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Welcome to the ToolBox, your portal to WRLA member news and information within the LBM market.
We invite you to learn more about what's going on within your association and the companies whose products and/or services you utilize.
Going to the 2014 WRLA Prairie Showcase?
Join us for our first NexGEN Networking Session!
This program will be for the Next Generation; designed by the Next Generation.
When:
Friday, January 24, 2014
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
(Last day of the 2014 Prairie Showcase)
Where:
Prairieland Park
Help yourself to our Buffet and join us in Breakout Room #5 - Hall A
Watch for NexGEN Signage!
Help the WRLA develop a program where you can become engaged and create relationships with other professionals and leaders in the Western Canadian Building Supply Industry.
For Details and to REGISTER NOW - CLICK HERE
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Our Association’s Greatest Honour - Watch now to find out who the 43rd WRLA Annual Industry Achievement Award Recipient is!
WRLA T.V is a great place to find out what's happening in your Industry!
Breaking News | Industry Annoucements | Highlights from Industry Events | Advertising | New Products | Helpful Tips
CLICK HERE for our Media Kit and to find out how you can advertise on WRLA T.V!
CLICK HERE to Watch Now!
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 Hi Retailers,
My name is Professor Woody O’Tool
My colleagues have been very busy inventing some pretty cool items for you!
Let us know which invention & booth
are the best!
Included with your badges are 2 entry forms for Retailers Choice Crystal Awards. One for Best New Product and the other for Best Booth. You make the decision!
Drop off your completed entry forms in the WRLA booth in Hall C by 11am Friday!
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Give your company and product a boost!
Enter your new product in the New Product Showcase Crystal Awards
For Details and Form CLICK HERE
*Only those companies exhibiting at the WRLA Prairie Showcase Buying Show are eligible to enter the New Product Showcase Awards.
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The Board of Directors extends this special invitation to all Retail, Associate and Affiliate members to attend the Annual General Meeting and take advantage of the opportunity to voice your opinions and ask questions
There will be an election for two (2) new board members - For those members unable to attend the AGM but would still like to have their voice heard, we have attached a Proxy Vote application. This proxy will allow another qualified member to vote on your behalf.
As Per Article 9.4) Not less than 30 days prior to the Annual General Meeting, the nominating committee shall circulate a listing of the nominees for Director to the membership together with a profile of each.
Nominee Bios:
Scott McKee
Director of Store Support for McMunn & Yates Building Supplies. I have been part of the retail building material supply business for over 17 years. It all started as a summer job, driving the forklift and delivery truck. When I completed university, Mark McMunn convinced me to come back to work and I haven’t looked back since! In this time, I have had the opportunity to learn many sides of the business including Sales & Contract Sales, Kitchen Design, and Store Manager and now I’m proud to say I’m involved with all our Retail Store Operations.
Don Wygiera
Started with Beaver Lumber in Calgary, in early 1986. Worked his way up through the ranks and then moved the family to Chilliwack, B.C in 1991 to open a new Beaver Store. After 4 great years there they headed back Calgary where Don started with the Home Depot. In March 1999 he left Home Depot for the UFA, United Farmers of Alberta. 15 years later, Don’s proud to say that he’s still here as the Lumber & Post Buyer as well as the Lead Buyer, Building and Construction Supplies.
CLICK HERE for the 2014 Proxy Form
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Canada’s Not-for-Profit Corporations Act (NFPC) came into force on October 17, 2011 and all federally incorporated organizations have until October 17, 2014 to comply with the Act. This new Act is designed to increase transparency and accountability and provide organizations with more modern governance principles.
The WRLA Board of Directors have approved the new by-laws and Articles of Continuance and recommended that both the by-laws and Articles of Continuance be referred to members for approval at WRLA Annual General Meeting on January 23, 2014 in Saskatoon.
Letter to Members - Regarding WRLA By-Law Amendments - CLICK HERE
DRAFT By-Laws - CLICK HERE
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Platinum Sponsors
Castle Building Centres
JELD-WEN
Sexton Group Ltd.
