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Editor’s Message Good vibes

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The Buzz

People, places, news and events

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Photo Gallery

Highlights from the 2022 Star Women in Convenience Awards Event

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Foodservice Fundamentals

Cost control: 7 strategies for managing the middle of your income statement and boosting your bottom line

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Retailer Spotlight

The Super Bowl of c-stores: Anthony Magnini is playing the long game, betting big on a disruptive foodservice trend—the ghost kitchen—to take his new c-gas site to the next level

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Feature

Making an impact: Introducing the inaugural CSNC Impact Awards winners

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C-store IQ National Shopper Study Prepared Food Report: Hungry for options

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Ask the Expert

Photo top: The Star Women in Convenience Winners Panel in discussion Oct. 12, 2022

Photo Middle: Suncor associates at an event to raise funds for Petro-Canada’s CareMakers Foundation Photo right: Kent Martin and Vinion Lee model Shell Mobility Canada’s new uniforms, made with a polyester fibre produced from recycled plastic bottles

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How will the plastics ban impact convenience and what do operators need to know now to prepare their foodservice business? Jennifer McKenzie of Cassels weighs in

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Countless studies show that doing good not only feels good, but it’s also good for business. If that’s the case, the convenience industry is well-positioned. Since I began covering this industry three years ago, I have been constantly impressed and inspired by the amount of good work being done (often behind the scenes) by individuals and companies.

Our team wanted to find a way to celebrate these efforts and this year launched the CSNC Impact Awards. The goal is to recognize initiatives introduced by retailers, suppliers and solution providers that make a meaningful difference in a range of important areas, from helping the planet to supporting employees and communities.

We are thrilled to debut 20 inaugural CSNC Impact Awards winners, which include efforts being made by independent c-store owners, major chains, multi-national suppliers, associations and local vendors. We strongly believe actions big and small have a key role to play in making this world a better place.

From uniforms made of recycled materials to saving bees, sourcing responsible cocoa, planting trees, caring for caregivers, investing in eco-friendly coffee cups, preserving historical buildings, reducing waste, making sure people don’t go hungry and taking a stand in the name of the greater good, this industry is full of amazing companies doing good for their people, communities and the planet. These efforts across our industry deserve a spotlight and this is it (p. 16).

The Impact Awards are the perfect anchor for our final issue of 2022—it’s always nice to end on a high note! For more good vibes, check out the photo gallery (p. 8) from the recent Star Women in Convenience Awards Event—it felt so good to celebrate in-person.

As 2022 draws to a close, the team here hopes you have plenty of opportunity to celebrate and gather with those you care about in the coming weeks. CSNC

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THE BUZZ

CROSS - CANADA ROUND - UP / PEOPLE / PL ACES / NE WS & E VENTS

Game on

Going for growth

Blast-Off Fireworks is growing after recently completing its third acquisition, with the purchase of Toyland Company’s fireworks business. Toyland, based in Surrey, B.C., will continue to focus on its main business as a wholesaler of more than 3,000 novelty items. Based in Selkirk, Man., Blast-Off serves more than 4,500 national and independent retailers across the country.

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) is preparing to launch self-serve lottery terminals at select retail locations across the province. If approved, the approximately 1,400 self-serve terminals will not replace retailer-operated lottery terminals, but rather be an additional device at current lottery retailer outlets. The move, according to OLG, will enhance both the customer and retailer experience by reducing congestion at point-ofsale, while driving increased sales (and, in turn, commission revenues). The goal is to begin rolling out terminals in the second half of 2023.

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MOVING ON UP

Peter Allen is moving into a new role as vice-president, business solutions at ITWAL Ltd. He joined the company in 2007 from Wrigley and has held several leadership roles in his 15 years with the wholesale distribution business.

Helene Drolet has moved into a new role as VP operations excellence North America for Couche-Tard.

It’s a homecoming of sorts for the 2020 Star Women in Convenience winner who, in June 2021, left her role as VP operations Western Canada at Couche-Tard to join MacEwen Petroleum as SVP operations & general manager, retail.

Sebla Guvener joins Conagra Brands as head of supply chain for Canada. She brings 15 years of CPG experience to the role, with a strong background in endto-end supply chain operations. Prior to joining Conagra, Guvener led the supply chain for nutrition at Nestlé Canada.

Bob Landi is promoted to VP and general manager of Heatcraft Refrigeration Products, a manufacturer of commercial refrigeration equipment and systems as part of Lennox International. Landi joined the company in 2002, most recently serving as VP of operations.

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ON LI N E E XC LU S IVE S

10 HEADLINES YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS! 1. MANY RETAILERS ARE PUSHING HOLIDAY SALES ALREADY. SHOULD C-STORES FOLLOW SUIT? 2. CONVENIENCE STORE ROBBERIES ARE A COMMON FORM OF WORKPLACE VIOLENCE: STUDY

Jennifer Mann is to succeed Alfredo Rivera as corporate SVP and president of Coca-Cola’s North American operations. Mann, currently SVP of Global Ventures, will step into the role on Jan. 1, 2023.

3. THE SAME OLD STORY CAN’T CONTINUE— TIME TO REDUCE CREDIT CARD FEES: CICC

Sheri Morgan is now senior director, communications & engagement for the PepsiCo Foundation (Global) at PepsiCo. She joined Frito-Lay Canada in 2007, moving to PepsiCo Foods Canada in 2008, where she held several progressively senior roles, most recently as director of communications.

5. F UEL THEFT PREVENTION STRATEGIES

Mélanie Racine is promoted to senior director of human resources at Groupe F. Dufresne. The 2021 Star Women in Convenience winner joined the company in 2014 as director of HR and has built a strong human resources department, planning, organizing and managing HR processes for close to 1,500 employees.

Eric Rolheiser took over as president at Wallace & Carey, effective September 12, 2022. The industry veteran mostly recently served as president of Core-Mark Canada, a company he joined more than 28 years ago. In turn, Dan Elrod is now CEO of Carey Management.

Anthony Ruffolo is promoted to president of McCowan Design & Manufacturing. He joined the Canadian store fixture and solutions company in 2013 as VP. In his new role, Ruffolo is also president of sister company, Wilson Display Ltd. Ruffolo, a CFA, started his career as an analyst in the financial sector.

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4. WHY IOT DEVICES ARE KEY TO THE MODERN CONVENIENCE STORE EXPERIENCE 6. M INUS FORTY AND QBD COMBINE TO CREATE DUE NORTH 7. T AX ON SUGARY DRINKS BEGINS IN NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR, THOUGH NOT ALL ARE ON BOARD 8. P ARKLAND TO PARTNER WITH U.S.-BASED FREEWIRE ON EV CHARGING NETWORK

9. F IRE & FLOWER AND CIRCLE K TEAM UP IN BRAMPTON, ONT.

10. GATORADE CANADA PARTNERS WITH THE PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S HOCKEY PLAYERS ASSOCIATION

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gaging, authentic and valuable panel discussion, featuring Kelly Rand of Parkland Corporation, Dimple Seghal of Petro-Canada, Erica Morningstar of Coca-Cola, Beverley Mawby of Great Canadian Meat Company and Jessica Dolphin of 7-Eleven Canada.

The event capped off with the awards presentation, where industry supporters were brought to their feet, enthusiastically cheering on colleagues, clients and partners.

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FOODSERVICE FUNDAMENTALS

BY JEFF DOVER

Cost control

Inventory control Inventory is a simple but valuable tool in tracking the cost of sales and is the first step in identifying avoidable shrinkage. Inventory should be taken at least monthly and extended with current costs from the most recent invoices to determine the inventory value. The total inventory value is used to calculate the actual food cost/ cost of sales monthly. The formula for cost of sales is the opening inventory value, plus purchases, less the closing inventory value. This should be done, if possible, separately from convenience store items so you can understand the cost of sales for this segment.

Waste and spill sheets are a sound cost control practice. All food items prepared must be tracked: they are either sold, provided as a promotion or lost through waste or spillage.

Accurate tracking allows an operator to identify where variances may be occurring. Ensure you are tracking waste (including spoilage, spills and dropped items, menu items remade or sent back, etc.). Details tracked should include the item, quantity, date and a description of what occurred and who was involved to help identify patterns in people or processes, where training may need to be reinforced. Waste and spill sheets should be costed each period and reviewed.

and has the greatest potential for unnecessary waste. Actual cost of sales (calculated when taking physical inventory) should be compared to theoretical cost of sales (calculating what your food or beverage cost should be based on itemized sales, waste sheets and costed recipes). Theoretical cost of sales allows managers to know what their cost of sales should have been for a period based on sales, rather than relying solely on their budgeted or historical cost of sales percentages.

Comparing actual and theoretical cost of sales is one of the most valuable management tools to control cost of sales. Before a theoretical cost of sales can be calculated, all recipes must be fully costed and up-to-date.

Costing recipes is time consuming to set up, but easy to maintain by updating current ingredient costs.

When costing a recipe, you must determine the yield of ingredients (the percentage of usable product or edible portion/weight from the purchased weight) to ensure accuracy when costing ingredients sold by weight.

Costed recipes (with a total cost per portion) should then be multiplied by units sold for each menu item and totaled for all menu items to determine the total theoretical cost of sales. Theoretical cost of sales should be compared to actual cost of sales monthly. Actual cost of sales should be marginally greater, generally between one to 1.5 points greater, than theoretical cost of sales, reflecting normal waste. The variance should be compared to costed waste and spill sheets to track a potential control issue.

I recommend comparing actual cost of sales to theoretical cost of sales each period. This will help identify when you have a cost control issue and provide the information required to investigate and resolve the issue. Plus, it will improve the profitability of your foodservice operation.

Theoretical cost of sales Cost of sales is the most significant expense for your foodservice products

Production The conundrum is, if you don’t have product prepared, you may miss out

7 strategies for managing the middle of your income statement and boosting your bottom line Foodservice inventory is more perishable than most items you will carry in your store, therefore cost control is critical to your success.

Procurement For most convenience stores, especially independent stores, foodservice items will be provided by a different supplier than traditional convenience store items. Many use broadline foodservice distributors, who typically price their products using a cost-plus system, often have minimum order sizes and deliver costs as well. The more food you buy, the lower the markup.

Purchasing decisions should be linked to sales forecasts and continually updated based on actual sales results.

If purchasing is not conducted by an owner, ensure a separation of duties so a single manager or staff member is not able to place orders, receive orders, pay invoices and count inventory— essentially enabling them to make additional purchases.

Supplier and broadline distributor contracts should be tendered annually to determine who is offering the best prices (or discounts and rebates).

Receiving When receiving, all items should be counted (or weighed if appropriate) and inspected. Errors in deliveries almost always benefit the distributor at the expense of the operator. “Blind” receiving is a good practice to check for accuracy, where counts are done without the receiving counts/weights so they can be compared afterwards, which helps identify errors rather than quickly checkmarking an order sheet.

If any items are incorrect, damaged, do not meet standards, were not ordered, not delivered, etc., the driver should be informed to issue a credit note before leaving and the supplier should be

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contacted immediately. All expected credit notes should be tracked and product replacements should be tracked until received. All invoices should be checked against the ordered quantity and price list for accuracy.

Rotating all stock is important; however, more so for perishable items.

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on sales and, if you have too much product prepared, you will have waste.

It is important to forecast sales levels to keep displays attractive without creating excessive waste.

Forecasting takes practice. It is important to track daily sales of each item you prepare: what time of day they occur, what was happening in the area, what day of the week it was, what time of the year, etc. This information will allow for production planning, comparing month-over-month and year-over-year sales patterns. A production forecast should be prepared for each menu item daily, including when to prepare the items. Items can only be held so long before they have to be discarded. While some stores allow staff to take home food at the end of the day, it can lead to preparing food when it is not likely to be sold. I recommend against this practice.

Staff must be trained on portion sizes for items they serve or prepare and be provided with tools to serve the correct portion size, such as a specific ladle for soup. Pictures of portions

with instructions (e.g., four meatballs) will also help. One of the best ways to ensure proper portions is to observe staff, identify over or under portioning and provide feedback. Again, providing “extra” at the end of the day may seem like great service, but customers will expect such portions going forward. Discounting at the end of the day may be a better option.

Prime item counts High-cost items should be counted every shift. Staff should fill out a form with the amount of item they started with, how many were left at the end of the shift, how many were sold and compare it to itemized sales. Variances should be investigated so staff are unable to take or give away food.

Labour control Foodservices can be provided with little, if any, incremental labour, especially if the foodservice area is proximate to the cash station. Any additional labour should be scheduled only when it is needed. This could

be receiving food orders, preparing food according to forecasts, serving during peak times, etc. This extra body may also perform other duties, such as cleaning etc. It is important that incremental labour be planned carefully—too little may impact sales (i.e., not having food ready when people are demanding it) while too much will adversely impact profitability. The forecasting discussed above for production planning may also be used for labour planning. Set yourself up to succeed.

Good cost control is not rocket science. These practices are simple to implement and very effective.

Managing the middle of the income statement will have a dramatically positive effect on the profitability of your foodservice category. CSNC Jefff Dover is president of fsSTRATEGY, a consulting firm specializing in strategic advisory services for the hospitality industry, with an emphasis on food and beverage.

He is based in Toronto and can be reached at 416-229-2290 ext. 2 or jdover@fsstrategy.com.

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GHOST KITCHEN

A commercial cooking facility or virtual restaurant used for the preparation of food consumed off premises via delivery or take-out

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its food freshly made, branded and available to customers, without the need for its own storefront.

With more than a month before its grand opening this fall, Anthony Magnini is surveying the ongoing construction of his company Gateway Corporate Group’s flagship property at Rymal and Pritchard Roads in Hamilton, Ont., up on the mountain.

The site includes a Mobil gas station and a two-story grey building. “This side will be the convenience store,” Magnini says, touring a well-lit 3,000 sq. ft. space on the ground floor, where work is being done to prepare for a delivery of refrigeration units, enough to accommodate beer and wine should the province open up their sale in c-stores.

The c-store will fly the Hasty Market banner and be operated by Gateway, however on the opposite side of the ground floor, an 1,800 sq. ft. space will be branded Epic Eats! Here, customers will be able to order from seven different restaurant menus, which at the moment include Greek and BBQ, with more to be announced.

Epic Eats! will offer pick-up and delivery, as well as seating for those who want to dine on-site.

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sell that food on the convenience side,” says the former football player whose father and grandfather also worked in commercial property development.

The food will be freshly made in the basement, which is being outfitted with a large commercial kitchen and where a service elevator will shuttle the dishes up to the ground floor. The basement’s other side will be devoted to Gateway’s own beverage company.

“We will be bottling our own brand of water,” Magnini says.

Gateway also has its own coffee company, Café Sombra Grande.

In offering high-quality foodservice within the c-gas site—which includes executive offices on the second floor—the company is betting big on a so-called ghost kitchen to bring restaurant-branded meals to customers.

For instance, Epic Eats! has partnered with Opa!, a Calgary-based Mediterranean quick-service restaurant chain. Opa! has in recent months opened bricks-and-mortar locations in Ontario, including in Milton, North York and Vaughan, and will now, through Magnini’s ghost kitchen, have

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The evolution of ghost kitchens According to figures from Euromonitor International, the ghost kitchen/ virtual restaurant concept could become “a $1 trillion global opportunity by 2030.” It found that 52% of consumers worldwide are comfortable ordering from a delivery-only restaurant—meaning, no physical outlet.

By Euromonitor’s count at the time, 1,500 ghost kitchens had opened in the U.S., more than 7,500 in China and more than 3,500 in India.

While Canadian figures are difficult to come by, ghost kitchens have been popping up, including from the world’s largest retailer.

Walmart Canada told Convenience Store News Canada it has four ghost kitchen locations in Ontario: St. Catharines, Woodstock, Toronto (at its Downsview store) and a new location in a Store Support Centre in Mississauga. From these stores, consumers can order online or by kiosk for pickup or delivery from more than 20 food brands, including Quiznos, The Cheesecake Factory Bakery, Rocky’s Italian and Saladworks.

Walmart Canada’s virtual kitchens, announced last year, are a partnership with Toronto-based Ghost Kitchen Brands and will also include a yet-toopen location each in Lachenaie and Saint-Constant, Que. This past summer, Walmart Canada also began piloting a virtual convenience store for customers in the Greater Toronto Area.

Among international c-store chains, Alimentation Couche-Tard announced an investment in U.S.-based Kitchen United, a ghost kitchen and restaurant hub technology company based in California. “We see many commercial opportunities in partnering with Kitchen United as it prepares for considerable scale,” said Kevin Lewis, chief marketing officer at Alimentation Couche-Tard, which operates Circle K. An independent destination Gateway’s Magnini sees the ghost kitchen as a way of evolving the convenience/gas store combo—bettering

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Ontario over the years. It recently sold a store in Burlington, which had a Tim Hortons.

The new flagship, however, is on a large parcel of land, giving Magnini the canvas to bring his $10-million vision to life. It entails additional retail development around the perimeter.

Magnini hopes, for instance, to lease to bakery that also puts a premium on quality ingredients and freshness.

When it comes to the ghost kitchen, the company not only is able to provide a variety of food options, Magnini likes that they also get to handle quality control.

In fact, a charitable foundation is being set up to deliver Epic Eats! meals, as well as items from the c-store, that would otherwise be wasted at the end of every night to homeless people in Hamilton.

The foundation will work in partnership with USA Football International, which aims to help recent college graduates and free agents play the sport at the international level.

USA Football International is made up of coaches and players from the NFL Alumni Association and CFL Alumni Association. Magnini, who played outside linebacker for Boston College and was later on the coaching staff for a number of teams, still coaches the sport in the U.S. He sees a lot of similarities between football and the convenience sector.

“You never stop learning when you’re on the field, either as a player or as a coach,” says Magnini, an active member of the NFL Alumni Association. “And that is my motto in business, too—never stop learning.”

To keep with the football analogy, he says Gateway’s flagship property “will be like the Super Bowl of convenience stores.”

“What we are doing here—nobody has seen it before,” says Magnini. “We want to take it and reproduce the concept… elsewhere. I already have two locations ready to go in Ontario, but we’re in no hurry. We want this store to be picture-perfect first.”CSNC

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the food quality and service a c-store can offer, both for locals and travellers, including truck drivers coming off nearby highways for a pit stop.

“A destination is what people want and that’s what you have to give them,” he says, noting the Gateway concept brings the past to the future. “It harkens back to the 1960s, when I grew up and everything was freshly made, not processed and prepackaged. It was a time when good food brought neighbours and family and friends together, and we want to get people back to what I call the happy days.”

To that end, the building on the Epic Eats! side also includes a walk-up window, from which Gateway is hoping to serve ice cream parlour classics, like a banana split or milkshake. “We’re in talks with two or three ice cream manufacturers,” Magnini notes.

Gateway, which also develops residential and hotel properties in Canada, the U.S., the Caribbean and Mexico, has built and operated several convenience stores and gas stations in

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SUSTAINABILITY

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When it comes to sustainability— every small action can make a big impact. At the Hillside Shop & Save in Elliot Lake, Ont., recycling has become a business priority.

“We believe that we all have to do our part to ensure our future and the next generation’s; it’s up to us to help,” says owner Shawn Breen.

“We reuse as much as we can so fewer products go to landfill sites. Our canola oil is emptied once a week and sent to Rothsay to be picked up and recycled, and our cardboard boxes are broken down and placed in the special

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THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT

Canada’s convenience industry is filled with inspiring and innovative examples of companies and individuals making a positive impact in myriad ways. To shine a light on these commendable efforts, Convenience Store News Canada this year launched the Impact Awards, which recognize initiatives introduced by retailers, suppliers, distributors and industry partners that are making a meaningful difference in a range of important areas, from helping the plant to championing diversity, equity & inclusion, and community service.

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bin for recycling.”

Any paper that comes to the store is recycled as memo pads, and bank deposits come back with their paperclips, elastics and paper bags, which are all reused.

“We ask our customers to bring in their own shopping bags to cut down the use of plastic and they have been fantastic about doing that,” says Breen, who was delighted to receive an Impact Award.

“With recognition of this award, we hope it encourages other businesses— no matter their size—to be diligent with recycling because it is so important to our overall environment.

As a small convenience store, we have taken recycling very seriously and we do our utmost to recycle all that we possibly can.”

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Imperial Tobacco Canada, Vuse

A guiding principle for Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd. is its determination to build “A Better Tomorrow.” So, when it came time to launch Vuse in Canada in 2019, sustainability and reduced environmental impact were essential.

That determination led, in August 2021, to “Drop the Pod,” the brand’s first safe disposal pilot program.

“There were two big challenges,” said Pascal Durand, head of Vuse, for Imperial Tobacco Canada. “First it was setting up the logistics behind the operations to be able to expand the Vuse safe recycling program to as many Vuse consumers as possible.”

Working with a leading recycling partner, empty Vuse pods are safely incinerated, while old Vuse devices get recycled. Any collected e-liquid from Vuse pods is used as fuel in cement production, while collected metals from Vuse devices are transformed into raw material for the manufacture of new products.

“The second big challenge was communicating the program to as many adult Vuse consumers in Canada as possible given the very restrictive legal environment.” Vuse is offering Drop the Pod safe disposal

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bags at Vuse.com, free of charge, introducing incentives for the return of disposal bags and by the end of the year, it hopes to have several hundred participating locations in Ontario.

“The most rewarding part of this has been hearing Vuse consumers and retail partners tell us that this program is exactly what they had been looking for and to see them actively use it,” says Durand.

JTI-Macdonald Corp., Jule Chan

A self-proclaimed “tree hugger,” Jule Chan has always been passionate about the environment and knows that individual and collective efforts can create change.

“Caring for the planet and the environment is something that always just seemed natural to me,” says Chan, who saw an opportunity to put her passion into action at work when she volunteered to join JTI’s Environmental Sustainability Agile Team, which focuses on measuring and reducing the company’s carbon footprint.

“I am very excited and proud that I work for a company that takes our environmental impacts seriously and wants to do the right thing to genuinely make a difference and reduce our company’s impact on the planet,” says Chan, adding JTI’s management team has been very supportive in standing behind all the sustainability team’s initiatives and recommendations.

Chan has carved a reputation as a real go-getter, who has taken the lead on projects, such as going paperless, reducing the number of printers and installing a Bevi water machine to

eliminate non-reusable water bottles, as well as supporting group efforts to convert eight of the 13 forklifts at the plant to electric; implementing eco driving modules for the sales force; a carpooling campaign, public gardens and more.

While Chan is proud of all her company’s sustainability efforts, one really stands out: For the last two years, JTI has partnered with Tree Canada.

“This gives employees an opportunity to get involved in our sustainability efforts and learn about the importance of trees, while spending time with colleagues,” says Chan, adding JTI employees have planted 1,229 trees and counting. “The Earth is really an amazing place with such beauty that gives us so much in so many ways.”

Chan’s employer credits her for playing “a key role in JTI’s mission to reduce its carbon footprint, change our employee culture in terms of sustainability, and raise awareness of the issues we all face with regards to the environment.”

Kind Snacks

Pollinators, like bees and butterflies, are central to the plant-based ingredients in Kind Healthy Snacks.

Kind recently announced its commitment to exclusively source its almonds from bee-friendly farmland by 2025.

California, which has 1.64 million acres of almond orchards, currently produces the vast majority of the world’s almonds. Each year, about 48 billion pollinators are required to pollinate the crop, but in recent years, both native and managed pollinators have experienced historic declines. Kind therefore supports the expanded usage of bee-friendly practices among its almond farmers and across the almond industry globally.

In 2020, Kind required its almond suppliers to reserve 3-5% of their farmland for dedicated pollinator habitat by 2025. Since then, bee-friendly almond farmland in California has grown by

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145,000 acres. The company is also working with suppliers to eliminate usage of two pesticides that harm pollinators.

By the end of 2022, Kind will have sourced 51% of its almond supply from bee-friendly farmland. The company also supports research at the University of California Davis, a leading academic institution for bee and pollinator health expertise, and has donated $350,000 to the Williams Lab for its pioneering bee health research and monitoring of farm-level pollinator improvements.

“As an industry, it’s refreshing to see us celebrating sustainability,” says Robin Poulain, national sales director, Canada. “Weaving sustainability into our everyday practices will drive change. At Kind, we’re committed to acting today to drive big impact tomorrow and our progress towards our 2025 bee-friendly farming goal proves just that. Working for an organization that lives its mission continues to keep Kind employees engaged and energized.”

Mondelēz International

Ten years ago, Mondelēz International launched its global cocoa sustainability program, Cocoa Life, to help tackle the complex challenges facing cocoa farmers, including climate change, gender inequality, poverty and child labour. Testing new approaches and innovations, Mondelēz International worked directly with farmers to deliver measurable impact where change was needed. By focusing on making a difference—turning cocoa into a business of choice, creating inclusive and empowered communities and educating on forest conservation and restoration—Cocoa Life creates exciting opportunities for cocoa farmers and their families.

Today, 100% of Mondelēz International’s chocolate brands in Canada source their cocoa through Cocoa Life.

