Line-X Canada History
2007
- John Q. Wesley II named CEO of LINE-X Franchise Development Corporation (LFDC)
- Global Dealer Conference held in Nashville Feb. 24-26 draws record attendance
- LINE-X Xtra color application process rolled out to LINE-X dealer locations nationwide
- Highlighted in Popular Mechanics February issue in “Blast Resort” feature
- Retains No. 1 franchise ranking in ‘Miscellaneous Automotive Products and Services’ category in Entrepreneur Magazine’s 28th Annual Franchise 500® report
- Moves up four places to #80 in annual Franchise 500® rankings of U.S. franchises by Entrepreneur Magazine
- Jumps 34 places to #71 in “America’s Top Global Franchises” by Entrepreneur Magazine
- Operations expand into Papua New Guinea
2006
- LINE-X Canada opens franchises in Burlington ON, Hamilton ON, Burnaby BC, Coquitlam BC, Gatineau QC,
- LINE-X achieves 92% customer satisfaction rating (source: ConStat Attitude, Awareness and Usage Survey, 2006
- National coverage by FOX-TV in “From Pickups to the Pentagon” feature
- LINE-X application process featured on “Chop Cut Rebuild” and “World’s Greatest” syndicated TV shows
- Awarded ‘North American Bedliners Brand Leadership of the Year’ award by Frost & Sullivan
- Feature profile in USA Today’s Money section
- Featured on Discovery Channel after ranking No. 1 in blast mitigation tests
- Highlighted in National Geographic Channel’s “Outsmarting Terrorism” program
- Ranked “Number One” Miscellaneous Automotive Products and Services Franchise by Entrepreneur Magazine
- Surpasses two million bedliner applications worldwide
- Ranked #105 as “America’s Top Global Franchises” by Entrepreneur Magazine
- Ranked #28 in the Fast 55 by Franchise Times
- First North America Dealers Meeting held Feb. 9-12 in Dallas, Texas
- Earned Franchise 500® rank (#84) by Entrepreneur Magazine
- Operations expand into Estonia, Hungary, Kuwait, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Spain.
2005
- LINE-X Canada opens franchises in St. Johns NF, Sherbrooke QC, St Eustache QC, Kamloops BC, Kelowna BC, Ft McMurray AB, Vauldrieul QC
- Line-X year-end results: 375,000 bedliners sold
- Ranked #7 in the Fast 55 by Franchise Times – fastest growing new U.S. franchises
- LINE-X applied to new high-tech “small-arms protective insert” armored plate in ballistic vests over 50,000 soldiers in service in Iraq and Afghanistan
- Scott Jewett Named CEO of LINE-X Franchise Development Corporation (LFDC)
- Martin Cortes appointed CFO
- Graham Partners acquired LINE-X from Burtin family
- Awarded Market Penetration Leadership Award for 2004 by Frost and Sullivan
- LINE-X franchise locations surpass 500
- Operations expand into New Caledonia
- Operations expand into Turkey
- Operations expand into Singapore
- Ranked “Number One” Miscellaneous Automotive Products and Services Franchise by Entrepreneur Magazine
- Ranked #16 as “Fastest-Growing Franchises” by Entrepreneur Magazine
- Ranked #51 as “America’s Top Global Franchises” by Entrepreneur Magazine
- Earned Franchise 500® rank (#56) by Entrepreneur Magazine
2004
- LINE-X Canada opens franchises in Barrie On, Brampton ON, Edmonton South AB, Medicine Hat AB, Surrey BC, Montreal QC
- Industrial Poly Coatings Inc. signs Sub-master Franchise Agreement for the province of QUEBEC
- Operations expand into United Kingdom
- Operations expand into Nigeria
- Office of Naval Research achieved promising results with spray-on armor applied to Marine Corps Humvees
- LINE-X, in partnership with Bang Racing, competed in Craftsman Truck Series season opener in Daytona, FL
- Travis Kvapil and the LINE-X 24 Truck win inaugural LINE-X SPRAY-ON BEDLINERS 200" NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race at Michigan International Speedway, at Auburn Hills, MI
- Operations expand into Guam
- Operations expand into Panama
- Ranked #38 as “Fastest-Growing Franchises” by Entrepreneur Magazine
- Ranked #108 as “America’s Top Global Franchises” by Entrepreneur Magazine
- Earned Franchise 500® rank (#152) by Entrepreneur Magazine
- Ranked #7 as “Top New Franchises” by Entrepreneur Magazine
- Blast Test completed by New Mexico Tech's Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC) outside Soccorro, NM.
