AXYZ's Parent Company Named One Of Canada's Best Managed Companies For 2nd Straight Year

Burlington, Ontario - AAG Tailored Cutting Solutions, parent company of AXYZ and WARDJet, has been recognized again for overall business performance and sustained growth with the prestigious Canada’s Best Managed Companies designation.

Each year, hundreds of entrepreneurial companies have competed for this designation in a rigorous and independent process that evaluates their management skills and practices. As a 2022 Best Managed program award winner and among best-in-class Canadian-owned and -managed companies with revenue over $50 million, AAG Tailored Cutting Solutions was again recognized for their strategic planning, adaptability, and commitment to their communities as key factors contributing to their success on a global scale. In the 29th year of the program, Canada’s Best Managed Companies combine strategic expertise and a culture of innovation with a steadfast commitment to their communities.

“This year’s Best Managed winners displayed courage, resourcefulness, and creativity as they explored new avenues for advancement,” said Lorrie King, Partner, Deloitte Private and Co-Leader, Canada’s Best Managed Companies program. “We’re extremely proud to recognize their impressive achievements in such a rapidly changing business world. Their successes demonstrate the importance of strong leadership and forethought in driving long-term growth.”

AAG Tailored Cutting Solutions has been once again recognized due to their continued perseverance and agility during the last year. Even through component shortages and logistics delays, their teams pull together to innovate, grow, and operate more efficiently. This allowed AAG to keep their team employed, keep their customers running and support their communities.

“The #1 feature our customers want to buy is the relationship with our team," said Luke Hansen-MacDonald, CEO and Owner of AAG Tailored Cutting Solutions. "Their decades of knowledge and experience. Their tireless reliability and integrity. Their passion for innovation and ingenuity. These cannot be bought off the shelf. They are forged by decades of hard work. I am truly grateful to work alongside so many dedicated teammates. This award is further proof of how incredible our team is. Thank you for the recognition!”

Canada’s Best Managed Companies are also demonstrating a renewed focus on customer and community relationships, with many of this year’s winners taking active strides to integrate environmental, social, and governance considerations into their strategic planning and decision-making.

2022 winners of the Canada’s Best Managed Companies award will be honored at galas across the country. The Best Managed virtual symposium will address leading-edge business issues that are key to the success of today’s business leaders.

About Canada’s Best Managed Companies

Canada’s Best Managed Companies continues to be the mark of excellence for Canadian-owned and managed companies with revenues over $50 million. Every year since the launch of the program in 1993, hundreds of entrepreneurial companies have competed for this designation in a rigorous and independent process that evaluates their management skills and practices. The awards are granted on four levels: 1) Canada’s Best Managed Companies new winner (one of the new winners selected each year); 2) Canada’s Best Managed Companies winner (award recipients that have re-applied and successfully retained their Best Managed designation for two additional years, subject to annual operational and financial review); 3) Gold Standard winner (after three consecutive years of maintaining their Best Managed status, these winners have demonstrated their commitment to the program and successfully retained their award for 4-6 consecutive years); 4) Platinum Club member (winners that have maintained their Best Managed status for seven years or more). Program sponsors are Deloitte Private, CIBC, The Globe and Mail, Salesforce, and TMX Group. For more information, visit bestmanagedcompanies.ca.

About AAG Tailored Cutting Solutions

AAG is a leading global manufacturer of CNC routers and waterjet cutting solutions. With more than 30 years of experience, they've built and installed thousands of AXYZ and WARDJet CNC machines for industries including Aerospace, Architectural Cladding, Automotive, Signage, Foam Converting, and Prototyping. AAG supports their customers with a global footprint of technical experts and parts distribution.

About AXYZ Routers

AXYZ Routers is a leading global manufacturer of CNC router systems and CNC knife systems. Designed and built at their state-of-the-art factory in Canada, AXYZ CNC routers are supplied and supported through a global network of sales and support offices and authorized dealers. With hundreds of thousands of standard machine configurations, AXYZ specializes in matching machinery to customers' unique needs and budgets. All types of manufacturing operations are profiting from AXYZ technology developed over 30 years in the industry, such as: aluminum composite materials, sign and graphics, metal fabrication and many more. AXYZ has built, sold and installed thousands of CNC routers across multiple industries.

The PANELBUILDER system is a leading all-in-one panel-fabrication solution for manufacturers who process large volumes of metal composite cladding materials. Among the other offerings are: the METALWORKER CNC Router; the versatile and customizable Infinite Series; the Trident router-knife hybrid system; and the Innovator which features compact design with full-scale capability. For more information, visit https://axyz.com.