Peterborough Matboards Unveil New Logo For 120th Anniversary

A new logo celebrating a milestone of 120 years in business for matboards and art material manufacturer Peterboro Matboards was revealed in their factory Thursday morning.

Steven Sprotte, operations manager (left) and his father Alan Yaffe, president (right) after the new unveiling of their new logo. Yaffe purchased the business in 2001 after being a picture framer for over 25 years. Photo by David Tuan Bui.

The logo contains the year the company was founded in 1902 and has five matboards on the left side.

The boards represent the company’s philosophy of quality, integrity, tradition, innovation and social responsibility according to the company’s presentation.

Local politicians such as MPP Dave Smith and Coun. Keith Riel were invited to take a facility tour prior to the logo unveiling.

Smith, Riel and representatives from the Greater Peterborough Chamber of Commerce and Peterborough and the Kawarthas Economic Development gave acknowledgements of the company’s milestone after the tour.

Peterborough Matboards operated in the Larry Electric Motor building until the 1960’s on Sherbrooke Street. They have relocated to the now-Ricart Branded Apparel & Promo building on Lansdowne Street. The company occupies the former Unilever plant that produced Ragu sauce on 715 Neal Dr.

The company boasts roughly 650 different colours of matboards manufactured in their factory.

Roughly 20 workers operate on the manufacturing floor with eight administration employees.

“We’re treating everybody like family and I think that’s played to our success,” said Steven Sprotte, Peterboro Matboards operations manager. “It’s about having great relationships with people. We have a huge focus on quality.”

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