New Ontario Vinyl Plant Aims to Be 2nd Largest in North America
Precision Record Pressing plant expects to manufacture 4 million units in first year A massive upswing in record sales has led to a new vinyl processing plant in Burlington, Ont. (CBC) Southern Ontario is reaping the benefits of a worldwide vinyl resurgence, with a massive new record production plant set to open next month in Burlington, Ont. The operation's new dulcet analog tones come courtesy of a partnership between Canadian music distributor Isotope Music Inc. and Czech vinyl manufacturer GZ. But getting the new 20,000 sq. ft. Precision Record Pressing plant operational wasn't without obstacles, vice-president Gerry McGhee told CBC News. Streaming music: a villain or saviour for local labels? Vinyl records make comeback with younger music fans McGhee had to scour the world to look for someone to sell him vinyl pressing machines � which is difficult when most processing plants are running at full capacity on 40-year-old machines, trying to keep up with a...