IMT Group was founded as Ingersoll Machine and Tool in Ingersoll, Ont. in 1914 in a factory designed for soap production.

The engineering firm remains headquartered in south-western Ontario but now has six integrated businesses supplying the automotive, rail and defence industries.

One of its specialties is the production of metal casings used for 155-millimetre artillery shells. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it has found its services in high demand — so much so, that it will cut the ribbon on a new multi-million-dollar facility next month.