Movers & Shakers

Senseware, a provider of property technology, has rebranded as Attune. Attune produces IoT (Internet of Things) products across various PropTech disciplines, including energy efficiency, HVAC asset condition monitoring (ACM), indoor air quality, and remote facility management. attuneiot.com

Burlington, ON-based Wolseley Canada is building a market distribution centre (DC) in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), with completion expected by the end of 2023. The DC will feature robot automation technology, and will include a showroom, store and counter service. It will offer 24-hour customer pick-up and 60-minute delivery across the GTA. Construction of the facility has already begun. The company also recently opened a 17,000-sq. ft. facility in West Kelowna, BC with Jarett Smith as manager. The branch offers Wolseley’s full range of plumbing and fire protection products, with HVAC products to be added over time. wolseleyinc.ca

Oatey Canada has announced several changes to its sales representation for 2023. Kadin Sales will assume responsibility in southern Alberta. Kadin has a history representing the Oatey family of brands in other provinces. Westcan Mechanical Sales will cover Saskatchewan and Manitoba.. Westcan has been representing G. F. Thompson for over 20 years across the prairies. Nimatec will now be representing Oatey in the province of Quebec. oatey.ca

Vaughan, ON-based NEXT Plumbing and Hydronics Supply has announced it will open a warehouse and pick-up counter location early in 2023 to support businesses in the Kitchener-Waterloo region. The new location will have NEXT Supply’s full inventory of products. nextsupply.ca

IPEX has made another investment in its warehousing and distribution facilities with the announcement of a new facility in Middletown, PA projected to open this spring. The 250,000+-sq. ft. distribution centre will feature state-of-the-art health and safety practices, and technology such as scanning and material handling equipment. The new centre will require an additional 20 full-time employees. The facility is part of IPEX’s multi-year expansion strategy in the U.S. Other plans this year include new distribution centres in southern and western U.S. IPEX, an Aliaxis Company, offers a range of thermoplastic piping systems.

ipexna.com

Toronto, ON-based Blade Filters Inc. has announced a distribution agreement with Montreal, QC’s Enviroair Industries. Under the agreement Enviroair will exclusively distribute Blade’s indoor air quality (IAQ) solutions, including portable HEPA air purifiers, UVC air sanitization and electrostatic polarized HVAC filters, in Quebec.

bladeair.com enviroair.ca

Cambridge, ON-based Metropolitan Pump Co. Ltd. (MPC) is opening an Edmonton, AB branch to meet industry demand in Western Canada. The branch, called MPC West, will become the primary ship point and warehouse for all Metropolitan Pump accounts west of Ontario. Metropolitan Pump distributes equipment for residential, commercial and industrial applications.

metropump.com