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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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