LONDON, Ont. — After 40 years, five cars, and half a million kilometres, hardware trainer and consultant Bob Sutherland has decided to retire.
Sutherland got his start at D.H. Howden & Co., the national hardware wholesaler based in London, Ont. (now Chalifour Canada). There, he was a category manager and went on to become group merchandise manager. After working at Howden for many years, he began conducting product knowledge training, working first with Howden dealers…