Colonial Garage and Distributors Limited (Colonial) was opened in 1926 by Gordon Elton as a service and gas station. Colonial remains a family business and is the largest independently owned aftermarket parts supplier in Newfoundland and Labrador employing over 116 people. Colonial has 13 branch locations, 11 in Newfoundland and 2 in Cape Breton. John's location, in addition to its automotive / in
dustrial parts department, offers full service radiator manufacturing and one of the largest independent automotive machine shop east of Montreal. Additionally, the Corner Brook location offers radiator manufacturing and machine shop services. The remaining branches specialize in automotive / industrial / marine / paint (vehicle) supply.