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Astra Pacifica provides international companies with commercial access to North America’s construction, manufacturing and industrial sectors, leading opportunities from business intelligence through in-market execution.
OUR FOUNDATION
Built on direct industrial market experience
Astra Pacifica’s commercial approach is grounded in more than 20 years of direct industrial-market experience including major construction, manufacturing, infrastructure and capital-project environments. Combined with Fortune 500 experience, this foundation shapes how the firm identifies and develops opportunities, manages strategic relationships and executes complex market-development initiatives.
At a glance
SERVICES
Business intelligence, market entry and expansion, major project pursuits and key account management.
CLIENTS
International industrial companies and North American project teams
OPERATING MODEL
One-Office: centralizing market access for clients as one accountable relationship.
LEADERSHIP
20+ years of industrial experience, including 10+ within a U.S. Fortune 500 company
SECTORS
Construction, manufacturing, industrial and infrastructure
BASE AND REACH
Headquartered in Canada, working with networks across North America and Europe.
Our approach
Applying industrial experience
Turning business intelligence into strategy
Coordinating through one office
Construction, manufacturing, and industrial markets involve complex stakeholders, technical requirements, long decision cycles, and demanding project environments. Our experience and location in Western Canada provide the practical market perspective needed to navigate these conditions and support effective commercial execution across industrial markets.
We combine rigorous market research and business intelligence with commercial disciplines developed through more than two decades of industrial experience, including over a decade in a Fortune 500 environment. Our focus is on identifying the markets, accounts and projects that warrant attention, and translating the evidence into clear priorities and executable next steps.
Astra Pacifica acts as a central point of commercial coordination. Our network spans industry, government, technical, and commercial organizations, enabling us to coordinate the specialists, partners, and resources required for each opportunity. By bringing together the right relationships, expertise, and resources, we reduce the cost and complexity of market entry and expansion for our clients.
Why clients work with us
Leadership with 20 years of industrial experience
Including 10+ years within US Fortune 500
Clients benefit from direct experience in major industrial operations, capital projects, strategic accounts and complex procurement.
Direct market engagement
Reaching decision-makers directly
Clients reach project teams directly in the market, supported by focused market intelligence and targeted digital outreach.
Focused sector expertise
Complex, capital-intensive markets
Clients gain specialized commercial knowledge for construction, manufacturing, industrial and infrastructure markets with complex products, projects and buying processes.
Established cross-border network
North America and Europe
Clients access established relationships and specialist connections across North America and Europe, coordinated around each opportunity.
Flexible, scalable engagement
From one pursuit to comprehensive market development
Clients grow in North America without the cost of a local sales team, starting with one opportunity or key account and scaling as results are proven.
Central commercial hub
One accountable point of contact
One commercial lead coordinates the market intelligence, relationships, specialists and partners each opportunity requires, so clients can focus their own teams on priority decisions.
WHY ASTRA PACIFICA
FRANK SZOSTAK
President, Astra Pacifica
LEADERSHIP
Frank Szostak
President
Frank brings more than 20 years of industrial-sector experience, including more than a decade with Grainger—North America’s largest industrial distributor and a U.S. Fortune 500 company—where he served as Senior Account Manager and Large Project Account Manager.
Led commercial development and coordinated cross-functional teams to create value across multi-billion-dollar industrial accounts and capital projects.
More than five years leading commercial engagement with Canada’s National Shipbuilding Program and a major oil refinery, plus serving as a key commercial point of contact at the construction site of a CAD 40 billion energy development.
Over 10 years building and managing strategic relationships across procurement, operations, project leadership and supplier organizations in complex industrial environments.
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
Industrial and commercial experience
PRIOR ROLE · GRAINGER
Commercial leadership across major industrial operations and capital projects
SETTING
Major Canadian industrial operations and capital programs, including the National Shipbuilding Program, a major oil refinery and the construction site of a CAD 40 billion energy development.
COMMERCIAL SCOPE
• Developed commercial opportunities across major industrial accounts, operating facilities and capital projects.
• Managed strategic relationships and commercial priorities across multi-million-dollar industrial portfolios.
ASTRA PACIFICA
Market and project development for European architectural systems manufacturers
SETTING
Construction projects evaluating high-performance architectural systems from European manufacturers entering and developing the North American market.
COMMERCIAL SCOPE
• Identifying, qualifying and advancing project opportunities from early engagement through project execution.
• Developing pathways through estimating, substitutions, negotiations, logistics and local project delivery.
ASTRA PACIFICA
North American commercialization of industrialized construction technology
SETTING
An industrialized prefabricated construction platform pursuing project deployment, strategic partnerships, licensing and broader commercialization opportunities across Canada and the United States.
COMMERCIAL SCOPE
• Identifying, qualifying and advancing project, partnership and licensing opportunities across North America.
• Developing commercialization opportunities, strategic partnerships, licensing and intellectual-property opportunities.
References
“Frank has consistently been the primary resource for identifying key contacts and navigating the market...”
Fred · Supplier Development Manager · Alberta, Canada
“He has been a valued partner in growing my business in British Columbia...”
Rick · District Sales Manager · Michigan, United States
“...Frank is a true ‘partner’, he is reactive when necessary, proactive always, quick to respond, detailed and knowledgeable about the information he shares and digs deep to find solutions even when it’s outside his scope...”
Michele · Procurement Operations Advisor · British Columbia, Canada
“Astra Pacifica is a strong partner for North American market expansion.”
Michal · Chief Sales Officer · Woj. Slaskie, Poland
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OUR MISSION
We accelerate growth for industrial companies through business development and commercial execution across North America.
OUR VISION
To be the preferred North American growth partner for companies entering, expanding and competing in complex industrial markets.
OUR VALUES
Trust
In large industrial projects and complex operations, trust is the cornerstone of every successful relationship. It defines how we build long-term partnerships.
Synergy
Strong partnerships combine complementary expertise and shared objectives to achieve outcomes that individual stakeholders could not deliver alone.
Excellence
Excellence is the discipline of holding ourselves to high standards, applying experience with purpose, and continually improving the quality of our work.
Innovation
Innovation begins with questioning established assumptions and recognizing where new ideas can address real needs, improve performance, and create lasting value.
Sustainability
Sustainability means building enduring value through responsible decisions that balance commercial progress with the long-term interests of businesses, communities, and the environment.
North American commercial development for international construction, manufacturing and industrial companies.
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