In 2022, the company exceeded its goals by registering nearly 210,000 Cocoa Life farmers. It invested US$404 million in the program to support farmers’ livelihoods. Mondelēz International held 300,000 training sessions in Good Agricultural and

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Environmental Practices and saw net incomes increase between 15% in Ghana and 33% in Côte d’Ivoire since 2019. Cocoa Life is now in the cookies category with Oreo.

Investing in Cocoa Life has led to stronger retail partnerships and increases in sales. It also helped Mondelēz International engage with consumers and raise awareness about cocoa sustainability.

“Mondelēz is passionate about creating snacks as sustainably as possible, and Cocoa Life empowers 200,000 cocoa farmers across six countries to create a sustainable business,” says Chantal Butler, vicepresident of marketing for Mondelēz Canada. “In Canada, we are proud to source 100% of the cocoa used in creating our chocolate from the Cocoa Life program. Canadians are more and more interested in supporting brands that have a vested interest in our planet and community; at Mondelēz, we do just that.”

Parkland Corporation

Parkland launched its Bistro On the Run initiative across Canada with sustainable foodservice packaging in mind. It invested in freshly-ground bean-to-cup machines to eliminate the waste of thermos-held coffee being dumped every two hours, while ensuring its customers enjoy fresh hot coffee every time. Its double-walled coffee cups—made from bamboo, a renewable resource—mean there’s no need for a sleeve or an extra cup. Parkland is currently testing a water-based liner, slated for 2023 implementation, which will make its Bistro cups 100% compostable.

The company’s Chill Out recyclable cups, launched in 2022 and made from RPET material, further lower Parkland’s carbon footprint.

“Parkland’s Bistro coffee initiative is a building block for future foodservice initiatives at our retail locations,” says foodservice category

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manager Jackie Pink.

“Being sustainable was a critical factor. We’re first to market with bamboo cups, as well as RPET recycled plastic and upcoming compostable packaging, with the hope that we set a precedent for the industry. We want to make sure to do our part wherever we can to build a sustainable future for generations to come.”

Shell Canada

In partnership with its uniform provider, Wstar, Shell Canada introduced new site uniforms that reflect the company’s commitment to protecting the planet.

Made with 100% recycled polyester (rPET) fabric—a high-quality polyester fibre produced from recycled plastic bottles—the new uniforms contribute to Shell’s goals towards net-zero emissions in its supply chain. To make each polo shirt, 15 plastic bottles are diverted from landfills and waterways. The manufacturing process uses 90% less water and 70% less energy compared to making shirts from virgin fibre polyester.

Shell is proud that its garments don’t compromise the planet throughout its life cycle and use non-toxic chemicals and substances—which will reduce waste from the environment.

Shell staff tested the sustainable uniforms and provided valuable feedback so the company can lessen its impact on the planet.

“Our goal was to create comfortable, long-lasting, quality garments that frontline service champions would love to wear,” says Shell Mobility Canada’s national operations manager, Vinion Lee. “The sustainable uniforms align with Shell values and our Powering Progress Strategy commitment to environmental responsibility by shrinking our carbon footprint. We continuously analyze our practices to maximize opportunities for recycling and reusing materials, reducing emissions, and rethinking our entire approach to sourcing, manufacturing and supply chain. By sharing the tangible steps we have taken, and the positive impact that will have on the environment, we’re hoping more companies will follow suit, which will multiply the positive impact.”

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PROUD AWARD RECIPIENT

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

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We are incredibly proud of the work that we have accomplished over the last year. Together, we will continue to build a diverse and inclusive work environment where differences are valued, where employees from diverse backgrounds and experiences feel they belong and continue to learn and grow to reach their full potential.

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Promote education and awareness

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Vuse safe disposal program We are committed to driving meaningful change •

Provide adult nicotine consumers with a safe and responsible way to dispose of used vaping products

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Empty Vuse pods go through a waste-to-energy process

: The first global carbon neutral vape brand.* *Carbon neutral device and consumables throughout their lifecycle, including lifetime charging (where applicable) for Vuse Go, Vuse ePod, ePen, eTank mini, Alto based on internal sales forecast for 12 months starting from April 2022. Vuse will have reduced its carbon emissions by 55% (as of March 2023) through internal sustainability initiatives since launched in 2019 and is offsetting the remaining 45%. Vuse continues to update this data on an annual basis.

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interactions with each other and are learning how to become allies and partners in a beautiful lifelong journey of growth and discovery.”

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Canadian Tire Gas+

The brand purpose at Canadian Tire Corporation is clear: “We Are Here to Make Life in Canada Better.” And that brand purpose is brought to life across the company, including the Gas+ network, through adherence to five core values, two of which are directly tied to its diversity, inclusion and belonging efforts: “Inclusion is a must” and “We are stronger together.”

“We are committed to creating a culture based on mutual respect, where everyone feels that they belong and can contribute,” explains Andrea Ongaro, division vice-president, petroleum operations and business development. “We know we are stronger together and make decisions that reflect diverse voices and focus on actions consistent with our brand purpose and core values.”

A wide range of steps have been taken to make this a reality: The company shares resources with corporate employees and gas station retailers that help foster a sense of inclusion and belonging; they’ve held “Courageous Conversations” sessions, on topics such as unconscious biases and discussed DIB Terminology, and why language matters. In addition, the company added land acknowledgements at the beginning of all meetings; shared days of significance and 2SLGBTQ+ topics; added pronouns as part of corporate email signatures, and hosted a presentation from Prism, the 2SLGBTQ+ employee resource group.

“What started with us providing learning materials for fundamental concepts led to people courageously sharing stories,” says Ongaro. “This impacted others to live boldly and discover that they are accepted and to accept others as we learn that our differences and similarities make us stronger together.

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While Imperial Tobacco has always valued the diversity of its employees with a workforce representing nearly 50 different nationalities, in 2021 it introduced a D&I Council to take the company to a new phase on its D&I journey, says Lito Charet, vice-president of HR, Canada, at Imperial Tobacco.

The goal is “to create a more inclusive workplace, one where everyone feels a true sense of belonging,” says Charet, adding the council provides a formal structure to capture input from employees, and introduce new initiatives that drive meaningful change, and real progress.

In the last year, the company ran multiple employee focus groups, tweaked leadership and development programs to be more focused on inclusion and rolled out additional training, including the “mastering inclusion” program for all employees.

Plus, there’s two employee resource groups: BUnited for LGBTQ+ employees, and Female Force. One recommendation—additional leadership training for junior-level female staff—led to Imperial Tobacco creating a new three-day program.

“Through the feedback shared by participants, we know this program has had a tremendous impact,” says Charet.

A voluntary disclosure survey— which saw 76% of all staff take part— revealed 46% of all employees are visible minorities. “We are now in the process of further analyzing the data to present to our D&I Council and establish whether we have additional barriers to address,” says Charet. The extra focus and commitment to D&I means more education and awareness and embedding inclusion in the culture of the organization.

This is about making a workplace where everyone feels comfortable bringing their whole selves to work, she says. “This will enable more open dialogue and debates which will undoubtedly translate into making the best decisions for our consumers that will in turn drive growth.”

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JTI-Macdonald Corp., Jade Osagie

Jade Osagie’s job title at JTI is trade marketer, but she does far more than trade marketing for the company.

Osagie plays an active leadership role in the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, joining the D&I steering committee, promoting a safe and inclusive workplace, celebrating JTI’s racial, ethnic and cultural diversity, and ensuring an LGBTIQinclusive environment.

“I've always wanted to be an advocate, I've always wanted to be involved in D&I,” Osagie says, adding she wasn’t formally involved at JTI until she sat in on a virtual company Pride event in the early days of the pandemic.

“It just grabbed me and touched me in such a way where I knew I needed to be involved… I wanted to step up and be a part of that committee,” she recalls.

Since then, she’s facilitated unconscious bias training, expanded and enhanced Black History Month programs, hosted a company-wide panel of Black women who worked at JTI from around the world, created profiles of Black employees on the company portal, and, following the murder of George Floyd, interviewed JTI general manager Alan Jackson about Black Lives Matter.

For Osagie, D&I is about learning, and growing. “It's always education…

There's always things you can learn.

There's always things you can be aware of,” she says. “To be an ally is to learn.”

Jade Osagie plays an active leadership role in JTI-Macdonald’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts

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2022 IMPACT AWARD WINNER! At Canadian Tire Corporation, the core values that speak the most to DIB (Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging) efforts are “Inclusion Is a Must,” “We Take Personal Responsibility” and “We Are Stronger Together”. These ideas are just as much a part of our history as they are a part of who we aspire to be. This is who we are at our core and the programs and initiatives come organically.

We are committed to creating a culture based on mutual respect, where everyone feels that they belong. We share with courage, listen without judgement, and lead with empathy. We make decisions that reflect diverse voices and focus on actions consistent with our Brand Purpose and Values.

This makes it possible for us to collaborate. We believe that not one of us is smarter than all of us. We strive for connection in our relationships, first with each other then cascading to our relationship with our Retailers and our customers. We start by listening, giving the benefit of the doubt, and always having each others’ backs.

This has been and will continue to be how we operate because it’s what makes Canadian Tire Corporation a great company and a great family to be a part of. When everyone is seen and heard, everyone can contribute their best and take great pride in what we achieve together. What started with us providing learning materials for fundamental concepts have led to people courageously sharing stories. This has impacted others to live boldly and find that they are accepted and to accept others as we see that our differences and similarities make us collectively better. People are now recognizing how we’re just scratching the surface in our interactions with each other and learning how to become allies and partners in a beautiful lifelong journey of growth and discovery.

One perspective that has come into greater focus would be the barriers that so many people face in making their dreams a reality. There are often so many barriers like knowledge or exposure that hinder various groups and individuals and as we build relationships within our organization and retailer network, we want to help everyone find themselves and have the same opportunities as everyone else. As a company that is celebrating our 100th year, we have a lot to offer in making the next 100 years in Canada even better and we take that responsibly seriously for all Canadians.

Thank you for all your contributions!

Marc-Andre Stanford, Kara-Lee Miller, Ornella Carbone, Raphael Puente & Enoch Tang.

COMMUNITY SERVICE/LOCAL IMPACT/GIVING BACK

Alimentation Couche-Tard

As the war in Ukraine continues, so, too, does Alimentation Couche-Tard’s commitment to helping Ukrainians and those affected by the conflict.

The c-store giant has stepped up to support several public and private initiatives helping Ukrainian refugees.

For instance, in the early spring, ACT joined a group of 18 Quebec companies aiming to help 1,000 people and their families newly arrived in Canada to work, have access to housing, and secure livelihoods.

Efforts didn’t stop there: In support of a Government of Canada initiative, ACT was among the early participants in the launch of the Canadian Industry for Ukraine donation portal, which provides high-priority goods and services to support displaced Ukrainians, as well as the organizations providing aid and resettlement services.

On a local level, the team in Western Canada worked with the Ukrainian Canadian Congress-Alberta Provincial Council to deliver gift bags of personal hygiene products, food and coupons to refugees arriving in Alberta.

Globally, ACT engaged customers in a Red Cross fundraising campaign in its stores, which is well on its way to a goal of collecting $4 million in emergency funding.

“We are honoured and humbled to have been selected among the winners of Convenience Store News Canada's inaugural 2022 Impact Awards,” says Suzanne Poirier, senior vicepresident, operations, Alimentation Couche-Tard. “First, we want to extend a sincere thank you to all our team members and customers for their continued support and for partnering with ACT to have a positive impact in the communities where we live and operate. Our global Couche-Tard/

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Circle K communities truly came together to support the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and those that were displaced by these heartbreaking events. Doing the right thing is at the core of our company values and we believe to have a unique opportunity to use our reach and scale to help build a more sustainable future in Canada and beyond.”

Blast-Off Fireworks

In some ways, the work of BlastOff Fireworks with the Manitoba Agricultural Museum to preserve Western Canada's last flat grain warehouse, is a story of good corporate citizenship. But it’s also a story about community and heritage and the impulse to do things because it’s in the blood. That’s the case for Matthew Bialek, president and founder of Blast-Off Fireworks. For generations his family was tied to farming and agriculture—he was the first to break that tradition.

“My dad encouraged me to go to school versus helping in the family agri-business,” he says. “But, I feel a huge debt of gratitude to the agricultural industry—which is fading pretty fast in Manitoba—and this is one of our attempts to preserve a small slice of that.”

Blast-Off developed the "Prairie Pride" fireworks kit to support the endeavour to help the museum, which sold the fireworks kits for fundraising.

In addition, Blast-Off distributed it across its network of 4,000+ stores, and every sale contributed to funding

the preservation of the Brookdale flat warehouse.

Blast-Off sold enough fireworks to fully fund the costs of moving the flat warehouse to the Manitoba Agricultural Museum in Austin, Man. A job well done, but the work isn’t over.

Blast-Off is now partnering with the Pioneer Village Museum in Beausejour on a similar project: preserving the Elevator Agent's Office from the grain elevator in Tyndall.

Blast-Off’s commitment is about helping, but it’s also just who they are.

“We're still very reliant on service, on relationships, and many of the features that—when you think back to the past—the agricultural industry shared,” says Bialek. “There’s still some form of that in our blood… for us this is a project of love.”

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Each year, to close out the month of August, the Convenience Industry Council of Canada puts on National Convenience Week—to celebrate

Minister of Labour, Skills and Immigration Jill Balser helps mark National Convenience Week at a Circle K/Irving site in Nova Scotia

Blast-Off developed the "Prairie Pride" fireworks kit to support the Manitoba Agricultural Museum

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Congratulations to our

2022 Impact Award winners We are proud to be a Top Employer for the fifth year in a row, ranking number 1 for the second time in Canada.

Jule Chan

At JTI we aim to create a work environment that allows people to nurture their passions, and this is accurately reflected in our winners.

Jule Chan has spearheaded our efforts to monitor, measure and reduce our carbon footprint, and has been a driving force in implementing change.

Manya Konneke started one of our longstanding traditions of giving to people in need with the Fill Up a Ford campaign and took the lead on our biggest community outreach initiative.

Jade Osagie has a leadership role in our DEI initiatives, including impactful panel discussions and communications for a more inclusive workplace where employees get to be their true selves at work.

Manya Konneke

Their passion and commitment to their roles, aligned with our core values, contribute to the growth of JTI’s people and culture; create avenues for others to express themselves and share their passions, and foster good relationships with our trade partners.

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the industry and raise money for the Make-A-Wish Canada. This year, more than $205,000 was raised (a 52% increase over last year) and since 2017, more than $915,000 has been raised for Make-A-Wish, representing nearly 100 wishes granted to critically ill children.

“The proceeds from this event are a significant annual backing from an essential industry in Canada,” says Meaghan Stovel McKnight, CEO, Make-A-Wish Canada.

But NCW is also about bringing politicians and community leaders into their local convenience stores to see first-hand just how integral convenience stores are to the communities in which they operate.

“Educating and engaging politicians on the issues impacting c-store businesses and our industry, are crucial to our future prosperity,” explains Jeff Brownlee, CICC’s vice-president communications and stakeholder relations. “Not only do we raise much needed funds for critically ill children, but politicians get to witness our front-line workers in action and gain a better appreciation for our role in supporting communities across Canada.”

A lot of time and effort goes into NCW, but the results are worth it, says Brownlee. “We frequently hear: ‘I had no idea this is what it takes to operate a convenience store,’ from decision makers.”

the women living in the communities it serves. Because women’s health needs are often misdiagnosed, misrepresented, and misunderstood, the company partnered with the Women’s Health Collective Canada (WHCC) to raise awareness and funds for equity in women’s health research through unified advocacy across Canada. WHCC’s founding partners are Alberta Women’s Health Foundation, BC Women’s Health Foundation and Women’s College Hospital Foundation.

From September 13 to October 10, customers, retailers and employees at all Greenergy retail locations across Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia donate to support WHCC efforts.

“We wanted to support the vital work the WHCC is doing to bridge the gap between research and care to positively change the course of women’s health,” says Olga Pigeon, Greenergy’s marketing & convenience retail director.

“Every dollar raised during this campaign goes directly towards research in mental health. We have seen first-hand in our communities and front-line workers the ongoing impact of the pandemic and wanted to support the WHCC who are providing important support for mental health and wellbeing, ensuring that vital resources are available to those that need them.”

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Guru Organic Energy

Greenergy Retail Canada is committed to supporting its female employees and

Greenergy partnered with WHCC to engage staff and customers to raise awareness and funds for equity in women's health research

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Between May and August 2022, the Guru Good Crew spruced up many riverbanks, hiking and bike trails in Quebec. Working with partner Organisation Bleue, a non-profit whose mission is to clean up the Saint-Lawrence River, the Guru team supported trail maintenance initiatives in Bromont, Sutton, and Avalanche, giving back to local mountain biking and hiking communities for the second summer in a row.

Guru crews have also helped clean up rivers during World Oceans Day in Montreal, Plastic Free July in Laval and cleaned up a beautiful public beach in Baie-Saint-Paul. The company believes that these initiatives create stronger links with local communities, and it plans to continue its efforts next year.

“We are very proud to receive the

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CSNC Impact Award, which confirms that we’re on the right track to become a good corporate citizen with respect to our employees, our communities and the environment,” says Guru’s vice-president of brands and insights, Amal Gayed.

“This is a responsibility that requires constant effort and attention to the events that affect us every day. We know there’s lots more to do, but it all starts with little steps.”

ITWAL Limited

ITWAL Limited is grateful to work with many suppliers with whom it has built strong relationships over the years. These suppliers are always looking for ways to give back to the community, and ITWAL was happy to help make that happen.

Through monetary and product donations, 14 of ITWAL’s supplier partners stepped up in 2022 to support National Convenience Week and Make-A-Wish Canada.

“It is a privilege for ITWAL to spearhead this initiative and have a hand in giving back to the community.

We’re proud to be involved with National Convenience Week, as the convenience channel is critical to the success of our distributors,” says business development director Adam Ableman, who notes that ITWAL has been involved in collecting donations during National Convenience Week since 2019.

“Everything we do is intended to benefit our members and supplier partners, and is typically tied to driving awareness, distribution and sales growth. It’s extremely gratifying for us to have a role in supporting an organization whose purpose is to fulfill the wishes of children with a critical illness.”

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In the lead up to the holiday season, JTI’s sales force mobilizes staff to collect cash and food donations in support of local food banks across the country. Last year, the Fill Up a Ford Campaign collected enough food and money to provide 50,000 meals to those in need. It’s a huge accomplishment that started with one woman—Manya Konneke.

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Nine years ago, after watching a news segment about her local food bank, she challenged her team to make a difference by collecting enough donations to fill up her corporate vehicle.

“My regional lead at the time thought it was a great idea and it went to head office, then snowballed,” recalls Konneke, an activations specialist who started her career at JTI as a trade marketer. “It’s amazing to see how this little challenge turned into such a staple…. It warms my heart.”

Her contribution to JTI’s “culture of giving is one of a lasting legacy,” according to the company. Today, employees in communities across the country fill up vehicles every year, engaging in a bit of friendly competition, with an added incentive—JTI matches the winning team’s contribution.

Last year, Konneke’s British Columbia-based team usurped the reigning Alberta champions in the company-wide challenge. “I think we pushed it harder because we had the floods, so we were supporting our Fraser Valley food bank.”

Konneke still gets overwhelmed when she thinks about how much her colleagues do to help their local food banks. “I thought of a fun idea, but everyone has taken it across Canada by getting involved,” she says. “It’s such a great thing to do and it makes me so proud of this company.”

Petro-Canada Georgetown With support from Suncor and A&W, the Petro-Canada Georgetown team blends business with selfless community involvement. Retailer Vinod Iddya motivates the team, infusing a sense of pride and competitiveness to raise funds and gathering food donations for the Georgetown Breadbasket, a community benefactor helping people in Georgetown, Ont. suffering from food insecurities.

Some of the initiatives that were especially gratifying to work on included the Annual Beer Fest, Burgers to Beat MS Day and The Coldest Night Walk, where the crew received lots of positive feedback from the clientele present at the events. The team also visited the local fire station, the Georgetown Hospital and the

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Police Division, delivering burgers, sides and root beer from its A&W restaurant. The Georgetown team have also organized bake sales and raffles to raise funds for research to fight MS, and they will be doing future events with the Petro-Canada CareMakers.

"Working with Petro-Canada CareMakers Foundation and the MS Society has given me first-hand, indepth insights into the struggles facing the resource-deficit and those ill of health,” says Iddya.

“It has broadened my perspective of our purpose as a business and as responsible citizens. To me, this Impact Award is an affirmation from peers, community and corporate alike that I'm on the right path, bringing together people, resources, time and effort to bear, in the service of others.”

Ministries, St. Mary's Middle Eastern Festival and the list goes on.

“We have seen and heard from our various team members that they like to work with our company because we make a noticeable impact in the communities we serve,” says Rabba.

As a business founded by an immigrant, Rabba has always been particularly committed to helping other immigrant families. “Rabba has helped thousands of families establish themselves in Canada over many decades and continues to do so,” she says. “Rabba Fine Foods wants to give everybody a chance to build their lives in Canada without going through all of the hardships that Jack had to overcome. It is a core value of Rabba Fine Foods and something that the organization is very proud of.”

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Petro-Canada CareMakers Foundation

Started by Jack Rabba in 1967, Rabba’s roots in the GTA run deep. And Rabba Roots was developed to give thanks to the people in the community that have supported it for 55 years.

“The Rabba Roots Program is intended to support our communities' most vulnerable people, and stems from the 'Here for You' promise made by our 24-hour locations,” says Rima Rabba, head of marketing at Rabba Fine Foods.

In the early days of the pandemic, Rabba donated 2,000 bottles of sanitizer to Peel Children’s Aid, and later worked with governments to secure millions of free rapid antigen tests to neighbourhoods around the GTA. Rabba donates regularly to Trillium Health Partners, The Mississauga Food Bank, Covenant House, Good Shepherd

Kimberley Souliere (left) from the Mississauga Food Bank receives 5,400 eggs from Iain McRuvie of Burnbrae Farms and Rima Rabba

In 2020, Suncor funded the PetroCanada CareMakers Foundation to support family caregivers. One in four Canadians care for loved ones dealing with serious health conditions, and many struggle to maintain their own wellbeing and finances—they become invisible patients themselves, needing support and compassion.

The CareMakers Foundation launched two grant streams in 2021, awarding $1.7 million to Canadian charities providing direct support to family caregivers at the national, provincial and community levels.

That same year, the Foundation raised almost $5000,000 through fundraising initiatives to re-invest into the program.

Working with thought leaders, practitioners and caregivers, the CareMakers Foundation developed various e-learning resources to raise awareness about issues caregivers face, while encouraging a national conversation.

“The entire Petro-Canada team and extended family has rallied behind the creation of the Petro-Canada CareMakers Foundation—including our associates, vendors, employees and customers—and we’re proud to make a meaningful difference in the lives of family caregivers in Canada,” says Leila Fenc, director PetroCanada Community Involvement and executive director of the Petro-Canada CareMakers Foundation. CSNC

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Shopper priorities Price is a key consideration for those purchasing prepared foods and there’s hyper awareness around food prices now, as consumers grapple with inflation: 36% of shoppers say their reason for not purchasing is because prepared foods are too expensive—that’s a jump of 7 percentage points compared to prepandemic. Of note, gen X and boomers

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Reasons why did not purchase prepared food at convenience store in past month TOO EXPENSIVE PREFER NOT TO PURCHASE FOOD AT A CONVENIENCE STORE DIDN’T PLAN TO PURCHASE PREPARED FOOD WHEN IWENT TO STORE WASN’T HUNGRY WHEN I WAS IN THE STORE DIDN’T LOOK APPETIZING THERE WEREN’T HEALTHY FOOD CHOICES DIDN’T LIKE SELECTION CONCERNED ABOUT CLEANLINESS & STORE SANITATION/FOOD HANDLING FEAR OF COVID-19 TRANSMISSION

36% 29% 35% 34% 19% 28% 18% 16% 16% 8% 5%

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Time of day when last prepared food purchase made at convenience store 27% 21%

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If the way to one’s heart is through their stomach, then convenience stores are on the right path when it comes to offering foodservice as a means to attract customers, drive foot traffic and increase sales.

Nearly half of shoppers (46%) purchased prepared food at a convenience store in the past month at an average of 1.6 times, according to data from the C-store IQ National Shopper Study. Interestingly, the share of shoppers and average trips are statistically identical compared to 2019, however these numbers are well positioned to grow, as people return to regular work routines.

Research shows foodservice is a key opportunity to attract the next generation of c-store shoppers. While boomers are the least likely to have purchased prepared foods compared to all other generations, 53% of gen Z shoppers and 57% of millennials are looking to c-stores for their next meal.

Working with the research team at EnsembleIQ, Convenience Store News Canada surveyed more than 1,000 convenience shoppers across the country to find out what shoppers think of prepared foods at convenience, as well as their purchasing patterns. C-store IQ is the only convenience and gas specific study designed to better understand how the wants, needs, values and habits of Canadian consumers are changing in postpeak pandemic times and what that means for the future success of your business.

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are more likely than millennials to say meal items are too expensive, while those living in Quebec are more likely than people in Ontario and British Columbia to be price conscious.

