The Citizen, 1995-08-30, Page 9THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1995. PAGE 9.
The Faces
of
Business
Growing and prospering
in Brussels & area
Benefitting the environment through business
With the drive to produce an environmentally-
friendly product and to keeping Canada in
business, Bob and Dorothy Cummings have
established Barmy Tech as a strong
proponent of quality re-
useable products.
A home-based
business at RR2 BARMY TECH Brussels, Barmy
Tech, operated
by the
Cummingses for
almost three years, THE CANVAS BAG CO.
produces everything from
basic re-useable shopping bags
and student's laundry bags to kitchen
base gusset and shoulder length handles,
available in navy, red, black and hunter green.
The strength of Barmy Tech is offering a
quality Canadian-made product
with all Canadian suppliers.
The next step for this
ever- growing
business is to
expand to larger
premises,
hopefully with
the backing of a
monthly contract.
The "Blue Bag" shopping
gag is still available with proceeds
going to support the Ark.
becoming
active in the reduction of waste
going to landfills.
Each year, the product line has
expanded and allows customizing
of the items to meet the needs of
the customers.
Several new products have been
developed which are not yet listed
in the company brochure.
They include a shopping bag
with an outside pocket which
hangs from the handles of a
wheelchair, a divided bottle bag
which holds four, one litre bottles,
a plastic bag dispenser and colour
accent bag with outside pocket,
aprons, oven mitts and zippered sports bags.
The inspiration for the environmentally-
friendly products originated in not only a strong
market demand, but the personal experience of
seeing a productive market garden operation
under consideration as a landfill site.
This was the impetus for the Cummingses