Proudly Canadian
Canada’s leading snowplow manufacturer turns 50
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ounded in 1969 as part of London Machinery, Arctic Snowplows became a privately owned Canadian manufacturer of snow removal equipment in 1994. From its beginning within the former London Machinery location with a staff of two, to its shared floor space with the London Foodbank, Arctic Snowplows built its current 32,000+-square-foot manufacturing/sales/installation and service operation on Artisans Cr. in London in 2001. Arctic opened its current Oakville operation in 2005 to support the increasing GTA dealer
and end-user demands. In 2007, Arctic opened the Montreal/PointeClaire operation to support the needs of the Quebec and Maritime dealer operation. Arctic Snowplows currently has 20 employees and operates sales/ warehouse facilities in Oakville and Pointe-Claire, QC.
the company, Arctic has earned a reputation for performance and durability that is as much a product of brains, as it is brawn. Exceeding design and manufacturing requirements is essential when you are building equipment to fight the winter in the True North.
Selling to contractors and independent users through a growing network of over 200 dealers across Canada and the northern U.S. states, Arctic Snowplows continues to be the leading Canadian snowplow manufacturer.
In a recent independent survey by TMD, Arctic stakeholders overwhelmingly indicated that one of the greatest strengths of Arctic is its people. The Arctic team is full of dedicated individuals who are passionate about helping their customers. From giving their cell phone numbers to dealers, to working on weekends, employees are committed to doing their best to help Arctic service their customers. This provides a huge peace-of-mind to dealers, knowing that when they have concerns, there is support available to help them through their problems. Additionally, Arctic provides technical support through its videos on the Arctic website, www.arcticssnowplows.com.
“It’s our family of Arctic dealers who help put our plows on the road,” says Dan Armstrong, president and owner of Arctic Snowplows. “Our dealers are ambassadors of the brand and the keepers of Arctic’s legacy and performance standards.” To become a master dealer, we invite you to visit www.arcticsnowplows.com/ master-dealer. Two of Arctic Snowplows’ current ownership team, Dan Armstrong and Rick Lennox. 26
Arctic’s Hitch-Mount Spreader.
With key ownership providing decades of manufacturing experience with
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