Manufacturing Today Issue - 248 May 2026 | Page 159

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Elliott Matsuura Canada is entering a new chapter of purposeful, people-led growth

With a heritage spanning more than 75 years, Elliott Matsuura Canada( Elliott) is a leading supplier of high-quality machine tools throughout Canada, alongside delivering a multitude of services and solutions to meet specific customer needs. As a total solutions partner encompassing automation, engineering, and start-up services, Elliott offers solutions in metal cutting and fabrication, EDM, additive manufacturing, and metrology, mainly for aerospace, automotive, energy, medical, and high-tech industries.

The company originated in the UK as part of the B. Elliott Group and established its Canadian operation in 1950, initially importing machine tools from the UK. During the UK’ s machine tool industry transformation and consolidation in the 1960s and 1970s, the company began to distribute several brands of equipment from Europe rather than exclusively selling the B. Elliott brand. The range eventually grew to include CNC metal cutting machinery, metal fabricating, metrology, and electrical discharge machines.
In 1988, the company was purchased by a Japanese firm, Matsuura Machinery Corporation( Matsuura), which remains one of Elliott’ s key product lines today. Passionate about quality products, innovative services, and customer satisfaction, Matsuura has supported Elliott to retain and strengthen its position as a trusted supplier of machine tools and complementary products to meet varying customer demands across the nation.
Today, the company is headed up by President Vince D’ Alessio. Mike Ballerscheff, currently Executive Vice President, is preparing to step into Vince’ s shoes in 2027. Looking ahead to this transition, we sit down with Vince and Mike to learn more about the next stage of Elliott’ s impressive growth story.“ Elliott has had to reinvent itself many times throughout its 75-year history, finding additional products or services to secure
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