Automation Solutions News And Updates
Social Media Challenge 2 – Memes
At Brave, we take the Nerd Olympics VERY seriously. Our owner tasked us with winning the Nerd Cup and we strive hard to achieve that goal as we do all others. Our second place finish in the inaugural Nerd Olympics hit us hard and stayed with us as we [...]
Nerd Olympics 2017 – Disc Golf
The second event of the Nerd Olympics took place after we were unfortunately rained out. Our corgi puppy caddy was not pleased with the rain, but we were equally not pleased with her inability to properly fetch the discs back for us. Our, arguably best dressed team of 4, [...]
Social Media Challenge 1 – Super Hero Squad
This year's Nerd Olympics will see us participate every other week in extra social media challenges. The first up YQG SUPERHERO SQUAD. Windsor-Essex (YQG) is currently recruiting a YQG SUPERHERO SQUAD to help defend the region against evil. The Nerd Teams were challenged with submitting an audition tape to [...]
2017 PROFIT 500 ranks Brave #86
Canadian Business and PROFIT today ranked Brave Control Solutions No.86 on the 29th annual PROFIT 500, the definitive ranking of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies. Published in the October issue of Maclean’s magazine and at CanadianBusiness.com, the PROFIT 500 ranks Canadian businesses by their five-year revenue growth. Brave Control Solutions made [...]
Nerd Olympics – #1 Archery & A-TAG
The opening ceremonies and event 1 launched last night at the Windsor Sportsmen's Club! Our Brave archers started off with a little target practice for their first challenge. They shot well but those pesky foam animals proved to be trickier targets than we expected! Kyle, Sarah, Melissa and Ian [...]
Nerd Olympics 2017
It's back. The Nerd Olympics. And after coming so close to the Nerd Cup last year the team at Brave is ready for anything and everything and to do WHATEVER it takes to bring that trophy back home to our office! Organized and run by WETech Alliance, a local [...]
Social Media Day #SMDayYQG
Today we brought out our newest employee to help celebrate Social Media Day! Meet Noodle, the 8 week old corgi puppy belonging to two of our employees! This dog is a natural at social media. Noodle joined other social media users all across our community who are hitting the [...]
Industrial Automation Club
Windsor's biggest tech sector has a home at Hackforge! Join us tonight and come out to the inaugural meet of the Industrial Automation Club and help set the direction of automation and controls in our community! We're calling all Controls Engineers, Technologists, Students and Enthusiasts! Whether wrangling PLCs and [...]
Five simple ways to get paid faster
"Your success hinges not on the money you’re owed but on the money you actually get. Here’s how to get clients to cough up" As one of the Fastest Growing Companies in Canada on the PROFIT500, Canadian Business periodically asks our owner Brent McPhail for his opinion and expertise [...]
Manufacturing in America 2017
“This is an event that is helping to shape manufacturing in America and across the globe. You have all the key players in one place, and the discussions are focused on the issues that are driving the industry. If you want to be on the leading edge of manufacturing [...]