Ernst & Young Canada has awarded Tom Leavitt of Leavitt Machinery the Pacific Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2014, after naming him the category winner in Business to Business services.

This prestigious business award recognizes Tom Leavitt, but it also gives recognition to all the people who have followed his leadership, shared his vision and worked as a team to grow Leavitt Machinery as a business and a brand.

The win means that Tom will be representing the Pacific region at Canada's EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2014 Gala on November 25th. He will be competing against top entrepreneurs from the Prairies, Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic regions for this prestigious honour.

"Tom is a true innovator," says Lui Petrollini, Entrepreneur of the Year Pacific Program Director. "He's turned a good idea into a successful business that thrives on innovative thinking. From business processes to new technologies, Tom's desire for continuous improvement is what sets him apart."

Since 2001, when Tom founded Leavitt Machinery, he and his team have worked to build a strong foundation of innovation and exceptional industry knowledge. In this time Leavitt Machinery has grown from 10 to 24 branches and expanded from 3 to 5 territories in both Canada and the USA, making them one of the fastest growing materials handling equipment dealers in North America.

"Gravity-defying entrepreneurs do more than just grow their businesses - they grow their communities," says Petrollini, "We're thrilled to recognize Tom and the amazing achievements of Leavitt Machinery in and outside of the boardroom."

Tom has taken his dedication to continuous improvement and is striving to make a difference globally through Leavitt Machinery's charity Harvest for Humanity. Through this charity, Leavitt Machinery employees have donated goods, raised money and even traveled to Haiti to teach English and offer their services to our children's home and the orphans who live there.

It is through these self-sustaining, income generating and educational projects that Leavitt Machinery has set themselves above the rest as humanitarians as well as industry leading businessmen and women.

"Thanks, it belongs to all of us." ~ Tom Leavitt~

About EY Entrepreneur Of The Year
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