On Tuesday, November 17, Hans Gronhi held a grand opening event for its Mississauga showroom location. The event included a ribbon-cutting ceremony as well as a traditional Chinese eye-dotting ceremony and lion dance. Mississauga's mayor, Hazel McCallion, participated in the ceremony and congratulated the company on its success, noting that Chinese manufacturers play an important role in Mississauga's growing economy.

Also at the grand opening were Eve Adams, Councillor of Ward 5; Superintendent Michael Moore, Division 12 Peel Regional Police; Larry Petovello, Director of the Economic Department for the City of Mississauga; Jake Dheer, past chair of the Mississauga Board of Trade; as well as several members of the Mississauga Chinese Business Association including Stephen Chu, its president and Victor Oh, its honorary president. The event was also attended by the company's Canadian General Manager, Grace Gao, as well as the owner of Hans Gronhi, Liu Xuezhi, and his team of 12 who flew in from China.

Hans Gronhi says it is proud of its new location and also its recent success at the Graphics Canada trade show. The company notes that it is also happy to see that Chinese manufacturers are becoming an important part of the Canadian printing and graphics industry.