Home About Us Board of Directors Nomination Criteria Nomination Form Contact Us Gavin Semple Brandt Group of Companies Regina, Saskatchewan Though proud of its history, which began in 1932 by electrical contractor Abram Peter Brandt, the company of today holds little or no likeness to its predecessor. Brandt's founder passed away in 1957, at which time he left the company to his family. It remained largely this way, as a multi-shareholder package, until a young, competent, ambitious and visionary salesman by the name of Gavin Semple came to work for Brandt in the early 1970's. Growing revenues five-fold by 1976, Semple, by now president and general manager, acquired a 15 per cent share of the company. He parlayed that into a majority shareholder position by 1982. Today, the Brandt Group of Companies consists of five businesses headquartered in Regina, Saskatchewan. Brandt Agricultural Products Ltd. manufactures agricultural equipment and markets these products through a dealer network in North America, Europe and Australia. Brandt Engineered Products Ltd. (ISO 9001-2000) manufactures custom engineered products and markets these products to steel mills, food processing companies and railways throughout North America. Brandt Equipment Solutions Ltd. specializes in the design and manufacture of customized attachments for the construction industry. Brandt Road Rail Corporation manufactures and markets rail maintenance equipment to railways around the world. Brandt Tractor Ltd. consists of 21 John Deere construction and forestry equipment dealerships across Western Canada and a Ditch Witch dealership in Milton, Ontario. Brandt Tractor Ltd. is the largest privately held John Deere dealer in the world. Brandt is the largest privately held company in Saskatchewan and has received many awards including Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies Platinum Member awarded for seven consecutive years as a 50 Best Managed Company and an induction into the Saskatchewan Business Hall of Fame in 2005. More recently, Gavin Semple was given the Saskatchewan Order of Merit for 2008. Home | About Us | Board of Directors | Nomination Criteria | Nomination Form | Contact Us © Canadian Manufacturing Hall of Fame: 2000 Talbot Road W.- Box 43, Windsor, ON N9A 6S4 Phone: 519-972-2382 - Fax: 519-972-2733 - E-mail info@cmhof.ca Premier Sponsors: Cocktail Sponsor:

Announcing the 2009 Canadian Manufacturing Hall of Fame Inductees: (click the names below for their biographies) John L. Bragg Oxford Frozen Foods Ltd. Oxford, Nova Scotia Steve F. Krar Educator, Trainer, Author Welland, Ontario Dr. John S. MacDonald MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Burnaby, British Columbia Placide Poulin MAAX Inc. Sainte-Marie de Beauce, Quebec Peter Lymburner Robertson* Robertson Inc. Milton, Ontario * Deceased Gavin Semple Brandt Group of Companies Regina, Saskatchewan An induction ceremony and dinner will be held Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at the St. Clair Centre for the Arts in Windsor, Ontario Click here for 2006 & 2007 Inductees