Westburne Showcase Tradeshow & Seminars – Powering Growth

Westburne is holding a showcase event on June 10th in Ottawa at the Marriott Convention Centre featuring approximately 50 suppliers and 15 seminars put on by manufacturers such as Rockwell, Eaton, Panduit, Philips and Ideal. This is also a ‘buying show’ – customers will be able to take advantage of special show pricing on select products.

June 10th, 2015 11am – 7pm
Marriott Convention Centre 200 Coventry Road
Ottawa, Ontario

You can Register 3 ways…

1) Register at Westburne.ca, click the banner link

2) Email showcase2015@westburne.ca

3) Contact your local branch or sales rep and ask about the 2015 Showcase

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