Diamond Sponsors
Regal Ideas
TIM-BR Mart
Gold Sponsors
All Weather Windows
EPICOR
Home Hardware Stores Limited
iRecycle
Lancashire Distribution
RONA
Taiga
ProfitMaster Canada
Silver Sponsors
All Fab Building Components
Can-Cell Industries Inc.
Steel-Craft Door Products Ltd.
Naylor Publishing
Bronze Sponsors
Alexandria Moulding
Alliance Door
CanWel Building Materials Division
Cherry Insurance
DelRoc
Duchesne et Fils ltee
Euro-Rite Cabinets Limited
Harris Rebar
Johns Manville
Morneau Shepell
National Forrest Products
Olfa
Quikrete/Taget Products
Resisto
Seljax
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Four Ways to Prevent Shoplifting:
- Have good customer service. This is the single most effective way to prevent shoplifting from happening in your store. Shoplifters want to be left alone, but showing you are constantly present will discourage them.
- Train your employees on how to spot shoplifters. Send them through NRHA’s Loss Prevention course in External Theft. This will alert them to the various ways shoplifters try to conceal products and will tell them what they should do to prevent theft before it happens.
- Refine your store layout. As much as it is within your power, arrange store fixtures to prevent blind spots that are difficult for you to see as you walk down main aisles. Use bright lighting to maximize visibility. Place theft-prone merchandise, like power tools and accessories, near the front of the store.
- Use deterrents. Have visible deterrents around the store that let customers know you take a proactive approach to shoplifting. Signs warning against shoplifting, cameras, mirrors and locked cases for theft-prone merchandise are all ways to send the message that you are watching.
A Plan for Philanthropy
Credit card readers are down; a cashier is late; and what’s that little Post-it note on your door say? Just that your lead sales associate quit without notice. As retailers, everyone has had these days—when you just want to pack up and go home, yet you don’t even have time for lunch, let alone one more thing on your calendar.
But it is an important decision to decide to make time for helping your community. It creates more purpose to cut through the day-to-day chaos that comes with your line of business. The important thing to remember is that the people in your community support your business, but what are you doing to support them? Even though a lot of the time it doesn’t seem like you have it in you to give any more of yourself, making time will provide a payback that is beyond measure.
The reward will be when you know that you have helped the community that supports your business. It’s a great way to show your customers that you are committed not only to servicing them but to being an active participant in your community.
WRLA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NRHA
The goal of the North American Retail Hardware Association is to help independent hardware and home improvement retailers become better and more profitable merchants through a wide array of educational and training programs, financial management resources, and human resource tools that are all available online. WRLA members get unlimited access to a full range of training and management services when they join NRHA through the WRLA.
Visit www.wrla.org or CLICK HERE for more information about NRHA.
St. Jacobs, ON, January 6, 2014 – Close to 5,000 contractors across the country attend the invitation-only tradeshows each year. Featuring over 65 hardware and building material suppliers at each show, exhibitor booths are set up with experts to answer questions, offer ideas, explain new products and trends and provide hands-on demonstrations.
New this year is a seminar series presented by JELD-WEN, one of the largest manufacturers of windows and doors around the world. All attendees are able to attend the seminars which will run at each stop across the country and provide valuable building and renovation information on building codes and new products.
The Tough as Nails Contractor Tradeshows are one of many ways in which Home Hardware Building Centre and Home Building Centre locations help homebuilders, renovators and trades people. At each show, thousands of dollars in giveaways and door prizes are awarded. In addition, attendees from all six shows are entered for a chance to win a grand prize, a 2014 Toyota Tundra vehicle. In 2013, the Toyota Tundra grand prize was awarded to Jason McWhirter of St. Thomas Ontario.
Contractors in attendance can also enjoy the opportunity to have fun with their peers by taking part in the tradeshow’s popular Contractor Skills Competitions which include; a Driver Drill Competition; a Flooring Challenge; a Nail Driving Contest and a Hockey Shootout.
