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TIMBER MART<br />
HOSTS OPEN HOUSE<br />
T<br />
IMBER MART hosted an open<br />
house at its new 27,000-squarefoot<br />
LBM distribution centre<br />
in Langley, B.C., at the end of April.<br />
Members and customers were given facility<br />
tours and offered open-house specials<br />
from the assortment of LBM products<br />
TIMBER MART opened up its<br />
new Langley DC to members<br />
and customers this spring.<br />
housed at the facility and three-acre yard,<br />
from Tolko lumber products to Malarkey<br />
shingles and Johns Manville insulation.<br />
The facility also offers Orgill hardlines<br />
products—which are cross-docked<br />
through the facility—as well as combined<br />
weekly LBM and hardware shipments.<br />
SLEGG CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY<br />
WITH TRADE SHOW, ACQUISITION<br />
Slegg Lumber, a dominant dealer on<br />
Vancouver Island, added a 12th location<br />
recently with the acquisition of Dodd’s<br />
Lumber in Duncan, B.C. “Buying Dodd’s was<br />
a big one for us, because it fills a geographic<br />
hole on the island,” says Tim Urquhart,<br />
president of Slegg. The company has stores<br />
in Nanaimo and Langford, and had a small,<br />
older facility in Duncan, which the Dodd’s<br />
acquisition replaces.<br />
The expansion ties in with Slegg’s 70th<br />
anniversary. The business was founded in<br />
Nanaimo by the Slegg family, then sold to<br />
WSB Titan at the beginning of 2015.<br />
Urquhart says Titan’s influence on Slegg<br />
has been a positive one, bringing new<br />
procedures and greater discipline to the<br />
company and how it approaches the market.<br />
One relatively new aspect of Slegg’s business<br />
is an annual trade show for its contractor<br />
customers. The first one was held last<br />
year, drawing more than 600 builders and<br />
trades. This year’s event was held April 27<br />
in a community centre in Langford, drawing<br />
more than 1,000 attendees this time.<br />
“It’s a changing environment and a<br />
changing market that we’re in,” Urquhart<br />
observes.<br />
BRIEFLY<br />
HOME DEALERS RECOGNIZED<br />
Hanover Home Hardware Building Centre<br />
is the recipient of this year’s Walter J.<br />
Hachborn Store of the Year Award. The award<br />
was presented to dealer-owners Dan and<br />
Emily Moulton at the company’s spring<br />
dealer market. In addition to their customer<br />
service and expert advice, the store team’s<br />
social conscience was cited, as expressed<br />
through the support of many organizations<br />
including the Hanover and District Hospital<br />
and projects assisting several youth,<br />
seniors, and community groups.<br />
QUEBEC TAX CREDIT EXTENDED<br />
The provincial budget submitted in April<br />
to Quebec’s National Assembly includes<br />
a one-year extension of the RénoVert tax<br />
credit. Homeowners who spend more than<br />
$2,500 on sustainable renovations are<br />
eligible for a 20 percent rebate capped at<br />
$10,000. Expenditures must be made by<br />
January 1, 2019, to qualify. In unveiling the<br />
budget, Finance Minister Carlos Leitão also<br />
announced an $8 million subsidy to support<br />
businesses that make renovations to<br />
improve accessibility for those with physical<br />
disabilities.<br />
STORESUPPORT ANNOUNCES<br />
NEW PARTNERSHIP<br />
Storesupport has announced a new partnership<br />
with Marketing Force, a Canadian digital<br />
marketing agency, to expand the retail<br />
merchandising services that Storesupport<br />
offers to brands. With this partnership,<br />
Storesupport will be providing a range of<br />
new digital services, which include brand<br />
management, brand ambassadors, and<br />
retail merchandisers.<br />
www.hardlines.ca Hardlines Home Improvement Quarterly THIRD QUARTER / 20<strong>17</strong> 15
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