HAMILTON, Ont. — Turkstra Lumber has been named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for its cost cutting and improvements to customer service. Family owned for six decades, the company brought in Don Humphrey in 2011 and named him president in 2012. Under his leadership Turkstra followed Six Sigma techniques to reduce costs and transaction times. CEO Peter Turkstra, the founder’s grandson, left his position at IBM in 1996 to take the reins from his father, Carl.
Turkstra Lumber among Best Managed
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