WRLA Toolbox: January 29, 2015
Archive/Subscribe | Printer-Friendly | Send to a Friend | www.wrla.org | WRLA-TV | YardStick

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.

What's Going On

WRLA Presents: 125 Years in the Making!
If you joined us at our 125th Anniversary Celebration in Calgary you got the special premiere of this video!
For those who couldn't join us in, we hope you enjoy!



It's hard to believe 125 years have passed since the WRLA first opened it's doors...
We'd love to hear your stories and comments!
Email them to kristas@wrla.org 


And as always visit our website at www.wrla.org to stay up to date with our Industry!

 

Thanks to all our exhibiting members for their hard work showcasing the latest and best that the building supply industry has to offer.  And a big thanks to all the dealers for their great support.  Thank you also to the city of Calgary for their hospitality.

Be sure to mark your calendars for next year’s show January 20 - 22, 2016.

We need your feedback!
Watch for our upcoming show survey sent via email. Also available on our website.

 

ATTENTION:

The 2016 Buying Show Hotel registration link will go LIVE:
 February 26, 2015
DO NOT call the hotels direct - use the online system located on our website
 www.wrla.org

 

Retail Business Management Studies Program
Winnipeg, MB

March 10 & 11   Management Skills – The Manager’s TOOLKIT
March 10 & 11   Strategic Marketing
March 12 & 13   HR Management – Unraveling the Mystery of People Management
March 12 & 13   Purchasing
March 16 - 18    Financial Management
March 19 & 20   Inventory Management

Manual Estimating
Leduc, AB

March 2 & 3   Level 1 - Estimating Fundamentals – Decks & Garages
March 4 & 5   Level 2 – Estimating for Residential Construction
March 6          Level 3 – Advanced Estimating

Winnipeg, MB
March 16 & 17   Level 1 - Estimating Fundamentals – Decks & Garages
March 18 & 19   Level 2 – Estimating for Residential Construction
March 20            Level 3 – Advanced Estimating

ONLINE REGISTRATION opens for all courses Friday, January 30
Looking for more information?  Visit www.wrla.org

 

Send in your smart phone videos of the most memorable moments at this year's WRLA Buying Show.  If you captured video of the show floor, evening events or any moment really - be sure to send it our way!

You could WIN a $100 Visa Gift Card!

The WRLA NexGEN committee will select the top 5 videos from those submitted.

Send you videos to Krista Scherpenzeel, NexGEN Coordinator at kristas@wrla.org

Didn't get a video?  We'd love to see your pictures from the show!  You can send them to Krista as well, and you may just see yourself in the YardStick Magazine or on WRLA's Linkedin, Facebook or Twitter pages!

 
Industry News

"Contractors and homeowners alike trust Home Hardware Building Centre to offer high-quality materials that improve the quality of their homes. We are proud to partner with this leading co-op to bring its customers a drywall that is not only sustainable, but will actually clean the air for a healthier indoor environment," said Wayne Edgecombe, vice president of sales for CertainTeed Gypsum Canada.

Featuring patent-pending formaldehyde-absorbing technology, AirRenew Essential proactively captures formaldehydes, and other aldehydes, and converts them into safe, inert compounds. The industry-first drywall handles the same as regular drywall, offering a cost-effective solution for healthier interior environments in residential construction and remodeling projects.

AirRenew Essential is GREENGUARD® Gold certified and can contribute to indoor environmental quality, recycled materials, and innovation in design credits for green projects. It contains up to 99 percent total recycled content and may also provide regional materials depending on project location. In addition, AirRenew Essential has received Environmental Claims Validation (ECV) from UL Environment for permanent formaldehyde absorption, mold resistance, recycled content and regional materials.

For more information about AirRenew Essential, visit www.certainteed.com/gypsum.  For local store availability, visit www.homehardware.ca

Offering a broad range of gypsum and finishing products for interior and exterior needs, CertainTeed Gypsum has served the North American building industry for more than 80 years and is a subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, the world’s leading producer of gypsum products. Through its national manufacturing presence of six manufacturing plants, three finishing facilities and two mines located from coast to coast across Canada, CertainTeed is a leading supplier of gypsum products and solutions to the Canadian market. This, in combination with the full range of affiliated CertainTeed Corporation building products, provides architects, contractors, builders and dealers one partner to provide service and support for commercial and residential building projects. For more information, go to certainteed.com/gypsum.