Quotes:
"Home Hardware Stores Limited values the role of contractors, renovators, builders and trades people in building and renovating our homes. We are proud to be able to provide our valued contractor customers across Canada with the opportunity to learn about new products and network with other professionals, which in turn will support homeowners in receiving the utmost quality and service. These shows allow us to reinforce the many ways in which we work to be the building centre of choice for contractors and homeowners alike."
Paul Straus, President and CEO, Home Hardware Stores Limited
"These contractor shows are all about building on our relationships with current and potential contractor customers. The events wow the contractors with the size and professionalism of our shows and demonstrate that their local building centre harnesses the strength of close to 1,100 stores across Canada."
Alec Thompson, Contractor Communications Marketing Manager,
Home Hardware Stores Limited
Tough as Nails Contractor Tradeshow Dates and Locations:
• Sudbury, ON - Thursday, January 9th
• Waterloo, ON - Monday, January 13th
• Peterborough, ON - Monday, February 3rd
• Moncton, NB - Tuesday, February 25th
• Saskatoon, SK - Wednesday, March 12th
• Edmonton, AB - Thursday, March 20th
Reasons to work with a professional contractor
Whether renovating a home to bring it up to current standards or to make it more comfortable and energy-efficient, the first call should be to a professional contractor. Working with a trust-worthy, qualified expert will allow your ideas to reach their full potential and produce a final product that adds value to your home and enjoyment to your life.
A helpful tip: do your own research, hire a professional and insist on a written contract to make the renovation process a positive one. For more information, visit hiringacontractor.com.
About Home Hardware Stores Limited
100% Canadian owned and operated, Home Hardware Stores Limited has a presence in every Canadian province and territory and is the country’s largest independent, Dealer-owned hardware, lumber, building materials and furniture cooperative. Founded on January 1, 1964 by 122 independent hardware Dealers, the cooperative now includes close to 1,100 stores, under the Home Hardware, Home Building Centre, Home Hardware Building Centre and Home Furniture banners, with annual collective retail sales of more than $5 billion. Home Hardware’s independent Dealer-Owners, recognized by the North American Retail Hardware Association as Canada’s best-trained Dealer group, have access to 100,000 quality brand name and private label products, a world-class distribution system and draw upon the power of Home Hardware’s network to provide their local communities with top quality products and services at competitive prices. Home Hardware Stores Limited received Canada’s Best Managed Companies designation in April, 2013.
For more information, please contact:
• Meaghan Moroz, NATIONAL Public Relations, 416-848-14450 or mmoroz@national.ca, or
• Lindsey Dietrich, Public Relations Coordinator, Home Hardware Stores Limited at 519-664-2252 ext. 6676 or lindsey.dietrich@homehardware.ca.
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WORLD HEADQUARTERS, TORONTO, January 6, 2014 —
HARDLINES has been a source of breaking news for vendors and retailers, news services, and competing publications for almost 20 years. But until now past issues have been reserved for paid subscribers of the weekly HARDLINES e-newsletter. Effective immediately, past issues, starting one year ago from the present date, are available on www.hardlines.ca, all the way back to 2000. The rise of the big box, the consolidation of the industry, and evolution of buying groups are just some of the historic threads that can be traced through this rich trove of home improvement journalism.
The newly released Hardlines Archives and an enhanced Daily News Service are fully searchable and categorized chronologically for easy viewing. It’s all part of a new design for the Hardlines website, making it easier to navigate and providing archives of both our Daily News and weekly e-newsletter. Other features include easy access to free samples of all our publications, every issue of HHIQ magazine, a full calendar of industry events, Classified Ads, and Hardlines TV. The enhanced site also features innovative new advertising opportunities for retail and vendor companies.
The release of the Hardlines Archives and the enhanced Daily News Service, plus a library of digital magazines and a proprietary range of conferences and special reports are all ways that Hardlines is connecting the Canadian hardware/home improvement industry.
