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2013 IDA CANADIAN CONVENTION 6 OCT SUNDAY - STAY AT THE FANTASYLAND HOTEL IN EDMONTON IDA Convention Pre-Tour attendees will have included in their tour package, the fi rst night's stay at the Fantasyland Hotel in Edmonton, Canada. The hotel lies within the complex of the West Edmonton Mall. The story of West Edmonton Mall is how a handful of visionaries took an ordinary idea like a shopping centre and turned it into a world-class destination. The Mall's stores, attractions, and services combine to form the most comprehensive retail, hospitality and entertainment complex on Earth. As a prototype for mixed-use entertainment facilities, West Edmonton Mall is a place where people come to shop, play, and stay. Home to more than 800 stores, and services, including 10 world-class attractions, two hotels, over 100 dining venues, and the widest variety of entertainment, WEM is visited by approximately 30.8 million annually. 7 OCT MONDAY - TOUR IDA MEMBER COMPANIES Arrow-west has been in the heavy equipment industry since 1979. We have been at our present location since buying it in 1989. We offer a wide selection of Caterpillar, Komatsu, John Deere, Hitachi etc. equipment, parts & attachments. We have a good inventory of hydraulic pumps for excavators and more. Arrow-west Equipment Ltd. Is currently offering a huge inventory of new surplus Komatsu mining and construction parts. As well, we are one of the largest attachment dealers in North America, supplying the industry with dozer blades, rippers, winches, excavator buckets (all types), excavator rippers, wheel loader buckets, forks and much much more. This year we are pleased to introduce our new line of FMS attachments as well as ground engaging tools. We are proud to be a long standing member of the IDA and invite you to our yard to see what we can offer you, or as a supplier that can supply to us. Black Cat Blades Ltd. has been manufacturing cutting edges for all makes of earthmoving equipment since 1968. Producing large and small runs efficiently, including customized products, are strengths of the company. This flexibility combined with top quality products and superior service has lead to acceptance by distributors worldwide. The goal: To provide the highest quality possible and exceed customer expectations. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada is the location of the corporate head office as well as a 36,000 square foot manufacturing facility and a 24,000 square foot warehouse and distribution facility. The Edmonton manufacturing facility is mainly responsible for processing heavy construction blades for bull dozers, loaders, excavators and scrapers. The wide variety of parts and lower run quantities of these parts dictates a flexible manufacturing system that is able to process order quantities from 1 to 10 efficiently. Larger run quantities, although less frequent, are also easily processed. The Edmonton warehouse and distribution facility is responsible for receiving, inspecting, packaging and shipping products made at other production facilities, including Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada and SuZhou China. 4 Union Tractor Ltd. was incorporated in 1927 and has been active in western Canada since that time. From locations in Alberta, northeastern and south central British Columbia, the company provides quality replacement parts and service for a wide range of construction and transportation equipment. Our customers represent industries from a cross section of the local economy including petroleum exploration and production, forestry, road building, mining, farming, waste management, and highway transportation. Union Tractor operates two wholly owned divisions. United Diesel Injection provides parts and service for fuel injection systems and all popular makes of turbochargers. Delta Warehouses sells replacement parts to the resale market across Canada. In addition to being the market leader in the manufacture and distribution of Rigging products and services, Titan Supply is also a leading distributor of Wear Products to a diverse range of industrial markets including mining, pipeline, oil and gas, transportation, construction, governmental and forestry. With roots dating back as far as 1968, Titan Supply has established a strong and reliable infrastructure throughout Alberta, operating facilities in four key areas of the province. Titan Supply's locations consist of our 100,000 square foot head office in Edmonton, along with branch operations in Calgary, Red Deer and Grande Prairie. Each of our facilities include fabrication capabilities, warehousing & distribution, and a variety of related services. A key ingredient to the success of our Wear Products business is found in the strong alliances we have forged with industry leading manufacturers such as Black Cat Blades, Trygg, Kennametal, MTG, and United Rotary Brush. With the help of these partnerships, and Titan Supply's reputation for excellence, we have provided superior products and exceptional service to our customers across Western Canada for 45 years. Register by enclosed form OR online at www.idaparts.org