SMS Equipment Partners With SICK to Provide Heavy Equipment Collision Avoidance Solutions

ACHESON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - May 13, 2015) -

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SICK Ltd., an industry leader in Collision Awareness Systems, has added SMS Equipment Inc., headquartered in Acheson, Alberta, to its network. As the first dealer of SICK Ltd., SMS Equipment will be increasing their efforts moving forward with customer safety for all Construction, Mining, and Forestry equipment.

"SMS Equipment is honored to be chosen as the first distributor of SICK Ltd.," said Lindon Petty Jr., VP, Parts and Service of SMS Equipment. "SICK Ltd. will support SMS Equipment by providing system solutions to efficiently protect equipment. With locations in Calgary, Alberta and Richmond Hill, Ontario, it will provide effective coverage for our customer needs throughout all the SMS Equipment 4 operating regions."

"The addition of SMS Equipment to our network demonstrates our intent to continue being the leader in protecting mobile equipment from damage," said Cory Mahoney, Regional Sales Manager, Western Canada of SICK Ltd. "The main focus will be with our Truck Protection System, Excavator Protection System, and Wheel Loader Protection System for surface mining and the Tunnel Positioning System for underground mining."

SICK Group

SICK is one of the world's leading producers of sensors and sensor solutions for industrial applications. Founded in 1946 by Dr.-Ing. h.c. Erwin Sick, the company with headquarters in Waldkirch im Breisgau near Freiburg ranks among the technological market leaders. With more than 50 subsidiaries and equity investments as wells as numerous representative offices, SICK maintains a presence all around the globe. In the 2013 fiscal year, SICK had more than 6.500 employees worldwide and achieved Group sales of EUR 1,009.5 million.

About SMS Equipment - As one of Canada's leading providers of equipment solutions and services for the construction, forestry, mining, and utility industries, SMS Equipment holds a unique position in the industry as a one-stop supplier of the most complete range of equipment. The company offers only world-renowned brand names of industrial equipment that meet their customers' standards of reliability and productivity. Partnering with industry leaders, SMS Equipment strives to be the number one solutions provider.

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