What Centre De Travail LARO does

Centre de Travail LARO is a privately held social economy enterprise headquartered at 179 rue Deveault in Gatineau, Quebec, founded in 1979 and accredited as an Adapted Enterprise by the Office des personnes handicapées du Québec. Its stated mission is to create suitable, sustainable, quality and rewarding employment for individuals living with physical, mental, or intellectual functional limitations in the Outaouais region, currently operating with a workforce of approximately 100 employees including people with functional limitations. The company is led by General Manager Sylvie Desormeaux, with a Board of Directors chaired by Bruno Bonneville, and is legally constituted as Centre de travail Laro Inc.

The company operates as a multi-line contract services provider offering five core service categories: assembly and binding services (document assembly, plastic spiral binding, double Wire-O metal binding, wire stitching via a Horizon 16-station assembly line and Horizon MC80 stapler); packaging and handling (shrink wrap packaging using Demark sealers and a 40-inch RBS conveyor sealer, poly bagging, and manual material handling); postal preparation (electronic data processing, database merging, Canada Post-compliant sorting, containerizing, bundling, and manifest printing); additional services (carpentry of surveyor/parking stakes, cremation boxes, kindling; labor rental/staff augmentation; receiving and shipping); and Loto-Québec lottery kiosk operations at 2-3 locations including Promenades Gatineau and Walmart Boulevard La Gappe. Production occurs within a single 21,500+ sq. ft. facility that was expanded via a self-financed $1.5 million renovation in 2005.

Revenue is generated through professional services fees billed per project or per task (assembly, binding, packaging, mail preparation, labor rental), unit pricing on manufactured carpentry products, and transaction fees or commissions from the operation of Loto-Québec retail kiosks. Public pricing is not disclosed; prospective customers request quotes by phone (819-770-6434) or through department-specific email addresses. The customer base is described as 'various businesses' across the Outaouais region requiring document finishing, packaging, postal preparation and labor augmentation, with no publicly named enterprise anchor customers. Geographic reach is concentrated in the Outaouais region of Quebec, and there are no disclosed expansion plans beyond this footprint.

Name

Centre De Travail LARO

Legal name

Centre de travail Laro Inc.

Website

https://centredetravaillaro.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Centre de Travail LARO is a Quebec social economy enterprise, founded in 1979 and headquartered in Gatineau, that provides document assembly, binding, packaging, mail preparation, labor rental, carpentry, and Loto-Québec kiosk services. It employs approximately 100 people, including individuals with functional limitations, serving business customers across the Outaouais region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gatineau

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Assembly and Binding Services: Professional document assembly and binding services including spiral plastic binding, double metal wire binding (Wire-O), and wire stitching for books, calendars, magazines, and documents. Revenue generated through per-project or per-unit pricing.
2. Packaging and Material Handling Services: Shrink wrap packaging, poly bagging, and manual material handling tasks including folding, assembling boxes, label application, and counting services. Charged per task or project.
3. Postal Preparation Services: Database processing, mail preparation, and containerizing/bundling services for Canada Post mailing. Includes template creation, data consolidation, sorting, and manifest printing.
4. Labor Rental/Staff Augmentation: Providing workers for manual, repetitive, and bulky tasks at lower cost to free up client staff. Available for part-time or full-time engagements.
5. Carpentry/Manufacturing: Manufacturing of surveyor stakes, parking stakes, cremation boxes, and kindling wood. Unit or project-based pricing.
6. Loto-Québec Kiosk Operations: Management and operation of lottery kiosks at Promenades Gatineau and Walmart Boulevard La Gappe locations. Revenue appears to come from lottery sales commissions or management fees from Loto-Québec.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Centre De Travail LARO is a Quebec social economy enterprise that provides outsourced document assembly, plastic spiral and wire-O binding, wire stitching, shrink-wrap and poly bag packaging, Canada Post mail preparation, labor augmentation, and small-batch carpentry services. The company also operates Loto-Québec lottery kiosks at retail locations in Gatineau.

