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throughout Ontario,” said Mike Heino, president of The Shop
Industrial Inc. “We have been working with PRINOTH for
more than a decade as their dealer for Ontario and are extremely
proud to be the preferred supplier for the OFSC for
the coming years.”
About The Shop Industrial Inc.
In 2017, The Shop Industrial Inc. celebrates its 25th anniversary
providing quality products and services to snowmobile
trail grooming clubs and associations across the North
American Sno-Belt and around the world. The Mogul Master
Snowmobile Trail Groomer, manufactured by TSI, is North
America’s largest selling drag, having held that status for decades.
TSI’s recent expansion into the U.S. for the PRINOTH
trail grooming vehicles is an exciting opportunity for our
company, and we look forward to bringing these fine vehicles
along with our expertise to existing and new customers and
friends.
About PRINOTH
PRINOTH is the world’s leading manufacturer of snow
grooming vehicles. Since the first prototypes were produced
in 1937, the state-of-the-art technology and innovative design
of PRINOTH products has set them apart, offering impressive
efficiency and sustainability. The Clean Motion strategy is
at the heart of the company’s philosophy. It means offering
drive systems that combine peak performance with optimum
emission values and services that support the sustainable
use of PRINOTH vehicles all over the world. With a company
history stretching back to more than 50 years, PRINOTH now
has two more divisions in addition to snow grooming: tracked
utility vehicles, and vegetation management for the efficient
processing of forestry and agricultural land. Today, PRINOTH
is part of the HTI group with more than 3,200 employees.
Snowmobile safety
certification committee
background
The snowmobile manufacturing industry first organized itself
in 1965 when it formed the International Snowmobile
Industry Association (ISIA). Over the years, the structure
has been altered and in 1995, the International Snowmobile
Manufacturers Association (ISMA) was formed to represent
the manufacturers of snowmobiles throughout the world.
The snowmobile industry grew rapidly and it became apparent
that there existed a need for safety and production
standards for the snowmobile industry. Individual snowmobile
manufacturers in 1970 worked closely with the Society
of Automotive Engineers (SAE), which helped to form a
subcommittee to develop recommended practices to guide
manufacturers in the production of snowmobiles. In 1971-72,
these recommended practices, developed through the SAE
and other sources, were assembled by the safety engineering
committee into a single usable document. This document
was published in May 1973 as the Manual of Recommended
Standards and Engineering practices for snowmobiles.
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