by Kyle Molyneux | Tue 30 Mar 2021
Engcon in Canada
In 2017, Engcon rolled out its North America company, Engcon North America Inc with sales offices and warehouses established in Connecticut. Following a steady increase in sales throughout all of North America, Engcon is now taking the next natural step and starting up operations in Canada.
The operations in Connecticut have focused on the nine easternmost states in the United States, but thanks to, among other things, trade fairs, social media and customer referrals, orders have come in from all over North America. However, handling all sales and large parts of the tilt-rotator installations from the office in Connecticut has brought geographical challenges. That is why Engcon North America is now expanding its operations to establish a new office in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with a French- and English-speaking team.
“It feels really good that we are now taking a clear step into the Canadian market! The base for Engcon North America will remain in Connecticut. But with bilingual staff in place in Montreal, we are building closer relations with the Canadian market in several ways,” said Morten Solgaard, Managing Director at Engcon North America. Morten will be responsible for the office in Montreal, which will be the 12th location that has Engcon's sign on the facade. There are already offices in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, France, the United States, Australia and Korea.
Engcon Canada will initially be staffed by site manager Anthony Wolch and a salesperson soon to be recruited. At the field office in Montreal, a spare parts warehouse will also be built for the most common spare parts. If additional parts are needed, they can be sourced from Engcon North America's warehouse in Connecticut. “My role will first and foremost be to develop existing customer relationships and to create new ones, as well as expand the network of service partners. Right now, we have three service partners, and there will be more,” explained Anthony Wolch.
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