Finning Board Chairman W. Maurice Young chats
with Skeena M.P. lana Campagnolo during luncheon
held at the @avarian. Inn to mark the official
completion of Finning’s $500,000 expansion program.

‘Buyer

en ;
The Northern Pulp Operations of Canadian
Cellulose Company, Limited has an opening fora
buyer at the company‘s pulp complex at Prince
Rupert.. ae ;

Candidates should possess senior matriculation
and have several years industrial experience,
The ability ‘to negotiate and communicate ef-

fectively Is required. .

‘Salary will be fully commensurate with ex-
perience. : : ;

Please write in confidence, along with complete
resume, to: : :
Mr, J.C. Lambie’

a Personnel Supervisor.
.: *. Canadian Cellulose Company, Limited

Northern Pulp Operations
* P.O, Box’ 1000.
Prince Rupert, B.C.

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"THE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C.

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Finning announces expansion Over 80 percent of the expanded, and.
of its Terrace facilities. serving. renovated building's 21 ,900 square feet
the rapidly developing area of is devoted to parts and repair service.

northwestern British Columbia.” < ro ; a

The $600,000 project stream-, The parts warehouse space has beon

lines our sales, paris and. nearly doubled to provide 5,488 square

service centre conveniently feet for.a Caterpillar parts Inventory

located on nearly five acres on: ; Valued at $760,000. The stock includes
some 19,000. Caterpillar line items.

Keith Road by offering some eee °
22,000 square feet of floor The adjacent undércover loading area
space to meet all your heavy | provides double bays equipped with
equipment needs. A staff of 72° automatic dock levellers for convenient
is ready to serve you. ‘shipping and receiving of some 9,500

parts per month. An electrically-heated
ramp. ensures ice-free loading during
winter months. .

The service area, including separate’

paint and welding shops also features

| twice as much space: some; 13,100 , :
- square féet comprising six, 30foot-wide

repair bays with five and 7¥ ton capa-
cily overhead cranes, hose rails, and re-
tractable extension lines, all designed
to speed overhaul and assembly time.

The main shop, welding and spe-
ciajized service areas have the latest
in power. tools, fixtures, testing and.
rebuild equipment, as 46 servicemen
work two: shifts to keep customers’ .
downtime to a minimum.

A loading ramp in the yard permits fast, .
easy loading and unloading of equip-
ment, cutting dawn. on time and cost
for the machine owner, © oe

The yard is enclosed by asecurity fance
and gates, giving protection to ma-
‘chinery stored in the large, compound.
Care DeVisser, service manager, end | Ample and convenient parking is pro-
Ray Little, shop supervisor, discuss worky| vided for customers: ss

Jn progress, ,-

- a

bo”

errace facility

Ice. -

been nearly doub
square feet.for a
ventory. valued
vice-area, inclu

ps,

welding ‘sh

- "Finning announces the expansion of -

a a , ; ‘ . °
; - our equipment sales, parts and service - comprising slx;.:30- r

: ‘ - ~eenterin Terrace, pays with 6 and 7-ton capacity over-
re : mete ae i Since 1957 Einning has served heavy . cranes, hose rails -and retrac
7 equipment owners Inthe Terrace, Kiti-:
: mat and Prince Aupert.areas from
Keith Road In .Terrace. Now, : with
larger facilities,
‘offer improved sé
More than:80 percent of the oxpanded
--and | renovated * pullding’s
“square feet Is devoted to parts and re-

parts warehouse space has’

ding separate palnt and
also features twice as

FINNING SALES —
AND PROFITS UP
- DURING ‘FIRST HALF

Pinning Tractor & Equipment
Co, Lid., recorded revenue of
$77,865,000 In the first six,
months of 1974 compared to
$75,255,000 for the same period
last year. Net income increas!
to $3,560,000 from $2,983,000 and
earnings per share were 90
cents compared Lo 76-per cent.

Board Chairman W. Maurice
Young announced the mid-year
figures following a - board
meeting al Terrace, B.C. July

-19-20, The meeling was held

concident with conipletion of a
$500,000 expansion project for
the company’s facilities in that
city, : :

Young commented that while
revenue rose only moderately,
net incame improved
significantly. He cited four
reasons for the improvement.

Relative reduction in ax-

peuses though better internal
ad- .

cost controls; Price
justments which reflected in-
creases by suppliers and
restored profit margins; a
significantly higher con-
tribution to. profit by the air
products division than in ‘the
same period last year; a
lowering of effective income tax
rates fram 41 percent to 50 per

continue to

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. cent. .
. ” Supply'shorlages

- pestriet revenue and equipment”
_¢Asatill on allocation from major.

-Finning. is able to
customer - services.

‘bu
21,900

Caterpiilar parts in- an

“at $750,000. The ser-

“much ‘space;

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manufacturers. However,
there are signs the delivery .
situation may ease and ad-
ditional machines are expected
in the second half of the year.
Young ald that significant
growth in conditional sales
contract and lease portolios has
offset to a certain extent the
high cost of borrowing. The
«company also has adjusted Its
finance rates to. reflect the
increased cost of borrowed
funds. te : .
While Finnings contract wilh
the Internal Association of
‘Machinists and. Aerospace
workers does*nol expire until
November. 15 ‘of this year,
Management opened
negotiations in July in an effort
to adjust to the rapid rise in the ,
cost of living. All wage and’
benefit’ adjustments will
iroplemented immediately a
new agreament is reached.
_Foresiry and construction
markets continue lo be strong.
Sales to the: mining industry
have been mainly replacement
machines as new mining ac-
tivity and exploration are
drastically curtailed. |.
“With expected improvement

In machine deliveries in. the -

setond half, we look forward to
further: improvement in

Canadian
Cellulose
Company

Limited

Samuel H. Smillie

fr, Ronald Gross, Prasident
and Chief Executive Officer
of Canadian Celivtose Com-
pany, Limited, is pleased to
announce the recent ap-
pointmant of Samuel H.
Smillie as Director, Labour
Relations, in this capacity he
will be responsible fer the
develapment, caordinatlon
and application of corporate
labour relations policias. Hoy
will. participate in direct
cantract negotiations and}.
work wlth company
represented associations.

Mr. Smillie has aver 20 years
experience in personnel
management with the forest
indusiry tm Eastern and
Western Canada. Previously
he held ‘the position of In-
dustrial Relations Manager at
the Company’s Northera Pulp
Operations in Prince Rupert,

B.C. . a

Mr. Smillie is a member of
the Canadian. Pulp & Paper
Association and the Industrial

‘revenue ‘and - profit for the
year!” Young! concluded." *"

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Relations Management
: Assoclation.: epee yt

ot “wide ; repalr.

able-extension fines, all ‘designed: to
speed overhaul and assembly. time.
: . The main’ shop, welding: and -special-

‘ized service areas have ‘the latest. in
power tools,, fixtures,

ild equipment,.” as

testing ‘and: re-'
46 servicemen
work. two. shifts to keep customer's

-downtime to a minimum. : we

‘This. expahsion-at “Terrace
ather step. in. Finning’s. continuing:
led to provide 5,488 ; policy of providing unmatched parts

d service: support’ for Caterpillar:
aarthmoving equipment, lift trucks and. -
engines, Please drop in and. visit our.
expanded equipment cenier-anytime!”

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