Building Supply Update
ABSDA Updates

ABSDA Staff is hitting the road in Atlantic Canada in order to connect with our Members. We urge you to join us for this 2 hour focus group to discuss the future direction of our Association and to ensure that we are meeting your needs.

Topics that will be discussed at this important meeting:

  • ABSDA Marketplace –New Online Electronic Platform
  • Labour Force Development and Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
  • Employee Industry Training Requirements
  • ABSDA Building Supply Expo

The schedule for the first round of sessions is as follows:

May 3     Dieppe, NB - ABSDA Office

May 4     Fredericton, NB - Delta Fredericton

May 5     Saint John, NB - Hampton Inn

May 9     Halifax, NS - Future inn

May 10   Truro, NS - Holiday Inn

Sessions will run from 8:00 am - 10:00 am. Please email logan@absda.ca or contact the ABSDA Office (506-858-0700) to confirm your attendance.

Watch for additional sessions to take place in Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Bathurst, Sydney and the Annapolis Valley.

 

Thursday, May 25, 2017
Best Western Plus
15 Spectacle Lake Drive
Dartmouth, NS

 

In March 2017, the ABSDA Board of Directors approved changes to our By-Laws. The short version of these proposed changes are as follows. Please click on the link below for full details.

Item 4.01
The financial year of the Society shall terminate on March 31 as opposed to December 31.

Item 5.07
To qualify as a full member an individual or organization shall be regularly engaged in the hardware and/or lumber & building materials trade at the retail level. The board of directors is willing to be more inclusive and welcome hardware only retailers.

Item 7.01
The Society shall hold its Annual General Meeting between April 1 and June 30th.
With a proposed changed in fiscal year-end we are moving the AGM date further out into the year to allow for auditors to complete their work.

Item 8.01
A proposed change in the structure of the board of directors is itemized in this section.


These changes will appear on the agenda at the ABSDA Annual General Meeting for final approval on May 25, 2017 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

 

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Events Calendar

May 3
ABSDA Forklift Training
Debert, NS

May 3
ABSDA Regional Town Hall Meeting
Dieppe, NB

May 4
ABSDA Forklift Training
Summerside, PEI

May 4
ABSDA Regional Town Hall Meeting
Fredericton, NB

May 5
ABSDA Regional Town Hall Meeting
Saint John, NB

May 9
ABSDA Regional Town Hall Meeting
Halifax, NS

May 10
ABSDA Regional Town Hall Meeting
Truro, NS

May 11
ABSDA Forklift Training
Dieppe, NB

May 15 & 16
ABSDA Boom Truck Course
Dieppe, NB

May 25
ABSDA Annual General Meeting
Dartmouth, NS

July 6
ABSDA Golf Tournament
Dieppe, NB

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Orgill, Inc. has announced that its Post Falls, Idaho, Distribution Centre is now fully operational and serving customers throughout Western Canada. Because of the efficiencies created by the new facility, retailers throughout this region will see an immediate 25- per cent reduction in their freight costs, as well as shorter delivery times and more efficient service.

"We are very pleased that customers throughout Western Canada will now have access to a broad assortment of products that they can have delivered in a timely manner and in a very cost-effective way," says Ron Beal, Orgill president, chairman and CEO. "By locating a facility this far west, we are able to offer a significant savings to retailers on freight costs."

"The savings on freight costs is a huge advantage to our customers, and they will also benefit from faster order turnaround times," says Randy Williams, Orgill’s general manager of distribution.

According to Williams, customers in British Columbia will receive their deliveries within two days of their orders filling, and trucks will service Alberta and Saskatchewan customers within three business days of their orders filling.

Using Orgill’s own truck fleet to deliver the majority of shipments out of Post Falls also offers benefits to customers, Williams says. They will be able to rely on a familiar driver and a consistent pre-scheduled delivery route. Customers will also benefit from the quality of the vehicle fleet itself, such as heated trailers to protect product from any damage due to freezing temperatures.

"These are all direct benefits our customers in the Western provinces will begin to see immediately, now that the Post Falls facility is fully up and running," Williams says.

The Post Falls facility is Orgill’s seventh distribution centre overall and, together with the London, Ontario, Distribution Centre, provides service to Orgill’s retail customers throughout Canada.

 

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Training & Upcoming Events

ABSDA is offering the following Workshops in May. Seats are still Available 

May 3
Forklift Training
Debert, NS

May 4 
Forklift Training
Summerside, PEI

May 11
Forklift Training
Dieppe, NB

May 15 & 16
Boom Truck Course
Dieppe, NB

 

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