WHITBY FREE PRESS-INDUSTRIAL REVIEW, MARCH 11, 1987, PAGE B15 EDS- EDS of Canada ltd., incorporated on March 1,1985, has become one of Canada's largest computer service companies with annual revenue of more than $150 million. E.D.S. of Canada has more than 1,000 employees and is headquar- tered in Whitby. The company of- fers information processing ser- vices to companies across Canada. Most of the company's business is now poncentrated in facilities' management, systems integration and turnkey services. The parent company is Elec- Information specialists tronic Data Systems of Dallas, Texas, a whoily-owned subsidlary, of General Motors. Electromc Data Systems is recognized as the largest information processing services company in the world with annual revenues of more than $4 billion (U.S.);- EDS Corporation serves more than 4,400 customer accounts in a variety of markets. Those markets are: Commercial - includes retail distribution, transportation and utility companies; Communication - markets to the communication industry Including long diitance carriers, local, regional and independent telephone companies and communication equipment manufacturers;, Finance - processes information for banks, savings and loans and credit unions; - Government - serves all levels of government; Health Care - a major infor- mation processor for hospitals; Insurance - serves 111e, health, property and casulaty companies; Manufacturlng - provides Infor- mation services to discrete and process manufacturers. EDS provides information processing services through facilities management (EDS assumes the processing respon- sibility for its customer by becoming thé customer's data processing department); systems integration (EDS) becomes customer's single point of contact and responsible for activities of multiple vendors); turnkey ser- vices (developing and installing systems); • communications facilities management (voice, data and video needs are given by EDS to customer). Makita - tools for the trade Expansion of the company plant in Whitby is a good indicator of the growth enjoyed by Makita Power Tools Canada Ltd. The company purchased an em- pty building on Forbes Street and opened during the fall of 1982. The Whitby operation, with ap- proximately 85 employees, has just doubled in size with the recent completion of a 50,000 sq. ft. ad- dition. A regional sales of- fice/warehouse in Richmond, B.C., is the Japan-based . company's other Canadian location. Makita has several branches in the United States, including a large, new production facility near Atlanta, Georgia. Roy Atkinson, General Manager of Finance and Administration in Whitby, says that Makita has quadrupled its sales during the five years since moving to the Whitby location. "Even with inflation, that's significant growth", says Atkinson, "It's North America where Makita's growth is now. Sales in North America and Brazil account for 34 percent of Makita's total sales world-wide. Mr. Atkinson says Makita began building power tools for tradesmen and professionals, but also decided to enter the "do-it-yourself" market, two or three years ago. He says that the tools have' gained a reputation for being durable and well-built, since they were first designed for professional use. The Whitby plant assembles seven different types of power tools, including disc grinders, cir- cular saws, drills and sanders. With a product line consisting of such a large and growing variety of tools, the expansion has provided needed warehouse space. The Whitby plant employment makes up about half of the total Makita work-force in Canada. Other employees working in the Richmond, B.C. location and here in Whitby, operate under the direc- tion of Richard Ingram, General Manager of Sales and Marketing and Hero Yamaguchi, President of Makita Canada. E D@5aOF CANADA, LTD.