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The Ring Lord - Company Profile
 
Phone 306-374-1335
Fax 306-374-3622
290C RR9
Saskatoon, Sk, Canada
S7K 1P3

Here are some details about the company - Our hope is this will make you more comfortable in dealing with us.

Back in 1995, Jon Daniels found a webpage that was selling mild steel rings for making chainmail at $0.03 per rings.He thought that was a little high and he emailed the company offering to supply them with rings at $0.01 each. They accepted and he started manufacturing 1 type of ring. Jon next formed a relationship with The Chain Mail Connection and he began to sell rings through this fine webpage. Over the years the selection has greatly improved and the business has expanded.

The Ring Lord is now about a 10 person (it varies), 12 + machine company with access to dozens of maillers for finished projects. The 5000 + sq ft factory is staffed 7 days a week and operates 24 hours a day 5 out of 7 days.

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Here's a timeline

1987 - Jon learns how to make chainmail.
1996 - Jon started manufacturing 1 type of ring for Medieval Menagerie (They are no longer in business)
1996 - Jon sells rings at Chain Mail Connection, variety increases.
1998 - Jon starts a webpage selling rings while continuing to sell through Chain Mail connection
2000 (July) - TheRingLord.com is born. A professional webpage is developed.
2001 (Jan) - 1 million rings are sold in January 2001.
2001 (Mar) - With 9 employees and increasing orders TheRingLord.com orders an industrial ring making machine.
2001 (July) - The ring machine (Tor) is operational and the first machine cut rings are sold
2001 (August) - The Ring Lord - wholesale division is opened
2001 (Sept) - 5 million rings are sold this month!!
2001 (October) - The Ring Lord moves into a new, much larger facility on a 30 acre property.
2002 (Feb) - a 2nd ring machine arrives (Mithril), Tor is tooled to cut 12g wire
2002 (Jul) - a 1300 sq ft building is constructed to house The Ring Lord's expansion.
2003 (March) - we hit the local news. Read the article here.
2003 (April) - The Ring Lord employs over 10 maillers to create 4 huge banners for The Tower of London in London, England.
2003 (April) - a 3rd ring machine (Sam) begins operation, 3rd full time employee and a part time employee are hired for the night shift.
2003 (October) - a shopping cart is launched and 1300 more sq ft of wire storage is built.
2004 (March) - a full time shipper is hired to improve shipping speed and customer service.
2004 (May) - a 4th Ring machine is purchased
2004 (Sept) -an additional 2600 sq ft facility is built, another manufacturing employee hired and a punch is ordered for making scales and punched rings.
2004 (Nov) -an industrial welded mesh making machine arrives. The machine makes 22 ga 5/32" ID welded fabric
2005 (May) -Scale manufacturing is brought in house
2005 (July) -a 5th person is added to the manufacturing staff to keep up with production demand
2005 (September) -a second industrial welded mesh making machine arrives. The machine makes 24 g 3/32" ID welded fabric
2005 (Nov) -a second shipper is hired to keep up with packaging demand
2006 (Oct) - a second and larger lathe is purchased to improve tool manufacturing both for in house and for sale.
2006 (Nov) - 1300 sq feet of space is converted from wire storage to manufacturing area; 800 sq ft is added for wire storage
2007 (Apr) - another full time staff member is added in the manufacturing area.
2007 (May) - a third industrial welded mesh making machine arrives. The machine makes 22 g 5/32" ID welded fabric and we call him Biff.
2007 (Sept) - a 4th and 5th industrial welded mesh making machines arrive. One makes 24 g 3/32" ID and one makes 22 g 5/32" ID welded fabric
2007 (Sept) - 2 welded mesh seeming machines are purchased for the welded machine made fabric
2008 (Sept) - 500 sq ft addition is added to the factory for office, lunch room and storage
2009 (March) - CAM a CNC ring machine is added to our ring making machines
2009 (April) - an automatic weigh and bagging system arrives in house - we now pre-package most rings to make our shipping process faster
2009 (September) - M2 a CNC ring machine for tiny rings is added to our ring making machines
 

Company Legal Data:

Company's Legal Name: The Ring Lord Corporation
Location: 6 miles east of Saskatoon, Sk in Canada Map and Directions
Saskatchewan (Provincial) Business License: 913187
Provincial Sales Tax: #: 1817592
Federal Tax Number 860585611RT0001
Customs Broker - UPS Brokerage
 
The Ring Lord is:

Name: Jonathan Daniels (picture)
Roles: Owner - Marketing, Buyer, R & D, Manufacturing
email addresses: jd @ theringlord.com
Education: Engineering Physics Degree (distinction) - 1998 - University of Saskatchewan

Name: Bernice Daniels (picture)
Roles: Owner - Customer Service, Web Designer and Programmer, Accounting, Order Processing
email addresses: bernice @ theringlord.com
Education: Mechanical Engineering Degree - 1997 - University of Saskatchewan
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada - 2000 to 2002

Name: Sue Giberson
Roles: Shipping (order picking, packaging, customer service)

Name: Ian Betz
Roles: Shipping (Machine operation, saw cutting, anodizing reactive metals)

Name: Corbit Giberson
Roles: Manufacturing (Machine operation, saw cutting, anodizing reactive metals)

Name: Doug Daniels
Roles: Machine and building maintenance, manufacturing (machine operation, tool manufacturing)

Name: Chris Pearce
Roles: Shipping (order picking, packaging)

Name: Amber Pooler
Roles: Manufacturing (Machine operation, saw cutting, anodizing reactive metals)

Name: Tor (Ring Machine)
Roles: Machine Made Ring Manufacturing
     Tooled to work with the following wire guages: 12, 14, 16, 18

Name:Mithril (Ring Machine)
Roles: Machine Made Ring Manufacturing
     Tooled to work with the following wire guages: 16, 18, 20, 22, 24

Name: Sam (Ring Machine)
Roles: Machine Made Ring Manufacturing
     Tooled to work with the following wire guages: 12, 14, 16, 18
Name: Oli (Ring Machine)
Roles: Machine Made Ring Manufacturing
     Tooled to work with the following wire guages: 12, 14, 16, 18
Name: CAM (CNC Ring Machine)
Roles: Machine Made Ring Manufacturing and coil making for saw cutting
     Tooled to work with the following wire guages: 12, 14, 16, 18
Toy: industrial machine that makes welded chainmail mesh (22 ga 5/32" ID welded mesh)
Pepe: industrial machine that makes welded chainmail mesh (24 ga 3/32" ID welded mesh)
Biff: industrial machine that makes welded chainmail mesh (22 ga 5/32" ID welded mesh)
Quinn: industrial machine that makes welded chainmail mesh (22 ga 5/32" ID welded mesh)
Grandma: industrial machine that makes welded chainmail mesh (24 ga 3/32" ID welded mesh)
Unnamed equipment:
Large chainmail machine: makes 21g 3/16" machine made welded mesh
Industrial vibratory tumber; chain making lathe; anodizers; various saw cutting setups; wire drawing equipment,heat treating oven etc.
We also contract several maillers that make the finished projects.


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