Imperial Manufacturing Group’s remarkable story began with an entrepreneur named Normand Caissie and four workers in 1979 toiling in a 6,400-square-foot sheet metal shop in the small Atlantic Canadian community of Richib......Imperial Manufacturing Group’s remarkable story began with an entrepreneur named Normand Caissie and four workers in 1979 toiling in a 6,400-square-foot sheet metal shop in the small Atlantic Canadian community of Richibucto, New Brunswick. Today the firm has become a world class manufacturer of more than 7,000 heating, air conditioning, ventilation and building products for residential and light commercial applications. It has over 600 employees working in 500,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space spread in facilities across North America. It is an acknowledged innovator in the design and production of indoor air quality equipment for North American heating, ventilation and air conditioning industry. IMG has also just triumphed over thousands of other applicants to be named a Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies (Best Managed) Award, a prestigious award sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC, National Post and Queen’s School of Business. Throughout the years, IMG has acquired and absorbed 17 companies and now operates 10 diversified divisions. The company’s facilities are located in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, and the United States.