Company founded
1968
AMRE Supply was created in 1968 under the name U.A.P.D. Walter Swane, after 20 years of employment as the Service and Parts Manager for the Hudson Bay, Walter knew that with a commitment to provide service contractors a convenient source for appliance parts, an independently owned wholesaler could exist in Canada. Walter Swane and associates opened the first branch in Edmonton, Alberta. U.A.P.D began selling to both the independent and factory authorized appliance service contractors. The name simply stood for Universal Appliance Parts Distributors.