祝贺理事企业 Dae Sun Glass 大成玻璃钢化玻璃生产线正式启幕

On the morning of Friday, August 21, 2026, Dae Sun Glass, a director company of the Canadian Chinese Construction Association (CCCA), held the official opening ceremony of its new tempered glass production line at its facility at 1–201 Whitehall Dr., Markham.

On behalf of its members, the Canadian Chinese Construction Association (CCCA) extends its warmest congratulations to Dae Sun Glass and its President, Andy Gao. For the company, a new production line represents an upgrade in both capacity and craftsmanship. For the regional construction and building-materials supply chain, it means one more manufacturing capability rooted right here at home.

Nearly one hundred guests gathered at the facility that morning, including the Mayor of Markham, a Member of Parliament, Regional Councillors and a City Councillor, alongside colleagues from the construction, real estate, interior contracting and building-materials sectors.

Inside the plant: a ceremony held on the production floor

Unlike the banquet-hall celebrations more commonly seen, this opening ceremony was held directly on the production floor. Guests entered through rows of processing equipment and neatly stacked finished glass, with the silhouettes of the machinery, the piles of raw material and the order of the workshop forming the backdrop to the entire event.

For the builders and engineers in attendance, the choice of venue was itself a statement: the company was willing to open its most authentic side to its peers. Guests were welcomed at the front reception and made their way past the display area to the ceremony floor. The atmosphere was lively yet professional, with many gathering around the equipment to talk shop shortly after arriving.

Congratulatory flower baskets sent by partners and well-wishers lined the walls of the plant, their red ribbons and gold lettering lending a festive warmth to a space normally devoted to production.

Remarks from President Andy Gao

The ceremony opened with remarks from Dae Sun Glass President Andy Gao. He thanked the guests, partners, clients and team members in attendance, looked back on the company’s journey, and outlined the thinking and plans behind this investment in a new tempered glass line.

From its earliest beginnings to today’s in-house tempering capability, the new line marks a milestone built on years of accumulated effort, and an investment in what comes next. In his remarks, he also spoke to shifting demand in the local architectural glass market and the company’s ongoing pursuit of product quality and delivery performance.

The remarks drew sustained applause. Many guests noted that the trajectory of a single glass company reflects a shared story of perseverance among Chinese-Canadian construction and building-materials businesses.

Elected officials join the celebration

Several elected officials then addressed the gathering and presented congratulatory letters to Dae Sun Glass in recognition of the new line coming into operation.

Speaking in turn were Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti, Member of Parliament for Markham—Unionville Michael Ma, York Region Councillors Alan Ho and Joe Li, and Markham City Councillor Ritch Lau.

In their remarks, the officials recognized the contribution of local manufacturing and small and medium-sized enterprises to the regional economy, acknowledged the role Chinese-Canadian businesses play in creating jobs, strengthening supply chains and serving the community, and expressed appreciation for the company’s commitment to continued local investment and expanded capacity.

The presence of government representatives on a factory floor, meeting manufacturers face to face, carried its own message: physical manufacturing still holds an important place in the economic map of the city.

CCCA leadership on hand to congratulate

As the industry association to which Dae Sun Glass belongs, the Canadian Chinese Construction Association (CCCA) was well represented at the ceremony. Founding President and Chief Supervisor Raymond Wan led a delegation of more than ten association representatives, including President Alex Huang, Vice President Chi Wing Yan and Secretary General Iris Zhu.

The delegation offered congratulations to President Andy Gao and the Dae Sun Glass team on site, and engaged in extended conversation with the officials and industry peers present. The Canadian Chinese Construction Association has long worked to build bridges between the Chinese-Canadian construction sector and the wider community and government, and every milestone reached by a member company is one the association is glad to witness alongside them.

Ribbon cutting and unveiling: TEMPERMAX comes into view

With the remarks concluded, the ceremony reached its high point.

Before the assembled guests, the dignitaries took up the scissors together to complete the ribbon cutting. As the red ribbon fell, camera shutters and applause filled the room.

The curtain draped over the new tempering equipment, TEMPERMAX, was then drawn back, and the new production line was formally revealed.