A convenience, ease is paramount, with handheld items leading the list of prepared foods purchased in the past month: Sandwiches, pizza, hot dogs and fresh baked goods are each being selected by at least one-in-five shoppers. Likely a pandemic effect, purchases of take-home meals more than doubled compared to 2019, with pizza also experiencing a boon of 6 percentage points. Breakfast sandwiches are beloved by c-store shoppers and, for the health conscious, fresh-fruit and vegetable smoothies, which doubled in popularity compared to 2019.

DELI/SANDWICHES PIZZA HOT DOG FRESH BAKED GOODS BREAKFAST SANDWICH BRANDED FOOD (E.G., TIM HORTONS, SUBWAY) HOT SNACKS (NON FRENCH FRIES) CHICKEN FRENCH FRIES HAMBURGER OTHER BREAKFAST ICE CREAM/FROZEN YOGURT TAKE-HOME MEALS FRESH FRUIT/VEGETABLE SMOOTHIE SALAD FRESH CUT FRUIT SOUP/CHILI FRESH CUT VEGETABLES MEXICAN YOGURT PARFAIT CHINESE INDIAN ORGANIC/ALL NATURAL PRODUCTS ITALIAN HEALTHIER OPTIONS VEGAN OR PLANT-BASED MIDDLE EASTERN THAI

Revenue ripple effect Among prepared food purchasers, only 8% did not buy anything else, which means food is driving incremental sales. While the most frequently purchased additional item is lottery tickets, hot and cold beverages are the ideal accompaniment to prepared foods. Of note, purchases of bottled/canned pop and milk both increased significantly compared to 2019.

Also, fresh produce jumped 4 percentage points, perhaps with people grabbing a piece of fruit to round out their meal.

Prepared foods purchases peak at lunch time—in fact, lunch sales are up compared to pre-pandemic— and do not significantly decline until after the dinner hour.

8% 8% 8% 8% 7% 7% 6% 5% 4% 4% 4% 4% 3% 3%

14% 13% 13% 13% 12% 8% 12% 12% 10% 4% 10% 5%

22% 16% 21% 21% 18% 11%

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6% 5% 5% 5% 4%

8%

10%

17% 15% 14% 13%

19% 23%

26%

46%

36% 36% 33% 41%

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iQ Additional items purchased with prepared foods

Grab-and-go vs. made-to-order Half of shoppers purchased graband-go prepared foods in the past month, while a third (33%) purchased made-to-order items. However, 40% say they prefer made-to-order, which indicates a gap in actual vs. preferred purchases and could be linked, in part, to ongoing labour shortages in convenience—staffing made-to-order foodservice is a challenge.

In terms of demographics, boomers are more likely to have purchased grab-and-go than millennials, who preferred made-to-order. On the geographic front, Quebec shoppers were more likely to have purchased grab-and-go than those in Ontario and British Columbia.

More than half (53%) of prepared food shoppers indicate they would have gone to a fast-food restaurant if they had not purchased from a convenience store, but the share of shoppers choosing this option decreased significantly compared to pre-pandemic (60%). Of note, boomers (62%) are more likely to opt for a fast-food restaurant over c-store nosh, compared to just 46% of millennials.

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shoppers perceive as healthy foods.

Close to seven-in-10 (68%) shoppers consider themselves ‘health-conscious’ and, according to most of these shoppers (83%), there is definite room for improvement in the selection of healthy foods offered at convenience stores. The caveat, however, is these shoppers are split on willingness to pay more for better-for-you foods at convenience stores.

Of course, healthy means different things to different people, but perception goes a long way. Fresh leads the list of concerns for health-conscious shoppers and at least one-third are also interested in non-processed products.

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42% GRAB-AND-GO / REFRIGERATED

40%

MADE-TO-ORDER / FRESHLY MADE

Concerns are shifting compared to 2019, with interest in non-processed, all-natural and protein increasing— something to consider when marketing your menu items.

Overall, data indicates the perception of prepared foods at convenience stores is improving, which is great news for c-store operators relying on prepared foods, from graband-go to made-to-order items, to drive traffic, while boosting incremental sales and overall revenues. With 46% of shoppers purchasing prepared food at a convenience store, there’s a large portion of c-store customers who are hungry for options. CSNC

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items, among other types of bags.

“Fabric textile bags” meeting certain requirements are not prohibited.

2. CUTLERY is defined as items made

How will the plastics ban impact convenience and what do operators need to know now to prepare their foodservice business?

On June 22, 2022, the federal government enacted Single-use Plastics Prohibitions Regulations, which prohibit the manufacture, import, sale, and export of the six categories of single-use plastic (SUP) items meeting the following general definitions.

1. CHECKOUT BAGS (or shopping/

carryout/grocery bags) are defined as bags made entirely or in part of plastic, which are given to customers at point of sale to carry their purchased goods.

(There are additional components to the definition depending on whether the plastic is or is not a fabric within the meaning of the Textile Labelling Act.) This includes plastic bags used to carry and deliver takeout food or drinks from c-stores. The definition excludes bags such as those used to hold organic waste for composting; “produce bags” to package fruit, vegetables, candy, grains, nuts and other loose bulk food items; and bags to protect prepared foods that are not prepackaged, such as bakery

entirely or in part from plastic that are in the shape of forks, knives, spoons, sporks and chopsticks. Banned items are those that contain polystyrene or polyethylene or change physical properties after being run through an electrically operated household dishwasher 100 times.

3. FOODSERVICE WARE is defined

as items made entirely or in part from plastic that are in the shape of clamshell containers, lidded containers, boxes, cups, plates, and bowls, such as those designed for serving or transporting ready-to-consume food and beverage at c-stores and other foodservice providers. Banned items contain polystyrene foam, polyvinyl chloride, carbon black or oxo-degradable plastics.

4. RING CARRIERS are made entirely

or in part from plastic that is formed in the shape of a series of deformable rings or bands, which are designed to surround beverage containers to carry them together.

5. STIR STICKS (or stirrer/mixer/

muddler/stopper/plug) are defined as an item made entirely or in part from plastic that is designed to stir or mix beverages or to prevent a beverage from spilling from the lid of its container. These are often used by c-stores that offer hot beverage programs.

6. STRAWS are defined as drinking

straws that are made entirely or in part from plastic and contain polystyrene or polyethylene. This includes straws that change their physical properties after being run through an electrically operated household dishwasher 100 times. Flexible SUP straws are defined as a single-use plastic straw that has a corrugated section that allows the straw to bend and maintain its position. The manufacture and import of flexible SUP straws is not prohibited under the Regulations, but the sale is only permitted in certain circumstances. For example, hospitals, medical, and long-term care facilities, and other institutions may make them available to patients. In other words, not at convenience stores.

There are exclusions from and nuances to the categories, so care must be taken to consult the Regulations to determine if an item is included or excluded.

It’s important to understand that the Regulations will impact not only manufacturers, importers, distributors and retailers of these SUP items, but also businesses like yours that make these SUP items available to the public to eat, drink or carry their purchases. CSNC Jennifer McKenzie is a partner in the Intellectual Property Group at Cassels. She is also a registered Canadian Trademark Agent, who offers extensive experience with regulatory, advertising and marketing law.

McKenzie provides advice to clients on federal and provincial legislation, while also helping clients in relation to promotion and contest design. She can be reached at jmckenzie@ cassels.com or 416-860-6552.

TIMELINE

J U N E 2022

The federal government confirms it is banning companies from importing or making plastic bags and takeout containers as part of a larger effort to eliminate all plastic waste by 2030.

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D E C. 20, 2022

The ban on the manufacture and import of 1, 2, 3, 5 (except flexible SUP straws packaged with beverage containers) and 6 comes into effect.

Sales banned as of Dec. 20, 2023.

J U N E 20, 2023

The ban on the manufacture and import of 4 and flexible SUP straws packaged with beverage containers (e.g., juice boxes) will come into effect.

Sales banned as of June 20, 2024.

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D E C. 20, 2025

Regulations will prohibit SUP exports.

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This past summer saw one of the strangest exchanges ever between an international sports star and a politician. The fact that the sports star was German and the politician was Canadian only made it more bizarre.

At this year’s Canadian Grand Prix, 4-time world champion Sebastian Vettel showed up wearing a custom helmet design—a design decrying the mining of the Alberta oil sands, calling it “Canada’s climate crime.”

The Alberta Minister of Energy, Sonya Savage, did not take kindly to this display. She countered with some harsh words for Vettel on social media before highlighting the fact that the oil sands are on the path to net-zero status.

In our guest column, Jennifer Stewart reports on Savage’s efforts to remake the image of the oil sands. There’s no doubt about it: If the oil sands can continue to generate value for Canada while still moving towards net-zero, that’s an incredibly compelling idea.

Over in the other corner, Vettel continues to support environmental efforts in his own way. Later on in the summer, he demonstrated that a 1992 Formula One car, powered by an old school internal combustion V10 engine, could run using only carbon-neutral fuel.

In a future issue, we’re going to take a closer look at this futuristic fuel.

Our objective: to determine whether it’s a legitimate solution that could work alongside electrification, hydrogen, biofuel and more to keep our transportation system moving down the track.

When it comes to vitally important issues like energy security and the environment, it stands to reason that opinions will differ and arguments will ensue. There are many, many technologies competing for attention and investment dollars; not all of them will survive this particularly chaotic moment in time. So we need to have the debate. Debate is a good thing—provided it sticks to the facts like glue on hot tar.

We have decisions to make, projects to launch, work to do. Let’s get started. OCTANE

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The oil sands and the drive towards net-zero The world needs to look closer at our efforts, says Alberta Minister of Energy Sonya Savage

As global demand for oil and gas continues, Alberta Minister of Energy Sonya Savage says her province is doing its part to meet increasing energy needs without compromising the environment. But she says the industry and the federal government need to do a better job of communicating these facts.

Following months of disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine this past February, nations were left scrambling in trying to access enough oil and gas. This supply shortage led Alberta to ramp up production, while also taking steps to ensure the province would still meet its commitment to net-zero emissions by 2050.

In an interview for the September Road Chats podcast hosted by the Canadian Energy Marketers Association (CEMA), Savage said she is optimistic about the future for oil and natural gas beyond the immediate boost in demand. For her, the key factors are the province’s transition to cleaner oil and gas production combined with its ability to immediately increase oil exports.

“We are in a good place to bring on another 800,000 to one million barrels in oil,” Savage noted. However, she added that for natural gas, the “lack of pipeline capacity … [is] a tragedy.” As countries in Europe look to reduce their dependency on Russian natural gas imports, Savage noted that Canada is not able to meet this energy opportunity. “We need politics out of the way; let businesses decide and let regulators decide if [natural gas transport] can be done safely.”

The Minister went on to say that she attended the recent Offshore Northern Seas energy conference in Norway. While there, she spoke about the steps Alberta’s energy sector is taking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in oil and natural gas production. The reaction was one of surprise. “Energy future conversations start in Europe… and [Europeans] don’t understand the remarkable work done in Alberta,” she said. “[We need] more communications,” to tell the story of how the “oil sands [is] on a pathway to net-zero.”

Over the past few months, Savage and her colleagues in Alberta government have also had discussions with their U.S. counterparts. Their message to our neighbours to the south: Import more oil from Canada. The Minister reports that these discussions are beginning to pay off now.

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While much of the negotiations have revolved around trade, the conversation has also focused on the investments Alberta is making in carbon capture technology. Earlier this year, the provincial government announced that it was contributing more than $40 million to 11 different carbon capture utilization and storage projects, including those for oil sands companies, to help them reach the emission level targets.

Carbon capture technology definitely holds a lot of promise, but it’s just one piece of the puzzle needed to reach net-zero by 2050, according to Savage. She highlighted the need to develop hydrogen infrastructure and to start reinvesting in nuclear energy: “Oil and gas will dominate the energy mix for the next few decades … [but] there is no pathway to net zero without hydrogen, carbon capture and nuclear.”

While she is confident that Alberta and Canada can play a key role on the global stage as an energy supplier in the years to come, political stability for investment and investors will be key. Savage believes her province’s energy leaders have shown the world that Alberta can meet increasing energy demands while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. For her, all that’s needed is to communicate these successes so they can continue to keep us all energy secure. OCTANE

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In case you had any doubt that retail petroleum operators are in a race to secure the hearts and minds of the Canadian public, set those doubts aside. A recently opened Ultramar station in Vaughan, Ont., shows what ingenuity and a commitment to customer delight can produce, even when space is at a premium.

Sometimes known as the “City North of Toronto,” the burgeoning hub of Vaughan is a beehive of activity. Located close to both the 400 and the 407 Highways, it’s become a tiny slice of heaven for those who idolize a bedroom community that’s also a short drive from the heart of the action.

People here are constantly on the go, so a one-stop shop where commuters can refuel, grab a healthy meal and pick up a few items for the household is an inspired idea. “[We] strategically built in the heart of Vaughan, surrounded by residential, employment

and education sectors,” says Chris Mitchell, director, real estate and development for Parkland Corporation, who further adds that the site is perfectly situated to capture daytime and evening traffic. Parked on the northwest corner of Rutherford Road and Keele Street, this Ultramar station is roughly three kilometres from local tourist attractions: Canada’s Wonderland and Vaughan Mills Shopping Centre. It’s also only a 15-minute drive from York University, where some 40,000 students are busy either taking or skipping classes.

Interestingly, this particular Ultramar is also situated right next to a Dairy Queen Grill & Chill location. Across the road, there’s both a Starbucks and a Subway. Just up the road, there’s Burger King, Tim Hortons/Wendy’s, as well as a KFC and a Mary Brown’s Chicken. Within a stone’s throw: a Petro-Canada station, a Shell and a Husky/Esso.

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In other words, it’s a crowded market in and around the intersection of Rutherford and Keele: plenty of consumers, plenty of competition. But believe it or not, this was part of the appeal for the team at Parkland. “We wanted to provide the consumer an offer outside the market share holders [in retail petroleum],” says Mitchell. “We also wanted to create a one-stop shop to compete with offers such as Tim Hortons/ Wendy’s [and the rest].”

This station enters the fray with a clean overall design with clearly visible driveways and a pair of entrances for pedestrians walking in from the intersection. The landscaping is almost garden-like and the newly updated On the Run store resembles a large Muskoka cottage in its design. The pumps are logically placed to allow for easy traffic movement. All of this required a huge amount of effort because the location is encroached on all sides. “[We worked] with the City to accommodate a larger c-store space without increasing the footprint of the building,” says Mitchell. “[We removed] the enclosed garage bins

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and built a Molok system that provides a modern, effective and well-designed waste collection point, which is safe and convenient to use. We utilized every square inch to provide customers with a one-stop shop offer.”

Of course, there’s also a secret weapon that Parkland brought to this particular battle—not a 007, but a Triple O’s.

This legendary hamburger chain is a spin-off of White Spot Hospitality, the longest-running restaurant chain in the country. Up until last year, Triple O’s could only be found in British Columbia, Alberta and parts of Asia. In March 2021, the first Triple O’s opened in Ontario and the company announced plans to open a total of 30 locations by 2026.

A year prior, Parkland announced a multi-year agreement to expand its longstanding relationship with Triple O’s restaurants. In that announcement, Ian White, Parkland’s senior vice-president of strategic marketing and innovations, spoke to the importance of the agreement: “As part of our organic growth strategy, our goal is to include a high-quality food offering in every new and retrofitted On the Run convenience store.”

At the Ultramar on the corner of Rutherford and Keele, the Triple O’s may be a scaled down version of their typical standalone restaurant, but it still offers plenty. “The Vaughan design features Triple O’s most popular items in a reduced footprint,” says Mitchell. “Take-out, drive-thru and a dinein counter are available.” The world-renowned burger with a pickle on top can also be ordered through the Triple O’s mobile app or delivery services such as DoorDash and SkipTheDishes.

While this new location seems fully sorted already, Mitchell maintains that there is some room left to add new features, including potential EV charging stations. For Parkland, it’s all about delighting customers—now and in the future. “[The] ability to provide all-around services with customers is key,” says Mitchell. “[To] offer convenience items, breakfast, lunch and dinner, fuel for the internal combustion engine and charging stations for the EV driver at one stop is the future.” OCTANE

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Products & Services AIR COMPRESSORS AIR-serv Arctic Blue Inc. Canadian Car Wash & Compressor Systems Inc. De Castel (1997) Inc. Entretien de Lave-Auto Laval Inc. Fragra-Matics Mfg. Co. Inc. Mark VII Equipment, Inc. Portwest Mechanical Inc Pumps & Pressure Inc. SONNY’S The Car Wash Factory AIR FRESHENERS Adeco Auto Inc. BH-TECH Ltd. Car-Freshner Corp./Little Trees Citron Hygiene Eureka Smart Products JUICE Air Products (Canada) Inc. MapArt - Tree-Free Greetings National Pride Equipment Rocky’s Imports Stevens Car Care Products, Inc. ARCHITECTURAL DÉCOR SYSTEMS & SERVICES Bicorp Design Management Ltd. CTM Design Servvices Ltd. Findoor Industrial Inc Genesis Modular Carwash Building Systems Goldcon Industries Ltd. Mile High LED Systems RBI Structures Roll-A-Shade Soapy Brushy Talius Ultra Lite Shutters Upwardor Corp.

ATMS DRB Post POS Cash Management Systems Ltd. Sureguard / Post Guard AUTO DETAILING SUPPLIES Arctic Blue Inc. BH-TECH Ltd. Black Mamba Gloves Car-Freshner Corp./Little Trees Citadel Crystal-Glo Mfg. Corp.

CSC Marketing Ltd. Drainvac International Green CanPump Hamel Mfg. Co. Inc. Hosers Car Care Products Ltd. J.E. Adams Industries Kleen-Rite Corporation Krown Rust Protection Maritime Car Wash Sales & Services Ltd. Novus Glass PowerSteam Technology Inc. Rupes Canada Sonax Canada Steamericas, Inc. Stevens Car Care Products, Inc. Total Cleaning Systems Inc. Wolf Distributing

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AVIATION REFUELLERS AGI Century Petroleum Construction Fuelpoint Hi-Sharp Products Inc. J and B Engineering (Alberta) Inc. National Energy Equipment Inc. PD McLaren Limted Petroles Crevier Inc. Western Oil Services Ltd.

BASES, LIGHT/SIGN Elsco Lighting Products Ltd. Hi-Sharp Products Inc. Instachange Displays Ltd. KMD Distribution Inc. M.W.H. Petroleum Equipment Inc. Mile High LED Systems RTS Retail Teksign Inc. Webco Lighting Ltd. Westeco Inc. BIOCIDES, FUEL Fuel Quality Services Inc. Greenergy World Fuel Services Canada BOILERS & FURNACES, WASTE OIL Canadian Car Wash & Compressor Systems Inc. Carwash Boilers, Inc. Huron Valley Sales J and B Engineering (Alberta) Inc. National Pride Equipment Petro Service Limited Ward Heating BOOMS Coleman Hanna Carwash Systems LLC GinSan Industries/Industrial Vacuum Systems J.E. Adams Industries Kleen-Rite Corporation Mark VII Equipment, Inc. Mosmatic Canada Inc. National Pride Equipment Power Pressure Systems Inc. Transchem Group - Equipment & Services BOTTOM LOADING ASSEMBLIES Civacon (part of OPW, a Dover Company) CTM Design Services Ltd. Hi-Sharp Products Inc. BREAKAWAY HOSE DISCONNECTS Green CanPump Harco Industries Hi-Sharp Products Inc. KMD Distribution Inc. Mosmatic Canada Inc. National Energy Equipment Inc. OPW Retail Fueling R. A. Pilkey Service Station Maintenance Vapor Systems Technologies Inc. Waleco Inc. Wallace E McBrien Inc. Western Oil Services Ltd.

BRUSHES Associated Industrial Brush CSC Marketing Ltd. Gallop Brush Co Kleen-Rite Corporation Mark VII Equipment, Inc. Mosmatic Canada Inc. National Pride Equipment Portwest Mechanical Inc Power Pressure Systems Inc. Washworld, Inc. Wolf Distributing

BUILDING CLADDING SYSTEMS Alpolic Materials Delcan Products Ltd. Easy Building Products Extrutech Plastics Inc. EZ PVC LLC FormaShape Ltd. Genesis Modular Carwash Building Systems Hallmark Hose Headquarters/Dauw Auto Wash Nuform Building Technologies Inc. Octaform Plastics Plus Ltd. Post POS Cash Management Systems Ltd. RBI Structures Trusscore BUILDINGS & PARTITIONS, OIL MARKETING & CAR WASH Associated Industrial Brush Cormode & Dickson Construction Ltd. CTM Design Services Ltd. Easy Building Products Extrutech Plastics Inc. EZ PVC LLC Genesis Modular Carwash Building Systems J and B Engineering (Alberta) Inc. Mobil 1 Movilume Inc. Nuform Building Technologies Inc. Octaform Petrocare Construction Services Inc. Power Pressure Systems Inc. Provincial Partitions Ltd. RBI Structures RTS Retail Slot Drain Systems, Ltd. Superior Canopy Corp.

Tommy Car Wash Systems Trusscore Upwardor Corp.

Washworld, Inc. BUS/TRUCK WASH SYSTEMS Aerodry Systems, LLC Associated Industrial Brush Belanger, Inc. Belvedere Technical Service Ltd. Canadian Car Wash & Compressor Systems Inc. Cranequip Limited De Castel (1997) Inc. Delcan Products Ltd. Entretien de Lave-Auto Laval Inc. EZ PVC LLC

InterSteam Technologies ISTOBAL Liquid Action Systems Mosmatic Canada Inc. National Wash Inc. Neptune Automatic Wheel Wash Systems NoviClean Inc. Nuform Building Technologies Inc. PD McLaren Limted Portwest Mechanical Inc Proto-Vest Inc. Pumps & Pressure Inc. Trusscore Upwardor Corp.

WashCard Systems Washex WASHTECH Washtech Ltd. West Country Pump and Filtration Ltd. Western Oil Services Ltd. Wiz-Tec Computing Technologies Inc. Wolf Distributing CABINETS AGI Envirotank Ltd. Goldcon Industries Ltd. J&J Display Sales McCowan Manufacturing Ltd. Shure Manufacturing Talius Ultra Lite Shutters CAGES, TANK & LADDER AGI Envirotank Ltd. PetroMaxX Construction Ltd./MaxX Group of Companies Sureguard/Post Guard CANOPIES, SERVICE STATION Cormode & Dickson Construction Ltd. Country Signs CTM Design Services Ltd. Flexx Corporation FormaShape Ltd. Genesis Modular Carwash Building Systems Hi-Sharp Products Inc. KMD Distribution Inc. Mile High LED Systems Monitor Inc. Movilume Inc. National Energy Equipment Inc. Petrocare Construction Services Inc. PM Electric Corporation RBI Structures Superior Canopy Corp.

Teksign Inc. Webco Lighting Ltd. CAR MAT WASHER/CLEANER Associated Industrial Brush BH-TECH Ltd. Canadian Carwash Association Liquid Action Systems WashCard Systems Washex Wolf Distributing

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CAR WASH, EQUIPMENT, SALES & SERVICE A.V.W. Equipment Co. Inc. Aerodry Systems, LLC AGI Arctic Blue Inc. Arimitsu Pumps Associated Industrial Brush AUTEC Car Wash Systems Auto Vac Industrial Vacuum & Air Systems Belanger, Inc. Belvedere Technical Service Ltd. BH-TECH Ltd. Blendco Systems Canadian Car Wash & Compressor Systems Inc. Canadian Care Care Canadian Carwash Association Capital Petroleum Service Ltd. Car Wash Lights Car-Freshner Corp./Little Trees Carter Wash Systems Carwash Boilers, Inc. Cat Pumps - High Pressure Pumps & Systems Coinless Coleman Hanna Carwash Systems LLC Con-Serv Mfg. Inc. Cormode & Dickson Construction Ltd. Cranequip Limited Crystal-Glo Mfg. Corp.

CSC Marketing Ltd. Custom Applied Technology Corporation [CATEC] D&S Car Wash Systems Deltic Wash Force Digital Electric/Digital CSM Diskin Systems Inc. Drop Ship Distribution Corporation - Gripper Dynovac Industries Inc. Easy-Way Carwash Elsco Lighting Products Ltd. Entretien de Lave-Auto Laval Inc. EZ PVC LLC Fernrob Pressure Cleaning Systems Findoor Industrial Inc Furever Clean Dog Wash Gallop Brush Co Genesis Modular Carwash Building Systems GinSan Industries/Industrial Vacuum Systems Gray Jay Services Inc. Green CanPump Hallmark Hose Headquarters/Dauw Auto Wash Hamel Mfg. Co. Inc. Hamilton Manufacturing Hosers Car Care Products Ltd. Hydro Wash System Independent Wash Services Ltd. Innovative Control Systems International Drying Corp.

