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Today marks an important milestone in the history of Universal Field Supplies.

I am both excited and humbled to announce the opening of our brand-new store in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia.

I am equally excited to share our story with you.  Almost 8 years ago, my wife and I were presented with the opportunity to acquire the Mississauga operations of Commercial Solutions.  At the time, we owned both an industrial supply business as well as a company that specialized in importing and distributing spill control products.   There was definitely some cross over, and we offered many of the same products, but serviced a totally different market, predominantly automotive and manufacturing.

At that time, Canada was in the midst of a recession, and the prospect of investing in a new business at that time was both intriguing and frightening.  Intriguing because I am always enticed by change and opportunity, but frightening because of the economy and the fact that I had limited knowledge of the new industries that I would need to learn about.   Despite the initial hesitations, we decided it was an opportunity that we couldn’t pass up and Universal Field Supplies, as it exists today, was born.

We ran all three companies for nearly 3 years, dividing our time between them, until I decided that “LESS IS MORE” and realized that Universal Field Supplies had become the business that I enjoyed the most and was where I wanted to concentrate my efforts.  And so, I sold the other companies and never looked back!   

I could not be happier about the decision that we made, and have never regretted it for a second.  I’m very proud that we have managed to reshape an almost dormant company into a vibrant business, with a great store where we can welcome our customers not only to buy products but also to learn, socialize and have fun. 

We have really enjoyed working with the arborist community here in Ontario, and over the past 7 years, have tried to get involved and support it as much as possible.  We are thrilled to have had the opportunity to take part in numerous College events, the Ontario and North American Tree Climbing Competitions, the Women in Arboriculture Group, as well as to sponsor and hold various industry hospitality nights, particularly our now annual Pub Night prior to the OTCC .

The community really is the heart of our business and we would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the companies and individual arborists that have supported us in our journey thus far.   

Our hope is that we can foster the same sense of community at our new location in British Columbia and get involved, support, and give back to it, just as much as we have here in Ontario.

We are planning an official Grand Opening for the Port Coquitlam store to be held sometime in May, once we overcome the initial growing pains and have ironed out the wrinkles.  It will be a public event where everyone is welcome to join us and to take advantage of some great introductory offers, supplier demos, industry speakers – and of course food!   

 

In the meantime, let’s get ready for the season that is just around the corner!

Hope to see you all here in Mississauga and in Port Coquitlam!

Cheers,

- ES

 

The contact info for the BC store is below:

605-1515 Broadway St.   Port Coquitlam, BC  V3C 6M2

(604) 474-2041

 1-833-UFS-WEST

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