Windsor Plywood Salt Spring Announces New Business Partners

Windsor Plywood Salt Spring is excited to welcome Adam Geddes and Jess Harkema as new business partners alongside Mike Stefancsik, Ken Marr and Gordon McEwan.

Adam came to Windsor Plywood with 15+ years of experience in the hardware and building supply industry, starting his career with Home Hardware then Dick’s Lumber. Adam and his wife moved to Salt Spring just before the onset of the pandemic. He was a key team member in supporting the business through those challenging times.

Jess comes from a business background both in education and having owned her own business. In 2019, she returned to Salt Spring, where she was born and raised, for her previous role at the Chamber of Commerce. She joined Windsor Plywood in 2021, where she has been learning the industry and business inside and out.

Both Adam and Jess have been in leadership roles within Windsor Plywood since 2021, and helped to ensure the business survived the devastating fire in June 2021. They have succeeded in deepening our relationship with staff, suppliers and customers, and have been making positive changes for the business.

Windsor Plywood Salt Spring opened in 1976 and moved to the current Rainbow Road site in 1985. Ken, Mike and Gordon began their business partnership and purchased the business in 2000, and in 2019

Windsor Plywood expanded their operation to include the Beddis yard to better serve our community. Over the years Windsor Plywood Salt Spring received many business awards including “Store of the Year” among 60 other Windsor Plywoods five times over, and two times Business of the Year through the Salt Spring Chamber of Commerce.

In 2020, as the business celebrated 20 years of partnership, the three of them started looking at what the future holds and three years later, we’re thrilled to add Jess and Adam to our business partnership.

As a company, we’re very excited about this change. A lot of thought and time has gone into making this decision and ensuring it is the right decision for the business, our customers, our community and each other. Jess and Adam have a great understanding of our dedication to quality products, customer service, and to the Salt Spring Community.

We’re most proud that our business succession plan is to ensure Windsor Plywood continues to be locally owned and operated. This is the best option for the building industry on Salt Spring as it will allow us to continue to support our community, continue to be a leader in the business community and ensure that our business remains on Salt Spring Island. We truly value our local community and are happy to keep true to our slogan “deal directly with the owners”