InterSteam Technologies ISTOBAL J.E. Adams Industries Jim Coleman Co. Hanna Liquid Action Systems

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Products & Services Lock America Inc. London Mat Industries Ltd. M.W.H. Petroleum Equipment Inc. Maritime Car Wash Sales & Services Ltd. Mark VII Equipment, Inc. McPhee Enterprises Inc. Mile High LED Systems MONEXgroup Mosmatic Canada Inc. National Pride Equipment National Wash Inc. NCS Canada Mondo Norstar Industries Oasis Car Wash Systems Octaform OPW Vehicle Wash Solutions PD McLaren Limted PDQ Manufacturing Inc. PECO Car Wash Systems - A Division of Sonny’s CarWash Equipment PELCO Systems Portwest Mechanical Inc Power Pressure Systems Inc. PowerSteam Technology Inc. Proto-Vest Inc. Pumps & Pressure Inc. Pure Choice Water&ICE RBI Structures RDM Industrial Electronics Rinsed - The Car Wash CRM Rockyview Industries Inc. SITE Capital Slot Drain Systems, Ltd. SONNY’S The Car Wash Factory Sparkle Solutions Corp.

Steamericas, Inc. Stevens Car Care Products, Inc. Tommy Car Wash Systems Transchem Group - Chemicals Transchem Group - Equipment & Services Unitec Upwardor Corp.

Warsaw Chemical Co. Inc. Wash World Group Inc. Washex WashLinks WASHTECH Washtech Ltd. Washworks Canada Washworld, Inc. Webco Lighting Ltd. West Country Pump and Filtration Ltd. Western Oil Services Ltd. Wiz-Tec Computing Technologies Inc. Wolf Distributing Wwwash Canada CAR WASH, GLASS GLAZED BUILDING STRUCTURES AUTEC Car Wash Systems Canadian Carwash Association CTM Design Services Ltd. Flexx Corporation ISTOBAL Oasis Car Wash Systems RBI Structures Sparkle Solutions Corp.

CAR WASH CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT Arctic Blue Inc. BH-TECH Ltd. Black Mamba Gloves Boston Chemicals Inc. Canadian Carwash Association CleanTouch Coleman Hanna Carwash Systems LLC Deltic Wash Force Dosatron International Inc. InterSteam Technologies ISTOBAL Kleen-Rite Corporation Mark VII Equipment, Inc. NCS Canada Mondo PD McLaren Limted Power Pressure Systems Inc. Tommy Car Wash Systems Transchem Group - Chemicals Transchem Group - Equipment & Services WashLinks Washtech Ltd. Wolf Distributing

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CAR WASH CHEMICALS Arctic Blue Inc. AUTEC Car Wash Systems Belvedere Technical Service Ltd. BH-TECH Ltd. Blendco Systems Boston Chemicals Inc. CAF Outdoor Cleaning Carter Wash Systems Chemquest Inc. Citadel CleanTouch Coleman Hanna Carwash Systems LLC De Castel (1997) Inc. Deltic Wash Force Easy-Way Carwash Entretien de Lave-Auto Laval Inc. Fernrob Pressure Cleaning Systems Guardian Chemicals Inc. ISTOBAL Jobe Industries, Inc. Kleen-Rite Corporation Krown Rust Protection Mark VII Equipment, Inc. NCS Canada Mondo PD McLaren Limted PECO Car Wash Systems - A Division of Sonny’s CarWash Equipment PELCO Systems Petron Plus Global, Inc. Portwest Mechanical Inc Power Pressure Systems Inc. Pumps & Pressure Inc. Soleil Car Wash Solutions Inc. Sparkle Solutions Corp.

Stevens Car Care Products, Inc. Transchem Group - Chemicals Turtle Wax Pro Washex WashLinks WASHTECH Washtech Ltd. Wolf Distributing CAR WASH CONSULTING Associated Industrial Brush Belanger, Inc. Belvedere Technical Service Ltd. Canadian Carwash Association Carter Wash Systems Cranequip Limited Custom Applied Technology Corporation [CATEC] Deltic Wash Force Entretien de Lave-Auto Laval Inc. EXP Services Inc. Fernrob Pressure Cleaning Systems Gallop Brush Co Genesis Modular Carwash Building Systems Gray Jay Services Inc. Hydro Wash System Innovative Control Systems ISTOBAL J and B Engineering (Alberta) Inc. Mosaic NCS Canada Mondo OPW Vehicle Wash Solutions PECO Car Wash Systems - A Division of Sonny’s CarWash Equipment PELCO Systems Portwest Mechanical Inc RBI Structures SITE Capital SONNY’S The Car Wash Factory Tommy Car Wash Systems WashLinks Washtech Ltd. Washworks Canada Washworld, Inc. Wolf Distributing Wwwash Canada CAR WASH INTERCEPTORS Custom Applied Technology Corporation [CATEC] Entretien de Lave-Auto Laval Inc. WashLinks ZCL Composites Inc. CAR WASH MANUFACTURER Aerodry Systems, LLC Associated Industrial Brush AUTEC Car Wash Systems Belanger, Inc. Blue Wings by Ceccato Canadian Carwash Association Coleman Hanna Carwash Systems LLC

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GAS • WASH • EQUIPMENT • DISPLAY Custom Applied Technology Corporation [CATEC] Exact One Ltd. GinSan Industries/Industrial Vacuum Systems Hamilton Manufacturing Hydro Wash System IDX Inc. Innovative Control Systems ISTOBAL Mark VII Equipment, Inc. NCS Canada Mondo NRB Inc. Oasis Car Wash Systems OPW Vehicle Wash Solutions PDQ Manufacturing Inc. PECO Car Wash Systems - A Division of Sonny’s CarWash Equipment Portwest Mechanical Inc Premier Dryers, Vacs and LED Lighting/signs Pumps & Pressure Inc. Tommy Car Wash Systems WashCard Systems Washex WashLinks Washtech Ltd. Washworld, Inc. Wolf Distributing CAR WASH PAYMENT SYSTEMS Tech1st Wash Systems Unitec CAR WASH RETAIL PRODUCTS & ACCESSORIES A.V.W. Equipment Co. Inc. Adeco Auto Inc. Arctic Blue Inc. Arimitsu Pumps AUTEC Car Wash Systems Canadian Care Care Canadian Carwash Association Canco Petroleum Ltd Car-Freshner Corp./Little Trees Citadel Crystal-Glo Mfg. Corp.

CSC Marketing Ltd. Custom Applied Technology Corporation [CATEC] Deltic Wash Force Dynovac Industries Inc. Furever Clean Dog Wash Genesis Modular Carwash Building Systems Gray Jay Services Inc. Green CanPump Hosers Car Care Products Ltd. J.E. Adams Industries Jim Coleman Co. Hanna JUICE Air Products (Canada) Inc. Kleen-Rite Corporation Krown Rust Protection Liquid Action Systems Maritime Car Wash Sales & Services Ltd. Mosaic Novus Glass OPW Vehicle Wash Solutions Petron Plus Global, Inc. Portwest Mechanical Inc Power Pressure Systems Inc. Sonax Canada SONNY’S The Car Wash Factory Tommy Car Wash Systems Washworld, Inc. Webco Lighting Ltd. West Country Pump and Filtration Ltd. CASH ACCEPTORS American Changer Corp.

Brokerhouse Distributors Coinless Coleman Hanna Carwash Systems LLC Glory Global Solutions Gunnebo Canada Hallmark Hose Headquarters/Dauw Auto Wash Handling Services Inc. Kleen-Rite Corporation Maritime Car Wash Sales & Services Ltd. MONEXgroup Oasis Car Wash Systems Services Standard P.R.T. SONNY’S The Car Wash Factory Unitec

CASH ACCEPTORS - BILL CHANGERS Belvedere Technical Service Ltd. Brokerhouse Distributors Canadian Care Care Hamilton Manufacturing Handling Services Inc. IDX Inc. Liquid Action Systems Maritime Car Wash Sales & Services Ltd. National Pride Equipment PECO Car Wash Systems - A Division of Sonny’s CarWash Equipment Portwest Mechanical Inc Power Pressure Systems Inc. RDM Industrial Electronics SEM Inc.Inc. Services Standard P.R.T. SONNY’S The Car Wash Factory Standard Change-Makers Wolf Distributing CASH AND COIN RECYCLERS FOR RETAIL Glory Global Solutions CASHLESS DEBIT LEADERS AIR-serv Coinless Exact One Ltd. Global Payments Canada Inc. MONEXgroup Nayax NCS Canada Mondo Nova-tek PECO Car Wash Systems - A Division of Sonny’s CarWash Equipment SEM Inc.Inc. Wiz-Tec Computing Technologies Inc. Wolf Distributing Wwwash Canada CHECKOUT EQUIPMENT Goldcon Industries Ltd. MONEXgroup Nova-tek Shure Manufacturing SIR Solutions Wiz-Tec Computing Technologies Inc. Wwwash Canada CHEMICAL SUPPLIER Blendco Systems Boston Chemicals Inc. CAF Outdoor Cleaning Canadian Car Wash & Compressor Systems Inc. Carter Wash Systems CleanTouch Coleman Hanna Carwash Systems LLC Crystal-Glo Mfg. Corp.

Epsilon Chemicals Ltd. Fernrob Pressure Cleaning Systems Guardian Chemicals Inc. Hallmark Hose Headquarters/Dauw Auto Wash Hosers Car Care Products Ltd. Jobe Industries, Inc. Krown Rust Protection Maritime Car Wash Sales & Services Ltd. Petron Plus Global, Inc. Portwest Mechanical Inc Sparkle Solutions Corp.

Terra Environmental Technologies Transchem Group - Equipment & Services Warsaw Chemical Co. Inc. WASHTECH CIGARETTE MERCHANDISING SCREENS Goldcon Industries Ltd. Instachange Displays Ltd. CIGARETTE SECURITY MERCHANDISERS McCowan Manufacturing Ltd. Signalisation Multipro Signs Inc. Talius WashLinks

CLAMPS (MAT) Hallmark Hose Headquarters/Dauw Auto Wash Mosmatic Canada Inc. COIN COUNTER Glory Global Solutions Lock America Inc. MONEXgroup Post POS Cash Management Systems Ltd. COIN-OPERATED CAR WASH EQUIPMENT Belvedere Technical Service Ltd. Canadian Care Care Canadian Carwash Association Coinless Coleman Hanna Carwash Systems LLC De Castel (1997) Inc. Fernrob Pressure Cleaning Systems GinSan Industries/Industrial Vacuum Systems Hallmark Hose Headquarters/Dauw Auto Wash IDX Inc. Mark VII Equipment, Inc. MONEXgroup National Wash Inc. NCS Canada Mondo PECO Car Wash Systems - A Division of Sonny’s CarWash Equipment Portwest Mechanical Inc Power Pressure Systems Inc. RDM Industrial Electronics Rockyview Industries Inc. SEM Inc.Inc. Services Standard P.R.T. Washex WashLinks WASHTECH Washtech Ltd. Wolf Distributing COMPUTER SOFTWARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Alternate Solutions Inc. Bulloch Technologies Cantest Solutions Inc. DRB Elsco Lighting Products Ltd. Fuelpoint FuelQuest, Inc. GIR Nord-Amerique Inc. Hamilton Manufacturing Hi-Sharp Products Inc. Infonet Technology Innovative Control Systems Mosaic Nova-tek PDI Software SIR Solutions SSCS Toshiba Tec Canada Inc. WashCard Systems Wiz-Tec Computing Technologies Inc. CONNECTORS, FLEXIBLE UNDERGROUND Franklin Fueling Systems Hi-Sharp Products Inc. KMD Distribution Inc. Southwest Energy Control Systems of Canada Waleco Inc. CONTAINMENT RECOVERY SYSTEMS Hi-Sharp Products Inc. Icon Containment Solutions National Energy Equipment Inc. CONTRACTOR/INSTALLER AGI Albert’s Gas Station Maintenance Belanger, Inc. BGIS Bicorp Design Management Ltd. Canadian Petroleum Contractors Association Capital Petroleum Service Ltd. Centcom Construction Ltd. Century Petroleum Construction Cormode & Dickson Construction Ltd. Digital Electric/Digital CSM Gabriel Maintenance Ltd.

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C-STORE LAYOUT AND DESIGN BGIS Canco Petroleum Ltd CTM Design Services, Ltd. DSL EXP Services Inc. Furever Clean Dog Wash Goldcon Industries Ltd. Hugh Large & Associates Inc. J and B Engineering (Alberta) Inc.

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DE-ICING SYSTEMS Arctic Blue Inc. CAF Outdoor Cleaning Carwash Boilers, Inc. Computrol Systems Inc. Custom Applied Technology Corporation [CATEC] Huron Valley Sales PECO Car Wash Systems - A Division of Sonny’s CarWash Equipment DETAILING SUPPLIES Arctic Blue Inc. BH-TECH Ltd. Blendco Systems Citadel CleanTouch Crystal-Glo Mfg. Corp.

CSC Marketing Ltd. Epsilon Chemicals Ltd. Kleen-Rite Corporation Krown Rust Protection Novus Glass PowerSteam Technology Inc. Rupes Canada Sonax Canada Stevens Car Care Products, Inc. Total Cleaning Systems Inc. Towels by Doctor Joe

Fleming Reid Petroleum Equipment Ltd. Franklin Fueling Systems Gilbarco Veeder-Root GIR Nord-Amerique Inc. Ingersoll Petroleum Services Ltd. Keller Equipment Supply KMD Distribution Inc. Middleton Energy Services Ltd Morrison Brothers Company National Energy Equipment Inc. PD McLaren Limted Petro Service Limited PetroClear Pumps & Pressure Inc. Red Leonard Associates Universal Valve Company Inc. Veeder-Root Waleco Inc. Western Oil Services Ltd. Yara North America Inc. DISPENSING SYSTEMS, CNG/LPG BGIS Computrol Systems Inc. Fleming Reid Petroleum Equipment Ltd GIR Nord-Amerique Inc. Infonet Technology Kraus Global Inc. DISPENSING SYSTEMS, MOTOR FUEL AGI Envirotank Ltd. Bulloch Technologies Capital Petroleum Service Ltd. Dover Fueling Solutions-Wayne Pump Freedom Electronics, LLC Fuelpoint GIR Nord-Amerique Inc. Hi-Sharp Products Inc. Infonet Technology Ingersoll Petroleum Services Ltd. J.R. Hendry Contractor Keller Equipment Supply

DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (DEF) Hi-Sharp Products Inc. Petroles Crevier Inc. Petron Plus Global, Inc. Yara North America Inc. DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID EQUIPMENT & SOLUTIONS Computrol Systems Inc. Dover Fueling Solutions-Wayne Pump

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KMD Distribution Inc. M.W.H. Petroleum Equipment Inc. Middleton Energy Services Ltd National Energy Equipment Inc. OPW Retail Fueling Petro Service Limited Petrocare Construction Services Inc. PetroClear Waleco Inc. Western Oil Services Ltd. DISPLAY FIXTURES Creative Planogram Company Food Service Solutions Inc. Forte Products Goldcon Industries Ltd. Instachange Displays Ltd. J&J Display Sales LSI Industries Inc. MapArt - Tree-Free Greetings McCowan Manufacturing Ltd. Movilume Inc. Red Leonard Associates RTS Retail Ultra Lite Shutters Western Refrigeration & Beverage Equipment Ltd. Westmount Store Fixtures Wilson Display Limited DOG WASH/PET WASH Blendco Systems Canadian Car Wash & Compressor Systems Inc. Canadian Care Care Coinless De Castel (1997) Inc. Deltic Wash Force Dosatron International Inc. Entretien de Lave-Auto Laval Inc. Exact One Ltd. EZ PVC LLC Furever Clean Dog Wash GinSan Industries/Industrial Vacuum Systems Hosers Car Care Products Ltd.

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CONVENIENCE STORE, EQUIPMENT/DISPENSERS Arctic Blue Inc. Bulloch Technologies Cormode & Dickson Construction Ltd. DSL Forte Products Freedom Electronics, LLC KMD Distribution Inc. Petro Service Limited

CREDIT/DEBIT CARD TERMINALS AGI Envirotank Ltd. Bulloch Technologies Coinamatic Commercial Laundry Fuelpoint Global Payments Canada Inc. Infonet Technology MONEXgroup Mosaic National Energy Equipment Inc. Nayax Post POS Cash Management Systems Ltd. Rockyview Industries Inc. SEM Inc.Inc. Services Standard P.R.T. Verifone Inc WashCard Systems Washworks Canada Wiz-Tec Computing Technologies Inc. World Fuel Services Canada

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CONTROL SYSTEMS, BULK STATIONS Arctic Blue Inc. Century Petroleum Construction Computrol Systems Inc. CTM Design Services Ltd. Exact One Ltd. Fleming Reid Petroleum Equipment Ltd. GIR Nord-Amerique Inc. Hi-Sharp Products Inc. Middleton Energy Services Ltd RTS Retail SEM Inc.Inc. Southwest Energy Control Systems of Canada Wiz-Tec Computing Technologies Inc.

Provincial Partitions Ltd. Pure Choice Water&ICE RDM Industrial Electronics Roll-A-Shade RTS Retail SIR Solutions SITE Capital Ultra Lite Shutters Western Refrigeration & Beverage Equipment Ltd. Wiz-Tec Computing Technologies Inc.

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Products & Services Kleen-Rite Corporation Maritime Car Wash Sales & Services Ltd. National Pride Equipment National Wash Inc. Nuform Building Technologies Inc. Pumps & Pressure Inc. Rockyview Industries Inc. WashCard Systems Washtech Ltd. West Country Pump and Filtration Ltd.

Hallmark Hose Headquarters/Dauw Auto Wash Northern Dock Systems Ultimate Supplies, LLC Upwardor Corp.

FOOD STORAGE, FREEZERS Food Service Solutions Inc. Slot Drain Systems, Ltd. Western Refrigeration & Beverage Equipment Ltd.

HOSE RETRIEVERS Middleton Energy Services Ltd Morrison Brothers Company National Parts Distributing Ltd. Universal Valve Company Inc.

ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION PANELS Digital Electric/Digital CSM PM Electric Corporation Southwest Energy Control Systems of Canada

HVAC Custom Applied Technology Corporation [CATEC]

DOOR OPERATING SYSTEMS, ELECTRIC Airlift Doors Inc. Beaver Door Systems Belvedere Technical Service Ltd. Creative Door Services Findoor Industrial Inc Gallop Brush Co Northern Dock Systems Ultimate Supplies, LLC Ultra Lite Shutters Upwardor Corp.

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ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING Drain-All Ltd. EXP Services Inc. FuelQuest, Inc. Real Estate Homeward Brokerage Terra Environmental Technologies

FOODSERVICE PRODUCTS Country Style MR.SUB [A Division of MTY Group] DSL Food Service Solutions Inc. Western Refrigeration & Beverage Equipment Ltd. FORECOURT BRANDED SOLUTIONS Canco Petroleum Ltd Centex Petroleum Inver VP Racing Fuels

INTERCOM SYSTEMS Digital Electric/Digital CSM Freedom Electronics, LLC National Parts Distributing Ltd. RDM Industrial Electronics Sound Products Ltd Wallace E McBrien Inc.

DOOR OPERATING SYSTEMS, PNEUMATIC Air-Lec Industries, LLC Airlift Doors Inc. Associated Industrial Brush Beaver Door Systems Belvedere Technical Service Ltd. Canadoor Door Systems Creative Door Services De Castel (1997) Inc. Findoor Industrial Inc GS Dealer Services Inc. Hallmark Hose Headquarters/Dauw Auto Wash Maritime Car Wash Sales & Services Ltd. Northern Dock Systems RBI Structures SONNY’S The Car Wash Factory Ultimate Supplies, LLC Upwardor Corp.

DOORS, OVERHEAD SECTIONAL Airlift Doors Inc. Beaver Door Systems Canadoor Door Systems Creative Door Services Findoor Industrial Inc Northern Dock Systems Sureguard/Post Guard Talius Ultimate Supplies, LLC WASHTECH DOORS, OVERHEAD, CAR WASH Airlift Doors Inc. Beaver Door Systems Belanger, Inc. Belvedere Technical Service Ltd. Canadoor Door Systems Carter Wash Systems Creative Door Services De Castel (1997) Inc. Fernrob Pressure Cleaning Systems Findoor Industrial Inc Gallop Brush Co Mark VII Equipment, Inc. Movilume Inc. National Wash Inc. NCS Canada Mondo Northern Dock Systems Portwest Mechanical Inc Rockyview Industries Inc. Sureguard / Post Guard Talius Transchem Group - Chemicals Transchem Group - Equipment & Services Ultimate Supplies, LLC WashLinks WASHTECH Washtech Ltd DOORS, WATERPROOF Airlift Doors Inc. Beaver Door Systems Belvedere Technical Service Ltd. Canadoor Door Systems Creative Door Services Extrutech Plastics Inc. EZ PVC LLC Findoor Industrial Inc

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EQUIPMENT LEASING BH-TECH Ltd. Canadian Car Wash & Compressor Systems Inc. Computrol Systems Inc. DSL Pathways Financial Services Power Pressure Systems Inc. SITE Capital WASHTECH FIXTURES & HEATED DISPLAYS Food Service Solutions Inc. Western Refrigeration & Beverage Equipment Ltd. FLAGS Soft Signs FLEET FUELLING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Arctic Blue Inc. Bulloch Technologies Capital Petroleum Service Ltd. Century Petroleum Construction Computrol Systems Inc. Dover Fueling Solutions-Wayne Pump Fleming Reid Petroleum Equipment Ltd. FuelMaster/Syntech Systems, Inc Fuelpoint FuelQuest, Inc. GIR Nord-Amerique Inc. Infonet Technology Ingersoll Petroleum Services Ltd. Keller Equipment Supply M.W.H. Petroleum Equipment Inc. Middleton Energy Services Ltd National Energy Equipment Inc. PD McLaren Limted Petro Service Limited Petrocare Construction Services Inc. PM Electric Corporation Southwest Energy Control Systems of Canada Waleco Inc. Western Oil Services Ltd. Wiz-Tec Computing Technologies Inc. Yara North America Inc. FLEET/PRIVATE LABEL ACCOUNT PROGRAMS Infonet Technology WashCard Systems Wiz-Tec Computing Technologies Inc. FOOD & BEVERAGE SERVICE COUNTERS McCowan Manufacturing Ltd. Talius Western Refrigeration & Beverage Equipment Ltd. FOOD STORAGE & PREPARATION Food Service Solutions Inc. Western Refrigeration & Beverage Equipment Ltd. FOOD STORAGE & PREPARATION, FREEZERS Food Service Solutions Inc. Forte Products Western Refrigeration & Beverage Equipment Ltd.

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FUEL ADDITIVE INJECTION SYSTEMS Fuel Quality Services Inc. Petron Plus Global, Inc. FUEL MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGI Alternate Solutions Inc. Canco Petroleum Ltd Cantest Solutions Inc. Computrol Systems Inc. Elsco Lighting Products Ltd. Franklin Fueling Systems FuelMaster/Syntech Systems, Inc FuelQuest, Inc. GIR Nord-Amerique Inc. Petrocare Construction Services Inc. SIR Solutions SSCS Tanknology, a Division of EnGlobe Veeder-Root Wiz-Tec Computing Technologies Inc. World Fuel Services Canada Yara North America Inc. FUEL PRESERVATIVES Fuel Quality Services Inc. Petron Plus Global, Inc. FUEL PRICING SIGNS ALPHA Decals & Signs Inc. M.W.H. Petroleum Equipment Inc. McCowan Manufacturing Ltd. Movilume Inc. Novyc International Signalisation Multipro Signs Inc. United Sign FUEL SUPPLIER Centex Petroleum Greenergy HEATERS, GAS FIRED Airlift Doors Inc. Carwash Boilers, Inc. Huron Valley Sales Ultimate Supplies, LLC Ward Heating HOSE Auto Vac Emco Wheaton Retail Fleming Reid Petroleum Equipment Ltd. Franklin Fueling Systems Kleen-Rite Corporation Middleton Energy Services Ltd Mosmatic Canada Inc. Mr. Nozzle, Inc. National Energy Equipment Inc. OPW Retail Fueling Performance Ink, Inc. Power Pressure Systems Inc. Vapor Systems Technologies Inc. HOSE REELS Auto Vac Canadian Car Wash & Compressor Systems Inc. Fleming Reid Petroleum Equipment Ltd. Ingersoll Petroleum Services Ltd. J.E. Adams Industries Keller Equipment Supply McPhee Enterprises Inc. Pumps & Pressure Wallace E McBrien Inc.

