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- Finning International Inc. is the world's largest Caterpillar dealer, selling, renting, providing parts for and servicing Caterpillar equipment and engines to customers in mining, construction, petroleum, forestry, power systems, agriculture, governmental, paving, pipeline and landscaping industries; core offerings encompass new and used Caterpillar machinery such as asphalt pavers, backhoe loaders, compactors, dozers, drills, excavators, log stackers, material handlers, motor graders, track loaders, wheel loaders and articulated trucks; power systems including mobile and stationary generator sets; Cat parts such as new, remanufactured and tracked components via the Finning parts catalog; and comprehensive services including customer value agreements, fluid analysis, maintenance and repair options, rebuilds, rentals, financing, warranties, operator training, equipment protection plans and sustainability support for energy transition. The company operates across Western Canada (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Yukon, Northwest Territories and portions of Nunavut), South America (Chile, Argentina, Bolivia), the United Kingdom and Ireland, with regional headquarters in Edmonton (Canada), Cannock (UK) and Santiago (Chile), and employs nearly 15,000 people worldwide from its head office in Vancouver, Canada. Founded in 1933 by Earl B. Finning as Finning Tractor & Equipment Company Ltd. and publicly listed in 1969 under ticker FTT.TO, Finning focuses on product support infrastructure to minimize equipment owning and operating costs while maximizing uptime. Recent strategic changes include the divestiture of its mobile on-site refueling business 4Refuel to H.I.G. Capital affiliates for approximately $285 million and Compression Technology Corporation (ComTech) to a third-party buyer in May and June 2025 respectively, enabling simplification of operations, unlocking invested capital and boosting pro-forma return on invested capital; ongoing SG&A reductions through senior management and non-revenue headcount cuts expected to lower annual expenses by $25 million in 2025; optimization of UK pension liabilities to improve regional ROIC by 260 basis points; record equipment backlog of $3.0 billion as of June 2025 with over $1.0 billion in new sales; and withdrawal of prior product support growth targets to prioritize invested capital efficiency, inventory velocity and consolidated adjusted ROIC of 18-25% across market conditions.