About Hardlines
Now in its 19th year, Hardlines is a leading authority on the retail home improvement industry. Hardlines’ products and services include its weekly HARDLINES electronic newsletter; its hard-copy magazine, Hardlines Home Improvement Quarterly; a comprehensive and informative website; a free Daily News Service; and the Annual Hardlines Conference Series, a two-day symposium that gathers retail executives from all over the world. For more information, please contact Michael McLarney, Editor of Hardlines at 416-489-3396 or mike@hardlines.ca.
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January 22 - 24, 2014
WRLA Prairie Showcase
Prairieland Park - Saskatoon, Sk
ckelly@wrla.org
January 22, 2014
WRLA Prairie Showcase
Opening Night Meet & Greet
Radisson Hotel - Saskatoon, Sk
kristas@wrla.org
January 23, 2014
WRLA Prairie Showcase
Gala Evening
TCU Place - Saskatoon, Sk
kristas@wrla.org
January 24, 2014
WRLA Prairie Showcase
Closing Night Party
TCU Place - Saskatoon, Sk
kristas@wrla.org
To view the complete Events Calendar CLICK HERE
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NEW RETAIL MEMBERS
Eston Building Supply Ltd.
Box 1190
122 Railway Ave. W.
Eston, SK S0L 1A0
Phone: 306-962-4745
Fax: 306-962-4746
Main Contact: Dayton McIvor
Estonbuildingsupply@gmail.com
(Retailer) Sexton
Revelstoke Home Hardware Building Centre
Box 140
201 Campbell Avenue
Revelstoke, BC V0E 2S0
Phone: 250-837-2185
Fax: 250-837-2184
Main Contact: Sheryl Hermansen
shermansen@homehbc.com
(Retailer) HOME HARDWARE
Trail Home Hardware Building Centre
8130 Old Waneta Rd.
Trail, BC V1R 4X1
Phone:250-364-1311
Fax: 250-364-2517
Main Contact: Tim Harding
tharding@homehbc.com
(Retailer) HOME HARDWARE
NEW ASSOCIATE MEMBER
Hardwoods Specialty Products LP. (Head Office)
895 Keewatin St.
Winnipeg, MB R2X 2X4
Phone: 204-633-6150
Fax: 204-694-5037
Main Contact: Wayne Chambers
wchambers@hardwoods-inc.com
www.hardwoods-inc.com
(Wholesaler) (Distributor) (Importer) hardwood lumber and plywoods, related sheet good, Melamine, particle board, Mdf, phenolic face form plywood, underlayment, hardwood decking
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Support your association and broadcast your business to hundreds of decision-makers in the lumber industry. Advertising opportunities are still available in several WRLA publications:
The YardStick: The YardStick is sent to more than 1,200 members firms every other month. Advertising in the largest issue of The YardStick, the Prairie Showcase edition, is a great way to reinforce your marketing message with hundreds of decision-makers who regularly read this magazine while supporting WRLA. Ads booked within the print edition automatically appear (linked to the website or email of your choice) in the digital edition, which is read by more than 500 visitors each issue. Exclusive online ad positions are also available within every digital edition.
The Toolbox: Delivered directly to the inboxes of more than 1,200 lumber managers and professionals, this weekly e-newsletter offers consistent access to the individuals who rely on your products and services to run their businesses.
Directory & Product Source Guide: WRLA is the largest retail lumber association on the Prairies, with its membership representing 85% of the industry. All of our members are included in this annual directory and all keep this publication handy year-round. Make sure your business stands out in this resource by purchasing a display advertisement.
WRLA.org: Our website average more than 3,000 visits per month! Advertising space is available on the home and sub-pages of WRLA.org. Ads rotate on the home page and sub pages, expanding your exposure to site visitors at an affordable price.
WRLA-TV: Introducing the NEW WRLA-TV Banner Sponsorship. Our online TV and banners offer your brand high visibility on the WRLA homepage. Your branding and action oriented banner is featured every time WRLA-TV’s videos are played by our audience, leaving them one-click away from your website‘s landing page.
For more information about these opportunities, click here for the media kit or contact:
Kim Davies
Project Manager
(800) 665-2456, ext. 423
kdavies@naylor.com
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