Groupe EP now supplies Festo solutions in Quebec, Atlantic provinces

Groupe EP has been announced as a new Festo distributor for Quebec and Atlantic Canada, offering all of the former’s electric, pneumatic and process automation products and solutions.

Festo Canada remains the leading provider of automation technology and technical education in the country, having served the Canadian industrial landscape for more than four decades. Now, the manufacturer has announced a distribution agreement with Quebec City-based supplier Groupe EP – which is the new Festo distributor for Quebec and Atlantic Canada.

As of Sept. 1, Festo’s full portfolio of pneumatic, electric, and process automation solutions is sold and supported through Groupe EP in these provinces.

Five offices across Quebec

Groupe EP has been active for half a century – stemming from the establishment of Engrenage Provincial as a service provider for Quebec’s resource sector. Over the decades, the distributor has diversified into serving a broad variety of industrial markets while offering a comprehensive list of services, like design, installation and commissioning, repairs, upgrades, and training. Today, the company has five corporate offices across Quebec.

With its longtime experience with pneumatic equipment – an area in which Festo has a stellar reputation – Groupe EP will be able to expand its reach with its lineups of electric and process automation products. The supplier has multiple technologies on hand, allowing it to provide the one that is most appropriate for every customer’s needs. This opens exciting new possibilities for Groupe EP.

By gaining access to the Festo portfolios of electric and process automation products, as well as the manufacturer’s pneumatics, Groupe EP now has more leverage to expand its business. In turn, Festo’s traditional customer base in Quebec and the eastern provinces can rely on Groupe EP for world-class support of Festo products, as well as vendor-managed inventory programs, air preparation assembly, valve configuration assembly programs, and other related services.

Groupe EP is an especially ideal representation of what Festo requires in a supplier, both in Canada and globally, due to the former’s high priority on growth, strong technical bias for automation, and longtime reputation for providing value-added sales and support for clients. With their strong compatibility and their previous decades of success, Festo Canada and Groupe EP can look forward to a solid working relationship for years to come.

To learn more, contact Festo.

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