History at Grisdale Auto Sales / Hino of Hamilton

COMPANY PROFILE 
Hino Motors Canada Ltd., is the exclusive distributor of Hino products in Canada, and is part of the Toyota Group of Companies. Hino Canada's head office is located in Mississauga, Ontario with regional representatives located in Quebec and Alberta. With over 30 years of history in Canada, Hino is well known as a supplier of high quality, medium duty, single axle straight trucks which range from Class 5 (18,000 lbs) to Class 7 (35,000 lbs).

In May 2006, Hino opened a new assembly plant in Woodstock, ON. This 132,000sq-ft facility employs 45 staff with the capacity to produce 2,000 units per year. Using leading edge engineering and manufacturing technologies, Hino produces reliable, comfortable and cost efficient trucks.

Our customers have come to depend upon the outstanding reliability and superb fuel economy of our trucks, which are often required to operate under very demanding conditions. Hino's concern for the environment and their superior engineering capability ensures compliance with the most stringent emissions regulations. Together with our coast to coast dealership network, we are committed to providing the highest level of customer service possible, with a dependable parts supply and service availability.

For more information visit: https://www.hinocanada.com/about_en.html

 

BRAND IDENTITY
Taken from the initial "H" of Hino Motors, the symbolmark shown below represents the fusion of the company's dynamism and expansivity as it advances into the future. Visually, the Hino symbolmark is a stylistic depiction of a sunrise on the horizon.

For more information visit: https://www.hino-global.com/dakar/index.html

Hino of Hamilton
Hino of Hamilton President Bill Grisdale is a pillar in his community. He continues to run multiple businesses at his Brock Road location, and he somehow finds time to work with community organizations as well.

Bill enjoyed moderate success racing off road trucks in the 1970s. Like most fierce competitors, Bill and his friend and mechanic Harry Plastow sought speed anywhere they could. They knew that lighter means faster, so weight shed from their truck would bring faster acceleration and higher top speeds.

They determined that using lightweight fibreglass instead of the heavy steel truck body would save a great deal of weight, and they were right. They found a manufacturer in California capable of serving their needs, but the company was swamped with work. There was also the small matter of exchange rates, shipping, and customs brokers making the idea prohibitively expensive.

Armed with limited knowledge and a fibreglass roller Bill began production of his first fibreglass truck body. The idea was successful, and soon racers demanded he produce their bodies as well. A small shop was built next to his house, and Grisdale Enterprises was born.

The company grew through hard work and reliable service.

Today – more than 30 years later – the fibreglass shop is gone, but Bill Grisdale still works at helping racers in their quest for success. Grisdale Racing Products remains an important part of Grisdale Enterprises, but it makes up just one piece of Bill's family-run business.

Run together with his daughter Tammy, and son-in-law Adam, Grisdale Enterprises now operates numerous businesses operating on one property: Grisdale Racing Products, Hino of Hamilton truck dealership, Grisdale OK Tire and Auto Service, Grisdale Auto Sales, and Ry-Matt Mini Storage named after his grandchildren Ryan and Matt.

Bill proudly received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the local Chamber of Commerce in 2009, and he still believes in hard work and reliable service to his many customers.