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TRACKS As well as producing exemplary graduates in engineering, software and hardware technology development, London’s elite educational institutions offer internships in collaboration with London’s businesses.” – Sam Hassan, President, ZTR Control Systems
ZTR has made the most of London’s access to local talent, adding 50 new employees in the past year and was recently named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies.
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Amongst the city’s thriving high-tech community is nestled an internationally recognized company, with grassroots in London. According to Sam Hassan, President of ZTR Control Systems, “London is a great place to build a tech career. We have a lot to offer. There’s enough here to attract the right people to come work and stay here in London. We’ve lived here most of our lives. London is part of where we have always been. We are London’s best kept secret,” says Hassan. Within the structure of the company are two very distinct divisions, the Railway division and the Industrial Internet of Things division (IoT). The Railway division focuses on delivering engineered railroad solutions globally,
including locomotive modernization and environmental technology that reduce fuel consumption and emissions. The Industrial IoT division designs hardware and software solutions that connect fleets of mobile industrial equipment to the internet. This provides fleet owners spanning the industrial rental industry, oil and gas sector and the associated Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), with 24/7 access and knowledge about their fleets’ location and performance. With technology on the rise in London, access to local talent reigns as the most important factor among the many hidden intangibles of doing business here. As well as producing exemplary graduates in engineering, software and