- LINE-X signs agreement with Obsession Racing for 2005 Monster Truck season
- LINE-X Toyota Tundra featured in new “NASCAR 2005 CHASE FOR THE CUP” game by EA SPORTS
2003
- LINE-X Canada opens franchises in Abbotsford BC, Cambridge ON, Nanaimo BC
- LINE-X completes phase one of Bomb Blast Protective coating application at the Pentagon
- Ranked #61 as “Fastest-Growing Franchises” by Entrepreneur Magazine
- Ranked #30 as “Top New Franchises” by Entrepreneur Magazine
- Earned Franchise 500® rank (#391) by Entrepreneur Magazine
- LINE-X named Spray-On Bedliner of Choice for new Toyota/Yamaha Concept Truck dubbed "The Yamahauler”
- Operations expand into Denmark
- Operations expand into Tahiti
- Operations expand into Mexico
- Operations expand into Malaysia
2002
- LINE-X Canada opens franchises in Sudbury ON, Windsor ON, Wetaskiwin AB, Toronto ON, Regina SK, Oshawa ON, Lloydminster SK, Kingston ON
- Canadian Poly Coatings Ltd signs Master Franchise agreement For Line-X in Canada
- LINE-X awarded Pentagon contract for blast mitigation
- Racing legend Mario Andretti becomes LINE-X customer with applications to trucks and trailers
- Awarded Market Engineering Award for Competitive Strategy for 2001 by Frost and Sullivan
- Nationwide Lifetime Warranty unveiled
- Operations expand into Portugal
- LINE-X sponsors “OBSESSION” Monster Truck
- Earned Franchise 500® rank (#461) by Entrepreneur Magazine
- Ranked #44 as “Top New Franchises” by Entrepreneur Magazine
- Ranked #31 as “Fastest-Growing Franchises” by Entrepreneur Magazine
2001
- LINE-X Canada opens franchises in Newmarket ON
- BASF acquisition of Burtin Urethane
- LINE-X named the "Official Bedliner" of Four Wheeler Magazine and of the Top Truck Challenge Event
- LINE-X polyurea elastomer coating was the only product approved of 27 tested by U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory for Bomb Blast Protection
- Named “Official Bedliner” for Circle Track and Stock Car Magazines
- LINE-X rated in Top 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies by INC Magazine
- Recipient of the Crystal Award in the Video/Film/Multi-Media Productions category of The Communicator Awards
2000
- LINE-X Canada opens franchises in Courtenay BC and Drayton Valley AB
- LINE-X applied non-skid protection to topside of U.S. submarine for future MILSPEC approval
- LINE-X Sponsors 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
- Operations expand into Australia
- Title sponsor of the Line-X 225 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race in Portland, Oregon
- Primary sponsor of Tina Gordon in the NASCAR All-Pro Series
- J.B. Burtin appointed third president of LINE-X, focusing on developing brand image
- LINE-X rated in Top 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies by INC Magazine
- LINE-X tested by U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory for Bomb Blast Protection
- LINE-X rated in Top 500 Fastest Growing Private Companies by INC Magazine
1999
- LINE-X Canada opens franchises in Viking AB and Ottawa ON
- Scott Jewett joins LINE-X to launch National Franchise Program
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1998
- Line-X Canada opens shop in Winnipeg MB and Brooks AB
1997
- Central Alberta Polycoatings is awarded the Line-X Distributorship for Canada
1995
- Line-X Shops open in Saskatoon SK and Calgary North AB
1994
- Claudio Burtin named second president of LINE-X
- New license program initiated
- Line-X Shops are opened in Lethbridge AB, and London ON
1993
- LINE-X becomes division of Burtin Urethane Corporation on April 2nd
- Carlos Burtin, founder, becomes first president of LINE-X
- October Line-X is introduced in Canada
- Line-X shops are opened in Red Deer AB, Calgary AB, and Edmonton AB
1992
- United States Department of Agriculture approved two coatings to apply to surfaces coming into contact with meat and poultry food products
1990
- United States Coast Guard utilizes spray-on application for lifeboats and other buoyant apparatus
1988
- Industry’s first spray elastomic coating invented
1983
- Alliances formed with key suppliers: Dow, DuPont, BASF
1982
- Burtin Urethane Corp. established in Santa Ana, Calif.
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