The McGavin News, 1988-07-13, Page 1Published by The Citizen,
Blyth and Brussels, Ont.The
Walton business expands
McGavin's new facility
opens Mon., July 18,9 a.m.
Anew 6000-square-foot addition to McGavin’s in Walton opens Monday, July 18 with a week
long celebration. The expansion is the latest move in the 52-year growth of the Walton family
company.
Big changes
for family business
over 52 years
The opening of a major new addition and
the addition of the Ford line of farm
equipment is just the latest accomplishment
in the half-century of operation of the
McGavin family business.
There are now two McGavin Companies in
Walton, headed by the third and fourth
generations of the McGavin family to
operate the business.
McGavin Farm Equipment Ltd., headed
by Neil, will continue to sell and service most
of the wide variety of equipment lines that
have built the wide clientele for McGavins
over the years.
McGavin Farm Supply Ltd., headed by
Neil’s son Brian, has the new Ford New
Holland franchise.
The expansion necessitated the construc
tion of the new building and the opening of a
new display yard for equipment north of the
original site. The new building, begun last
fall, has a50footby 100 foot main floor with a
mezanine giving it more than 6000 square
feet of space.
The McGavin family plans a big celebra
tion for the official opening of the new
building Monday, July 18at2 p.m., but
celebrations will begin first thing Monday
morning. There will be door prizes and
balloons for the children and special
discounts for customers. The celebration
will continue all week.
Celebrations are nothing new for the
family. It was only two years ago when
McGavins celebrated the milestone of 50
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The whole staff at McGavin’s welcomes you to our new facility, as well
as to our Open House on July 18. Our people include [front, from left]:
Bryan Finlayson, Peter Hallahan, Roger Humphries, Gary
McCutcheon, Blaine Marks and Ron Strome; [middle row] Neil
Williamson, Ken Pethick, Tom Shannon, Bob Mathers, Neil
McGavin, Marie McGavin, Brian McGavin and Jeff McGavin; [back]
BUI Pennings, Brian Wiersma, Jim Cherrey, Pam Clark, Mary Lou
Vincent, Heather McGavin, Steve Coulter and Hugh Campbell.
A supplement to:
The Citizen
The Huron Expositor
The Listowel Banner
The Clinton News-Record
The Teeswater News
Wednesday, July 13, 1988.