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KIOSKS BH-TECH Ltd. Coinless Hamilton Manufacturing Innovative Control Systems Liquid Action Systems MONEXgroup Movilume Inc. Provincial Partitions Ltd. RBI Structures SEM Inc.Inc. LEAK DETECTOR TESTING Albert’s Gas Station Maintenance Cantest Solutions Inc. Century Petroleum Construction Drain-All Ltd. G.P. Service Station Maintenance Leak Technologies Solutions Ltd M.W.H. Petroleum Equipment Inc. R. A. Pilkey Service Station Maintenance Tanknology, a Division of EnGlobe LEAK DETECTORS Elsco Lighting Products Ltd. Franklin Fueling Systems FuelQuest, Inc. Morrison Brothers Company National Energy Equipment Inc. National Parts Distributing Ltd. Pantron Automation Inc. Southwest Energy Control Systems of Canada Veeder-Root LED GAS PRICE CHANGER Novyc International PM Electric Corporation Teksign Inc. Webco Lighting Ltd. LED PRICE SIGNS Country Signs Mile High LED Systems Movilume Inc. Nu-Media Display Systems Inc. Teksign Inc. Wallace E McBrien Inc. Webco Lighting Ltd. LED RETROFITS Car Wash Lights FC Lighting | SSL Flexx Corporation Market Group Ventures Inc. Mile High LED Systems Movilume Inc. PM Electric Corporation Principal LED Red Leonard Associates Teksign Inc. Wallace E McBrien Inc. Washworks Canada Webco Lighting Ltd. X-tron Poles and Lighting LIABILITY INSURANCE Brokerlink.

LIFTS, AUTOMOTIVE/HOISTS Keller Equipment Supply M.W.H. Petroleum Equipment Inc. Petrocare Construction Services Inc.

LIGHTING, SIGN Car Wash Lights Country Signs ElectraLED, Inc. Everbrite LLC FC Lighting | SSL Instachange Displays Ltd. LSI Industries Inc. Mile High LED Systems Movilume Inc. Novyc International PM Electric Corporation Premier Dryers, Vacs and LED Lighting/signs Principal LED QC Signworks Inc. Soapy Brushy Teksign Inc. Wallace E McBrien Inc. Webco Lighting Ltd. Westeco Inc. X-tron Poles and Lighting LIGHTING CONTROLS Car Wash Lights Cree Canada Digital Electric/Digital CSM Elsco Lighting Products Ltd. FC Lighting | SSL LSI Industries Inc. Movilume Inc. Southwest Energy Control Systems of Canada Wallace E McBrien Inc. Westeco Inc. LIGHTING EQUIPMENT, SERVICE STATION Cree Canada ElectraLED, Inc. Elsco Lighting Products Ltd. FC Lighting | SSL Keller Equipment Supply KMD Distribution Inc. LSI Industries Inc. M.W.H. Petroleum Equipment Inc. Mile High LED Systems Movilume Inc. National Energy Equipment Inc. PM Electric Corporation Red Leonard Associates Ruud Lighting Canada Southwest Energy Control Systems of Canada Teksign Inc. Waleco Inc. Wallace E McBrien Inc. Webco Lighting Ltd. Westeco Inc. World Fuel Services Canada X-tron Poles and Lighting LIGHTS, DROP Car Wash Lights FC Lighting | SSL Mile High LED Systems Movilume Inc. PM Electric Corporation Ruud Lighting Canada Southwest Energy Control Systems of Canada Teksign Inc. Webco Lighting Ltd. Westeco Inc. World Fuel Services Canada X-tron Poles and Lighting LOADING RACKS, BULK PLANT AGI Envirotank Ltd. Capital Petroleum Service Ltd. Fuelpoint Ingersoll Petroleum Services Ltd. National Energy Equipment Inc. Petrocare Construction Services Inc. LOCK-UP ISLAND Lock America Inc. LOYALTY & GIFT CARD PROGRAMS Bulloch Technologies Coinless Exact One Ltd. Hamilton Manufacturing IDX Inc. Infonet Technology SEM Inc.Inc. SIR Solutions Tech1st Wash Systems WashCard Systems Wolf Distributing

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LOYALTY CARD SYSTEMS Bulloch Technologies Coinless Computrol Systems Inc. IDX Inc. Infonet Technology Innovative Control Systems SEM Inc.Inc. SIR Solutions LUBRICANTS Mobil 1 Petroles Crevier Inc. Petron Plus Global, Inc. Rockyview Industries Inc. WashCard Systems LUBRICANTS, OILS & GREASES Mackenzie Oil Ltd. Petroles Crevier Inc. Petron Plus Global, Inc. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION PROGRAMS Albert’s Gas Station Maintenance BGIS Century Petroleum Construction Digital Electric/Digital CSM Entretien de Lave-Auto Laval Inc. Portwest Mechanical Inc Pumps & Pressure Inc. Rockyview Industries Inc. Tanknology, a Division of EnGlobe Transchem Group - Equipment & Services Western Oil Services Ltd. Wolf Distributing MANHOLES, SPILL CONTAINMENT ACO Systems Ltd. AGI Drain-All Ltd. Franklin Fueling Systems Icon Containment Solutions J.R. Hendry Contractor KMD Distribution Inc.

Middleton Energy Services Ltd Morrison Brothers Company National Parts Distributing Ltd. Petro Service Limited Red Leonard Associates S. Bravo Systems, Inc. Sherway Excavating and Haulage Ltd. Universal Valve Company Inc. Waleco Inc. Western Oil Services Ltd. MARKETING, ON-SITE Bulloch Technologies CleanTouch Coinless Coleman Hanna Carwash Systems LLC CSC Marketing Ltd. Dover Fueling Solutions-Wayne Pump Gorrie RCP Innovative Control Systems Movilume Inc. Revinmedia Soapy Brushy Soft Signs WashCard Systems MERCHANDISERS, C-STORE Arctic Blue Inc. Creative Planogram Company Food Service Solutions Inc. Forte Products Goldcon Industries Ltd. Hugh Large & Associates Inc. J&J Display Sales MapArt - Tree-Free Greetings Pure Choice Water&ICE RTS Retail SRP Canada Sureguard / Post Guard Western Refrigeration & Beverage Equipment Ltd. Westmount Store Fixtures

MERCHANDISERS, FORECOURT Forte Products Gorrie RCP Instachange Displays Ltd. MapArt - Tree-Free Greetings McCowan Manufacturing Ltd. Mobil 1 Outfront Portable Solutions RTS Retail Signalisation Multipro Signs Inc. METER CALIBRATION Albert’s Gas Station Maintenance Cantest Solutions Inc. M.W.H. Petroleum Equipment Inc. National Energy Equipment Inc. Petro Service Limited RDM Industrial Electronics Western Oil Services Ltd. METERS Albert’s Gas Station Maintenance Freedom Electronics, LLC IDX Inc. Jim Coleman Co. Hanna Middleton Energy Services Ltd National Parts Distributing Ltd. RDM Industrial Electronics Sureguard / Post Guard MOBILE PAYMENT SYSTEMS Tech1st Wash Systems WashCard Systems MOBILE REFUELLING EQUIPMENT Computrol Systems Inc. Fleming Reid Petroleum Equipment Ltd. FuelMaster/Syntech Systems, Inc Fuelpoint GIR Nord-Amerique Inc.

MODULAR BUILDINGS Cormode & Dickson Construction Ltd. EZ PVC LLC Genesis Modular Carwash Building Systems NRB Inc. Nuform Building Technologies Inc. Petrocare Construction Services Inc. Provincial Partitions Ltd. Talius Ultra Lite Shutters MONEY HANDLING EQUIPMENT Glory Global Solutions Gunnebo Canada Handling Services Inc. Lock America Inc. MONEXgroup Mosaic Post POS Cash Management Systems Ltd. Toshiba Tec Canada Inc. WashCard Systems Wwwash Canada MONITORING WELL SYSTEMS Elsco Lighting Products Ltd. Franklin Fueling Systems Universal Valve Company Inc. MORTGAGES Pathways Financial Services Real Estate Homeward Brokerage SITE Capital NOZZLES, NEW Cat Pumps - High Pressure Pumps & Systems Century Petroleum Construction Emco Wheaton Retail Fleming Reid Petroleum Equipment Ltd. Harco Industries J.R. Hendry Contractor KMD Distribution Inc. McPhee Enterprises Inc.

Middleton Energy Services Ltd Morrison Brothers Company Mosmatic Canada Inc. Mr. Nozzle, Inc. OPW Retail Fueling Performance Ink, Inc. Petro Service Limited R. A. Pilkey Service Station Maintenance RDM Industrial Electronics Red Leonard Associates Vapor Systems Technologies Inc. Waleco Inc. Wallace E McBrien Inc. Western Oil Services Ltd. NOZZLES, REBUILT Emco Wheaton Retail Mobil 1 R. A. Pilkey Service Station Maintenance RDM Industrial Electronics Vapor Systems Technologies Inc. OIL & LUBE EZ PVC LLC Keller Equipment Supply Mackenzie Oil Ltd. Nuform Building Technologies Inc. Petroles Crevier Inc. Petron Plus Global, Inc. Red Leonard Associates OIL MERCHANDISERS Gorrie RCP Petron Plus Global, Inc. RTS Retail United Sign OIL SPILL CLEANUP SYSTEMS CAF Outdoor Cleaning Drain-All Ltd. Gorrie RCP Hamel Mfg. Co. Inc. Mobil 1 RTS Retail Universal Valve Company Inc.

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Products & Services OIL/WATER SEPARATORS ACO Systems Ltd. Canadian Car Wash & Compressor Systems Inc. Century Petroleum Construction Containment Solutions Inc. Norstar Industries NOV Fiber Glass Systems Petrocare Construction Services Inc. Red Leonard Associates Rockyview Industries Inc. Sherway Excavating and Haulage Ltd. OVERFILL PROTECTION CONTROLS Civacon (part of OPW, a Dover Company) Fleming Reid Petroleum Equipment Ltd. G.P. Service Station Maintenance Ingersoll Petroleum Services Ltd. KMD Distribution Inc. Morrison Brothers Company National Parts Distributing Ltd. OPW Retail Fueling Petro Service Limited Universal Valve Company Inc. PARKING CONTROL SYSTEMS Hamilton Manufacturing SEM Inc.Inc. Sureguard / Post Guard WASHTECH Washtech Ltd. PAYPOINT CASH DESKS Bulloch Technologies J&J Display Sales McCowan Manufacturing Ltd. Nova-tek Wilson Display Limited PHOTO ELECTRONIC SENSORS Belanger, Inc. Pantron Automation Inc. Telco Sensors PIPE GUARDS Signalisation Multipro Signs Inc. Sureguard / Post Guard Universal Valve Company Inc. Webco Lighting Ltd. PIPING AGI Envirotank Ltd. Canature WaterGroup Cormode & Dickson Construction Ltd. CTM Design Services Ltd. J.R. Hendry Contractor Keller Equipment Supply KMD Distribution Inc. Middleton Energy Services Ltd NOV Fiber Glass Systems OPW Retail Fueling Petro Service Limited Red Leonard Associates Waleco Inc. PNEUMATIC EQUIPMENT Airlift Doors Inc. Associated Industrial Brush Drop Ship Distribution Corporation - Gripper Hallmark Hose Headquarters/Dauw Auto Wash Pumps & Pressure Upwardor Corp.

Wash Factory POP MATERIALS Creative Planogram Company Instachange Displays Ltd. Nayax Revinmedia RTS Retail Tech1st Wash Systems United Sign POS SIGNAGE Coinless CSC Marketing Ltd. Innovative Control Systems Instachange Displays Ltd. J&J Display Sales Performance Ink, Inc. Revinmedia Signalisation Multipro Signs Inc.

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Teksign Inc. United Sign Webco Lighting Ltd. POS SOFTWARE & SYSTEMS Bulloch Technologies Coinless Computrol Systems Inc. Fuelpoint Gilbarco Veeder-Root Hamilton Manufacturing Infonet Technology Innovative Control Systems MONEXgroup Mosaic Nayax Nova-tek PDI Software Post POS Cash Management Systems Ltd. Rockyview Industries Inc. SIR Solutions Tech1st Wash Systems Verifone Inc Waleco Inc. WashCard Systems Wiz-Tec Computing Technologies Inc. Wwwash Canada Xsite Group Inc. POS TERMINALS Bulloch Technologies CAF Outdoor Cleaning Coinamatic Commercial Laundry DRB Freedom Electronics, LLC Global Payments Canada Inc. Hamilton Manufacturing Infonet Technology Innovative Control Systems Keller Equipment Supply MONEXgroup NCS Canada Mondo Post POS Cash Management Systems Ltd. SIR Solutions SITE Capital SONNY’S The Car Wash Factory Toshiba Tec Canada Inc. Transchem Group - Chemicals Unitec Verifone Inc WashCard Systems Wiz-Tec Computing Technologies Inc. World Fuel Services Canada PROJECT MANAGEMENT B. Dean & Associates Inc. Bulloch Technologies Canada China Commercial Gas Station Association Coinamatic Commercial Laundry CTM Design Servvices Ltd. Deltic Wash Force EXP Services Inc. J and B Engineering (Alberta) Inc. PetroMaxX Construction Ltd./MaxX Group of Companies Roll-A-Shade Western Refrigeration & Beverage Equipment Ltd. PROPANE DISPENSING EQUIPMENT BGIS Ingersoll Petroleum Services Ltd. J and B Engineering (Alberta) Inc. PD McLaren Limted Service D’Échange RapidGaz Sureguard / Post Guard PROPANE TANK EXCHANGE Mighty Flame Canada Outfront Portable Solutions Service D’Échange RapidGaz Tank Traders, Division of Vomar Industries Inc. PROVERS & TEST MEASURES Century Petroleum Construction Morrison Brothers Company Tanknology, a Division of EnGlobe

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GAS • WASH • EQUIPMENT • DISPLAY PUMP CONSOLES/CONTROLLERS Bulloch Technologies Franklin Fueling Systems Freedom Electronics, LLC GIR Nord-Amerique Inc. Infonet Technology J.R. Hendry Contractor M.W.H. Petroleum Equipment Inc. National Parts Distributing Ltd. Petro Service Limited RDM Industrial Electronics SITE Capital Veeder-Root PUMP ISLAND MERCHANDISERS EcoTank Canada Gorrie RCP RTS Retail Signalisation Multipro Signs Inc. Tank Traders United Sign PUMP TOPPERS CleanTouch Gorrie RCP National Parts Distributing Ltd. Performance Ink, Inc. Signalisation Multipro Signs Inc. United Sign PUMPS, AIR Drop Ship Distribution Corporation - Gripper Fleming Reid Petroleum Equipment Ltd. Hallmark Hose Headquarters/Dauw Auto Wash J.E. Adams Industries Wallace E McBrien Inc. PUMPS, BLENDING Dosatron International Inc. Guardian Chemicals Inc. Ingersoll Petroleum Services Ltd. SITE Capital PUMPS, CAR WASH Arimitsu Pumps Belanger, Inc. Canadian Car Wash & Compressor Systems Inc. Cat Pumps - High Pressure Pumps & Systems Con-Serv Mfg. Inc. CSC Marketing Ltd. Custom Applied Technology Corporation [CATEC] Dosatron International Inc. Entretien de Lave-Auto Laval Inc. Fernrob Pressure Cleaning Systems Gorman-Rupp of Canada Ltd. Green CanPump Hallmark Hose Headquarters/Dauw Auto Wash Hamel Mfg. Co. Inc. Hosers Car Care Products Ltd. Innovative Control Systems Kleen-Rite Corporation Maritime Car Wash Sales & Services Ltd. McPhee Enterprises Inc. National Pride Equipment PECO Car Wash Systems - A Division of Sonny’s CarWash Equipment PELCO Systems Pumps & Pressure Inc. Rockyview Industries Inc. SONNY’S The Car Wash Factory Washex WASHTECH Washtech Ltd. Washworld, Inc. West Country Pump and Filtration Ltd. PUMPS, FARM ELECTRIC AGI Gorman-Rupp of Canada Ltd. R. A. Pilkey Service Station Maintenance Waleco Inc. Wallace E McBrien Inc. PUMPS, HAND Blackmer (part of PSG, a Dover Company) Fleming Reid Petroleum Equipment Ltd. Gorman-Rupp of Canada Ltd. Jobe Industries, Inc.

PUMPS, LUBRICATION Blackmer (part of PSG, a Dover Company) Fleming Reid Petroleum Equipment Ltd. Gorman-Rupp of Canada Ltd. Pumps & Pressure Inc. Red Leonard Associates PUMPS, PRESSURE CLEANING Arimitsu Pumps Cat Pumps - High Pressure Pumps & Systems De Castel (1997) Inc. Fernrob Pressure Cleaning Systems Gorman-Rupp of Canada Ltd. Green CanPump Hamel Mfg. Co. Inc. Kleen-Rite Corporation Maritime Car Wash Sales & Services Ltd. McPhee Enterprises Inc. PECO Car Wash Systems - A Division of Sonny’s CarWash Equipment PELCO Systems Power Pressure Systems Inc. Rockyview Industries Inc. Transchem Group - Chemicals Transchem Group - Equipment & Services Washex West Country Pump and Filtration Ltd. PUMPS, SERVICE STATION DISPENSING AGI Envirotank Ltd. Albert’s Gas Station Maintenance Capital Petroleum Service Ltd. Dover Fueling Solutions-Wayne Pump Franklin Fueling Systems Freedom Electronics, LLC G.P. Service Station Maintenance Gilbarco Veeder-Root GIR Nord-Amerique Inc. Ingersoll Petroleum Services Ltd. J.R. Hendry Contractor M.W.H. Petroleum Equipment Inc. Middleton Energy Services Ltd National Parts Distributing Ltd. Performance Ink, Inc. Petro Service Limited Petrocare Construction Services Inc. R. A. Pilkey Service Station Maintenance Wallace E McBrien Inc. PUMPS, SUBMERSIBLE AGI AGI Envirotank Ltd. Cat Pumps - High Pressure Pumps & Systems Con-Serv Mfg. Inc. Franklin Fueling Systems G.P. Service Station Maintenance Gorman-Rupp of Canada Ltd. Icon Containment Solutions Ingersoll Petroleum Services Ltd. J.R. Hendry Contractor Petro Service Limited R. A. Pilkey Service Station Maintenance Red Leonard Associates Veeder-Root Waleco Inc. West Country Pump and Filtration Ltd. Wilden (part of PSG, a Dover Company) PUMPS, TRUCK, BULK PLANT & TERMINAL Blackmer (part of PSG, a Dover Company) Dover Fueling Solutions-Wayne Pump GIR Nord-Amerique Inc. Gorman-Rupp of Canada Ltd. PD McLaren Limted SITE Capital Wilden (part of PSG, a Dover Company)

PUMPS, VEHICLE WASH SELFSERVICE/AUTOMATIC Arimitsu Pumps Belanger, Inc. Canadian Car Wash & Compressor Systems Inc. Cat Pumps - High Pressure Pumps & Systems CSC Marketing Ltd. Drainvac International Green CanPump Hallmark Hose Headquarters/Dauw Auto Wash Hamel Mfg. Co. Inc. Hosers Car Care Products Ltd. ISTOBAL Jim Coleman Co. Hanna Maritime Car Wash Sales & Services Ltd. McPhee Enterprises Inc. National Pride Equipment PD McLaren Limted PECO Car Wash Systems - A Division of Sonny’s CarWash Equipment PELCO Systems Portwest Mechanical Inc Proto-Vest Inc. Pumps & Pressure Inc. Rockyview Industries Inc. Washex WASHTECH Washtech Ltd. Washworld, Inc. West Country Pump and Filtration Ltd. Wiz-Tec Computing Technologies Inc. Wwwash Canada PVC PANELS, WALL & CEILING Delcan Products Ltd. Easy Building Products Extrutech Plastics Inc. EZ PVC LLC Flexx Corporation Nuform Building Technologies Inc. Trusscore REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT Western Refrigeration & Beverage Equipment Ltd. REFURBISHED PROPANE CYLINDERS Tank Traders, Division of Vomar Industries Inc. REGISTERS, SALES & SERVICE Bulloch Technologies DRB Infonet Technology National Parts Distributing Ltd. Nova-tek SIR Solutions Toshiba Tec Canada Inc. REMANUFACTURING, ELECTRONIC Freedom Electronics, LLC National Parts Distributing Ltd. PMP Corp.

RDM Industrial Electronics Red Leonard Associates REVERSE OSMOSIS Belanger, Inc. Canadian Car Wash & Compressor Systems Inc. Canature WaterGroup Carwash Boilers, Inc. Coleman Hanna Carwash Systems LLC Con-Serv Mfg. Inc. Entretien de Lave-Auto Laval Inc. Excalibur Water Systems Inc. Huron Valley Sales National Pride Equipment Pure Choice Water&ICE Rockyview Industries Inc. Transchem Group - Chemicals Transchem Group - Equipment & Services Washex WashLinks WASHTECH Washworld, Inc. West Country Pump and Filtration Ltd. Wet Water Industries Ltd.

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RFID EQUIPMENT Coinless Exact One Ltd. FuelMaster/Syntech Systems, Inc GIR Nord-Amerique Inc. Hamilton Manufacturing IDX Inc. Ingersoll Petroleum Services Ltd. Innovative Control Systems Pantron Automation Inc. SEM Inc.Inc. WashCard Systems WashLinks Wolf Distributing RIM CLEANING EQUIPMENT Belanger, Inc. Hamel Mfg. Co. Inc. WashLinks RISK MANAGEMENT Brokerlink CAF Outdoor Cleaning Gunnebo Canada SSCS SAFETY B. Dean & Associates Inc. Canadian Petroleum Contractors Association CSC Marketing Ltd. Ontario Petroleum Contractors Association ProTELEC Checkmate SALES CAF Outdoor Cleaning Canco Petroleum Ltd MapArt - Tree-Free Greetings Real Estate Homeward Brokerage SIR Solutions Tommy Car Wash Systems

SEALANTS Crystal-Glo Mfg. Corp.

Petron Plus Global, Inc. SECONDARY CONTAINMENT EQUIPMENT AGI G.P. Service Station Maintenance Icon Containment Solutions J.R. Hendry Contractor NOV Fiber Glass Systems OPW Retail Fueling Plastics Plus Ltd. S. Bravo Systems, Inc. Waleco Inc. SECURITY, EQUIPMENT & SERVICES CSC Marketing Ltd. GHC Safety and Security Solutions Gunnebo Canada Handling Services Inc. Lock America Inc. ProTELEC Checkmate Shure Manufacturing Sound Products Ltd Talius Toshiba Tec Canada Inc. Ultra Lite Shutters SECURITY STORAGE CABINETS Arctic Blue Inc. Gunnebo Canada Shure Manufacturing Talius SERVICE STATION FIXTURES Canco Petroleum Ltd Flexx Corporation Furever Clean Dog Wash Genesis Modular Carwash Building Systems Hamel Mfg. Co. Inc. J&J Display Sales

McCowan Manufacturing Ltd. Mile High LED Systems Outfront Portable Solutions Roll-A-Shade RTS Retail Sureguard / Post Guard Westeco Inc. Wilson Display Limited SERVICE STATION, AUTOMOTIVE RETAIL SUPPLY Rocky’s Imports Sonax Canada Tommy Car Wash Systems SERVICE STATION, DESIGN & ENGINEERING B. Dean & Associates Inc. Canco Petroleum Ltd Century Petroleum Construction Cormode & Dickson Construction Ltd. CTM Design Servvices Ltd. Custom Applied Technology Corporation [CATEC] EXP Services Inc. Flexx Corporation Furever Clean Dog Wash Genesis Modular Carwash Building Systems J and B Engineering (Alberta) Inc. Movilume Inc. Petrocare Construction Services Inc. PetroMaxX Construction Ltd./MaxX Group of Companies SITE Capital Slot Drain Systems, Ltd. Steelcraft Inc. World Fuel Services Canada

SERVICE STATION MAINTENANCE ITEMS Albert’s Gas Station Maintenance ALPHA Decals & Signs Inc. BGIS CAF Outdoor Cleaning Century Petroleum Construction Franklin Fueling Systems Freedom Electronics, LLC G.P. Service Station Maintenance Icon Containment Solutions National Parts Distributing Ltd. Performance Ink, Inc. R. A. Pilkey Service Station Maintenance Red Leonard Associates Wallace E McBrien Inc. Westeco Inc. World Fuel Services Canada SHELVING AM Shelving J&J Display Sales McCowan Manufacturing Ltd. Sureguard / Post Guard Western Refrigeration & Beverage Equipment Ltd. Westmount Store Fixtures SHELVING SYSTEMS AM Shelving Instachange Displays Ltd. J&J Display Sales McCowan Manufacturing Ltd. RTS Retail Sureguard / Post Guard Western Refrigeration & Beverage Equipment Ltd. Westmount Store Fixtures

SIGNAGE ALPHA Decals & Signs Inc. Country Signs Creative Planogram Company CSC Marketing Ltd. Daktronics Inc. Everbrite LLC Flexx Corporation FormaShape Ltd. Instachange Displays Ltd. J&J Display Sales Kleen-Rite Corporation McCowan Manufacturing Ltd. Novyc International Performance Ink, Inc. Plastics Plus Ltd. Power Pressure Systems Inc. Principal LED QC Signworks Inc. Revinmedia Roll-A-Shade Signalisation Multipro Signs Inc. Soapy Brushy Soft Signs Teksign Inc. United Sign Universal Valve Company Inc. Washworld, Inc. Webco Lighting Ltd. Westmount Store Fixtures World Fuel Services Canada SITE REMEDIATION Capital Petroleum Service Ltd. J.R. Hendry Contractor M.W.H. Petroleum Equipment Inc. Sherway Excavating and Haulage Ltd.

