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Promotion of Marcus Graham to the Role of National Channel Manager for Pilz Automation Safety Canada L.P.
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Spartan Controls Partners with Northwestern Polytechnic to Empower the Next Generation of Engineers
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Convergix: Tarriff Communication
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For enhanced personnel safety, controlling access to gated areas is crucial. The Pilz PSENmgate safety gate system provides a compact yet robust solution, measuring just 40 x 65 x 238 mm—over 40% smaller than its predecessor, the PSENsgate—while improving key specifications.
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Trevor King, One of the Canadian Automation Inaugural Leaders, Passes at Age 85
Unfortunately, on Wednesday February 5th 2025, Trevor King passed peacefully at the age of 85.
Some of you may have met him over his very long career in the Automation/Distribution industry. Trevor first came to Canada in 1973 and brought with him a British line of motor control called MTE. MTE was the 3rd IEC type line of contactors and accessories to arrive into Canada.
Trevor thrived while working at RHP in Mississauga, distributing and selling the MTE line all over North America. In 1992 Trevor received an offer to become MTE’s sole distribution partner, and therefore in September of 1992, Trevor opened Everything In Control Inc, located in Burlington Ontario.
At this time Trevor was a customer of Shirley Controls, owned by Joe Sherwood, who were the Finder S.p.A. exclusive Canadian distributor. Upon Joe’s retirement in 1995, Joe recommended to Finder that Trevor and EIC should now be the sole distributor in Canada, and as they say the rest is history.
EIC later added the Pizzato Electrica line of products to their basket and created a very good market presence. Trevor retired in 2017, and in 2019 EIC was finally closed. Continuing Trevor’s legacy, his son Michael King-President, then opened Finder Components Inc.
Trevor was known to many as the English Gentlemen, and always had a friendly demeanor to him. As a family he will be deeply missed by his wife Diana, his daughter Alison (Gerrie Electric), her two children Taya and Lola, Michael’s wife Vida and their two boys, Andrew and Nicholas.
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