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Sept 22, 2025 - SLS Group Announces Steve Robins as New Distributor & Specification Sales Representative for Interior & Northern BC Group

September 22, 2025

Steve Robins Welcomed as New Distributor & Specification Sales Representative at SLS Group for Interior & Northern BC

By: LinkedIn Post SLS Group Industries

Please join SLS Group in welcoming Steve Robins to the team as their new Distributor & Specification Sales representative for the Interior and Northern BC!

Steve has been in the electrical industry for 20 years with experience ranging from Commercial Quotations to Account Management.

Sept 22, 2025 - SLS Group Announces Steve Robins as New Distributor & Specification Sales Representative for Interior & Northern BC Group

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This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.

Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.