please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . may 2010 this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . may 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message kms tools & equipment ltd. type privately held company industry retail founded 1983 headquarters coquitlam british columbia canada key people stan pridham founder products industrial hobby website official website english kms tools and equipment is an industrial distributor that carries a huge selection of tools from high quality heavy duty professional tools to value priced occasional use tools . kms is a canadian retailer of power tools woodworking metalworking construction equipment and c.a.r parts which stands for custom and restoration . it was founded in coquitlam bc in 1983 by stan pridham . contents 1 overview 2 history 3 stores 3.1 british columbia 3.2 alberta 4 references 5 external links overview edit as of september 2012 kms tools operates 9 stores 1 across western canada . the company offices and distribution warehouse are both located in coquitlam with the main store car parts and the service department . history edit kms tools follows a retail store format with an industrial sales staff for education and larger accounts . 2 because of its large automotive enthusiast customer base kms has also run a show & shine out of its coquitlam location since 1995 . 3 in 2009 kms tools took over the bc operations of the bankrupt former house of tools . 4 in addition to gaining a store in langley kms opened its first stores on vancouver island . 5 stores edit as of september 2012 kms has stores in the following locations in order of date established british columbia edit coquitlam abbotsford kamloops kelowna coquitlam car parts coquitlam service department victoria langley alberta edit red deer edmonton calgary references edit google maps kms tools canada kms tools industrial sales vancouver sun show & shines fyi some house of tools stores closing victoria times colonist kms tools moves to island external links edit kms tools official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kms tools & oldid 717452209 categories companies established in 1983hardware stores of canadaindustrial supply companiesprivately held companies of canadacompanies based in british columbiacoquitlamhidden categories orphaned articles from may 2010all orphaned articlesarticles lacking reliable references from may 2010all articles lacking reliable references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 27 april 2016 at 20 03 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view