ABOUT Prenco

WHO THEY ARE
  • Established in 1939, PRENCO is a private corporation specializing in the design, manufacturing and distribution of ignition and engine management products for automotive, powersport, and industrial applications.

  • Their mission is to provide customers with premium quality OE and aftermarket products, services, and experiences while dedicating themselves to their core values: integrity, innovation, commitment, and passion.

  • PRENCO’s ability to support every aspect of the product development phase is a key component of their success. Customers around the world depend on PRENCO’s precision engineering and high service levels.

  • Their specialty in tooling new components allows them to have complete OE coverage on all wire and ignition components applications. Tight integration of their development process allows for shortened lead times and increased customer satisfaction.
HISTORY

1939 - The Early Years


  • Prenco Progress & Engineering Corporation Ltd. was established in 1939 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada producing aircraft parts including gauges, hoses and fittings. Mr. J.K. Chmel immigrated to Canada to escape the impending war in Europe, and as a leading Czechoslovakian industrialist, he brought his expertise to North America to assist in the war effort. He began operating out of an old machine shop in downtown Toronto, building PRENCO into one of Canada’s first aircraft parts manufacturers.

1940 - The Allied War Effort


  • During the 1940’s and 50’s, PRENCO met Canada’s need for precision parts by manufacturing such products as gun trigger mechanisms, hydraulic flexible hose, fittings, self-sealing couplings and other parts for aircraft including the Avro Arrow.

1950 - From Aviation to Automobiles


  • With a booming economy, the pace of imported automobiles flowing into the Canadian market accelerated dramatically. In response, PRENCO created a business division to import and distribute European auto parts, a practice that continues today.
  • Elsewhere, PRENCO also began manufacturing components for the oil heating industry while Mr. Chmel sold the hydraulics division to Aeroquip Corp. of USA in 1954.

1960 - Innovation Through Development


  • PRENCO realized the opportunity to assemble wire sets with available components and sell a full range of high-quality parts in the automotive aftermarket segment to cover all import and domestic vehicles.

1970 - Real Growth


  • As PRENCO continued to grow and strengthen it’s grasp on the domestic auto supply industry, the Company went on to specialize in imported car parts. The 70’s brought substantial growth and advances in workmanship.

1980 - Expansion Of Distribution


  • PRENCO’s renowned craftmanship leads to establishing multiple warehouses throughout North America, turbocharging their ability to supply parts to OEMs, National Accounts and Buying Groups as well as the traditional automotive after-market.

1990 - A Maturing Manufacturer


  • In 1996 a 40,000 sq. ft. warehouse and office facility was purchased to serve as a supplemental distribution center and facilitate the eventual relocation of the existing head office and production facility from Toronto.

2000 - 65 Years of Precision Parts


  • PRENCO releases it’s high-performance “Quadcore” line of premium racing wire sets.
  • PRENCO and Brisk join forces to market Brisk’s new high-performance LGS Racing Spark Plug and become co-sponsors of two Pro-Am superbike racers as well as the motorcycle stunt team il-AdviZed.

2009 - PRENCO Moves To A New Facility


  • With expanding markets, and complicated logistics, PRENCO decided to consolidate it’s Canadian Headquarters and Warehousing in Pickering, ON.
  • They were proud to have celebrated their 70th anniversary as a market innovator and leader, and look forward to the next 70 years.

2010 - PRENCO Expands To USA


  • PRENCO establishes a warehouse in New Jersey to better serve their ever increasing customer base in the United States.

2014 - PRENCO Celebrates 75 Years


  • PRENCO celebrates 75yrs of Precision, Performance, Passion and completes a 5000 square foot expansion of it’s facility to house a new packaging facility, doubling their output.

2019 - Accelerating their Digital Transformation


  • PRENCO celebrates 80 years and continues applying digital capabilities to it’s processes, products, and assets to improve efficiency, enhance customer value, manage risk, and uncover new monetization opportunities.
CORE VALUES

Integrity

  • A concept of consistency of actions, values, methods, measures, principles, expectations, and outcomes an uncompromising and predictably consistent commitment to honour moral, ethical, spiritual and artistic values and principles.

Innovation

  • The application of better solutions that meet new requirements, unarticulated needs, or existing market needs. An innovation is something original, new, and important—in whatever field—that breaks in to (or obtains a foothold in) a market or society.

Commitment

  • The trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action

Passion

  • An intense emotion compelling, enthusiasm, or desire intense, driving, or overmastering feeling or conviction.