SURREY, B.C. — The upcoming Westcoast Building and Hardware Show, which was to be held March 10 to 13, has been postponed. The show, which is owned and operated by the Building Supply Industry Association of British Columbia, was to have taken place at the Cloverdale Fair Grounds in Surrey, B.C.
“The BSIA show committee and board’s decision to postpone the show was based on a combination of booth sales and retail pre-registration, which were lower than budgeted,” said Thomas Foreman, president of the BSIA. “There are a number of factors contributing to the lower-than-anticipated results, including an over-saturation of shows at this time.” (Full story in the next hard-boiled issue of HARDLINES! Don’t have a subscription? Sign up for a free trial today!)
