German firms established thirteen of the sixteen manufacturing plants created in Newfoundland during the 1950s due to Alfred Valdmanis' business contacts.

About the property on 62 Water Street in Carbonear, a Registered Heritage Structure built in 1919 by Bob Hedges and Jack Saunders.

About the C.N. Railway Station, a Registered Heritage Structure located in Carbonear and built in the early 1900s.