Proudly Canadian

Proudly Canadian Canada’s leading snowplow manufacturer turns 50

Founded in 1969 as part of London Machinery, Arctic Snowplows became a privately owned Canadian manufacturer of snow removal equipment in 1994. From its beginning within the former London Machinery location with a staff of two, to its shared floor space with the London Foodbank, Arctic Snowplows built its current 32,000+-square-foot manufacturing/sales/installation and service operation on Artisans Cr. in London in 2001. Arctic opened its current Oakville operation in 2005 to support the increasing GTA dealer

Two of Arctic Snowplows’ current ownership team, Dan Armstrong and Rick Lennox. and end-user demands. In 2007, Arctic opened the Montreal/PointeClaire operation to support the needs of the Quebec and Maritime dealer operation. Arctic Snowplows currently has 20 employees and operates sales/ warehouse facilities in Oakville and Pointe-Claire, QC.

Selling to contractors and independent users through a growing network of over 200 dealers across Canada and the northern U.S. states, Arctic Snowplows continues to be the leading Canadian snowplow manufacturer.

“It’s our family of Arctic dealers who help put our plows on the road,” says Dan Armstrong, president and owner of Arctic Snowplows. “Our dealers are ambassadors of the brand and the keepers of Arctic’s legacy and performance standards.”

To become a master dealer, we invite you to visit www.arcticsnowplows.com/ master-dealer.

With key ownership providing decades of manufacturing experience with

Arctic’s Hitch-Mount Spreader.

the company, Arctic has earned a reputation for performance and durability that is as much a product of brains, as it is brawn. Exceeding design and manufacturing requirements is essential when you are building equipment to fight the winter in the True North.

In a recent independent survey by TMD, Arctic stakeholders overwhelmingly indicated that one of the greatest strengths of Arctic is its people. The Arctic team is full of dedicated individuals who are passionate about helping their customers. From giving their cell phone numbers to dealers, to working on weekends, employees are committed to doing their best to help Arctic service their customers. This provides a huge peace-of-mind to dealers, knowing that when they have concerns, there is support available to help them through their problems. Additionally, Arctic provides technical support through its videos on the Arctic website, www.arcticssnowplows.com.

The largest strength and opportunity identified by the survey for Arctic’s stakeholders is the fact that Arctic is a Canadian company. All external stakeholders identified this as a pro, not only because prices are in Canadian dollars, but also because they want to support a Canadianowned business. Arctic manufactures strong Canadian local plows.

Every stakeholder identified the quality of Arctic Snowplows as one of the largest drivers to recommending and purchasing an Arctic. It was mentioned on multiple occasions that dealers were fully confident recommending an Arctic, with issues being the lowest by far. When customers go into a dealership looking for a quality affordable product, they more often than not leave with an Arctic. One stakeholder went as far to say that Arctic plows are “bulletproof”.

In 2007, Arctic launched the longest and most comprehensive warranty in the snow-removal equipment industry, covering its products for an industryleading seven years.

In 2009, Arctic introduced galvanized snowplows to its extensive product line. The virtually-impenetrable zinc coating offers exceptional resistance to abrasions and water, and helps reduce rust and corrosion, which is ideal for snow-removal equipment.

With ownership’s combined knowledge and experience in Arctic’s manufacturing and engineering process of more than 100 years, Arctic’s current ownership team of Dan Armstrong, Rick Lennox, and Nenad Lojpur are committed to meeting the needs of their customers and helping them meet the demands of the Canadian winters. Through an ongoing rapport and training sessions with their dealership, Arctic looks forward to developing improvements and new technology to help its stakeholders remain safe and successful. •

Arctic’s Plow Partner.

Arctic’s Heavy-Duty V Trip Edge mount.