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Ahearn & Soper was founded in Ottawa in 1881 by Thomas Ahearn and Warren Soper and is headquartered in Toronto. Its barcode and identification business began in 1975. Today it supplies and services warehouse management software, labels, label printers, mobile computers and automation across Canada from eight offices.

Since 1881

Company milestones

Key dates in the company's history, as stated by Ahearn & Soper.

  1. 1881

    Founded in Ottawa by Thomas Ahearn and Warren Soper.

  2. 1962

    Acquired by the Paul and Zimmerman families.

  3. 1975

    The barcode and identification business begins.

  4. 1982

    Becomes an authorised Zebra partner.

  5. 2014

    Acquires ProVision WMS.

  6. 2017

    Releases ProVision WMS 2.0.

  7. 2026

    Launches the new ahearn.com.

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Partnerships

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Partner status as stated by Ahearn & Soper.

Premier Partner

Zebra

Platinum partner

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