TIMBER MART News

 

TIMBER MART Virtual Show Achieves Great Success with Record Attendance

With over 1,600 dealer and vendor participants in attendance, TIMBER MART’s Virtual Buying Show, which took place from February 8 to 11, achieved great success with record attendance this year. The show hosted hundreds of TIMBER MART members from across the country and a wide range of building material and hardlines vendors who saw over 50,000 dealer booth visits throughout the event.

“Our virtual show was a great success in terms of attendance, sales and the high level of engagement we saw from our members and vendor community who fully embraced the virtual environment,” says Bernie Owens, TIMBER MART president and CEO. “Based on the positive feedback we’ve received from our members and vendors, we achieved what we believe was the best virtual tradeshow our industry has ever seen.”

TIMBER MART members live chatted, downloaded brochures, watched promotional videos and took advantage of show specials at vendors’ booths. TIMBER MART’s show floor featured a virtual Store on the Floor where vendors presented a wide range of SKUs and store-planning ideas for TIMBER MART members to explore for in-store use, as well as a TIMBER MART area that showcased all of the group’s offerings, including: marketing programs and support, TIMBER MART’s LBM distribution centres, TIMBER MART Essentials programs, lumber trading and procurement.

The virtual show also featured an awards gallery where attendees could leave congratulatory messages for winners of the group’s annual vendor and dealer awards. Throughout the day, the show’s Moments photo gallery was also available for attendees to watch photo slideshows of previous TIMBER MART events including golf tournaments, conventions and buying shows.

In the evenings from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. EST, the show’s virtual networking lounge opened where hundreds of attendees engaged in live chat and video conferencing over their favourite cocktail or one of the two TIMBER MART show cocktails curated by Grey Goose ambassador, Stephanie Lamb.

The TIMBER MART Virtual Buying Show was hosted on a cloud-based virtual tradeshow platform and was assisted by IQ Business Events.

 

Québec Building Material Dealer Joins TIMBER MART
Matériaux Direct Joins Group for National Buying Power with Regional Focus

Offering a niche selection of building materials to contractors and builders in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Québec, Matériaux Direct Inc. (Matériaux Direct) in La Pocatière, joins TIMBER MART to gain national buying power with regional focus.

“With TIMBER MART, we’ll truly have national buying power with regional focus on our needs in Québec for both buying and marketing programs,” says Matériaux Direct owner, Maxime Bossinotte. “They understand the Québec market and we look forward to working with them in order to gain competitive advantage and really grow our business.”

“Aside from taking advantage of our regional buying and marketing programs, Matériaux Direct will also be adopting the TIMBER MART banner which will lend them brand power and offer them greater visibility in their market,” says Alain Charbonneau, TIMBER MART’s national membership development manager in Québec.

“We welcome Maxime and his team to our group and look forward to supporting their business as it grows,” says Daniel Rioux, TIMBER MART’s regional director of member services for Québec.

Since 2016, Matériaux Direct has been serving contractors and renovators in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region with a focused assortment of building materials, including drainage pipe, siding and lumber. Located on the St. Lawrence River, in La Pocatière, Québec, Matériaux Direct’s property encompasses three warehouses and a large lumber yard for outdoor-material storage.

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 members, including 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.

Contact:
Alexandra Kazan, Corporate Communications Manager
Direct: 289-843-3050
Cell: 416-577-5811
Email: alexandra.kazan@timbrmart.com