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A Message from the President

Davis Controls Ltd. is celebrating its 80th anniversary as a leading, independent, national, value-added Distributor of Industrial Automation and Process Instrumentation across Canada. This rare and distinctive landmark of endurance and survival is a tribute to the tens of thousands of Customers and dozens of Employees, past and present who have contributed to the success of Davis Controls Ltd. during our 80 years in business. Davis Controls offers quality solutions, from a strong and balanced portfolio of world class products, to all sectors of the Canadian Process Industry, including Oil & Gas, Mining, Water & Wastewater treatment, Power Generation and Food & Beverage processing. Davis Controls also provides a comprehensive range of products for the manufacturing community, particularly Automotive and related industries, Packaging Machinery, Food and Beverage equipment and of course the sector where it all began, Boiler Controls. Since 1933, we have made every effort to hire, develop and retain the most talented people, invest in leading edge technologies and dedicate ourselves to continuous improvement, especially when it comes to customer service, business activity software and providing reliable solutions for process control or factory automation applications. Customers experience an exemplary level of support from our Technical Account Managers, our inside sales Product Specialists and a team of Product Managers, who are responsible for specic Automation products, Sensors, VFDs or High Efciency Compressed Air and Gas Filters and Nitrogen Generators. We are proud of our 80 year legacy and reputation for providing expert technical advice, consistent and reliable support and state of the art products, while setting objectives for self-improvement that will enhance our own success and contribute to the success of our customers and suppliers. As we pause to look back on eight decades of industrial distribution with satisfaction and pride, we also look forward to the years ahead with condence, hope and optimism. We will continue to meet whatever challenges and opportunities come our way with the best people and products that we can associate ourselves with and we look forward to growing and strengthening our relationship with you, our valued customers, who have made this entire journey possible. Neil Montgomery

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Cecil R. Davis, founder of the Company, graduated from the University of Toronto in 1928 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Mr. Davis found work on resource and transportation projects in Northern Ontario and Eastern Quebec, nally ending up back home, where he became resident engineer on the newly constructed Welland Canal. When the Great Depression set in and jobs became difcult to nd and to keep, Mr. Davis enjoyed short periods of employment with Northern Electric and Massey-Harris, but in late 1933, he started out in business for himself with nothing but a bicycle to get around on, offering boiler and refrigeration repair services in downtown Toronto. Founded on September 01, 1933, Davis Controls Limited is a member of the small and select community of Canadian companies to merit the 80th Anniversary distinction. With headquarters in Oakville, ON and branch ofces in Montreal, Windsor, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver, Davis Controls is a model of Stability, Leadership, Strength, Endurance and Control, the same attributes we ascribed to the products we represent. Davis Controls Limited was one of the rst Canadian companies in the controls and instrumentation business and began operations in a one-room store on Bond Street in the heart of Toronto. Post depression growth forced expansion to larger premises on Wellington Street, then Blackmore Street, Dundas Street W and nally to its present location on Bristol Circle in Oakville. The familiar Automatic Watchdog logo, which has been with the company in one way or another since day one, was initially developed in two forms. Both were graphical representations of the Great Dane, one in the form of the whole dog and the second depicting the head of a Great Dane in a two ringed circle. Davis elected to associate the impressive stature of the Great Dane with the Automatic Watchdog monitoring and control function of the instruments represented by the company. Over time, the company, the people and the products become synonymous with their role and responsibility as Watchdog over the Instrumentation and Control requirements of Canadian industry. The rest, as they say, is history. In celebration of eighty years of strong and proud service to our customers from coast to coast and in memory of our founder, who delivered his brand of personalized attention from the seat of his bike, we have returned the enduring and ever watchful Great Dane in a stylized form similar to its earliest design. This powerful symbol of our continuing commitment to: Expert application advice Reliable service and technical support State-of-the-art products and of our original Watchdog mission, is a constant reminder to our staff of the responsibility being entrusted to us with each and every inquiry. We take pride in the fact that our customers rely on our application advice and technical recommendations and continue to place their trust in Davis Controls Limited, just like they have been doing for the past eighty years. The very rst product line represented by Davis Automatic Controls was Automatic Switch Company (ASCO). Since day one, the company has been active in the areas of timing, counting, programmable control; liquid and solid level control; pressure and temperature control; solenoid valves and ow control; motor control and other specialized areas of control and automation. Among the other very early products distributed by the company were Alco (refrigeration valves), Mercoid (pressure & level switches), Honeywell, Robertshaw and General Controls.

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Davis Delivers

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Davis Excels

Great businesses rely on great people and great products and in this respect, Davis Controls Ltd. is no different from many other successful companies. However, in order to survive the competitive business environment of the 21st century, truly successful companies also need high performance technology tools to optimize efciencies and maximize ROI.

4251 Dundas Street West in Toronto

Davis Controls employs web portal technology that has been enriched with knowledge management and collaborative tools, including e-HRM, e-Logistics, e-CRM, e-Workow, e-Documents, e-Project, e-Financials and expert search technologies. We use the Internet to communicate all corporate information relating to customers, products and employees, including documents, news and correspondence. Integrated with our ERP and CRM, the HRM, SCM and document management systems coordinate information from all departments into one multi-functional browser-based database, further improving information access and exchange. At Davis we make the case that the e-workplace environment and how easy we are to do business with, make up an essential piece of our value proposition. These collective capabilities help to make Davis Controls more attractive to buyers of industrial instrumentation looking for reliable solutions to real world problems, as well as to manufacturers of industrial instrumentation looking for a new channel, or a better channel. It seems that How we do it has become as important as What we do. Understanding our customers business as well as their application is important to the success of our relationship. Then using that knowledge to provide the best possible solution is our mission. We do our best to make sure that every proposal that we make, positively affects our customers bottom line, by providing reliable, high quality, technical solutions.

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On a daily basis, we use sophisticated ERP, CRM, HRM and BAM tools while we solve complicated level, ow, pressure and control problems in applications ranging from Process Control to Environmental Safety. Whether you need a switch or a sensor, a simple I/O expansion or a complete packaged solution, we have the products, the people and the infrastructure to provide you with the best possible solution, with products from global leaders including; Acromag Corp., Arjay Engineering, Balluff Canada, CSE-Semaphore, Danfoss Drives, Gems Sensors, Flowline Inc., Indusoft Corp., Lutze Inc., Nematron Corp., Parker Hannin Corp., QC Industries, Schmersal Canada Ltd., WAGO Corp., and Weschler Instruments.

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Davis Controls Ltd. now exclusive Parker Balston Distributor throughout Canada

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