Numbers, bolts… and a whole lot of pride!
Fall often means inventory season for manufacturing companies — and Spacekap is no exception!
Over the next few weeks, our teams will spend countless hours listing every part, every tool, and every piece of equipment needed to build our fiberglass service units.
To mark the occasion, we’re taking a fun look behind the scenes at Spacekap by the numbers!
Get ready to be amazed by what it takes to keep the largest fiberglass truck body manufacturer in Canada rolling strong!
1
Spacekap is North America’s leading manufacturer of fiberglass service units for trucks.
2
Two plants working together to serve our growing markets:
• Beloeil, Quebec, on Montreal’s South Shore
• Plattsburgh, New York
3
Three passionate shareholders lead the company: Etienne Bouchard, Frederic Chabanne, and Frederic Albert — three visionaries with one shared goal: to make Spacekap shine across North America.
6
Six dedicated sales representatives travel across Canada and the United States, supporting our customers and distributors with a commitment to quality and innovation that is unwavering.
20
Twenty talented individuals comprise our administrative team — the quiet engine that keeps everything running smoothly.
85
In our plant, 85 skilled workers roll up their sleeves every day to meet the growing demand.
350
With 350 dealerships across North America, Spacekap stands proudly as a recognized leader in its field.
1972
Spacekap was founded in 1972 by Robert Thibault.
In 2010, he passed the torch to a new generation of entrepreneurs determined to take the company to even greater heights.
3,000
That’s how many fiberglass service units we sell every year — built to last and designed to be transferred from one truck to another, even from one generation to the next!
6,000
Our units come equipped with durable LED lights. In just one year, we’ve installed more than 6,000 of them!
121,000 kg
That’s the impressive amount of fiberglass we use every year to build our service units.
320,000 lbs
To reinforce the fiberglass and create a strong, durable composite, it takes a lot of resin — 320,000 pounds per year, to be exact!
450,000 ft
That’s the total length of shelving installed each year in our service units — miles of smart storage!
750,000
Screws, nuts, bolts… all those little components are essential to the strength of our products. We use over 750,000 of them every year!
1,000,000
And to end on a brighter note: one million smiles spotted on the roads of Canada and the United States thanks to our Spacekap units.
Because beyond the numbers, Spacekap is, above all, a story of passion, reliability, and pride.
