River Valley Chamber of Commerse

Brewster’s

What’s the strongest metal you can think of? Titanium? Nope. Inconel 625 used in the aerospace industry? No again. Not even aircraft metal strength can compare to this.

Actually, it’s a trick question. The strongest mettle (two “t’s”) – being the substance out of which a person or thing is made – can be seen in the strength of character behind Brewster’s Machine Shop. The people that work here perfectly replicate the ‘mettle’ in the ‘metal’.

Art Morris, his wife Linda, and Terry Kingston, own and manage Brewster’s together with a group of very committed and industrious employees. In shop and on-site their work includes metal welding/fabrication and repair of anything from drive shafts to heavy equipment parts, oftentimes working with engineers and designs to provide the most cost efficient solution for their customers in both the industrial and retail business sectors. And the public sector as well if you happen to get a tear in your kayak that requires plastic welding!

Art has been in this industry for 42 years and worked at Brewster’s from ‘69 to ’84 when he and Linda bought the business and went in part ownership with Terry Kingston in ’87. In 1994 they moved the business from Rothesay to the Spruce Lake Industrial Park. A very unassuming and quiet individual, his wife Linda is the strong advocate for all things Brewster.

“We have a great crew here. We all work so well together!” And walking through the shop with Linda you can hear the pride of good craftsmanship as she explains the different works in progress. And their pride is evident in the good works Brewster’s stands behind to sponsor, for example, the Community Safety Net program in schools, hockey teams, the Atlantic Youth ID Services, the Dragon Boat through Local 213 and Lorneville Mechanical (Brewster’s has Signatory status with the unions).

Brewster’s is one of the newer members with the Chamber since Linda felt it was the right thing to do in supporting local businesses. “We buy anything we can locally, we feel it’s very important to support those who work and live in Grand Bay-Westfield.”

Art Morris was born and raised in Grand Bay so it was a bit of a homecoming when he brought the business back to the area.

“We just love the laid back, down-to-earth attitude of Grand Bay-Westfield,” marvels Linda, “we have everything here you could need plus we’re close to the river system and highway access - and out of the contamination of heavy industry”.

With a combined 156 years of experience, this mighty machine shop is ready to take on anything - no project is outside the scope of welding and routering, torquing, tensioning or line boring because this is where Brewster’s puts the pedal to the mettle. Two “t’s”.

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