Orillia Home Hardware Building Centre Awarded For Community Service Excellence

Awarded to Home Hardware Dealer-Owners who excel at making their stores more visible in the community, the Paul Straus Public Relations award celebrates the building of relationships and awareness within the community through innovative approaches to public relations. 

Orillia Home Hardware Building Centre was recognized for its numerous contributions to the community including: driving awareness and raising funds for health issues, supporting area youth through ‘Bowling for Kids’ Sake’  and providing home grown vegetables from their garden centre for the local food bank’s ‘Fresh Food’ program. Each of these initiatives were successful due in large part to the creative public relations activities the store used to engage the community.    

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John, Bill and the Staff at Orillia Home Hardware Building Centre exemplify Home’s commitment to both community and customer service. As a result, the team continues to receive formal recognition for its achievements. In addition to receiving this year’s Paul Straus Public Relations award, the store is a two time recipient of the Walter J. Hachborn Store of the Year award for its high standards in retailing and staff performance. Orillia Home Hardware Building Centre is a great representative of the Home brand. 

- Terry Davis, CEO, Home Hardware Stores Limited

About Home Hardware Stores Limited   

Proudly celebrating its 50thanniversary in 2014, Home Hardware Stores Limited is Canada’s largest Dealer-owned hardware, lumber, building materials and furniture cooperative. Founded in 1964 by 122 independent Dealers, the 100% Canadian owned and operated 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 retail sales of more than $5.4 billion. Through the Home Hardware network, Dealer-Owners have access to a world-class distribution system and 100,000 quality brand name and private label products at competitive prices. Home Hardware Stores Limited received designation as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies. More information about the company is available at www.homehardware.ca.