About Home Hardware Stores Limited   
Home Hardware Stores Limited is Canada’s largest Dealer-owned hardware, lumber, building materials and furniture cooperative with close to 1,100 stores under the Home Hardware, Home Building Centre, Home Hardware Building Centre and Home Furniture banners with annual retail sales of nearly $5.7 billion. Founded in 1964 in rural St. Jacobs, Ontario, Home Hardware remains 100% Canadian owned and operated. Through the Home Hardware network Dealer-Owners have access to 100,000 quality, brand name and private label products, a state-of-the-art distribution system and extensive marketing and training programs. Offering a mix of tradition and innovation, Home Hardware Stores Limited has received designation as one of Canada’s Best Corporate Cultures and Best Managed Companies and is committed to providing local communities with superior service and expert advice. More information about the company is available at homehardware.ca.  

About CertainTeed
Through the responsible development of innovative and sustainable building products, CertainTeed, headquartered in Valley Forge, Pa., has helped shape the building products industry for more than 110 years. Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm's slogan "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," quickly inspired the name CertainTeed. Today, CertainTeed® is North America’s leading brand of exterior and interior building products, including roofing, siding, fence, decking, railing, trim, insulation, gypsum and ceilings.

A subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, one of the world’s largest and oldest building products companies, and celebrating its 350th anniversary, CertainTeed and its affiliates have more than 5,700 employees and more than 60 manufacturing facilities throughout the United States and Canada. For six consecutive years, the company has received top honors from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its contributions in protecting the environment and was most recently the recipient of the 2014 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award. The group had total sales of approximately $3.3 billion in 2014. www.certainteed.com

 
Calendar of Events

UPCOMING EVENTS

Feb 3 - 5, 2015
ABSDA Atlantic Building Materials Show
Moncton, NB

Feb 8 - 14, 2015
Home Hardware Convention

Feb 19-21, 2015
Orgill Spring Dealer Market
Orlando, FL

Feb 19 - 21, 2015
TIM-BR MART Show
Toronto, ON

March 27, 2015
Westcoast Building & Hardware Innovative Products Show
Cloverdale Fair Grounds
Surrey, BC
www.bsiabc.ca

April 19 - 20, 2015
Federated Coop Market
Prairieland Park, Saskatoon

April 11 - 13, 2015
TruServ Canada Spring  Market
Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, MB

April 18 - 21, 2015
Home Hardware Spring Market
St. Jacobs, ON

August 27-29, 2015
Orgill Fall Market
New Orleans


 
Member Updates

NEW RETAIL MEMBERS

Home Building Centre
4601 - 27th Street
Vernon, BC   V1T 4Y8
Phone: 250-545-5384
Fax: 250-545-0083
Main Contact: John Kehler
(RETAILER) HOME HARDWARE

RONA B.H. Allen Building Centre Ltd.
915 W 1st St.
North Vancouver, BC    V7P 1A4
Phone: 604-985-3000
Fax: 604-985-7958
Main Contact: Bruce Allen
(RETAILER) RONA

 
WRLA Videos

Stay up-to-date on the latest industry news and events with our engaging new communication channel.

Have you watched the latest episode on our WRLA TV channel? Don't wait to take full advantage of this terrific media channel, one of the many benefits of your WRLA membership!

Check it out here!


 
LinkedIn Facebook Twitter WRLA-TV
iRecycle Inc.
Westman Steel Industries
Home Hardware Stores Ltd
Castle Building Centres

If your company has news that you would like to see in The ToolBox, please email your news releases to news@wrla.org
©2015 Western Retail Lumber Association. All rights reserved.

To change your contact information email wrla@wrla.org

Advertise

We would appreciate your comments or suggestions. Your email will be kept private and confidential.