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E.H.
(Ted) Pope was born in Brantford, Ontario in 1926. After WWII,
he trained as a tool and die maker at Modern Tool. Just as he
was to get his journeymans’ papers, he decided to change
careers. He went to work on the order desk at A.R. Williams,
which was a large Toronto distributor of industrial machinery
and supplies.
In 1951, he decided to start an industrial |
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distributorship, and called it Pope Supply Company. After a few years
he became convinced that Manufacturers’ Representatives had
a great future, and decided to phase out the distribution business.
Soon the company was strictly a Manufacturers’ Representative,
selling to distributors from coast to coast in Canada. |
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1964, the company was incorporated as Edward H. Pope Ltd. (EHPL).
Eventually, Ted realized that to grow and prosper, the company would
have to stock its products. Today the company warehouses virtually
everything it sells. |
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In
1983 the company produced its first catalogue, conveniently
grouping its suppliers’ most popular products into one
book. In 1987 EHPL acquired a Macintosh computer, and began
doing desktop publishing. Since then the company has produced
catalogues, flyers and direct mail material both for in-house
use and for the company’s customers. Distributors have
greatly appreciated having sales material custom designed for
them. |
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In
1986, after 35 years and seven locations in Toronto, a lot was purchased
in Brampton and a custom-designed facility was built. EHPL moved
into the new premises in December, and held a gala open house the
following June.
In January 1996 EHPL’s catalogue became its Distributor Price
Book, which was designed in-house. With this edition the catalogue
was combined with prices and discounts to simplify product specifying
by customers.
In
June 2001 the company held a 50th Anniversary Open House. The Mayor
of Brampton and President of the Board of Trade attended and presented
plaques. It was a special honour when two of EHPL’s biggest
customers presented plaques honouring the company’s contribution
to their growth. Read
about our 50th Anniversary Celebration - Click
here
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