening and caring

EXCELLENCE
Surpassing ourselves, being rigorous, professional and responsible

OUR WORLD

A team that’s transforming an industry.

Our presence in more than 20 countries over 5 continents helps us to better serve our customers, with shorter project management cycle and quicker delivery time.

It allows for a complete lifecycle offering and flawless communications with our customers, as local employees can continuously build and maintain a close relationship on the international market.

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Our Leaderhsip

Eric Martin // President and CEO

We believe that leadership means having the ability to translate vision into reality to drive durable growth, while exceeding client expectations.

We always valued research and development. Thanks to our strong innovation culture, our extensive solutions portfolio offers customized solutions that really solve our clients’ challenges, supported by skilled professionals, with solid technical and financial business cases. Our in-house dedicated innovation team thrives develop state-of-the-art novel solutions to optimize your processes.

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François Chevarie // VP Operations & Digital Transformation

Organizations increasingly need digital information and technology not only to run the day-to-day operations but also to grow and differentiate business.

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André Derguy // VP Sales & Marketing

Structured, targeted and effective sales and marketing activities are a must in today’s fast-changing, competitive market.

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Guillaume Vincent // VP Finance

The importance of finance in business is in the ability to ensure that the business operates flawlessly.

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Marc Côté // Corporate Director, Talent and Culture

Providing human capital management leadership to critical and organization-wide initiatives related to business process redesign and change is essential.

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Our History

OUR HISTORY

01 1974

02 1980

03 2017

04 2018

05 2022

HUMBLE BEGINNINGS

Initially founded in 1974 by Arthur Leblanc with the support of Bruno Morency, Metal7 Inc. is located on the North Shore of the St. Lawrence River in Sept-Iles, Quebec, the main hub for iron ore processing and shipping in Canada.

Firstly named Atelier d’usinage Sept-Îles, the progress of the machine shop was “fairly even” until 1979, with fewer than 20 employees.

CONQUERING THE WORLD

It was in 1980 that the company began to take an interest in the thermal coating , which has made its international reputation today. Metal7 started its worldwide quest.

Thanks to its mastery of complex industrial processes and its leading know-how in surface engineering, Metal7 has built a solid worldwide reputation with several major companies in the metallurgical sector.

CONVEYING OUR SUCCESS

Rapidly, Metal7 expertise became a flagship for economic development, by providing a wider range of solutions and services through the acquisitions, mergers and partnerships we have forged globally over the years.

The first expansion began with the acquisition of Quebec-based belt conveyor solutions provider Enduride in 2017.

LIFTING OUR EXPECTATIONS

In 2018, Metal7 acquired heavy lifting equipment supplier Megatraction Equipment. Along with Enduride, these two major acquisitions led to the creation of Groupe M7.

Groupe M7 is owned today by large Canadian investment funds (Fonds de Solidarité FTQ, Fondaction, BDC Capital, CSN Investment, STAS Inc.) and senior top managers all based in the province of Quebec, Canada.

PURSUING OUR MISSION

GM7 acquired in 2022 the foundry assets of Minnesota-based Cast Corporation and created CAST7 LCC.

The addition of Cast7 creates synergies that help us pursue our mission of increasing our clients’ productivity while reducing their environmental footprint.

METAL7

Sustainable solutions for iron ore pelletizing plants and the aluminum industry

While being leaders in in thermal spray coating applications in North America, we create high-performance solutions for iron ore pelletizing plants and the aluminum industry.

Iron Ore Pellets Screening / Feeding / Handling / Crushing
Iron Ore Pellets Induration
Iron Ore Slurry Filtration
Proprietary Thermal Coating Technology

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ENDURIDE

High-performance solutions for conveyor optimization

Our specialized belt conveyor products and solutions offer outstanding performance and durability for primary, secondary, and tertiary processing industries.

Specialty and Heavy-Duty Rollers and Frames
CEMA Rollers and Idlers
Conveyor Guarding / Safety Nets
Conveyor Optimization / Impact Beds

VISIT ENDURIDE WEBSITE

MEGATRACTION

Unique lifting solutions for mining shovels and heavy equipment

We created the world’s safest, fastest, and easiest lifting system intended for the maintenance of mining excavators, electric and hydraulic shovels, and bulldozers.

Integral and lateral lifting system
Side lifting system
Bulldozers lifting system

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CAST7

Key partner in offering highly resistant traveling grates and wear parts

Our state-of-the-art foundry delivers better performance and more durability castings, and the most cost-effective production by leveraging a high degree of automation and environmentally friendly processes.