S30 The Daily News, Kamloops
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2013
Top 40 Woodworks Nominated for the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce BDC Manufacturer Award
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hile the projects may be getting bigger, Top 40 Woodworks still remains a small, Kamloops-based business at heart. Operating out of a Kamloops showroom and manufacturing facility for 21 years, the accolades and excitement surrounding the business is well deserved. Most recently, Top 40 Woodworks has been nominated for the Kamloops Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence BDC Manufacturer Award. According to sales manager Kelly Glanzer, any community recognition is great and it reflects well on the employees and their work. “Everybody has a little bit of a skip in their step as they take pride in it and they kick it up a notch as they go about their daily work,” he says. “Whether or not we win, we have a weekly newsletter we put out and we take pride in these kinds of things and we share it. It shows in the culture of our staff on the floor.” Earlier this year Top 40 Woodworks also earned top honours from the Architectural Woodwork Manufacturers Association of Canada (AWMAC) for its work on the new Metrotown location of Lululemon Athletica in the under $250,000 category. They also earned the AWMAC’s Ed Russell Award.
Contact:
1744 Kelly Douglas Rd. 250-374-9002 www.top40woodworks.com
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Working in the small business here we compete against monster businesses in Canada, and the people that we have in our company really make us who we are.”
“This year we’ve been up for more awards than we have in the history of the company, so it’s been a great year,” Glanzer says. “There’s been some great work and a great culture of people coming in here.” While some of the company’s projects may take staff across the province, Glanzer takes pride in the fact that his team members call Kamloops home, and that many of them have relocated from larger city centers for the lifestyle Kamloops has to offer.
Above, Top 40 Woodworks owner Jack Mendes at the 23rd annual AWMAC B.C. Awards receiving the Ed Russel Gold Award for Overall Excellence in Quality and Service for the Lululemon Athletica Metrotown project. At top, Top 40 Woodworks’ completed Lululemon Athletica storefront at Burnaby’s Metrotown.
“Working in the small business here, we compete against monster businesses in Canada, and the people that we have in our company really make us who we are,” Glanzer says. “Those people aren’t here because they have to be here, they’re here because they love Kamloops. We have a great company
with people who work hard together and play hard together after work.” Whether it is a residential kitchen or bathroom remodel or commercial millworking, no job is too big or too small for Top 40 Woodworks, and Glanzer invites everyone to come by Top 40 and check out the newly renovated residential showroom.