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Enns Brothers officially opens Powersports dealership in Winnipeg
A reason to celebrate: The grand opening of Enns Brothers’ Powersports dealership was a great success. —photo courtesy of Dave Enns
Enns Brothers, a Manitoba-based agricultural dealership, officially opened the doors of their new 40,000-square-foot powersports dealership on May 30, 2009. Enns Brothers Powersports houses a full line of Bombardier recreational products including Ski-Doo snowmobiles, Sea-Doo watercraft, Can-Am ATVs, Spyder roadsters and Evinrude outboard engines. Enns Brothers Powersports also carries MasterCraft wakeboard and ski boats, Starcraft fishing boats, and a full line of Peugeot and SYM scooters.
In 1953 Jake and Harry Enns entered the farm equipment business as an Allis-Chalmers and New Holland dealer in Sanford. In 1956, a long relationship was established when Enns Brothers became the John Deere dealer for the Sanford area. Five years later the dealership moved to the corner of Highway 3 and the perimeter at Oak Bluff—now the site of its corporate head office. By 1987 Enns Brothers had opened a second branch in Morris, in 1992 a third in Portage la Prairie, and in 1998 the company assumed responsibility for the Interlake area. June 2004 marked the opening of a brand-new 8,000-square-foot building in Arborg. In February 2008, Enns Brothers merged its four locations with Countryside Equipment, which had locations in Brandon and Neepawa. This merger made Enns Brothers into one of the largest independently owned John Deere agricultural dealerships in Canada with over 200 staff, 80 service technicians, 26 parts staff and three dedicated AMS staff as well as other product specialists.
The powersports division of Enns Brothers has grown in the past seven years from one dealership selling Ski-Doo snowmobiles in Oak Bluff to its current four recreational dealerships (Winnipeg East, Winnipeg West, Morris and Portage La Prairie), all within one hour of Winnipeg. This most recent expansion (925 Lagimodiere Boulevard) not only created jobs in the construction/renovation industry, but also created over 40 new jobs in the powersports industry alone. With this incredible new facility, and large selection of recreational products, the Enns Brothers team is confident that the new store will provide customers with a unique shopping experience that is second to none in the powersports industry.
Please visit our all-new website, www.ennsbros.com, and click on Powersports for more information on our products and services.
