• Issue 142 • September 2019
Glasvan welcomes valued customers to its new truck shop repair facility
Come and see Glasvan’s new truck shop while enjoying espresso, coffee/tea, and light refreshments.
Award-Winning Truck Trailer Dealership Continues Its Commitment to Customer Success MISSISSAUGA, Canada, October 1, 2019 – This fall, Glasvan Great Dane (www.glasvangreatdane.com), is excited to announce the opening of its brand new truck shop repair facility, ready to serve clients as it has been doing since 1980.
The new building will be staffed with trained technicians specialized in the repair and maintenance of yard shunt truck equipment.
George Cobham Jr., VP of Sales and Marketing of Glasvan Great Dane comments: “We wouldn’t be where we are without our customers, so we’d like them to be the first to see our new truck shop. This new repair facility and parts center will take us to the next level in supporting our shunt truck customers in the GTA.
Paul Cobham, President of Glasvan Great Dane, says: “We have relationships with customers that go back several decades because we make the effort to take good care of them, and their equipment. The decision to move this project forward fits with our plan to offer the best customer and employee experience we can. This is a personal invitation to visit our new facility and see how we are fully equipped to serve our shunt truck and trailer customers’ needs.”
YOU’RE INVITED!
- What: Come and see Glasvan’s new truck shop while enjoying espresso, coffee/tea and light refreshments
- Who: Join the Cobhams, Glasvan staff and your industry colleagues
- When: October 17, 2019, from 1:30 to 4:00 pm
- Where: 1201 Aimco Blvd., Mississauga ON
- RSVP: Nosheen Khan [email protected]
About Glasvan Great Dane
Glasvan Great Dane (www.glasvangreatdane.com) has been in operation since 1981. Our company’s philosophy of “Better Equipment. Better Service.” has made us one of the highest volume Great Dane trailer dealerships in the world. We also lease, sell and rent high quality new and used yard truck equipment from Autocar. Specialized trailer products from Landoll, Etnyre and Doonan Chaparral are also provided. Glasvan operates from five southern Ontario locations with 27 service bays, 24,000 square feet of parts warehousing.
Contact: Jennifer Salo, PR & Communications
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