3FM Leasing Inc. was incorporated in the Province Of Manitoba in April of 1995.

Bruce Potter had owned and operated DataTemp Computer Rentals, Sales, and Service in Winnipeg since 1990. The company was highly successful and had become a leading supplier to large national firms headquartered in Winnipeg. In addition to supplying name brand computer technology, DataTemp began to manufacture its own line of desktops Parallel Computers to fill the increasing demand for "clones".

While short term rentals were increasing as the demand for more and more workstations grew, corporate computer clients were pressing for long term leasing as well, and this surge in demand required a separate entity to deal exclusively with the volume of business that was emerging. While we had often worked with local leasing firms, it was decided the time had come to provide our own funding. The new leasing company initially specialized in computer equipment, and was an instant success. The large body of DataTemp’s existing corporate clients formed the hub of the initial leasing clients.

3FM Leasing developed the principle of leasing“Equipment We Know… To People We Trust”, to guide its direction. This meant that a thorough knowledge of the computer products being purchased was as important in deciding the acceptance of a particular lease as was the credit evaluation of the particular client. That rule still stands today, although we have expanded our own knowledge base and have sought outside help in evaluating a much wider range of products to lease to our clients.

Our leasing inventory now contains everything from dental equipment to a commercial winepress. We also own and lease a large number of pieces of heavy construction equipment as well as thousands of stand-alone and networked computer systems. We even have a few microwave towers on our books.

Our client base is composed of individuals, small and large corporations, government organizations, and several non-profit groups. We have had property registered for leases in all major provinces including Quebec.

In 2005 Bruce Potter moved back to his home province of Ontario and established our branch office there. Our presence in Ontario has afforded us a number of new opportunities in such fields as international logistics, and we have acquired significant holdings in commercial vehicles. Most of our inventory in Ontario is made up of larger construction equipment, and we also have a significant investment in farm equipment within the province.

3FM is a funding company, and provides its own capital through shareholder investments and guaranteed loans from commercial banks. Only when a particular lease exceeds our own limits will we seek additional outside funding, and then we continue to work on behalf of our client to broker the best possible lease.

We are large enough to handle most leasing needs, yet small enough to offer prompt and personalized service. We know that the acquisition of a particular piece of equipment could mean a great deal to the success of our client’s business, and we continue to make our decisions based on our original guideline of leasing: