The WRLA welcomes five new members to its membership. We encourage you to visit their website to learn more about their products and reach out to their primary contacts listed below for more information.
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The WRLA is conducting a brief survey through Survey Monkey to collect statistics that will enable us to communicate the financial and labour impact our industry has on the economy in our respective provinces.
A link was sent out to all to WRLA members on Friday, June 21. If you have not yet received this link please contact Liz Kovach at lkovach@wrla.org
Thank you in advance for your help and to those members that have participated in the survey to date as we work to advance the LBM Industry and the Association.
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Time to take advantage of promoting your presence at the 2020 WRLA Buying Show.
Download the show special form and the new product application for 2020. Deadline for submission is October 31, 2019.
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Four golf tournaments are scheduled in support of the WRLA this summer.
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MEMPHIS -- Orgill, Inc., the world’s largest and fastest-growing independent hardlines distributor, will be expanding its network of world-class distribution facilities with the addition of a 780,000 square foot distribution centre in Rome, New York.
The new facility will be Orgill’s eighth full-service distribution centre, in addition to locations currently operating in Tifton, Georgia; Inwood, West Virginia; Sikeston, Missouri; Hurricane, Utah; Kilgore, Texas; Post Falls, Idaho; and London, Ontario.
“We are excited to announce this expansion to our distribution network and look forward to the enhanced efficiencies this will create for our customers as we move forward,” says Ron Beal, Orgill’s chairman and CEO.
The primary reason for the addition of the new Rome, NY, facility is to provide faster and more efficient service to Orgill’s growing customer base in the northeastern U.S. The new facility will service customers in seven states throughout the Northeast, including New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.
These customers are currently served out of the Orgill distribution centre in West Virginia but the addition of the new facility will streamline the delivery process.
“As we continue to see our customer base expand, we are committed to making the investments that will deliver better, more efficient service to them both now and well into the future,” says Boyden Moore, president. “This announced distribution expansion is a perfect example of that commitment in action.”
Orgill plans for the facility to be fully operational by early 2022.
About Orgill, Inc.
Orgill, Inc. is the world’s largest and fastest-growing independently owned hardlines distributor providing retailers across the United States and in more than 60 countries throughout the world access to over 75,000 products and industry-leading retail services. Operating seven distribution centres representing over four million square feet of warehouse space, as well as three export consolidation facilities, Orgill distributes hardware and home improvement products to hardware, home improvement and building material retailers of all types and sizes.
August 7, 2019 - Member Networking Event, Saskatoon, SK
August 8, 2019 - WRLA Golf Tournament, Saskatoon, SK
August 21, 2019 - WRLA Memorial Golf, Winnipeg, MB
September 5, 2019 - Calgary Classic Golf, Sundre, AB
September 11, 2019 - Kenosee Golf, Kenosee, SK
October 21 - 25, 2019 - Estimating Courses, Leduc AB
October 28 - Nov 1 - Estimating Courses, Winnipeg, MB
Online Estimating Level 1, available year round. Register here.
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CERVUS and the WRLA have partnered to bring our members safety courses. WRLA members receive up to 40% off regular prices for a variety of safety training - both jobsite training and at any of the
CERVUS Equipment Training Centres.
Reduce equipment, product and facility damages
Reduce worker’s compensation claims and premiums
Increase productivity
Improve maintenance condition of equipment
Enhance employee morale and company safety culture
Jobsite training includes complete worksite-hazard assessment training, equipment inspection training and CSA/OHS compliant course material.
Call your local CERVUS Equipment Training Center to book your training.
For pricing on courses please visit our website.
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WRLA Members have access to a free job board on the Building Material Council of Canada (BMCC) career website.
To post your jobs on this site please visit: buildingsupplycareers.ca and enter code WRLAJOBS7273
If you have any questions please contact Erin Lubinski at erinl@wrla.org.
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OEM Dealer, Adam Lumber, Joins Group for Better Buying Power
VAUGHAN, ON, July 4, 2019 – TIMBER MART welcomes new original equipment manufacturer (OEM) dealer in Waterloo, Que., Adam Lumber Ltd. (Adam Lumber) to their group. Adam Lumber joins TIMBER MART for better buying power in their key building material categories.
“TIMBER MART will provide us with the buying power we need to be competitive in our key categories and continue to grow our business both at home and across the border,” says Kirk Stoddard, owner of Adam Lumber. “We look forward to not only being highly competitive in our Canadian and U.S. markets, but also growing our business with new products and offerings.”
“Our programs in gypsum, insulation, roofing and siding will give Adam Lumber the competitive advantages and growth opportunities they need to be successful,” says Alain Charbonneau, TIMBER MART’s national membership development manager for Quebec. “We welcome them to our group and look forward to providing them with the programs and services they need to succeed long-term.”
Since 1923, Adam Lumber has been providing their contractor customers with a wide selection of building materials, which has grown to include: gypsum, insulation, roof and floor trusses, prefabricated roof and floor sections, i-joists and engineered wood products. Today, Adam Lumber serves a number of communities in southeastern Quebec and northeastern United States and sits on a thirty-acre property that encompasses 11 buildings and employs a team of over 55 staff.
About TIMBER MART
Founded in 1967, TIMBER MART is the largest national member-owned buying group in Canada for the true independent entrepreneur. With hundreds of independent building-material and hardware retailers, commercial dealers and manufacturers located in every province across the country, TIMBER MART provides its extensive dealer network with a menu of competitive buying programs, comprehensive marketing services and personalized support to drive independent business success. For more information, visit www.timbermart.ca and www.timbermartmember.ca.
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