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The company sold its industrial parts distribution to W.W. Grainger in 1996 for $250 million USD; this division was renamed Acklands-Grainger. [3] [4] In 1997, it sold half of automotive group to General Parts. In 1997, Acklands began investing in real estate, and was renamed Acktion Corporation. It eventually sold its remaining auto parts ...
W. W. Grainger, Inc., is an American Fortune 500 [5] industrial supply company founded in 1927 in Chicago by William W. (Bill) Grainger. He founded the company to provide consumers with access to a consistent supply of motors. [ 6 ]
Aeropostale Canada – subsidiary of the United States-based retailer Aeropostale, closed all 41 stores in Canada in 2016; A&A Records – founded in Toronto at the end of WWII, it was the dominant record chain store in Canada until being superseded by Sam the Record Man in the 1960s; it became defunct in 1993
LKQ Corporation was founded by Donald Flynn in February 1998, with the purchase of Triplett Automotive Recycling in Akron, Ohio.Flynn remained chairman of the corporation until his death in October 2011. [6]
Richelieu was founded in 1968. [2] Its current CEO, Richard Lord, joined it in 1988, when it had annual sales of $30 million. [3] The company subsequently undertook a significant expansion program, acquiring 50 companies between 1988 and 2014, [4] and was listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange in 1993. [2]
Northern Tool + Equipment (commonly referred to as Northern Tool) is a manufacturer and retailer of light industrial equipment and do-it-yourself supplies.Founded in 1981 as Northern Hydraulics, the company was officially renamed to Northern Tool + Equipment and is the owner of several private label brands including NorthStar, Powerhorse, Klutch, Strongway, Ultra-Tow, Roughneck, Gravel Gear ...
David Charles Grainger is the president and co-founder of The Guild of Automotive Restorers, a company that specializes in restoring classic and antique cars.He hosts a television series called Restoration Garage (a.k.a. Guild Garage), which is seen around the world on various channels, specifically Motor Trend and Velocity [1] [2] [3] in the US and Canada.
Richmond Hill (2021 population: 202,022) [2] is a city in south-central York Region, Ontario, Canada.Part of the Greater Toronto Area, it is the York Region's third most populous municipality and the 27th most populous municipality in Canada.