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SOPREMA unveils its mammouth Spirit (2011/09/27)
Last September 19th, SOPREMA North American corporate headquarters unveiled The Mammouth Spirit, a sculpture representing the logo of the centennial French company. This work of art is the largest bronze sculpture ever cast in Canada.
At the event, Mr. Pierre-Étienne Bindschedler, President of SOPREMA, seized this opportunity to explain to those present why it was decided to erect this statue in Drummondville. As for Richard Voyer, Vice President and General Manager of SOPREMA North America, he recounted the project's origins and selection process. He also took the time to thank the individuals and companies who somehow took part in the project, namely, Vincent Champion-Ercoli, the artist-sculptor, la Fonderie d'art d'Inverness, Les Artisans du passage, Creaform, the Centre d'usinage USIMM, Les Innovations paysagées Ladouceur and Les Jardins Lumières..
ON THE PICTURE: From left to right, you can recognize Pierre-Étienne Bindschedler, President of Soprema; Francine Ruest-Jutras, Mayor of Drummondville;
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