Festo Adds Graybar as its Technical Distributor for Atlantic Canada

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May13, 2018

Graybar Canada has entered into a partnership with Festo Canada to serve as its technical distributor for the four Atlantic provinces, where it serves the industrial marketplace from 18 branch offices.

“We look forward to leveraging Graybar’s considerable technical knowhow on behalf of our customers – and theirs – to provide the best possible service and support in the region,” says Roger Hallett, President & CEO of Festo Canada. “High quality support is a key component of Festo Canada’s market strategy, and with Graybar, we have great confidence that this partnership will deliver that level of service and expertise throughout Atlantic Canada.”

This new partnership covers both pneumatic and electrical components and systems, for both factory and process automation.

“As a Rockwell Encompass Partner, the Festo line of products will compliment Graybar Canada’s ability to supply Atlantic Canada with complete automation solutions. We look forward to providing the market with high quality Festo products so that we can give our customers the right solutions for their demanding automation applications,” says Bill Ellis, Encompass Partner Solutions Manager for Graybar.

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