HARDLINES NEWS SPECIAL Canada's electronic information service for home improvement industry October 29, 2001 Volume vii, #45 Michael McLarney, Editor & Publisher Phone: 416.489.3396 Fax: 416.489.6154   email: mike@hardlines.ca   hardlines.ca * * * * * * Need a comprehensive list of the top retail customers in the Canadian market?   Click here! https://hardlines.ca/html/whos_who.html   * * * * * * WILSON AND BICE TO LEAVE SODISCO-HOWDEN As part of the latest shake-up at Sodisco-Howden Group, divisional general managers are being eliminated. Effective November 9, Bill Wilson will end his role as vice-president and general manager of the Howden Division in London, ON. He spent 30 years at Howden, and was a Pro dealer before that. Terry Bice, general manager of the Smith-Barregar Division in Langley, will also leave. ______________________________________________ CLARIFICATION: Tim-BR Mart stores nationwide will carry Air Miles rewards Tim-BR-Marts Ltd. has signed an agreement to take on the Air Miles rewards program in Western Canada while AWARD is picking it up in Atlantic Canada. The program will be promoted nationally in conjunction with the Tim-BR Mart brand, exclusively for dealers carrying that banner. Tom Smith, president of AWARD in Dartmouth, NS, notes that Sobey's and PharmaSave have also got the program for their respective retail sectors. "With three of the biggest retailers in Atlantic Canada carrying the program, the visibility is going to be huge," he says. The two buying groups join fellow Matreco member Homecare Building Centres in Ontario, which has carried the program there since 1993. As with all Matreco member groups, except Groupe BMR in Québec, the majority of Homecare's dealers operate under the Tim-BR Mart banner. ______________________________________________ COMPANIES IN THE NEWS Supplierpipeline Inc. has announced the acquisition of Compact Wood Products, a Richmond Hill, ON-based manufacturer of wood climbing products, including attic loft ladders, wood step, extension and specialty ladders. This acquisition follows Supplierpipeline's purchase of Caradon Lite Products earlier this year. ______________________________________________ THE HARDLINES MARKETPLACE: just $16 per line. A classified ad with Hardlines is the most direct way to industry eyes. Over 4,000 executives in the industry come in contact with our email and fax publications ... ... and have you seen our Marketplace in our new website?   https://hardlines.ca/html/classifieds_new.asp   Publish your ad where it matters. Get industry exposure today. Contact Eugenia Canas at 416-489-3396 or email:   buzz@hardlines.ca   * * * * * * Hardlines is published weekly (except monthly in December and August) by McLARNEYCOM 542 Mount Pleasant Rd., Suite 302, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4S 2M7 (c) 2001 by Michael McLarney. HARDLINES(tm) the electronic newsletter hardlines.ca Phone: 416.489.3396; Fax: 416.489.6154   Michael McLarney, Editor & Publisher: mike@hardlines.ca Eugenia Canas, Assistant Editor: buzz@hardlines.ca Beverly Allen, Marketing Manager: bev@hardlines.ca Nancy Wright, Circulation Manager: nancy@hardlines.ca             HARDLINES NEWS SPECIAL Canada's electronic information service for home improvement industry October 29, 2001 Volume vii, #45 Michael McLarney, Editor & Publisher Phone: 416.489.3396 Fax: 416.489.6154   email: mike@hardlines.ca   hardlines.ca * * * * * * Need a comprehensive list of the top retail customers in the Canadian market?   Click here! https://hardlines.ca/html/whos_who.html   * * * * * * WILSON AND BICE TO LEAVE SODISCO-HOWDEN As part of the latest shake-up at Sodisco-Howden Group, divisional general managers are being eliminated. Effective November 9, Bill Wilson will end his role as vice-president and general manager of the Howden Division in London, ON. He spent 30 years at Howden, and was a Pro dealer before that. Terry Bice, general manager of the Smith-Barregar Division in Langley, will also leave. ______________________________________________ CLARIFICATION: Tim-BR Mart stores nationwide will carry Air Miles rewards Tim-BR-Marts Ltd. has signed an agreement to take on the Air Miles rewards program in Western Canada while AWARD is picking it up in Atlantic Canada. The program will be promoted nationally in conjunction with the Tim-BR Mart brand, exclusively for dealers carrying that banner. Tom Smith, president of AWARD in Dartmouth, NS, notes that Sobey's and PharmaSave have also got the program for their respective retail sectors. "With three of the biggest retailers in Atlantic Canada carrying the program, the visibility is going to be huge," he says. The two buying groups join fellow Matreco member Homecare Building Centres in Ontario, which has carried the program there since 1993. As with all Matreco member groups, except Groupe BMR in Québec, the majority of Homecare's dealers operate under the Tim-BR Mart banner. ______________________________________________ COMPANIES IN THE NEWS Supplierpipeline Inc. has announced the acquisition of Compact Wood Products, a Richmond Hill, ON-based manufacturer of wood climbing products, including attic loft ladders, wood step, extension and specialty ladders. This acquisition follows Supplierpipeline's purchase of Caradon Lite Products earlier this year. ______________________________________________ THE HARDLINES MARKETPLACE: just $16 per line. A classified ad with Hardlines is the most direct way to industry eyes. Over 4,000 executives in the industry come in contact with our email and fax publications ... ... and have you seen our Marketplace in our new website?   https://hardlines.ca/html/classifieds_new.asp   Publish your ad where it matters. Get industry exposure today. Contact Eugenia Canas at 416-489-3396 or email:   buzz@hardlines.ca   * * * * * * Hardlines is published weekly (except monthly in December and August) by McLARNEYCOM 542 Mount Pleasant Rd., Suite 302, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4S 2M7 (c) 2001 by Michael McLarney. HARDLINES(tm) the electronic newsletter hardlines.ca Phone: 416.489.3396; Fax: 416.489.6154   Michael McLarney, Editor & Publisher: mike@hardlines.ca Eugenia Canas, Assistant Editor: buzz@hardlines.ca Beverly Allen, Marketing Manager: bev@hardlines.ca Nancy Wright, Circulation Manager: nancy@hardlines.ca