PAGE 4, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19. 1986 WHITBY FREE PRESS, PROGRESS EDITON Whitby's Ziebart an international winner Whitby, Ontarlo - Ziebart Car Improvement Centre, located at 440 Hopkins Street, has won two awards - one international, one national - for outstanding sales performance. More than 350 Ziebart dealers from Canada, the United States and Alaska participated in the com- petitions. The Whitby dealership received the In- ternational Franchise Association's Distinguished Achievement Award - Division B - and was also recognized by Ziebart Cor- ...because you have other things to do! Let's discuss your cleaning needs *Bonded Employees *Supplies and Equipment *Guaranteed Service Supervised Team Cleaning Serving Whitby Oshawa Bowmanville poration as a leader in Rust Protection sales at Ziebart's 1986 Dealer Congress in New Orleans. Making the presentation, Ziebart President Dan Jan- ssen commended owner Jim Vanderwater and his staff for their commitment to quality, excellence and professionalism. Ziebart has served the Durham region for the past 19 years. The first outlet, located on Stephenson's Rd., Oshava, opened in 1967, and later moved to Drake St. The new facility in Whitby opened in 1983. Long recognized as the rustproofing pioneer and in- dustry leader, Ziebart laun- ched an intensified diver- sification program three years ago to provide total protection and Improvement services for all types of vehicles. "Ziebart realized that people were keeping their cars longer and looking for more than just rust- proofing to prolong the life, maintain the appearance and enhance the re-sale value of their vehicles," says Jim Vanderwater. He adds that customers are par- ticularly receptive to package-period offers of services that improve the appearance of theirvehicles. A wide range of services and accessories for cars and trucks, including rust, paint and fabric protection, V.I.P. car care, sunroofs, trim ac- cessories, safety stop lights, running boards, bedliners, pass-through windows and bug deflectors, is available from Ziebart - the car Im- provement specialists. Whitby Ziebart Dealer Jim Vanderwater won two awards for outstanding sales performance in 1985. Dan Janssen (right), president of Ziebart Canada, presented the awards at Ziebart's 1986 Dealer Congress. DX Oil looks to horizon From its beginnings with a single service station on Dundas St. E., Whitby's DX Oil has grown to encompass a network of over 90 stations throughout southern Ontario employing close to 430 people. With a corporate philosophy rooted in the sound principles of providing dependable ser- vice and premium quality products at competitive prices, the company's fleet of radio dispatched trucks and service vehicles, serve some 4,500 home heating and farm accounts In the Durham area - ail of them, service stations and in- dividual accounts, fueled from' DX's strategically located marine terminais In the Oshawa and Toronto harbours. In the Oshawa harbour alone, DX owns four fuel storage tanks and operations manager Ed Aru estimates that 180,000 barrels of diesel oil and mid- die distillates were shipped into the port over the last season. It's dealing in this kind of volume that has helped DX to ensure security of supply while still remaining true to Its policy of competitive pricing but while they stand by their track record, DX management is always keeping one eye to the future. It was the first com- pany in the area to supply automotive propane to the monitoring public and is now pushing through a program which will provide propane to its entire network of stations. DX was also one of the first in the industry to utilize a weather controlled, computerized degree day system which today provides uninterrupted ser- vice to ail its customers. With Its long history of in- novation in combination with a reputation for stability and growth, DX has been able to move to acquire two major oil heating businesses in the last few years further consolidating its holdings in the region and enhancing its reputation as a leader in the petroleum industry. Always one step ahead of the com- petition, Whitby's DX Oil just keeps pressing on and opening up new horrizons. 723-7558