Products & Services SPRAY GUNS, NOZZLES Belanger, Inc. Hamel Mfg. Co. Inc. McPhee Enterprises Inc. Mosmatic Canada Inc. Transchem Group - Equipment & Services STEAM CLEANERS BH-TECH Ltd. Fernrob Pressure Cleaning Systems InterSteam Technologies Mosmatic Canada Inc. PowerSteam Technology Inc. Steamericas, Inc. Stevens Car Care Products, Inc. Washex STRAINERS McPhee Enterprises Inc. Morrison Brothers Company SWIVELS & SWIVEL JOINTS Harco Industries J.E. Adams Industries Middleton Energy Services Ltd Mosmatic Canada Inc. National Pride Equipment OPW Retail Fueling Performance Ink, Inc. Petro Service Limited Power Pressure Systems Inc. Universal Valve Company Inc. TANK CLEANER Capital Petroleum Service Ltd. Century Petroleum Construction G.P. Service Station Maintenance Guardian Chemicals Inc. Jobe Industries, Inc. Mosmatic Canada Inc. Petrocare Construction Services Inc. Tanknology, a Division of EnGlobe TANK FILL SECURITY FuelQuest, Inc. Lock America Inc. Service D’Échange RapidGaz TANK LEVEL & LEAK DETECTION MONITORING Cantest Solutions Inc. Civacon (part of OPW, a Dover Company) Dover Fueling Solutions-Wayne Pump Elsco Lighting Products Ltd. Fleming Reid Petroleum Equipment Ltd. Franklin Fueling Systems Freedom Electronics, LLC Fueling Technologies Fuelpoint FuelQuest, Inc. IDX Inc. Ingersoll Petroleum Services Ltd. J.R. Hendry Contractor Keller Equipment Supply M.W.H. Petroleum Equipment Inc. Morrison Brothers Company National Parts Distributing Ltd. Pantron Automation Inc. Petro Service Limited Petro-Viron Inc. PM Electric Corporation RDM Industrial Electronics Southwest Energy Control Systems of Canada Veeder-Root Waleco Inc. Western Oil Services Ltd. TANK/LINE TESTING B. Dean & Associates Inc. Cantest Solutions Inc. Century Petroleum Construction Elsco Lighting Products Ltd. FuelQuest, Inc. G.P. Service Station Maintenance Icon Containment Solutions Leak Technologies Solutions Ltd Tanknology, a Division of EnGlobe Western Oil Services Ltd.

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TANKS, ABOVE GROUND ACO Systems Ltd. AGI AGI Envirotank Ltd. Canature WaterGroup Capital Petroleum Service Ltd. Century Petroleum Construction Con-Serv Mfg. Inc. Containment Solutions Inc. Cormode & Dickson Construction Ltd. Fleming Reid Petroleum Equipment Ltd. Fuelpoint G.P. Service Station Maintenance Huron Valley Sales Ingersoll Petroleum Services Ltd. J.R. Hendry Contractor Keller Equipment Supply Leak Technologies Solutions Ltd NOV Fiber Glass Systems Petrocare Construction Services Inc. R. A. Pilkey Service Station Maintenance RTS Retail SITE Capital Steelcraft Inc. Wallace E McBrien Inc. Western Oil Services Ltd. ZCL Composites Inc. TANKS, FIBREGLASS Containment Solutions Inc. Hi-Sharp Products Inc. Leak Technologies Solutions Ltd NOV Fiber Glass Systems Red Leonard Associates Waleco Inc. ZCL Composites Inc. TANKS, UNDER GROUND Century Petroleum Construction Containment Solutions Inc. Cormode & Dickson Construction Ltd. J.R. Hendry Contractor Leak Technologies Solutions Ltd NOV Fiber Glass Systems SITE Capital ZCL Composites Inc. TIRE INFLATION EQUIPMENT AIR-serv Drop Ship Distribution Corporation - Gripper G.P. Service Station Maintenance J.E. Adams Industries Universal Valve Company Inc. TOKENS & EQUIPMENT Coinless Glory Global Solutions IDX Inc. Pure Choice Water&ICE SEM Inc.Inc. Services Standard P.R.T. TOWELS Crystal-Glo Mfg. Corp.

National Pride Equipment Stevens Car Care Products, Inc. Towels by Doctor Joe TRAINING CAF Outdoor Cleaning Canadian Petroleum Contractors Association Innovative Control Systems Ontario Petroleum Contractors Association TRIMS, PLASTIC Extrutech Plastics Inc. EZ PVC LLC Nuform Building Technologies Inc. UNDER-COUNTER CIGARETTE CABINETS McCowan Manufacturing Ltd. SITE Capital Talius

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GAS • WASH • EQUIPMENT • DISPLAY VACUUM ISLANDS Coinless Coleman Hanna Carwash Systems LLC Entretien de Lave-Auto Laval Inc. Eurovac Fragra-Matics Mfg. Co. Inc. GinSan Industries/Industrial Vacuum Systems J.E. Adams Industries Mark VII Equipment, Inc. Mosmatic Canada Inc. Nuform Building Technologies Inc. PECO Car Wash Systems - A Division of Sonny’s CarWash Equipment Portwest Mechanical Inc Power Pressure Systems Inc. Transchem Group - Equipment & Services WASHTECH Washtech Ltd. VACUUMS, AUTOMOBILE AIR-serv BH-TECH Ltd. Canadian Car Wash & Compressor Systems Inc. Coleman Hanna Carwash Systems LLC De Castel (1997) Inc. Drainvac International Dynovac Industries Inc. Entretien de Lave-Auto Laval Inc. Eurovac Fernrob Pressure Cleaning Systems Fragra-Matics Mfg. Co. Inc. Hamel Mfg. Co. Inc. Innovative Control Systems J.E. Adams Industries Jim Coleman Co. Hanna Karcher Canada Inc. Kleen-Rite Corporation Maritime Car Wash Sales & Services Ltd. Mr. Nozzle, Inc. National Pride Equipment National Wash Inc. PECO Car Wash Systems - A Division of Sonny’s CarWash Equipment Premier Dryers, Vacs and LED Lighting/signs Spencer Turbine Company Total Cleaning Systems Inc. United Sign Wallace E McBrien Inc. WashCard Systems Washtech Ltd. VACUUMS, CENTRAL WET & DRY BH-TECH Ltd. Coleman Hanna Carwash Systems LLC De Castel (1997) Inc. Deltic Wash Force Drainvac International Dynovac Industries Inc. Eurovac NCS Canada Mondo PECO Car Wash Systems - A Division of Sonny’s CarWash Equipment Power Pressure Systems Inc. Total Cleaning Systems Inc. Washex WashLinks West Country Pump and Filtration Ltd. VALVES & FITTINGS, OIL MARKETING APPLICATIONS Civacon (part of OPW, a Dover Company) Mobil 1 National Parts Distributing Ltd. Red Leonard Associates Universal Valve Company Inc. VENDING MACHINES Arctic Blue Inc. Brokerhouse Distributors Car-Freshner Corp./Little Trees EcoTank Canada GinSan Industries/Industrial Vacuum Systems J.E. Adams Industries Jim Coleman Co. Hanna Mark VII Equipment, Inc. MONEXgroup

National Pride Equipment PECO Car Wash Systems - A Division of Sonny’s CarWash Equipment Power Pressure Systems Inc. PowerSteam Technology Inc. Pure Choice Water&ICE SEM Inc.Inc. Transchem Group - Equipment & Services Washtech Ltd. WALL & CEILING PANELS & STRUCTURES Delcan Products Ltd. Easy Building Products Extrutech Plastics Inc. EZ PVC LLC Flexx Corporation Hallmark Hose Headquarters/Dauw Auto Wash Nuform Building Technologies Inc. Octaform Plastics Plus Ltd. Trusscore WALL PANELS, FIBREGLASS Delcan Products Ltd. EZ PVC LLC Flexx Corporation FormaShape Ltd. Graham Fiberglass Reinforced Panels J&J Display Sales Nuform Building Technologies Inc. Plastics Plus Ltd. Stabilit Canada Transchem Group - Equipment & Services WASHERS, HIGH PRESSURE, AIR, GAS OR ELECTRIC Arimitsu Pumps Cat Pumps - High Pressure Pumps & Systems Coinamatic Commercial Laundry CTM Design Services Ltd. Custom Applied Technology Corporation [CATEC] De Castel (1997) Inc. Entretien de Lave-Auto Laval Inc. Hamel Mfg. Co. Inc. InterSteam Technologies Power Pressure Systems Inc. RBI Structures SONNY’S The Car Wash Factory Tommy Car Wash Systems Transchem Group - Chemicals Washex WASTE & SPILL CONTAINERS AGI AGI Envirotank Ltd. Custom Applied Technology Corporation [CATEC] Fleming Reid Petroleum Equipment Ltd. Forte Products Gorrie RCP Keller Equipment Supply McCowan Manufacturing Ltd. Morrison Brothers Company RTS Retail Universal Valve Company Inc. WATER & ICE VENDING Pure Choice Water&ICE WATER DETECTION SYSTEMS Custom Applied Technology Corporation [CATEC] Elsco Lighting Products Ltd. FuelQuest, Inc. Great Lakes Water Solutions Inc. Veeder-Root WATER RECLAMATION Belanger, Inc. Blendco Systems CAF Outdoor Cleaning Canadian Car Wash & Compressor Systems Inc. Carwash Boilers, Inc. Coleman Hanna Carwash Systems LLC Con-Serv Mfg. Inc.

Cranequip Limited Custom Applied Technology Corporation [CATEC] Deltic Wash Force Drain-All Ltd. Entretien de Lave-Auto Laval Inc. Fernrob Pressure Cleaning Systems Great Lakes Water Solutions Inc. NCS Canada Mondo Pumps & Pressure SoBrite Technologies SONNY’S The Car Wash Factory Transchem Group - Chemicals Washex WashLinks Washtech Ltd. Washworld, Inc. Wet Water Industries Ltd. WATER SOFTENERS Canadian Car Wash & Compressor Systems Inc. Canature WaterGroup Carwash Boilers, Inc. Con-Serv Mfg. Inc. CTM Design Services Ltd. Culligan of Canada De Castel (1997) Inc. Entretien de Lave-Auto Laval Inc. Excalibur Water Systems Inc. GinSan Industries/Industrial Vacuum Systems Great Lakes Water Solutions Inc. GS Dealer Services Inc. Huron Valley Sales NCS Canada Mondo Power Pressure Systems Inc. Pumps & Pressure Pure Choice Water&ICE SoBrite Technologies Transchem Group - Chemicals Washex Washtech Ltd. Washworld, Inc. West Country Pump and Filtration Ltd. Wet Water Industries Ltd. WATER TREATMENT AGI Blendco Systems Canature WaterGroup Carwash Boilers, Inc. CleanTouch Coleman Hanna Carwash Systems LLC Con-Serv Mfg. Inc. Cranequip Limited Culligan of Canada Custom Applied Technology Corporation [CATEC] De Castel (1997) Inc. Deltic Wash Force Excalibur Water Systems Inc. Food Service Solutions Inc. Great Lakes Water Solutions Inc. Guardian Chemicals Inc. Huron Valley Sales Petron Plus Global, Inc. Pure Choice Water&ICE Rockyview Industries Inc. S.C. Altman & Associates Inc. SoBrite Technologies WASHTECH Washtech Ltd. Washworld, Inc. West Country Pump and Filtration Ltd. Wet Water Industries Ltd. WINDSHIELD SERVICE UNITS Arctic Blue Inc. CSC Marketing Ltd. EcoTank Canada Forte Products Gorrie RCP McCowan Manufacturing Ltd. Novus Glass RTS Retail United Sign

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Buyers’ Guide

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❖ = CCA MEMBER Boemar Canada Inc. 6185 Tomken Rd. #12 Mississauga, ON L5T 1X6 Tel: 877.626.3627 www.boemar.com

A & H Petroleum Services Ltd. 1160 Sanford St. Winnipeg, MB R3E 0V2 Tel: 204.788.1692 sbesel@ahpetroleum.com A.V.W. Equipment Co. Inc. 105 South 9th Ave. Maywood, IL 60153 Tel: 708.343.7738 www.avwequipment.com

❖ AIR-serv 100 Courtland Ave. Concord, ON L4K 3T6 Tel: 800.263.1429 www.air-serv.ca/about-us

Arctic Blue Inc. 30 Silver St. Bowmanville, ON L1C 3C4 Tel: 905.243.3226 www.easyflowontap.com

❖ Belvedere Technical Service Ltd. 71 24400 Twp. Rd. 552 Sturgeon County, AB T8T 1P6 Tel: 780.970.2148 www.btscarwash.ca

Boston Chemicals Inc. 153 Crown Crt. Whitby, ON L1Y 1A2 Tel: 905.424.9339 www.bostonchemicals.ca

ACO Systems PO Box 77280 RPO Courtney Park Mississauga, ON L5T 2P4 Tel: 905.564.8733 www.acocan.ca

Airlift Doors, Inc. 400 State Hwy 55 Maple Lake, MN 55358 Tel: 888.368.4403 www.airliftdoors.com

Arimitsu Pumps 700 McKinley St. Anoka, MN 55303 Tel: 763.205.8341 www.arimitsupumps.com

BENECOR Inc. 12809 Silver Lake Rd. Brighton, MI 48116 Tel: 844.236.3267 www.benecor.com

Brokerhouse Distributors 108-4 Woodbine Downs Blvd.

Rexdale, ON M9W 5S6 Tel: 416.798.3537

ADD Systems 6 Laurel Dr. Flanders, NJ 07836 Tel: 800.922.0972 www.addsys.com

Albert’s Gas Station Maintenance 700 Franklin Blvd.

Cambridge, ON N1R 7Z1 Tel: 519.621.4309 www.alspumps.com

ASI Fluid Management Inc. 565 Arvin Ave. Stoney Creek, ON L8E 5N7 Tel: 905.643.8289 www.asifluid.com

BGIS 4175 14th Ave. Markham, ON L3R 0J2 Tel: 905.943.4100 www.bgis.com

Adeco Auto 1682 Meyerside Dr. Mississauga, ON L5T1A3 Tel: 905.670.2470 www.adecoauto.com

ALPHA Decals & Signs Inc. 10 Honeysuckle Dr. Markham, ON L3S 4C4 Tel: 647.999.9444 hesham.alpha@rogers.com

❖ Associated Industrial Brush 577 Secretariat Crt. Mississauga, ON L5S 2A5 Tel: 905.565.1722 www.aibrush.com

BH-TECH LTD. 34 Stacey Cres.

Thornhill, ON L3T 6Z4 Tel: 905.763.2092 www.bh-tech.ca

ADT Security Services Canada Inc. 2815 Matheson Blvd. E Mississauga, ON L4W 5J8 Tel: 888.474.6307 www.adt.ca

ALPOLIC Materials 401 Volvo Pkwy Chesapeake, VA 23320 Tel: 800.422.7270 www.alpolic-americas.com

AUTEC Car Wash Systems 2500 West Front St. Statesville, NC 28677 Tel: 800.438.3028 www.autec-carwash.com

Bicorp Design Management Ltd. 42 Galloway Cres.

Uxbridge, ON L9P 1W8 Tel: 905.852.0032 www.bicorpdesign.com

Aerodry Systems, LLC PO Box 907 Broomfield, CO 80038 Tel: 303.438.0120 www.aerodrysystems.com

Alternate Solutions Inc. 565 Arvin Ave. Stoney Creek, ON L8E 5N7 Tel: 905.643.8289 wschaible@asifluid.com

AVW Sales & Service Inc. 1564 Merrow Rd. Mississauga, ON L5J 3C5 Tel: 905.823.1364 john.rutter@rogers.com

Black Mamba Gloves 18 Chestnut St. Pomeroy, PA 19367 Tel: 800.874.3633 www.blackmambagloves.com

AGI 198 Commerce Dr. Winnipeg, MB R3P 0Z6 Tel: 204.233.7133 www.aggrowth.com

AM Shelving 18 Progress Ave. Toronto, ON M1P 2Y4 Tel: 844.686.1786 www.amshelving.ca

B. Dean & Associates Inc. 201-1289 Highfield Cres. SE Calgary, AB T2G 5M2 Tel: 403.256.9791 www.deanltd.com

AGI Envirotank Ltd. 401 Hwy #4 South, PO Box 879 Biggar, SK S0K 0M0 Tel: 306.948.5262 www.envirotank.com

American Garage Door Supply 1225 Industrial Park Dr. SE Bemidji, MN 56601 Tel: 833.418.3667 www.americandoorsupply.com

BC Petroleum Contractors Association 11879 Cherrington Place Maple Ridge, BC V2X 8 R4 bcpetroleumassoc@gmail.com

Blackmer (part of PSG, a Dover Company) 1809 Century Ave. SW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Tel: 616.241.1611 www.blackmer.com

Air-Lec Industries, LLC 3300 Commercial Ave. Madison, WI 53714 Tel: 608.244.4754 www.air-lec.com

Beaver Door Systems 13-6730 Davand Dr. Mississauga, ON L5T 2K8 Tel: 289.999.2311 service@beaverdoor.ca Belanger, Inc. (part of OPW Vehicle Wash Solutions) 1001 Doheny Crt. Northville, MI 48167 Tel: 248.349.7010 www.belangerinc.com

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Brokerlink 818 Victoria St. N Kitchener, ON N2B 3C1 Tel: 800.265.2625 www.brokerlink.ca

Bulloch Technologies 6275 Northam Dr. Unit 5 Mississauga, ON L4V 1Y8 Tel: 416.574.2242 www.bullochtech.com CAF Outdoor Cleaning 23175 224 Pl SE Maple Valley, WA 98038 Tel: 253.499.9968 www.mycaf.com Canada Brokerlink (Alberta) Ltd. 100, 4124 – 9th St. SE Calgary, AB T2G 3C4 Tel: 800.387.4440 www.brokerlink.ca ❖ Canada Brokerlink (Ontario) Ltd. 591 Main St. E North Bay, ON P1B 1B7 Tel: 800.263.2157 dmason@brokerlink.ca

Blendco Systems 1 Pearl Buck Crt. Bristol, PA 19007 Tel: 215.781.3600 www.blendco.com

Canada China Commercial Gas Station Association 1300 Bayly St. Pickering, ON L1W 0B8 Tel: 905.962.2121 huwei_jansen@hotmail.com

Blue Wings by Ceccato 1000 5th St. Miami Beach, FL 33139 Tel: 954.608.3540 info@bluewings-eu.com

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Canadian Car Wash & Compressor Systems Inc. 7710 - 16 St. NW Edmonton, AB T6P 1L9 Tel: 877.830.3001 www.carwashsupply.ca

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Suppliers Canadian Car Care 100 Brydon Dr. Unit B Rexdale, ON M9W 4N9 Tel: 647.745.1808 todd@canadiancarcare.ca

Canadian Carwash Association 3390 South Service Rd., Suite 305 Burlington, ON L7N 3J5 Tel: 905.331.1768 www.canadiancarwash.ca

Canadian Petroleum Contractors Association 387 Mapleview Dr. W Barrie, ON L4N 9G4 Tel: 866.360.6722 www.cpcaonline.com Canadoor Door Systems 1 Alderson Crt. Alliston, ON L9R 2B7 Tel: 705.434.0008 www.canadoorsystems.com Canature WaterGroup 855 Park St. Regina, SK S4N 6M1 Tel: 877.288.9888 www.canaturewg-cied.com

Canco Petroleum Ltd 200, 125 Hwy 33 East Kelowna, BC V1X 2A1 Tel: 250.317.6513 rob.laing@cancopetroleum.ca Cantest Solutions Inc. 2-23 East Lake Cres.

Airdrie, AB T4A 2H5 Tel: 403.912.9129 www.cantest.net CAP Building Systems Inc. 3377 Egremont Dr. Strathroy, ON N7G 3H6 Tel: 877.794.0697 corbin@capbuildingsystems.ca Capital Petroleum Service Ltd. 500-4th Ave. E Regina, SK S4N 4Z5 Tel: 306.757.3533 arlene@capitalpetroleum.ca Car Wash Lights 318 Peery Pkwy Golden, CO 80403 Tel: 303.257.1195 www.carwashlights.com Car-Freshner Corp./Little Trees 21205 Little Tree Dr. Watertown, NY 13601 Tel: 800.545.5454 www.littletrees.com Carter Wash Systems 113-35 Cushman Rd. St.Catharines, ON L2M 6S8 Tel: 905.359.0916 sr.makins1@gmail.com Carwash Boilers, Inc. 632 Sovereign Ln. Medina, OH 44256 Tel: 888.316.8514 www.carwashboilers.com

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GAS • WASH • EQUIPMENT • DISPLAY CarWash Superstore 3350 Hwy 309 N Byhalia, MS 38611 Tel: 877.663.9274 www.carwashsuperstore.com

Computrol Systems Inc. 8537 Commerce Crt. Burnaby, BC V5A 4N4 Tel: 604.421.1001 www.computrolsystems.com

❖ CTM Design Services, Ltd. 210, 340 Midpark Way SE Calgary, AB T2X 1P1 Tel: 403.640.0990 www.ctmdesign.ca

Cat Pumps - High Pressure Pumps & Systems 1681 94th Ln. NE Minneapolis, MN 55449 Tel: 763.780.5440 www.catpumps.com

Con-Serv Mfg. Inc. 605 West Brannen Rd. Lakeland, FL 33813 Tel: 863.644.6925 www.con-servwater.com

Culligan of Canada 8985 Airport Rd. Brampton, ON L6T 5T2 Tel: 905.494.2065 www.culligan.com

Centcom Construction Ltd. 310-7220 Fisher St. SE Calgary, AB T2H 2H8 Tel: 403.252.5571 www.centcom.ca

Conasph Environmental Coatings Ltd. #8-6630-71 St. Red Deer, AB T4P 3Y7 Tel: 403.341.6900 mike.harbor@conasph.ca

D&S Car Wash Systems 4200 Brandi Ln. High Ridge, MO 63049 Tel: 636.677.3442 ddressler@dscarwash.com

Centex Petroleum Suite 203, 1717 10th St. NW Calgary, AB T2M 4S2 Tel: 403.289.3100 info@centexpetroleum.com

Containment Solutions, Inc. 333 N. Rivershire Dr., Suite 190 Conroe, TX 77304 Tel: 936.756.7731 www.containmentsolutions.com

Century Petroleum Construction 1900 Logan Ave. Winnipeg, MB R2R 0H5 Tel: 204.694.2230 centpet@mts.net

Conval Process Solutions Inc. 6185 Tomken Rd. Units 3-5 Mississauga, ON L5T 1X6 Tel: 800.265.1430 www.convalpsi.com

ChemQuest Inc. 21365 Hamburg Ave. Lakeville, MN 55044 Tel: 800.969.4626 www.chemquestinc.com

Cool Fin LED 18805 – 87 A Ave. Edmonton, AB T5T 5Z7 Tel: 780.905.3970 www.coolfinled.ca

Citadel 164 Cumberland St., Ste 601 Toronto, ON M5R 1A8 Tel: 844.701.2628 www.citadelpc.co

Corken 9201 North I-35 Service Rd. Oklahoma City, OK 73131 Tel: 405.946.5576 www.corken.com

Citron Hygiene 555 Alden Rd. Markham, ON L3R 3L5 Tel: 905.946.1711 www.citronhygiene.com

Cormode & Dickson Construction Ltd. 200, 11450-160th St. NW Edmonton, AB T5M 3Y7 Tel: 780.701.9312 www.cormode.com

Civacon (part of OPW, a Dover Company) 9393 Princeton-Glendale Rd. Hamilton, OH 45011 Tel: 800.560.6601 www.civacon.com Clarkway Construction Ltd. 11411 Clarkway Dr., RR 9 Brampton, ON L6P 0W1 Tel: 905.794.0168 diaboni.clarkway@rogers.com CleanTouch 1500 7th St. SE Grimes, IA 54115-8138 Tel: 800.284.7956 www.cleantouch.com CN Promotions/Just Go Marketing 200 N Service Rd. W, Suite 384 Oakville, ON L6M 2Y1 Tel: 416.786.6316 cnatale3@hotmail.com Coinamatic Commercial Laundry 301 Matheson Blvd. W Mississauga, ON L5R 3G3 Tel: 877.755.5302 www.cclcommerciallaundry.com Coinless 3135 S. Richmond St. Salt Lake City, UT 84106 Tel: 801.899.0183 www.coinlessmobile.com Coldstream Commercial Sales Inc. B026 Alexander Rd. Delta, BC V4G1G7 Tel: 604.940.8668 www.ccsi-laundry.com Coleman Hanna Carwash Systems LLC 5842 W 34th St. Houston, TX 77092 Tel: 800.999.9878 www.colemanhanna.com

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Country Signs 75 Industrial Rd. Tottenham, ON L0G 1W0 Tel: 905.936.5888 www.countrysigns.ca Country Style MR. SUB - Divisions of MTY Group 2 East Beaver Creek Rd. Building One Richmond Hill, ON L4B 2N3 Tel: 905.762.4681 kweldman@mtygroup.com Cranequip Limited 102 Adirondack Dr. Maple, ON L6A 2V7 Tel: 416.579.3795 cranequip@rogers.com Creative Door Services 14904-135 Ave. NW Edmonton, AB T5V 1R9 Tel: 866.924.5126 lwinterfield@creativedoor.com Cree Canada 6889 Rexwood Rd. Mississauga, ON L4V 1R2 Tel: 800.473.1234 www.creecanada.com Crystal-Glo Mfg. Corp.

