GRAND OPENING OF METRO DETROIT’S VILLAGE WORKSHOP MARKS JET, POWERMATIC AND WILTON PARTNERSHIP

LaVergne, TN – The Grand Opening of the Village Workshop, Northville, Mich., is scheduled for February 28. This new creative resource for local inventors, engineers, entrepreneurs, artists, small businesses, teachers, students and others is on the former site of Belanger, Inc., a 140-year-old leader in car wash manufacturing. The community space is dedicated to creativity, learning, entrepreneurship and prototype services.  It’s equipped with all the tools, machinery, staff and software to make bright ideas come to life. 

The Village Workshop’s Grand Opening marks a continuing partnership with JET^®, Powermatic^® and Wilton^®, which have provided the new creative communal workspace with 25 essential woodworking and metalworking machines, plus technical support.  JET, Powermatic and Wilton are industry-leading brands of woodworking and metalworking machinery, material handling equipment, vises, clamps and hand tools.

The open house will be held at The Village Workshop, 445 E. Cady St., Northville, from

9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, February 28, followed by a reception at 7 p.m. to `11 p.m.  Open enrollment is scheduled on Sunday, March 1 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

“There’s no better investment we can make with our woodworking and metalworking equipment than empowering those in the community with a desire to learn and create – and having a facility like The Village Workshop is ideal,” said Bob Varzino, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Internet for JPW Industries, Inc.  “Working directly with innovators, experienced artisans and enthusiasts also fuels our ‘ambition’ campaign of building the equipment that builds dreams.”

Currently, the 24,000 square foot, three-story historical Village Workshop building is equipped with the following JET, Powermatic and Wilton tools: