NANUK
Canadian-owned · made in Canada · based in Quebec
Protective hard cases, backpacks and coolers, injection molded and assembled in Terrebonne, Quebec by Plasticase, a private Canadian manufacturer founded in 1984.
Terrebonne, QC CA · www.nanuk.com
NANUK is the protective hard case, backpack and cooler brand of Plasticase, a private company headquartered and manufacturing in Terrebonne, Quebec since 1984 under the earlier name Resentel Ltd. The vendor's own pages describe direct sale from nanuk.com plus a dealer network and a US entity, NANUK USA, but the store locator did not load through fetch so specific retailers could not be confirmed.
Factors
Ownership
100.0 reportedCA 100%
NANUK's about page states Plasticase, its corporate entity, has manufactured plastic cases since 1984, originally under the name Resentel Ltd., with no mention of outside investors or a parent company. Corporations Canada's federal search for Plasticase returns only entities amalgamated out of existence in 2002 at a Montreal address, plus an unrelated active Walter Plasticase GP Inc. incorporated in 2018 at a different Westmount address with different directors, none of which match the Terrebonne case maker; the operating company is presumed to be a Quebec provincial corporation, and the Registraire des entreprises du Quebec is bot-walled to fetches and could not be checked directly.
- About NANUK · the vendor's own site “Plasticase, NANUK's corporate entity, initially started manufacturing plastic cases in 1984 under the name of Resentel Ltd.”
- Corporations Canada - Federal Corporation Search · registry record “PLASTICASE INC., Inactive - Amalgamated, registered office 185 Rue du Seminaire, Montreal QC”
- Made in CA - NANUK · directory “Canadian owned. Manufactured in: Terrebonne, Quebec.”
Manufacturing
100.0 reportedCA 100%
The vendor states across its about, sustainability and product pages that NANUK cases are proudly designed and injection molded in Canada, and the contact page lists the Terrebonne, Quebec address as the company's location; madeinca.ca corroborates manufacturing in Terrebonne, Quebec as a directory listing only.
- Corporate Sustainability | NANUK · the vendor's own site “NANUK Cases are proudly made in Canada, ensuring top-tier manufacturing standards and quality control.”
- Contact | NANUK · the vendor's own site “1059 Boulevard des Entreprises Terrebonne, Quebec Canada, J6Y 1V2”
- Made in CA - NANUK · directory “Manufactured in: Terrebonne, Quebec.”
People
91.0 inferredCA 90% · EU 5% · US 5%
The Terrebonne, Quebec address is both the head office and the plant, and the careers page's employee testimonials carry French-Canadian names consistent with a Quebec-based team. The contact page also lists a Delaware address for NANUK USA and a Netherlands address for European contact, but neither page states employee counts or confirms staff on site there, so a small non-Canadian share is estimated rather than reported.
- Contact | NANUK · the vendor's own site “2915 Ogletown Road, Newark Delaware, 19713 United States; Burgemeester J.G. Legroweg 96 9761 TD Eelde, Netherlands”
- Careers | NANUK · the vendor's own site “the team growing exponentially”
Inputs
29.5 inferredCA 40% · other 15% · US 45%
No vendor page discloses where the proprietary NK-7 resin or the foam insert material is sourced; only the finished case is confirmed as injection molded in Terrebonne. The estimate assumes commodity plastic resin drawn from the integrated, US-heavy North American petrochemical supply chain, with a Canadian share for domestic resin producers and a smaller allowance for imported foam or hardware components.
Where to buy
- Direct · nanuk.com 87.6