Product overview

Centre De Travail LARO is a social economy enterprise (adapted enterprise) providing five main service categories: Assembly and Binding Services (document assembly, plastic spiral binding, double metal wire binding, wire stitching), Packaging and Handling Services (shrink wrap, poly bagging, material handling), Postal Preparation Services (database processing, mail preparation, containerizing and bundling), Additional Services (carpentry, labor rental, receiving/shipping), and Loto-Québec Kiosk operations. The company employs approximately 100 people, many with functional limitations, providing personalized services in the Outaouais region of Quebec since 1979.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Assembly and Binding Services Comprehensive document assembly and binding services including plastic spiral binding (5–50 mm), double Wire-O metal binding, and wire stitching for books, calendars, magazines, and other documents using Horizon 16-station assembly line and Horizon MC80 stapler.
• Packaging and Handling Services Shrink wrap packaging, poly bagging, and material handling services for documents, merchandise, and promotional materials using Demark sealers, RBS sealers with 40-inch conveyors, and manual handling for folding, box assembly, and label application.
• Postal Preparation Services End-to-end mail preparation including database creation and merging, Canada Post-compliant sorting, parcel preparation, bulk mailing, address label printing, 7P optimization, containerizing, and bundling delivered to Canada Post.
• Additional Services (Carpentry, Labor Rental, Receiving and Shipping) Carpentry manufacturing of surveyor stakes, parking stakes, cremation boxes, and kindling wood; part-time and full-time labor rental for manual, repetitive, and bulky tasks; and receiving/shipping services for client materials.
• Loto-Québec Kiosk Operations Management and operation of Loto-Québec lottery retail kiosks located at Promenades Gatineau shopping centre and Walmart on Boulevard La Gappe, providing direct consumer lottery sales services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Continuous operation since 1979, demonstrating long-term sustainability as a social enterprise
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Office des personnes handicapées du QuébeccoreOthers · 1 December 1979Government accreditation body that certified Centre de Travail LARO as an Adapted Enterprise in December 1979, recognizing the organization's social mission to employ people with functional limitations.
• Emploi QuébeccoreOthers · 1 January 1979Provincial employment agency that provides accreditation to Centre de Travail LARO as a social economy enterprise, supporting the organization's mission to create sustainable, quality jobs for people with functional limitations in the Outaouais region.
• Loto-QuébeccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCentre de Travail LARO operates 2-3 lottery kiosks on behalf of Loto-Québec at strategic retail locations including Promenades Gatineau and Walmart on Boulevard La Gappe. This partnership provides retail revenue through lottery sales commissions and serves as a visible presence in the community.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Cenveo: U.S. printing and packaging company providing print finishing, document management, and packaging solutions to enterprise customers. Overlaps with LARO's finishing and packaging capabilities but at significantly larger scale and primarily U.S.-centric operations.
• St. Joseph Communications: Toronto-based integrated communications company offering printing, direct mail, and content production services. Compares to LARO on mail preparation and document assembly, though at enterprise scale across Ontario with broader communications offerings.
• TC Transcontinental: Canada's largest printing and packaging group, operating packaging, print, and media solutions across North America. Comparably offers commercial print finishing and packaging services, but at vastly larger scale and as part of a broad portfolio rather than as a specialized social-economy adapted enterprise.
• Data Communications Management Corporation (DCM): Canadian business communication and marketing services company providing print, document management, and direct-mail services. Overlaps with LARO's assembly, mail preparation, and document finishing offerings but operates at enterprise scale and as a public company.

Direct peers

• Lowe-Martin Group: Privately-held Canadian commercial printer offering print, bindery, finishing, and direct mail services from facilities in Ontario. Most directly comparable in terms of being an independent, mid-sized Canadian printer offering binding, finishing, and mail preparation — the same service bundle LARO provides regionally in Quebec.
• The Printing House (TPH): Canadian retail and commercial print chain offering digital printing, binding, finishing, and document services across multiple locations. Comparable in providing walk-in and B2B document finishing services but operates a multi-site retail branch model rather than a single production facility.
• Maracle Inc. Ontario-based commercial printing and mailing services company offering digital printing, bindery, and direct mail production. Closely matches LARO's print finishing and mail preparation service bundle at a comparable mid-market scale, though without the adapted-enterprise social mission.

Others

• Groupe TAQ (Travailleur Ajusté du Québec) network peers: Quebec's network of Centres de travail adapté (adapted enterprises) operate under similar OPHQ/Emploi Québec accreditation as LARO, often offering packaging, assembly, and labor-rental services. They are the closest peer category on business model and accreditation, providing competitive context for social-economy-adapted packaging and assembly services in Quebec.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/centredetravaillaro
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centre-de-travail-laro

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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