The 2018 Festool Roadshow is heading to Alberta and British Columbia in August
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LEBANON, Ind. - Festool continues its third annual product tour schedule with six stops in Canada in August. The Festool Roadshow powered by a 48-foot-long semi truck now making numerous stops throughout the United States and Canada.   
 
The tour gives a first-hand look at tools currently available and upcoming from Festool, and is an appealing event for professional remodelers, carpenters, cabinetmakers, furniture builders and painters. Festool will be showcasing recent product introductions and future product previews as well as a broad range of its line-up.
 
The tour crosses from Minnesota in August into Alberta, then heads west into British Columbia before returning to the U.S.  See the complete Festool Roadshow schedule here>>
 
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Festool recently announced expansion of its Lebanon, Indiana headquarters for Festool Canada, and Festool USA, which will begin construction on an 80,000 square foot expansion in November, its second, large-scale expansion within the past three years. Company executives cite increased demand and robust sales behind the $9.3 million expansion, which will be completed by December.  
 
Festool moved its North American headquarters to Lebanon, Ind. in 2006. In 2015, Festool doubled its facility size. In 2017 Festool began manufacturing its FS Guide Rails at the Lebanon facility and has plans to further expand its Indiana manufacturing operations. Festool projects that 65 new jobs will be created by the facility expansion.www.festool.com

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