5-346 Millway Ave. Concord, ON L4K 3W1 Tel: 905.760.0006 www.crystal-glo.com CStorePro Technologies, Inc. One Sugar Creek Center Blvd., Ste 1050 Sugar Land, TX 77478 Tel: 866.265.5826 www.cstorepro.com

Daktronics Inc. 331 32nd Ave. Brookings, SD 57006 Tel: 605.696.3567 tschlim@daktronics.com De Castel (1997) Inc. 11-650 Ave. J.J. Joubert Montreal, QC H1E 7E7 Tel: 514.648.5166 www.lave-auto.com Delcan Products Ltd. 1409-5 Ave. Fort Macleod, AB T0L 0Z0 Tel: 403.553.3632 www.delpro1238.com ❖ Deltlic Wash Force 501 Welham Rd, Unit 9 Barrie, ON L4N 0Z5 Tel: 289.383.0397 www.delticwashforce.com Digital Electric/Digital CSM 3474 Mainway Burlington, ON L7M 1A8 Tel: 905.335.2999 www.digital-electricinc.com Diskin Systems Inc. 9550 S IL Route 31 Algonquin, IL 60102 Tel: 815.276.7288 www.diskinsystems.com Dosatron/Dilution Solutions 2090 Sunnydale Blvd.

Clearwater, FL 33765 Tel: 727.443.5404 www.dosatronusa.com Dover Fueling Solutions-Wayne Pump 40 Sharp Rd. Brighton, ON K0K 1H0 Tel: 905.302.4570 dean.cirone@doverfs.com Drain-All Ltd. 3885 Hawthorne Rd. Ottawa, ON K7R 3Z6 Tel: 613.327.5906 www.drainall.com Drainvac International 150 Brunet St. Mont-St-Hilaire, QC J3H 0M6 Tel: 800.408.1448 www.drainvac.com DRB 3245 Pickle Rd. Akron, OH 44312 Tel: 800.336.6338 www.drb.com DSL 14520-128 Ave. NW Edmonton, AB T5L 3H6 Tel: 800.665.1125 www.dslinc.com Duro-Last Roofing Inc. 525 Morley Dr. Saginaw, MI 48601 Tel: 800.248.0280 www.duro-last.com

Dynovac Industries Inc. 420, 7700 - 76th St. Close Red Deer, AB T4P 4G6 Tel: 403.346.4877 dynovac@telus.net Easy Building Products 73000 Airport Line Hensall, ON N0M1S1 Tel: 519.263.3107 www.easybuildingproducts.ca EcoTank Canada 48 Centennial Rd Unit 21 Orangeville, ON L9W3T4 Tel: 226.916.5363 www.ecotankcanada.com Effeclean Canada Inc. 421 Lansdowne Ave. Toronto, ON M6H 3Y2 Tel: 416.575.3662 www.effeclean.com ElectraLED, Inc. 12722 62nd St. N, Suite 200 Largo, FL 33773 Tel: 727.561.7610 www.electraLED.com Elsco Lighting Products Ltd. 7440 Tranmere Dr. Mississauga, ON L5S 1K4 Tel: 905.673.2535 www.elscolighting.com Emco Wheaton Retail 2300 Industrial Park Dr. Wilson, NC 27893 Tel: 252.243.0150 www.emcoretail.com Entretien de Lave-Auto Laval Inc. 1350 rue Nationale Terrebonne, QC J6W 6M1 Tel: 450.669.3393 www.laveautolaval.com Epsilon Chemicals Ltd. 1926 94th St. NW Edmonton, AB T6N 1J3 Tel: 780.952.4579 www.epsilonchemicals.com Equipment CP 1663 boul. St-Paul Chicoutimi, QC G7J 3Y3 Tel: 418.693.8080 www.equipementcp.com Eureka Smart Products 11 Portree Cres.

Thornhill, ON L3T 3G1 Tel: 647.831.1604 www.eurekasmartproducts.com Eurovac 44 Milvan Dr. North York, ON M9L 1Z3 Tel: 416.774.4276 www.eurovac.com Everbrite LLC 4949 S 110th St. Greenfield, WI 53228 Tel: 414.529.3500 ckrebs@everbrite.com

Exact One Ltd. 4631 Manitoba Rd. SE Calgary, AB T2G 4B9 Tel: 403.287.9411 www.exacta.com Excalibur Water Systems Inc. 142 Commerce Park Dr., Unit M-Q Barrie, ON L4N 8W8 Tel: 877.733.8999 www.excaliburwater.com

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EXP Services Inc. 1595 Clark Blvd.

Brampton, ON L6T 4V1 Tel: 905.793.9800 www.exp.com

Extrutech Plastics Inc. 5902 W Custer St. Manitowoc, WI 54220 Tel: 920.684.9650 www.epiplastics.com EZ PVC LLC 3955 W Mesa Vista Ave. Suite 8 Las Vegas, NV 89118 Tel: 778.881.5688 www.ezpvcna.com FC Lighting | SSL 3609 Swenson Ave. St. Charles, IL 60174 Tel: 800.900.1730 www.fclighting.com Fernrob Pressure Cleaning Systems 98 Whalen St. Miramichi, NB E1V 3W5 Tel: 506.778.8573 www.carwashnb.com

Fuel Quality Services Inc. PO Box 1380 Flowery Branch, GA 30542 Tel: 770.967.9790 www.fqsinc.com

Husky Corp.

2325 Husky Way Pacific, MO 63069 Tel: 443.249.0064 jcouch@husky.com

Fuelpoint 300-8120 Beddington Blvd. NW Calgary, AB T3K 2A8 Tel: 403.617.8865 fuelpoint@yahoo.ca

Gray Jay Services Inc. 5119 50 St. Eckville, AB T0M 0X0 Tel: 587.447.5753 www.grayjayservices.ca / grayjay@ telus.net

Hydro Wash System 1501 Main Street North Vancouver, BC V7J 1E1 Tel: 604.986.9274 www.hydrowashsystem.ca

Great Lakes Water Solutions Inc. 16 Tideman Dr. Orangeville, ON L9W 4N6 Tel: 519.942.1809 sagnew@greatlakeswater.ca ❖ Furever Clean Dog Wash 2-1250 Newport Ave. Victoria, BC V8S 5E7 Tel: 250.217.9433 www.fureverclean.ca info@ fureverclean.ca Gallop Brush Co 558 Morrice Blvd.

Imlay City, MI 48444 Tel: 810.721.7255 tyaminjr@gallopbrush.com

Fleming Reid Petroleum Equipment Ltd. Unit 104, 81 Boulder Blvd.

Stony Plain, AB T2Z 3Z9 Tel: 888.487.0723 www.flemingreid.ca

Genesis Modular Carwash Building Systems 631 - B Indian Trail Rd. Lilburn, GA 30047 Tel: 888.436.9274 www.genwash.com

Flexx Corporation 1460 Bishop St. N Cambridge, ON N1R 7N6 Tel: 519.621.9955 nando@flexx.ca

GHC Safety and Security Solutions 7450 1st Line RR3 Arthur, ON N0G 1A0 Tel: 519.848.2171 admin@ghcsafetyandsecurity.com

Food Service Solutions Inc. 2 - 6599 Kitimat Rd. Mississauga, ON L5N 4J4 Tel: 905.363.0309 www.foodservicesolutions.ca

Gilbarco Veeder-Root 7300 W Friendly Ave. Greensboro, NC 27420 Tel: 336.547.5607 www.gilbarco.com

Forsythe Lubrication Associates Ltd. 120 Chatham St. Hamilton, ON L8P 2B5 Tel: 905.525.7192 www.forsythe.on.ca

GinSan Industries/Industrial Vacuum Systems 3611 3 Mile Rd. Grand Rapids, MI 49534 Tel: 616.791.8100 www.ginsan.com

Franklin Fueling Systems 14 Curtis Ave. S Brant, ON N3L 3J6 Tel: 519.209.4549 walls@franklinfueling.com Freedom Electronics, LLC 2205 May Crt. NW Kennesaw, GA 30144 Tel: 770.792.8888 craig.bennett@freedomelectronics. com

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Inver Unit 102, 140 Allstate Pkwy.

Markham, ON L3R 5Y8 www.inverenergy.ie/canada/

Gorrie RCP 14 Leswyn Road North York , ON M6A1K2 Tel: 416.476.1890 www.gorriercp.com

Findoor Industrial Inc Site 8, Box 12, RR 1 Westerose, AB T0C 2V0 Tel: 866.338.8308 www.findoor.ca

Fragra-Matics Mfg. Co. Inc. PO Box 1140 Pine Bluff, AR 71613 Tel: 870.535.5777 lingram@fragramatics.com

Invenco 245 Hembree Park Dr., Suite 90 Roswell, GA 30076 Tel: 877.515.0939 www.invencoi2.com

FuelMaster/Syntech Systems, Inc 100 Four Points Way Tallahassee, FL 32305 Tel: 800.888.9136 www.myfuelmaster.com

Gemsys Money Handling Services Inc. 2133 Royal Windsor Dr., Unit 13/14 Mississauga, ON L5J 1K5 Tel: 905.823.4316 www.gemsysinc.on.ca

Forte Products 4801 Main St. Kansas City, MO 64112 Tel: 816.813.3337 dhimes@forteproducts.com

Huron Valley Sales 6032 Schooner St. Belleville, MI 48176 Tel: 734.944.5200 www.huronvalleysales.com

GIR Nord-Amerique Inc. 880 Rue Roy Montreal, QC H2L 1E6 Tel: 514.600.6190 www.gir-na.com Global Payments Canada Inc. 200-3381 Steeles Ave. E Toronto, ON M2H 3S7 Tel: 800-263-2970 info.canada@globalpay.com Glory Global Solutions 445 Applecreek Blvd. #116 Markham, ON L3R 9X7 Tel: 800.363.2309 bill.pettey@ca.glory-global.com Goldcon Industries Ltd. 7331 Bramalea Rd. Mississauga, ON L5S 1C5 Tel: 905.671.1746 nash@goldcon.com Gorman-Rupp of Canada Ltd. 70 Burwell Rd. St. Thomas, ON N5P 3R7 Tel: 519.631.2870 www.gormanrupp.com

❖ Green CanPump 2501 Steeles Ave. W Toronto, ON M3J 2P1 Tel: 416.250.7867 www.canpump.com

ISTOBAL 1100 Page St. Bristol, VA 24201 Tel: 800.336.8795 info.usa@istobal.com

Hydro-Spray Wash Systems, Inc. 511 Spruce St., Suite 4 Clearfield, PA 16830 Tel: 814.765.9097 www.hydrospray.com

J and B Engineering (Alberta) Inc. 707-10 Ave. SW, Suite 150 Calgary, AB T2R 0B3 Tel: 403.355.2295 general@jandb-inc.com

I.C.E. Inc. 68 Route 125 Kingston, NH 3848 Tel: 603.347.3005 www.icesigns.com

J and B Engineering Inc. 25 Centurian Dr., Suite 201 Markham, ON L3R 5N8 Tel: 416.229.2636 www.jandb-inc.com

Greenergy Unit 102, 140 Allstate Pkwy.

Markham, ON L3R 5Y8 www.greenergy.com/canada-retail

Icon Containment Solutions 905 N Main St., D1 North Salt Lake, UT 84054 Tel: 855.379.7867 www.icontainment.com

GreenHeat Energy Corp.

5250 Satellite Dr. Mississauga, ON L4W 5G5 Tel: 905.212.9166 dreid@greenheatenergy.ca

IDX Inc. 1812 Lorene St. El Dorado, AK 71730 Tel: 800.643.1109 www.idxinc.com

Guardian Chemicals Inc. 155-55202 SH 825 Sturgeon Industrial Park Sturgeon County, AB T8L 5C1 Tel: 780.998.3771 www.guardianchem.ca

❖ Independent Wash Services Ltd. 3932 53 Ave. NW Edmonton, AB T6B 3N7 Tel: 780.435.3325 admin@independentwashservices.com

Gunnebo Canada 9 Van der Graaf Crt. Brampton, ON L6T 5E5 Tel: 877.486.6326 www.gunnebo.ca Hallmark Hose Headquarters/Dauw Auto Wash 348 Arnold St. Wallaceburg, ON N8A 3P5 Tel: 519.627.6056 hallmarkhose1@on.aibn.com

Hamilton Manufacturing Corp 1026 Hamilton Dr. Holland, OH 43528 Tel: 419.867.4858 www.hamiltonmfg.com Harco Industries 210 Hall Rd. Slippery Rock, PA 16057 Tel: 724.637.2553 www.harcoindustries.com

J.E. Adams Industries 1025 63rd Ave. SW Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 Tel: 319.363.0237 www.jeadams.com

Ingersoll Petroleum Services Ltd. 884 Division St., Unit 109 Cobourg, ON K9A 5V3 Tel: 416.618.6266 rod@ingersollpetroleum.ca Innoplast, Inc. 10120 Gottschalk Pkwy.

Chagrin Falls, OH 44023-5459 Tel: 800.516.9287 cmcconnell@innoplast.com

Intersteam Technologies P.O. Box 35 Rockton, ON L0R 1X0 Tel: 800.281.4413 sean@intersteam.com

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Jobe Industries, Inc. 1600 W Elizabeth Ave. Linden, NJ 07036 Tel: 908.862.0400 jobeind@comcast.net

JUICE Air Products (Canada) Inc. 365 Rue McCaffrey St-Laurent, QC H4T 1Z7 Tel: 514.447.3647 www.juiceairproducts.com

Hi-Sharp Products Inc. 69 Baywood Rd., Unit 1 Etobicoke, ON M9V 3Y8 Tel: 416.640.2575 ed@hisharpproducts.com

Hugh Large & Associates Inc. 3432 Garrard Rd. Whitby, ON L1R 2C1 Tel: 647.808.2837 www.convenienceguru.com

Jiffy Lube Canada 1101 Blair Rd. Burlington, ON L7M 1T3 Tel: 800.263.6200 x5008 www.jiffylube.ca

John Brooks Co. Ltd. 2625 Meadowpine Blvd.

Mississauga, ON L5N 7K5 Tel: 905.567.9222 www.johnbrooks.ca

Innovative Control Systems 81 Highland Ave., Suite 300 Bethlehem, PA 18017 Tel: 800.642.9396 www.icscarwashsystems.com

International Drying Corp.

2510 Route 176, Suite G Prairie Grove, IL 60012 Tel: 815.477.4911 www.Internationaldrying.com

J&J Display Sales 2230 Meadowpine Blvd.

Mississauga, ON L5N 6H6 Tel: 888.846.6548 www.jjdisplaysales.com JBS Industries 2550 Henkle Dr. Lebanon OH 45036 Tel: 888.745.0720 www.jbsindustries.com

Infonet Technology 3480 Gilmore Way, Suite 202 Burnaby, BC V5G 4Y1 Tel: 888.925.8125 www.infonet-tech.com

Hosers Car Care Products Ltd. 31 Millennium Pkwy.

Belleville, ON K8N 2Z5 Tel: 613.962.5391 hosers@kos.net

J.R. Hendry Contractor 2055 Kingsway Sudbury, ON P3B 4K2 Tel: 705.560.4241 jim.hendry@bellnet.ca

Karcher Canada Inc. 6535 Millcreek Dr., Unit 67 Mississauga, ON L5N 2M2 Tel: 905.672.8233 www.karcher.ca Kardtech Inc. 41 Delta Park Blvd.

Brampton, ON L6T 5E7 Tel: 866.616.2494 www.kardtech.ca

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Suppliers Keller Equipment Supply 1228 - 26 Ave. SE Calgary, AB T2G 5S2 Tel: 403.243.8666 www.keller.ca

Mackenzie Oil Ltd. 1486 Plank Rd. Sarnia, ON N7T 7H3 Tel: 519.336.0521 cmackenzie@mackenzieoil.com

Morrison Brothers Company 325 E 24th St. Dubuque, IA 52001-3356 Tel: 563.583.5701 www.morbros.com

NOV Fiber Glass Systems 17115 San Pedro Ave., Suite 200 San Antonio, TX 78232 Tel: 936.756.7731 www.nov.com/fgs

Pantron Automation Inc. 109 Hubbard St. Belmont, NC 28012 Tel: 704.825.4965 www.pantron.com

❖ Kleen-Rite Corporation 257 S 9th St. Columbia, PA 17512 Tel: 800.233.3873 www.kleen-ritecorp.com

MapArt - Tree-Free Greetings 70 Bloor St. E Oshawa, ON L1H 3M2 Tel: 905.438.3705 www.mapart.com

Mosaic 12 James St. N. Hamilton, ON L8R 2J9 Tel: 226.989.1446 eric@wearemosaic.com

NoviClean Inc. #2-1303 45th Ave. NE Calgary, AB T2E 2P3 Tel: 403.815.8977 www.noviclean.ca

Pathways Financial Services 26 Templer Dr. Ancaster, ON L9G 3Z4 Tel: 905.220.0279 doug.pathways@live.com

Klickship Inc. 9290 Boul Des Sciences Montreal, QC H1J 3A9 Tel: 855.974.9742 www.klickship.ca

Maritime Car Wash Sales & Services Ltd. 4905 Hwy 2 Wellington, NS B2T 1B6 Tel: 902.861.4747 mar.car@ns.sympatico.ca

Mosmatic Canada Inc. 6201 Marivaux Saint-Leonard, QC H1P 3H6 Tel: 438.384.1602 www.mosmatic.com

Novus Glass 8658 Commerce Crt. Burnaby, BC V5A4N6 Tel: 647.293.9546 www.novusglass.com

PD McLaren Limited 104-9725 192nd St. Surrey, BC V4N 4C7 Tel: 604.371.3732 www.pdmclaren.com

Movilume Inc. 96070 42 Ave. NW Edmonton, AB T6E 5R2 Tel: 780.851.2280 www.movilume.com

Novyc International 2298 Ch. St. Francois Montreal, QC H9P 1K2 Tel: 514.683.0300 dcescon@novyc.com

PDI Software 11675 Rainwater Dr., Suite 300 Alpharetta, GA 30009 Tel: 254.410.7600 www.pdisoftware.com

Mr. Nozzle, Inc. 439 E Harrison St., Suite B Corona, CA 92879 Tel: 951.273.7530 www.mrnozzleinc.com

NRB Inc. 115 S Service Rd. W, PO Box 129 Grimsby, ON L3M 4G3 Tel: 905.945.9622 lisasvihus@nrb-inc.com

PDQ Manufacturing Inc. 1698 Scheuring Rd. De Pere, WI 54115 Tel: 920.983.8333 www.pdqinc.com

Nu-Media Display Systems Inc. 165 Matheson Blvd. E Mississauga, ON L4Z 3K2 Tel: 905.568.0990 www.nu-mediadisplays.com

PECO Car Wash Systems - A Division of Sonny’s CarWash Equipment 244 Rex Blvd.

Auburn Hills, MI 48326 Tel: 248.299.5800 www.pecocarwash.com

KMD Distribution Inc. 1835 Meyerside Dr., Unit 8 Mississauga, ON L5T 1G4 Tel: 905.565.7344 d.smollett@kmd-distribution.com Kraus Global Inc. 25 Paquin Rd. Winnipeg, MB R2J 3V9 Tel: 204.663.3601 nestey@krausglobal.com Krown Rust Protection 35 Magnum Dr. Schomberg, ON L0G 1T0 Tel: 800.267.5744 info@krown.com Laundrylux 461 Doughty Blvd.

Inwood, NY 11096 Tel: 800.645.2204 www.laundrylux.com Leak Technologies Solutions Ltd. PO Box 71119, 8060 Silver Springs Blvd. NW Calgary, AB T3B 5K2 Tel: 403.637.0280 pwhite@leaktechsol.ca

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❖ Mark VII Equipment, Inc. 623 South Service Rd., Unit 1 Grimsby, ON L3M 4E8 Tel: 866.658.9274 www.markvii.net Market Group Ventures Inc. PO Box 40 Shawnigan Lake, BC V0R 2W0 Tel: 250.743.1222 www.pled.promolux.com McCowan Manufacturing Ltd. 1760 Birchmount Rd. Toronto, ON M1P 2H7 Tel: 416.291.7111 www.mccowan.ca Media Resources 1387 Cornwall Rd. Oakville, ON L6L 7T5 Tel: 416.213.0993 www.mediaresources.com Meridian Manufacturing 4232 – 38 St. Camrose, AB T4V 4B2 Tel: 780.672.4516 www.meridianmfg.com

Leotek, Lite-On Group 1330 Memorex Dr. Santa Clara, CA 95050 Tel: 888.806.1188 meg@leotek.com

MI Petro Construction & Supply Inc. 4330 – 116th Ave. SE Calgary, AB T2Z 3Z9 Tel: 403.589.3121 www.mipetrogroup.com

Liquid Action Systems 401-251 Trans-Canada Hwy Salmon Arm, BC V1E 3B8 Tel: 250.517.0644 sales@liquidaction.com

Middleton Energy Services Ltd 702 E. Athabasca St. Kamloops, BC V2H 1C9 Tel: 250.372.7742 mps@middleton-energy.ca

Liquid Controls 9201 North I-35 Service Rd. Oklahoma City, OK 73131 Tel: 847.295.1050 www.LCmeter.com

Mighty Flame Canada 95 St. Clair Ave. W, Suite 1403 Toronto, ON M4V 1N6 Tel: 877.438.6444 www.mightyflame.ca

LiquidXpress Solutions Inc. 5380 Timberlea Blvd.

Mississauga, ON L4W 2S6 Tel: 647.686.9495 jimcicci@gmail.com

Minotaur Guardian Service Ltd. 566 Lynden Rd., RR #8 Brantford, ON N3T 5M1 Tel: 519.647.3729 www.minotaurltd.com

Lock America Inc. 9168 Stellar Crt. Corona, CA 92883 Tel: 800.422.2866 sales@laigroup.com

Mississauga Mint Ltd. 7585 Torbram Rd., Unit 1 Mississauga, ON L4T 1H2 Tel: 905.678.6468 www.mississaugamint.com

❖ London Mat Industries Ltd. 635 Newbold St. London, ON N6E 2T8 Tel: 519.681.2980 www.londonmat.com

Mobil 1 505 Quarry Park Blvd.