Bringing this equipment online marks a new stage in the company’s value-added processing capability. Dae Sun Glass can now complete a more comprehensive glass processing chain locally, shortening lead times and responding more flexibly to project-specific requirements for sizes and finishes.

Eye-dotting and the lion dance

After the unveiling, all eyes turned to the lion waiting at the side of the floor.

Guests took up the vermilion brush in turn to perform the eye-dotting ritual. This was the most ceremonial moment of the day — in Chinese tradition, dotting the eyes awakens the lion and gives it spirit; only once its eyes can see does the lion come alive, and with it, good fortune and vitality.

With the eyes dotted, the drums struck up. The lion sprang forward, weaving nimbly between the equipment and the crowd, now lowering its head, now leaping high, drawing cheers from the floor. The drumbeat was dense and forceful, the lion’s head nodding and swaying in rhythm, carrying the ceremony to its most spirited moment.

As the lion danced before the gleaming new equipment, every guest present understood the plain and heartfelt wish behind it: may this line run smoothly, and may this company go far.

With that, the opening ceremony was complete.

Networking: a conversation on the factory floor

Following the ceremony, the event moved into open networking.

Nearly a hundred guests spread out in twos and threes across the workshop and display area. Some gathered around the equipment to hear staff explain how it works; others picked up glass samples to examine edgework and coatings; still others compared notes on materials and schedules for current projects.

The host had prepared a generous spread of refreshments, and guests talked over food in a relaxed atmosphere that carried on well past the formal programme.

Occasions like this are often more valuable than formal meetings in a boardroom. Developers, general contractors, interior contracting firms, window-wall and curtain-wall companies and material suppliers stood together in front of the same production line, and the discussion was no longer about abstract quotations but about tangible capacity, process and delivery. New connections were formed on the spot, and existing partners began talking about what they might do next together.

Why one production line matters to the industry

Tempered glass is an irreplaceable form of safety glazing in construction. It is made by heating ordinary float glass and then cooling it rapidly, creating compressive stress at the surface. The result is several times the strength of ordinary glass of the same thickness — and, more importantly, a very different failure mode: when it breaks, it fragments into small, relatively blunt pieces rather than the long, blade-like shards of ordinary glass, substantially reducing the risk of injury.

For this reason, the Ontario Building Code requires safety glazing in specific locations, including glass doors, sidelights adjacent to doors, shower and bath enclosures, floor-to-ceiling windows, and stair and guard areas, with products required to meet the Canadian safety glass standard CAN/CGSB-12.1.

In recent years, volatility in building-material supply cycles has made import-dependent lead times a hidden risk in project scheduling. Local tempering capacity means shorter response times, more room to adjust specifications, and a more controllable project rhythm. That is the practical value this new line brings to the construction industry across the Greater Toronto Area.

A message from CCCA

From a processing workshop to a modern production line, this step by Dae Sun Glass reflects years of persistence and investment by its owner and team. Equipment can be purchased and a line can be built, but the steadiness to keep at one thing for ten or twenty years cannot be bought.

The Canadian Chinese Construction Association (CCCA) has always believed that the value of Chinese-Canadian construction and building-materials businesses shows not only in completed projects, but in production lines like this one that are genuinely rooted here — because they keep the technology local, the jobs local, and the resilience of the supply chain local. The step Dae Sun Glass has taken today is a milestone for one company, and a small step forward for the whole community.

Our sincere hope is that the TEMPERMAX line runs smoothly, and that Dae Sun Glass continues to refine its quality and service — bringing together manufacturing experience and Canadian market standards to chart a path of its own.

We also warmly invite member companies and industry colleagues to open their own workshops, job sites, new equipment and new processes to their peers. Progress in this industry has never been the work of any single company; it accumulates through visits, questions and mutual support.

Guided by its philosophy of exchange, cooperation and shared success, CCCA will continue to serve as a bridge between member companies and government, community and the wider public, following and supporting the growth of every member.

Once again, our warmest congratulations to Dae Sun Glass, President Andy Gao, and the entire team.