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Here is an update on defence industry news from my latest article in Esprit de Corps magazine:

Nortrax recently opened a new state-of-the-art facility in Ottawa, just off of Highway 7 west of Stittsville.

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Nortrax, Inc., a John Deere company operates John Deere construction and forestry dealerships throughout the United States and Canada. The flagship location will serve the construction, forestry, and quarry business in eastern Ontario and western Quebec.

But besides the quest for business in those areas, the facility will be a base for the company’s interest in the Canadian military’s Common Heavy Equipment Replacement project.

The project will improve the Canadian Forces mobility, counter-mobility, force protection and sustainment capabilities by recapitalizing existing fleets of Heavy Support Equipment, according to the military.

It will include a materiel handling capability to load and unload containers and bulk materiel and equipment for large scale construction activities ranging from runway repairs to road construction and maintenance.