PETER ALLAN becomes COO, U.S. Operations and Sales for Wedge Clamp Systems Inc.

(Richmond, BC) – Canada-based Wedge Clamp Systems Inc. has a new US office and head of operations.

Peter Allan becomes Chief Operating Officer for the United States, with responsibility for sales and customer service of all Wedge Clamp products, including its innovative anchoring, pulling and measuring system, its NitroHeat nitrogen-based spraypaint system, and its new static-fighting Stat-Gun which launches this spring in North America.

Allan has moved from his home in Sydney, Australia to assume his duties at the company’s new office in Long Beach, CA. His background is in financial management and commercial property management.

“My immediate goal is be to build brand awareness in California,” he says. “I also want to build a distribution network, initially in California and then into surrounding states, particularly Arizona and Nevada. There will be a lot of knocking on doors.

“I have always had a passion for cars. I once took a 1971 Mini engine apart and put it back together. I’m excited to have this opportunity to work in the automotive industry. I also spent most of this morning working as a body tech,” he laughs about a recent training session at one of the 37 Craftsman Collision shops in Western Canada, also owned by new Wedge Clamp owner Bill Hatswell. “Apparently I’m a natural.”

Allan says sales have been steadily rising in China since the company opened its office and state-of-the-art training facility in the city of Suzhou, near Shanghai in 2012.

“The typical shop’s limited square footage combined with the system’s moderate price point makes it the go-to system there,” he says. “Chinese bodyshops are saving both space and money.”

Wedge Clamp has sold particularly well in its home territory of British Columbia. “We’re aiming for similar success in other parts of Canada and the United States,” says Allan.

For further information about Wedge Clamp and its products, phone 1-800-615-9949, visit www.wedgeclamp.com or email info@wedgeclamp.com.