Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I'm Gregory Aziz, chairman and CEO of National Steel Car from Hamilton, Ontario. With me are Hugh Nicholson, executive vice-president of marketing, sales and quality; Lorraine Johnson, our chief operating officer; and Leigh Scott, our regional vice-president of marketing and sales.
We're here today to present a dynamic solution through a new fleet of rail grain-handling equipment, which will go a great distance in solving the problems of the grain supply chain in western Canada.
If you'll look at the next slide, you'll see that National Steel Car is headquartered in Hamilton, Ontario. It was founded in 1912. We are the world leader in rail freight design, engineering, and manufacture. Over the last 12 years we've invested approximately $350 million in capital investment in robotics and automated manufacturing equipment and techniques. We occupy a 75-acre site in Hamilton, Ontario, which is approximately two million square feet. We employ more than 1,900 people and are the second largest private employer in Hamilton.
We have the capacity to produce more than 15,000 cars annually, and we manufacture all types of rail cars, with the exception of tank car equipment. We are the only rail car builder in North America certified to ISO 9001:2008.