Point S Canada Marks 40-Year Anniversary

Oct. 1, 2019

Point S Canada celebrated its 40th anniversary with a three-day event for retailers and suppliers in Lisbon, Portugal.

More than 300 guests participated in special activities and upscale dinners organized to “offer a taste of the premium Point S experience” at the largest annual convention in company history.

“It was unanimous - the convention was an all-round success. We achieved our main objective, which was to treat our retailers and partners to the premium Point S experience,” says Bruno Leclair, president and CEO of Point S Canada/Unimax Tire.

The company presented a few special trophies:

  • Garage Auto Satisfaction was acknowledged for its involvement in the Point S programs.
  • Les Pneus Beaucerons was recognized for being the auto center that overcame the biggest challenge in 2019.
  • René Doré from Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. won the President’s Choice award for keeping a positive attitude when things got tough.

The Point S network of independent tire and automotive service dealers has over 4,200 retail outlets in 36 countries.There are 225 Point S outlets in Canada.

The Point S Canadian master franchisee is Unimax Tire Ltd.  Unimax Tire sells more than 3 million tires every year. Active in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, and all four Atlantic provinces, the company has seven retail banners, through which it operates over 850 points of sale, including Point S and more than 75 tire distribution warehouses with its partners.

In America, the Point S master franchisee is Tire Factory Inc.

For more information on Point S in Canada, visit www.point-s.ca/en/joinpoints.

For more information on Point S in the U.S., visit www.joinpointstire.com.

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