O.K. Tire Stores opens Mississauga warehouse

Jan. 26, 2005

O.K. Tire Stores Inc. recently held a grand opening ceremony for its new Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, warehouse. Over 100 guests were present, among them dealers, suppliers, board members, staff and friends.

Doug Spry, regional manager for Ontario, was the master of ceremonies and speakers included Ken MacLeod, company president and CEO; Jean Trudel, chairman of the board of directors of O.K. Tire Stores; and Hazel McCallion, mayor of Mississauga.

"We are committed to meeting the demands of our dealers and customers with improved service levels. Equally important, we are committed to working with our suppliers to fully support their growth in Ontario," stated Ken MacLeod.

The warehouse will serve 56 O.K. Tire Stores locations in Ontario and more than 300 wholesale accounts. It has more than 100,000 square feet of space and can support over 50,000 tires, making it the largest of the eight warehouses located in the O.K. Tire distribution network across Canada.

O.K. Tire Stores Inc. has 240 independent dealer owned-and-operated retail and commercial locations in Canada from coast-to-coast.