St. Louis-based Facilisgroup, a promotional products technology and partnering organization, announces that three distributors in Canada have become partners: C.I. Promotions (asi/154831) in Concord, ON; Promotional Elements (asi/300786) in Kitchener, ON; and Promotional Source (asi/301292) in Oakville, ON. 

These new partners bring Facilis’ number of distributors to 19 in Canada, and expand the group’s buying power in Canada by 16%. The Canadian distributors are in addition to more than 120 in the U.S. 

Facilis was originally founded in Canada in 2000, and established in the U.S. later by Dan Rochette, Martin Weber and Chuck Fandos, now the company’s CEO. The company is headquartered in St. Louis, with Canadian offices in Ottawa. 

“We’re offering the best industry technology solution for large distributors who want to retain their independence, grow their businesses to that next level of success and build equity for themselves,” said Randy Conley, vice president of new business development for Facilisgroup, in a statement. “That, coupled with our best practices recommendations and preferred supplier relationships, sets these distributors up for tremendous success.” 

In March, Facilis announced that distributor members increased year-over-year sales, on average, by 10% in 2018, and that total revenue for the year approached $800 million.