Calgary, AB T2C 5N1 Tel: 888.968.3776 www.mobil.ca

LSI Industries Inc. 10000 Alliance Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45242 Tel: 513.379.3200 www.lsi-industries.com

MONEXgroup 5075 Yonge St. #301 Toronto, ON M2N 6C6 Tel: 866.286.7787 www.monexgroup.com

M.W.H. Petroleum Equipment Inc. 2155 Continental Ave. Windsor, ON N9E 3P2 Tel: 519.972.5100 www.mwhpetroleum.com

Monitor Inc. PO Box 1315 Sherman, TX 75091 Tel: 903.893.6336 www.monitorinc.com

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National Energy Equipment Inc. 1850 Derry Rd. E Mississauga, ON L5S 1Y6 Tel: 866.574.5100 www.nee.ca National Parts Distributing Ltd. 311-33 St. N Lethbridge, AB T1H 3Z6 Tel: 587.486.9925 www.npdl.ca National Pride Equipment 1266 Middle Rowsburg Rd. Ashland, OH 44805 Tel: 800.537.6788 www.nationalpridecarwash.com National Wash Inc. 2 Simpson Rd. Lindsay, ON K9V 6H2 Tel: 800.420.8069 www.nationalwash.com Nayax 11350 McCormick Rd., Suite 1004 Hunt Valley, MD 21031 Tel: 410.666.3800 www.nayax.com

❖ NCS Canada Mondo 696 Westney Rd. S Ajax, ON L1S 6M9 Tel: 800.465.5676 rdevlin@ncswash.com www.ncswash.com Neptune Automated Wheel Wash Systems 174 Cornerstone Crt., Suite B Hot Springs, AR 71913 Tel: 501.525.8484 www.neptunewash.com Nor-Ag Ltd. #18 Burnt Valley Ave. Red Deer, AB T4P 0M5 Tel: 403.341.3767 www.noragltd.ca Norstar Industries 27157 Hwy. 422, Box 119 RR 1 Morris, MB R0G 1K0 Tel: 204.296.8395 www.u-drain.ca Northern Dock Systems 415 Ambassador Dr. Mississauga, ON L5T 2J3 Tel: 866.601.1758 www.northerndocksystems.com

Nuform Building Technologies Inc. 100 Galcat Dr., Unit 2 Woodbridge, ON L4L 0B9 Tel: 905.652.0001 www.nuformdirect.com Oasis Car Wash Systems 1909 E 12th St. Galena, KS 66739 Tel: 800.892.3537 www.oasiscarwashsystems.com Octaform 520-885 Dunsmuir St. Vancouver, BC V6C 1N5 Tel: 888.786.6282 www.octaform.com/applications/ car-wash/

Ontario Petroleum Contractors Association 387 Mapleview Dr. W Barrie, ON L4N 9G4 Tel: 866.360.6722 www.opcaonline.org OPW Retail Fueling 9393 Princeton-Glendale Rd. Hamilton, OH 45011 Tel: 513.870.3100 www.opwglobal.com OPW Vehicle Wash Solutions 9393 Princeton-Glendale Rd. Hamilton, OH 45011 Tel: 513.870.3100 www.opwglobal.com Outfront Portable Solutions 4664 Ontario St. Beamsville, ON L0R 1B4 Tel: 800.282.1239 www.outfrontps.com Oximist 58 Kirkland Pl. Whitby, ON L1P 1X1 Tel: 289.314.8960 mikebiz01@yahoo.com Pacific Insurance Broker Inc. 120 East Beaver Creek Rd., Suite 101 Richmond Hill, ON L4B 4V1 Tel: 416.494.1268 www.pacins.ca

PELCO Systems 1176 Frances St. London, ON N5W 2M1 Tel: 519.451.2070 sales@pelcosystems.com

Performance Ink, Inc. 1000 Atlas Rd. Columbia, SC 29209 Tel: 803.748.1000 www.performance-ink.com ❖ Petro Service Limited 79 Mcllveen Dr. Saint John, NB E2J 4Y6 Tel: 506.651.5049 www.petroservice.com Petrocare Construction Services Inc. 1202 Ave. X S Saskatoon, SK S7M 3H9 Tel: 306.931.2344 www.petrocare.ca PetroClear 200 South Fourth St. Albion, IL 62806 Tel: 618.445.4395 www.petroclear.com Petroles Crevier Inc. 2025, rue Lucien-Thimens Saint-Laurent, QC H4R 1K8 Tel: 514.331.2951 www.crevier.ca Petroleum Containment Inc. 8873 Western Way Jacksonville, FL 32256 Tel: 904.358.1700 www.pcisumps.com PetroMaxX Construction Ltd./MaxX Group of Companies 15-3347, 262 St. Aldergrave, BC V4W 3V9 Tel: 604.856.1566 www.maxxgroupofcompanies.ca Phoenix Petroleum PO Box 3057 Stn. B Fredericton, NB E3A 5G8 Tel: 866.459.6261 janice.mcneill@phoenixpetro.ca

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Plastics Plus Ltd. 12948 - 148 St. Edmonton, AB T5L 2H8 Tel: 780.443.4100 doug@plasticsplusltd.com PM Electric Corporation 12925-148th St. Edmonton, AB T5L 2H9 Tel: 780.454.6490 www.pmelectric.ca PMP Corp.

PO Box 422, 25 Security Dr. Avon, CT 06001 0422 Tel: 800.243.6628 www.pmp-corp.com Pompe Media 3700, St-Patrick Street, Unit 318 Montréal, QC H4E 1A2 Tel: 855-658-0999 www.pompemedia.ca Portwest Mechanical Inc 19522 - 96th Ave., Unit 2 Surrey, BC V4N 4C3 Tel: 604.888.6829 louise@portwestwash.com ❖ Power Pressure Systems Inc. 285793 Airport Rd., Unit B Norwich, ON N0J 1P0 Tel: 519.468.3886 admin@powerpressure.ca PowerSteam Technology Inc. 2211 Sherobee Rd. Mississauga, ON L5A 2H5 Tel: 416.428.0686 www.powersteaminc.ca

Premier Dryers, Vacs and LED Lighting/Signs 2210 Heldt St. Merrill, WI 54452 Tel: 866.539.3100 www.premiercompaniesusa.com Principal LED 3490 Venture Dr. San Angelo, TX 76904 Tel: 810.632.5004 jeffb@p-led.com Pro Wash/Ceccato USA PO Box 441 Benton, KY 42025 Tel: 270.527.1366 randy@procarwashequipment.com Pro-Tech Environmental Services Inc. 40 Bruce St. Oakwood, ON K0M 2M0 Tel: 705.953.2012 nancyatkinson@xplornet.com ProMinent Canada 490 Southgate Dr. Guelph, ON N1G 4P5 Tel: 416.420.4456 www.prominent.com ProTELEC Checkmate 200-1450 Mountain Ave. Winnipeg, MB R2X 3C4 Tel: 204.975.0699 www.protelecalarms.com Proto-Vest Inc. 7400 N Glen Harbor Blvd.

Glendale, AZ 85307 Tel: 800.521.8218 www.protovest.com

Provincial Partitions Ltd. 5135 Creekbank Rd. Mississauga, ON L4W 1X2 Tel: 800.387.7614 www.pro-part.com

RDM Industrial Electronics 850 Harmony Grove Rd. Nebo, NC 28761 Tel: 800.282.5183 www.rdm.net

Roll-A-Shade 112 College St. Toronto, ON M5G 1L6 Tel: 416.639.1365 paul.bruin@rollashade.com

❖ Pumps & Pressure Inc. 7018 Johnstone Dr. Red Deer, AB T4P 3Y6 Tel: 888.430.9359 www.pumpsandpressure.com

Real Estate Homeward Brokerage 1858 Queen St. E Toronto, ON M4L1H1 Tel: 416.694.3336 www.carwash.fifo.com

RTS Retail 1027 Industrial Place St. Clements, ON N0B 2M0 Tel: 800.663.2803 www.rtsretail.ca

Pure Choice Water & Ice A-12 Graham St. Blenheim, ON N0P 1A0 Tel: 866.278.7873 cam@purechoicewater.ca

Red Leonard Associates 1340 Kemper Meadow Dr. Cincinnati, OH 45240 Tel: 513.574.9500 www.redleonard.com

S. Bravo Systems, Inc. 2929 Vail Ave. Commerce, CA 90040 Tel: 800.282.7286 www.sbravo.com

QC Signworks Inc. 99 Hooper Rd. Barrie, ON L4N 4S4 Tel: 705.719.7470 www.qcsignworks.com

Revinmedia 36 Central Park Ave. Dundas, ON L9H 2M7 Tel: 905.616.6115 tim@revinmedia.com

SCS Consulting Group 30 Centurian Dr., Suite 100 Markham, ON L3R 8B8 Tel: 905.475.1900 clee@scsconsultinggroup.com

R. A. Pilkey Service Station Maintenance 424975 Substation Rd. Burgessville, ON N0J 1C0 Tel: 519.533.2763 rapilkey@execulink.com

Rinsed - The Car Wash CRM 281 6th Ave. New York, NY 10014 Tel: 978.578.1350 www.rinsed.com

Se-Kure Domes & Mirrors Inc. 1139 Haines Blvd.

Sturgis, MI 49091 Tel: 269.651.9351 www.domesandmirrors.com

Rocky’s Imports 827 Raymer Rd. Kelowna, BC V1W 1J7 Tel: 888 746.9966 www.rockysimports.com

SecurTek - A SaskTel Co. 70-1st Ave. N Yorkton, SK S3N 1J6 Tel: 306.786.4305 www.securtek.com

Rockyview Industries Inc. 7110 Fairmount Dr. SE Calgary, AB T2H 0X4 Tel: 403.293.1188 www.rockyviewindustries.com

SEM Inc. 3610 Valiquette St-Laurent, QC H4S 1X8 Tel: 514.334.7569 info@sem.ca

Raymar Equipment Service 26 Napier Ct. Utopia, ON L0M 1T0 Tel: 705.733.1459 www.raymarequip.ca RBI Structures 5513 Vine St. Cincinnati, OH 45217 Tel: 513.242.0310 www.rbistructures.com

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Service D’Échange RapidGaz 241 St-Charles sud Granby, QC J2G 7A7 Tel: 450.375.6644 www.rapidgaz.net

Soleil Car Wash Solutions Inc. 9664-205 192 St. Surrey, BC V4N 4C6 Tel: 604.417.9850 www.soleilcws.com

Superior Canopy Corp.

2435 E Bellefontaine Rd. Hamilton, IN 46742 Tel: 260.488.4065 www.superiorcanopy.com

Total Cleaning Systems Inc. 103 Somercrest Manor SW Calgary, AB T2Y 3C2 Tel: 403.254.2754 www.totalcleaningsystems.com

Service Station Computer Systems, Inc. 650 Work St., Suite A Salinas, CA 93901 Tel: 800.972.7727 www.sscsinc.com

Sonax Canada 2344 South Sheridan Way Mississauga, ON L5J 2M4 Tel: 800.263.2914 carson@sonaxcanada.com

Sureguard/Post Guard 5 Shirley Ave. Kitchener, ON N2B 2E6 Tel: 800.756.3537 www.sureguard.ca

Total Meter Services 70 Worcester Rd., Toronto, ON M9W 5X2 Tel: 416.225.5867 rtrotter@totalmeter.com

SONNY’S The Car Wash Factory 5605 Hiatus Rd. Tamarac, FL 33321 Tel: 800.327.8723 www.sonnysdirect.com

Talius 5501-46 Ave. SE Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4S1 Tel: 800.665.5550 www.talius.com

Towels by Doctor Joe PO Box 114 Gibbsboro, NJ 08026 Tel: 800.944.3192 rx@towelsbydoctorjoe.com

Sound Products Ltd. 1016C Sutton Dr., Unit 12 Burlington, ON L7L 6B8 Tel: 800.263.4996 www.soundproducts.ca

Tank Traders 54 Rue Principal La Salle, MB R0G 1B0 Tel: 866.553.2131 www.tanktraders.com

Transchem Group - Chemicals 1225 Franklin Blvd.

Cambridge, ON N1R 7E5 Tel: 800.265.9100 sales@transchem.com

Shore Corp.

2917 Spruce Way Pittsburgh, PA 15201 Tel: 412.471.3330 www.magicblend.com

Southwest Energy Control Systems Of Canada 1738 Orangebrook Crt., Unit 13 Pickering, ON L1W 3G8 Tel: 905.420.8400 www.southwestenergy.ca

Tanknology, a Division of EnGlobe 1800 Appleby Line, Unit 4 Burlington, ON L7L 6A1 Tel: 800.465.1577 www.tanknology.ca

Transchem Group - Equipment & Services 1465 Strasburg Rd. Kitchener, ON N2R 1H2 Tel: 800.263.2651 www.transchem.com

Shure Manufacturing 1901 West Main St. Washington, MO 63090 Tel: 800.227.4873 www.shureusa.com

Sparkle Solutions Corp.

100 Courtland Ave. Concord, ON L4K 3T6 Tel: 866.660.2282 brucem@sparklesolutions.ca

Sigma Oil Corp AZ / Series2k 15310 W Bell Rd. Surprise, AZ 85374 Tel: 623.266.3600 www.series2k.com

Spencer Turbine Company 600 Day Hill Rd. Windsor, CT 06095 Tel: 860.688.8361 www.spencerturbine.com

Sika Canada Inc. 601 Delmar Ave. Pointe-Claire, QC H9R 4A9 Tel: 514.697.2610 henry.mary@ca.sika.com

SRP Canada 802 Cochrane Dr., Suite 1 Markham, ON L3R 8C9 Tel: 905.947.8791 kjohnson@creativeplanco.com

Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) 3300 Bloor St. W, Centre Tower, 14th Fl. Toronto, ON M8X 2X4 Tel: 416.734.3437 GGolea@tssa.org

SIR Solutions 3565 Jarry Est, Bureau 650 Montreal, QC H1Z 4K6 Tel: 800.264.9554 www.sirsolutions.com

Stabilit Canada 64 Maple Ave. Inglewood, ON L7C 1J5 Tel: 905.838.2944 alex.mak@stabilitcanada.com

Teksign Inc. 86 Plant Farm Blvd.

Brantford, ON N3S 7W3 Tel: 519.756.1089 www.teksign.com

United Sign 444 Irwin Ave. Muskegon, MI 49444 Tel: 231.733.5692 rbogue@UnitedSign.com

SITE Capital 5100 South Service Rd., Unit 2 Burlington, ON L7L 6A5 Tel: 905.319.0458 www.sitecapital.ca

STANDARD CHANGE-MAKERS 935 - 48th Ave. Lachine, QC H8T 2S4 Tel: 800.968.6955 www.standardchange.com

Telco Sensors 1456 Center Park Dr. Charlotte, NC 28217 Tel: 800.253.0111 www.telcosensors.com

Universal Valve Company Inc. 478 Schiller St. Elizabeth, NJ 07206 Tel: 800.223.0741 www.universalvalve.com

Terra Environmental Technologies 4 Parkway N Deerfield, IL 60015 Tel: 866.940.3003 www.terracairdef.com

Upwardor Corp.

8025 Lawson Rd. Milton, ON L9T 5C4 Tel: 905.670.3363 www.upwardor.com

The Carwash Roller Company 2390 Wyecroft Rd., Unit 3 Oakville, ON L6L 6M8 Tel: 905.825.2881 www.carwashrollerco.com

Valvoline Express Care Quick Lube 905 Winston Churchill Blvd.

Mississauga, ON L8G 4G8 Tel: 905.351.0962 www.valvoline.com

The Sarjeant Co. Ltd. PO Box 277 Barrie, ON L4M 4T2 Tel: 705.728.2460 www.sarjeantco.com

Veeder-Root 125 Powder Forest Dr. Simsbury, CT 06070 Tel: 800.873.3313 www.veeder.com

Services Standard P.R.T. 935-48th Ave. Lachine, QC H8T 2S4 Tel: 514.502.0124 sales@standardchange.ca Servicestat Ltd. 2675 Rena Rd. Mississauga, ON L4T 1G6 Tel: 905.678.1394 ray@servicestat.ca

Site-Check Research Group 237 12A St. NE Calgary, AB T2E 4R6 Tel: 403.283.8833 www.sitecheckresearch.com Smart Energy Solutions 945 Middlefield Rd., Unit 1 Scarborough, ON M1V 5E1 Tel: 416.754.2000 altafjiwani@rogers.com Smith Water Systems 9408 Wellington Rd. 124, PO Box 787 Erin, ON N0B 1T0 Tel: 519.833.2000 www.smithwatersystems.ca Soapy Brushy 11 Sydenham St. Dundas, ON L9H 2T5 Tel: 833.652.1365 www.soapybrushy.com SoBrite Technologies 809 W Center St. Eureka, IL 61530 Tel: 309.467.2335 www.sobrite.com Soft Signs 207353 Hwy 9 Mono, ON L9W 6J2 Tel: 519.938.9986 www.softsigns.com

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Steamericas, Inc. 18022 S. Figueroa St. Gardena, CA 90248 Tel: 844.877.8326 www.steam.am Steelcraft 487 Lorne Ave. E Stratford, ON N5A 6T1 Tel: 800.265.8840 www.steelcraftinc.com Stevens Car Care Products, Inc. 35784 Lakeland Blvd., Unit 6 Eastlake, OH 44095 Tel: 440.954.3773 www.stevenscarcare.com STI Conveyor Systems 40 Mills Rd., Unit H Barrie, ON L4N 6H6 Tel: 705.728.4868 www.sticonveyor.com Sunshine Door 1612 Welbourn Cove NW Edmonton, AB T6M 2M5 Tel: 780.722.8227 www.sunshinedoor.com

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Tanks Direct 11735- 231 St. NW Edmonton, AB T5S 2C5 Tel: 780.455.5207 www.tanksdirect.ca Tech1st Wash Systems Hamilton, ON Tel: 289.244.0033 www.tech1st.ca

Tommy Car Wash Systems 581 Ottawa Ave., Suite 300 Holland, MI 49423 Tel: 616.494.0771 www.tommycarwash.com Toshiba Tec Canada Inc. 370 Britannia Rd. E, Unit 1 Mississauga, ON L4Z 1X9 Tel: 905.890.8283 www.toshibatec.ca

Trusscore 140 Minto Rd. Palmerston, ON N0G 2P0 Tel: 519.417.1000 www.trusscore.com Turtle Wax Pro 1225 Franklin Blvd.

Cambridge, ON N1R 7E5 Tel: 800.265.9100 www.turtlewaxpro.com Ultra Lite Shutters 7307-40 St. SE Calgary, AB T2C 2K4 Tel: 403.280.2000 www.ultraliteshutters.ca

Velocity Water Works 520 Randolph Dr. Appleton, WI 54913 Tel: 920.423.7170 www.velocitywaterworks.com Verifone Inc. 36 Sherwood St. Brockville, ON K6V 5N2 Tel: 613.498.6212 jim_s6@verifone.com VP Racing Fuels 10205 Oasis St. San Antonio, TX 78216 Tel: 210.784.6708 www.vpracingfuels.com

VST 650 Pleasant Valley Dr. Springboro, OH 45066-3026 Tel: 937.704.9333 brown@vsthose.com

Waleco Inc. 5611 McAdam Rd. Mississauga, ON L4Z 1N4 Tel: 905.712.4915 www.waleco.ca Wallace E McBrien Inc. 35 Taylor Blvd.

Port Perry, ON L9L 1B2 Tel: 905.985.5550 /Toronto 416.494.2407 wemcbrien@bellnet.ca Warsaw Chemical Co. Inc. PO Box 858 Warsaw, IN 46581 Tel: 574.267.3251 www.warsaw-chem.com Wash Pros Inc. 13855 – 156 Street NW Edmonton, AB T6V1J1 Tel: 844.297.9274 www.washpros.ca Wash World Group Inc. 111-1919 27 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T2E 7E4 Tel: 403.250.1374 www.washworldgroupinc.com WashCard Systems 2005 Gateway Circle Centerville , MN 55038 Tel: 651.439.5740 www.washcard.com Washex 405 Dawson Rd. N Winnipeg, MB R2J 0S8 Tel: 204.233.9600 www.washex-ics.com

❖ WashLinks 655 Queensway E Mississauga, ON L5A 3X6 Tel: 416.616.2428 bill@washlinks.ca WASHTECH 190 Southgate Dr. Guelph, ON N1G 4P5 Tel: 519.824.5434 donloder@wash-tech.ca Washtech Ltd. 335-3750 46th Ave. SE Calgary, AB T2B 0L1 Tel: 403.243.1312 www.washtech.ca ❖ Washworks Canada 760 Line 9 S Oro-Medonte, ON L0L 1T0 Tel: 705.315.0919 www.washworks.ca

Washworld, Inc. 2222 American Blvd.

De Pere, WI 54115 Tel: 920.338.9278 www.washworldinc.com

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Webco Lighting Ltd. #8-2100 Denview Ave. London, ON N6G OJ5 Tel: 519.643.6913 db@webcolighting.com West Country Pump and Filtration Ltd. Bay 5-5700 Barlow Trail SE Calgary, AB T2C 1Z9 Tel: 403.827.2345 www.westcountrypumpandfiltration. com Westeco Inc. #101, 125 South Ave. Spruce Grove, AB T7X 3B3 Tel: 780.962.2530 jamie@westeco.ca Western Oil Services Ltd. 19840 57a Ave. Langley, BC V3A 6G6 Tel: 604.514.4787 sales@westernoilservices.com

Wet Water Industries Ltd. 4505-48 Ave. Lacombe, AB T4L 2C1 Tel: 403.782.9636 www.wetwater.net Western Refrigeration & Beverage Equipment Ltd. 1232-36 Ave. NE Calgary, AB T2E 6M8 Tel: 888.443.1946 www.wr.ca Westmatic Inc. 2700 Dufferin St., Unit 83 Toronto, ON M6B 4J3 Tel: 416.278.0307 www.westmatic.com Westmount Store Fixtures 8520 - 106A Avenue NW Edmonton, AB T5H 0S4 Tel: 780.424.8950 admin@westmountstorefixtures.com

Wex, Inc. 97 Darling Ave. South Portland, ME 04106 Tel: 207.576.7690 www.wexinc.com Whoosh Inc. 185 Bridgeland Ave., Unit 111 Toronto, ON M6A 1Y7 Tel: 416.781.3381 www.whooshinc.com Wilden (part of PSG, a Dover Company) 22069 Van Buren St. Grand Terrace, CA 92313 Tel: 909.422.1700 www.wildenpump.com Wilson Display Limited 1645 Aimco Blvd.

Mississauga, ON L4W 1H8 Tel: 905.625.9200 www.wilsondisplay.com

Wiz-Tec Computing Technologies Inc. 4501 Manitoba Rd. SE Calgary, AB T2G 4B9 Tel: 403.250.8660 www.wiz-tec.ca

X-tron Poles and Lighting 1445 Bonhill Rd., Unit 11 Mississauga, ON L5G 4N9 Tel: 416.819.2900 sales@xtronpoles.com XSite Group Inc. 140 Welland Ave., Unit 16 St. Catharines, ON L2R 2N6 Tel: 905.346.0864 www.xsitegroup.ca

Wolf Distributing 53 Sunset Common Cochrane, AB T4C 0M1 Tel: 587.577.6575 www.wolfdsi.com

Yara North America Inc. 100 N Tampa St., Suite 3200 Tampa Bay, FL 33602-5830 Tel: 813.222.5733 www.air1def.com

World Fuel Services Canada 2-5100 S Service Rd. Burlington, ON L7L 6A5 Tel: 877.216.9987 www.xtrenergy.ca

ZCL Composites Inc. 1420 Parsons Rd. SW Edmonton, AB T6X 1M5 Tel: 800.661.8265 www.zcl.com

Wwwash Canada 3615 Sierra Morena Rd. SW Calgary, AB T3H 3A7 Tel: 639.471.4990 X-Stream Wash Systems 12730 Spectrim Ln., Suite C Midlothian, VA 23112 Tel: 804.739.6350 don@x-streamwashsystems.com

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DE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Karen L. Smith - Valet Car Wash Jeff Beam - Mondo Products Christina Caruso - Suncor Energy Inc. Michael Destro - Rainbow Car Wash Michael Howe - WashLinks Mike Jacques - National Car Wash Solutions Matthew Lapolice - Mark VII Canada Grady Taylor - Transchem Group Rudy van Woerkom - Belvedere Technical Services Tim Walker - Soapy Brushy

NATIONAL OFFICE Constance Wrigley-Thomas, CAE, DES Director of Operations Brynne Wrigley, DES Director of Events Grace Bibombe Association Coordinator

Please Note Our New Contact Info 3390 South Service Road, Suite 305 Burlington, ON L7N 3J5

WHY JOIN THE CANADIAN CARWASH ASSOCIATION? Join Canada’s only association committed to the Canadian Carwash industry! The Canadian Carwash Association is dedicated to sharing knowledge and best practices, as well as to promoting the benefits of professional car washing in Canada.

Some of the features and benefits that your CCA membership provides you are: The CCA Communique, our bi-weekly newsletter, offers CCA updates, as well as timely industry-specific news.

The CCA Starter Carwash Toolkit provides key information for business owners and prospective business owners looking to get started in the industry.

A joint-membership with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) brings a host of benefits including: access to free business counsellors, free courses (such as WHMIS), HR templates, exclusive deep discounts ( banking, shipping, payroll) to various services like reduced credit card processing rates and much more.

The opportunity to participate in the Wash Volume Report Program with access to current market data for carwashes across Canada. This detailed report is free for those who participate in the program. There is no additional cost to join.

A Carwash Insurance Program with CCA supporter and partner BrokerLink, that is specifically built for Carwash Owners; one that advocates on your behalf and knows the needs and challenges of your business.

Online education covering compliance, shipping, insurance and other relevant topics to Carwash Owners.

The biannual CARWACS tradeshow, a networking and professional development opportunity, that brings together industry professionals and shares current industry best practices.

Please visit our website to join:

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From the President Hello Canadian Car Washers, Distributors and Manufacturers, On behalf of the CCA Board of Directors, I wanted to take this opportunity to provide an update on the Canadian Carwash Association (CCA). It has been a tumultuous couple of months, to say the least.

Over the past two years our previous association management company had experienced a high turnover of directors resulting in the CCA having to maneuver their learning curves, reduced productivity and ever-increasing challenges for the organization. Despite this, the CCA Board stayed positive in the hope that the situation would stabilize.

More recently, to our shock, the association management company came to us six weeks prior to the tradeshow, announcing they longer felt they were the right fit to support the CCA…. OK, now what? With the Tradeshow and Golf Tournament just around the corner we had to take a hard look at our options.

Eventually, after much research and debate, we decided to retain the services of a smaller, but well-established association management company – Essentient Association Management.

Essentient and their team immediately sprung to action and helped the CCA run a successful trade show and greatly assisted in the execution of the golf tournament. I hope you have also noticed an improvement in communications.

I am confident that Constance Wrigley-Thomas and her team at Essentient will apply their years of experience and knowhow to help make the CCA relevant to our members and strong once again. As a smaller company, they can give us the responsiveness and stability the CCA needs to thrive.

Essentient Association Management has been helping associations for over 17 years. Based in Burlington, Ontario they have helped many associations grow and thrive. With expertise in governance, marketing/communications, events and membership development, we feel that they are a good fit for CCA and its members.

Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions or concerns. I can be reached via the CCA office.

Yours truly,

Karen L Smith President – Canadian Car Wash Association

CANADIAN CARWASH ASSOCIATION