New Sales & Marketing Director- Canada

PRO SPOT NEWS Announcement


Pro Spot Announces Art Ewing as 
Sales & Marketing Director- Canada


CARLSBAD, CA USA- Pro Spot International is pleased to announce the appointment of Art Ewing as Sales and Marketing Director – Canada. Art’s main focus will be to support and further develop our existing distribution in Canada.

Art, a resident of Vancouver, has been involved in selling & marketing Pro Spot products for several years in his past capacity as Welding Products Marketing Manager with Lordco Auto Parts.

Art’s past experience includes North American Marketing and Sales Management roles with a major industrial gases manufacturer. Art is a Welding Engineering Technologist graduate from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, holds a special certificate in Finance from the British Columbia Institute of Technology and is a graduate from Vancouver Community College’s Provincial Instructors and Adult Learning Program. He is a certified welding engineering technologist with the Edison Welding Institute and the Canadian Welding Bureau.

“We are committed to providing our growing Canadian market with innovative welding products and great representation from within Canada. Art Ewing’s skills and knowledge make him an incredible asset to the Canadian market, we are excited to have Art on board,” says Ron Olsson, President of Pro Spot International.

Pro Spot International is a leading manufacturer of resistance spot welding equipment and tools specializing in applications for the Collision Repair industry and now the Fabrication & Restoration industry as well. Pro Spot’s headquarters & manufacturing plant is located in beautiful Carlsbad, California USA, a mere 5 miles from the coastline. The company owns and manages on-site research and development, engineering, machine shop, fabrication, production, testing, technical support and a training center. The company owns numerous patents for ingenious application tools, machines, procedures, and is dedicated to staying ahead of the curve on the technology & needs of the welding industry. 







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