FORRELEASETHURSDAYMAY5,2016
Date:May4,2016
Contact:LukeSheppard,GeneralManager
Tel.(613)831-4044
Email:luke.sheppard@nortrax.com
NORTRAXPOISEDFORFUTUREGROWTHWITH
NEWFACILITYINOTTAWA,ONTARIO
STITTSVILLE,ONTARIO–NortraxisverypleasedtoannouncetheGrandOpeningoftheir
newstate-of-the-artfacilityinOttawa,OntariojustoffofHighway7westofStittsvilleon
Thursday,May5.Thenewflagshiplocationat190DavidManchesterRoad,nearthe
junctionofhighways7and417willservetheconstruction,forestry,andquarrybusinessin
easternOntarioandwesternQuebec.
Thenew33,000squarefootfacilityincludesa12bayservicecentre,designedtoeasily
accommodatethelargerproduction-classequipmentofferedbyJohnDeere.Inadditionto
anexpandedpartswarehouse,productsupportandatechnologyshowroom,thebuildingis
designedtobeexpandableforfuturegrowth.Infact,thebuildingdesignisthefirstina
seriesofsimilarfacilitiesNortraxwillbeconstructinginNorthAmerica.
MayorJimWatsonandlocalCouncillorEliEl-Chantirywillbeonhandfortheribbon
cuttingandtheywillbejoinedbyseniorJohnDeere/NortraxofficialsincludingMichaelJ.
Rugeroni,NortraxCanadaVicePresident,TimMurphy,NortraxPresident,DomenicG.
Ruccolo,SeniorVicePresident,Sales&Marketing,WorldwideConstructionandForestry
Division.
“Iamdelightedtobepartofthisofficialopening,alongsideCouncillorEl-Chantiry.”said
MayorWatson.“TheopeningofthisnewfacilityisaclearindicationthatOttawacontinues
tobeagreatplacetodobusinessandthatourcitycontinuestobenefitfrombothnew
constructionandinfrastructurerenewal.”
NortraxCanadaVicePresident,MichaelJ.Rugeroniaddedthat:“Withbranchlocations
acrossEasternCanada,NortraxcoversalargegeographicareaandOttawaisacriticalpart
ofourfootprint.We’reinvestingheavilyinOttawatopositionourselvestobettermeetthe
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needsofourcustomersinthiskeymarket.Whileofferingnewproductsandtechnologyto
ourcustomers,webelieveit’salsoimportanttoprovideouremployeeswiththetools,
facilitiesandtrainingtoperformattheirbest.OurexcellentteamledbyOttawaNortrax
GeneralManager,LukeSheppard,islayingthefoundationforfuturegrowthandsuccess.”
“We’reveryexcitedaboutourprospectsinOttawa,”saidSheppard.“Ournewhomewill
bolsteroursales,service,andpartsprogramsaswestrivetoprovidetheoutstanding
serviceourcustomersexpect.OurentireOttawateamhasbeenwaitingwithanticipationto
officiallyunveilourimpressivenewfacilitytoourcustomersandtothecommunity.”
Sheppardaddedthatwiththeapproachofsummerhelooksforwardtoseeingmore
constructionandforestrycustomersandthegeneralpublicdroppingbytomeetthelocal
Nortraxteam,tourthenewfacilityandseethenewJohnDeereequipmentondisplay.
AboutNortrax
Nortrax,Inc.,aJohnDeerecompanyoperatesJohnDeereconstructionandforestry
dealershipsthroughouttheUnitedStatesandCanada.Wearecommittedtoservingthose
linkedtothelandbasedonourcorevaluesofintegrity,quality,commitmentand
innovation,valuesthathavesustainedJohnDeereforover178years.
BasedinTampa,FL,thecompanysupportstheconstruction,forestry,commercialworksite
andminingmarketsinEasternCanada,aswellastheMidwest,Northeast,andSoutheast
RegionsoftheUnitedStates.Nortraxspecializesinthesales,serviceandsupportofJohn
Deereconstructionandforestrymachinesthroughthenew,usedandrentalchannels.
AdditionalinformationaboutNortrax,Inc.,itsproducts,servicesandcareeropportunities
canbefoundonlineatwww.nortrax.com.
PleaseNote:TherewillbephotoopportunitywithMayorJimWatsononapieceofJohnDeere
equipmentattheOfficialOpening.PhotoattachedofOttawafacilityat190DavidManchesterRoad,
Ottawa,ON
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