Haley Industries is a Canadian company that manufactures lightweight metal castings for use in aerospace applications. It was a prime contributor to the

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aircraft project.

Origins

Haley Industries (originally known as Light Alloys Limited) was founded in 1952 in

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(approximately 100 km west of Canada's capital city

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). It was set up with the support of the Canadian government in order to contribute to the development of Canada's fledgling aerospace industry."Magellan Aerospace Corporation."
''Haley Industries page,'' 2003. Retrieved: December 5, 2007. The site chosen was close to the Dominion Magnesium smelter, a producer of

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metal using the

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which was pioneered there.

Involvement with the Avro Arrow

In 1953 Canada decided to design and build a

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to be known as the Avro (CF-105) Arrow. The aircraft was to be built by

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and to achieve speeds up to

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2. In order to achieve this, use was to be made of magnesium and

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metals to save weight. The aircraft first flew in 1958, but delays, rising costs and a change of government led to the programme's cancellation in 1959.

Subsequent history

The 10 years following the cancellation of the Arrow were difficult, and the company had to diversify into the commercial market. It was privatized in 1967, and in 1981, it was listed on the

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. In 1984 it purchased the Presto Casting Company of

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. Haley and Presto are now owned by the

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Corporation,"Magellan Aerospace bids for Haley Industries."
''CBC News'', July 3, 2002. Retrieved: December 5, 2007. and continues to make lightweight castings for air, space and specialized engineering applications. As of 2007, the company employed 391 full and part-time employees
''redc.ca.'' Retrieved: December 5, 2007. and is still located in Haley Station. In 2004, the company was named as one of Ontario's three worst water polluters by the

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. Their report was based on violations occurring in 2001, when Haley recorded 82 water pollution violations."Renfrew firm named No. 3 water polluter." ''The Ottawa Citizen'', March 23, 2004. Retrieved: December 5, 2007.

References

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