Manufacturing

We are ready to be the key piece in your assembly line, providing you with the guidance and expertise needed to drive your success.

Some of the questions our manufacturing clients ask us:

How do I scale my operations?

How should I finance a large PO?

How do I know when to invest in technology?

How should I track and manage my inventory?

Should I grow organically or by acquiring a competitor?

How can my manufacturing business become more profitable?

How can I track and maximize the efficiency of my factory lines?

I only have a few clients, but they give me a lot of business. Is this a risk?

The Stawowski McGill Solution

The clarity, confidence and control you need to reach your goals.

With over 25 years of experience, our team of Fractional CFOs know the challenges you are most likely to face in the manufacturing industry. We are ready to help you develop tailored solutions to address your business’s unique requirements.

We get to know your business like our own, offering more than just high-level problem solving. We provide continuous support to empower your business decisions and become a relationship-based partner to help drive long-term success.

Some of the challenges our manufacturing clients face:

  • Scaling Operations

    Fixed overhead costs are significant between workforce, equipment and factory footprint. Tracking, analyzing and optimizing efficiencies are critical for growth.

  • Managing Inventory

    Successfully balancing the efficiency of production with the high costs and complexities of stocking inventory requires a specialized management strategy.

  • Technology Investment

    To determine if new technology is a competitive advantage, it's essential to evaluate its impact on turnaround times, output quality, and labour reduction for return on investment.

  • Grow Your Customers

    Relying on a few high-volume clients holds a big risk if one leaves. Strategic growth with the right projects and clients is crucial for long-term stability.

  • Capital Resources

    Successfully navigating long cash cycles or financing large purchase orders requires setting up the right financial tools with your bank, such as lines of credit or asset-based loans.

  • Growth or Acquisition

    Expanding operations, increasing market share, or extending geographic reach can be achieved through organic growth or acquisition.

Our team has the collective experience to help you identify the challenges, develop solutions and make business decisions to drive stronger financial performance.

Are you ready for financial leadership with a big-picture approach?

  • "Stawowski McGill has been providing high impact business advisory services and financial leadership for our business, for many years. We would not be where we are today without them. Our long term relationship has resulted in an elevated clarity, focus, and confidence within our leadership team and an increased ability to make smart business decisions". 

    Bob Robinson, President and CEO, Westcor Construction Ltd.

  • "DSM has been in the industry for 20 years in Calgary and more recently opened a facility in Arizona. We engaged Stawowski McGill in 2016 as we were gearing up for growth in our business. Stawowski McGill has provided great financial expertise and has challenged us to look at our business for efficiencies. They have been excellent partners for myself and my executive team and the only thing I regret is signing them up a year after I was first introduced to them." 

    Duane Macauley, President and Co-Founder, Dynamic Source Manufacturing

  • “They helped us get things organized, understand the correct structure, and get visibility. Their reports help us make better decisions. When I talk to my network about SM, I talk about how much they helped our company in the beginning.” 

    Danny Hao, President, Tile and Stone Source

  • “They not only help us with our strategy and the financial aspect, but they help us understand if we have the right team in place to be able to execute.” 

    Shawn Freeman, Always Beyond

  • " In 2014, Contour Earthmoving Ltd. hired Stawowski McGill to help us with our company’s finances and to give us guidance with moving forward in a struggling construction industry. Their guidance has helped us immensely and definitely improved our bottom line. They are very personable and truly care about our company. I would highly recommend them to anyone in need." 

    Kevin Middlemiss, President, Contour Earthmoving Ltd.

  • "Our company has been on a fast growth track for the last 10 years. The opportunities were placing constraints on our resources and we were not getting the insights we needed to build out our growth strategy or see what capital structure challenges we were going to be facing in the year ahead. Stawowski McGill was very flexible and gave us the right amount of resources and time to assist us with the projects, planning and forecasting we needed. The combination of strategy, financial leadership and ability to identify and fill gaps in our business plan have all helped our business achieve success. Our business has gone from consistently growing to now being supercharged on its way to becoming an industry leader."

    Dean Koeller, President, Calvert Home Mortgage Investment Corporation

  • "They gave us the guidelines we needed to focus and work on our business with amazing results. Learning the skills to understand what the numbers mean and how to use them to improve our management system has made a tremendous improvement. Stawowski McGill helped us take our business from "bench warmer" to "player". 

    Tim Mack, Owner, BRT Construction Services Ltd. 

  • "Stawowski McGill worked with our family owned group of companies for over three years. They refocused us onto areas of our growing business which required our attention, and were instrumental in the negotiation and sale of our trucking business. Our return on investment far exceeded their fees." 

    Dean Swanberg, Swanberg Bros. Trucking Ltd.

  • "Stawowski McGill became the cornerstone of our restructuring plan; their insight and expertise provided us valuable advice and helped the leadership team prioritize objectives.  Having Stawowski McGill on our team is like having a full-time CFO and finance team you can rely on to interpret the fundamentals of your business so that you can focus on making decisions, fixing what’s not working and figure out the best growth plan." 

    Phil Roberts, President and CEO, Vintri Technologies