• Issue 118 • July 2017
Glasvan Recognized as International Dealer of the Year
Sweeps top honours for international Great Dane sales with three out of four award wins
Glasvan Great Dane took home the 2016 Great Dane "Dealer of the Year" accolade for international sales in refrigerated trailers, aftermarket parts and platform trailers. Glasvan received top praise by winning three out of four of the International award categories that Great Dane ranks on a yearly basis.
Glasvan since becoming a Great Dane dealer in 1991 has been awarded many times for exceptional sales achievements and outstanding customer experiences amongst dealers in North, Central and South America.
"It's an honour to receive this recognition from Great Dane. Our customers are very good to us, and we try very hard to offer them the very best we can." said George Cobham Jr., Vice President Sales and Marketing at Glasvan Great Dane. "Our customers recognize that we are committed to better equipment and better service and we appreciate their support and the referrals they provide us with."
This is Glasvan's first time winning International Platform Dealer of the Year for sales achievements on Great Dane's Freedom lineup of all steel, combo and all aluminum flatbeds and stepdecks.
"Our employees continually raise the bar by putting the success of our customers at the forefront," said Cobham. "We strive to bring the best to meet the evolving needs of our customers by ensuring they have fast access to parts and service, and that they can purchase the type of premium equipment that is most suitable to their needs."
About Glasvan Great Dane
Glasvan Great Dane (www.glasvangreatdane.com) has been in operation for over 35 years. The company's philosophy of "Better Equipment. Better Service." has made them a top dealer for Great Dane many times in the last decade. Glasvan also offers high quality new and used equipment from Autocar (shunt tractors), Etnyre heavy haul and live bottom trailers, Landoll tilt and load trailers and Doonan specialty platform trailers. Glasvan operates from five southern Ontario locations with 27 service bays, 24,000 square feet of parts warehousing plus full sandblast and paint capabilities.
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