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Catching Up With Industry News & Welcome to Our Newest Members
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INDUSTRY NEWS
HELP US SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIALS INDUSTRY
WRLA is conducting an in-depth survey on the state of the workforce in our industry. Earlier in October, we sent out a link to participate in this important study.
The study, once complete, will help us create an accurate picture of the challenges and successes that our member companies are facing with respect to hiring and retention. We’ll be using this information to build strategies and tools that will directly address the issues and help all our members grow! For more information, read the HR Corner in this issue on page 19.
Ready to dive in? Scan this link to get started. Participants can enter to win one of 25 fuel gift cards.
Note: Members in Alberta will have received a region-specific personal link to the survey. If you have not received this email, contact marketing@wrla.org.
GOLF WRAP-UP
Thanks to everyone who came out and supported our golf tournaments over the summer. Thanks to your support, our Educational Grants program is stronger than ever! We’ll be announcing this year’s recipients in the Winter edition of Yardstick.
Thanks to everyone who contacted WRLA with updates to their company information. The long-awaited WRLA Membership Directory & Product Source Guide will be hitting mailboxes soon!
NEW PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PACIFIC WOODTECH CORPORATION AND CANWEL BUILDING MATERIALS DIVISION
Burlington, Washington-based Pacific Woodtech (PWT) is proud to announce a long-term agreement with Vancouver, British Columbia based CanWel Building Materials, a division of Doman Building Materials Group Ltd. to distribute Pacific Woodtech Corp.’s full line of Engineered Wood Products in Canada.
ALLIANCE DOOR PRODUCTS IS COMING TO ONTARIO
Every single member of the Alliance Door Products team—from the Pacific Northwest to British Columbia, to Alberta, to Manitoba—is excited to welcome St. Thomas to the family! This brand-new location will allow for Alliance Door Products’ top-quality products and services to be enjoyed by everyone throughout Ontario.
HOME HARDWARE CELEBRATES SUCCESSFUL “HOMECOMING” IN TORONTO
After more than two years of hosting virtual events, Home Hardware Stores Limited brought its largest Dealer event to Toronto from September 23 to 25. The event, Homecoming, hosted more than 5,000 Dealer-Owners, store employees, Suppliers, business partners and corporate staff at the Enercare Centre, making it one of Canada’s largest home improvement retailer events.
FOX BLOCKS—BEYOND NET-ZERO
Fox Blocks, an Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) manufacturer, in partnership with Turning Leaf Custom Homes, a custom home builder whose focus is energy-efficient design and construction in Sanford, FL, has managed to build a Net-Zero home that has an outstanding HERS Index Score of -22.
The Home Energy Rating System (HERS) Index is the industry-wide standard energy-efficiency measurement of homes. The national average HERS rating posted by RESNET is 58. Using Fox Blocks, ICFs helps provide stable indoor air temperatures, significantly reducing cooling and heating loads and cost.
WEST FOUR ACQUIRES WSI LTD., DORLAND DOORS LTD., AND MORE THAN DOORS LTD.
West Four Group of Companies Inc., parent company to West Four Distribution, Madero, Penner Doors and Hardware, Security Building Supplies and Two Six Creative, is excited to announce the purchase of WSI Doors Ltd, Dorland Doors Ltd. and More Than Doors Ltd, effective July 1, 2022.
WSI and Dorland operate in a joint use 80,000 sq. ft. facility in Edmonton Alberta. The facility includes an automated paint line for hollow metal, wood, and residential products. The increased manufacturing capacity is a valuable addition for all brands.
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
CANADIAN SPA COMPANY
Canadian Spa Company, one of the world’s largest spa providers, is officially a member of the Western Retail Lumber Association (WRLA). As a global brand with a focus on supplying competitively priced spas, swim spas, outdoor furniture and saunas to merchants worldwide, Canadian Spa Company is looking forward to helping Building Supply retailers expand their product lines and gain a presence in the hot tub market.
With over 40 years of presence, Canadian Spa company strives to improve our customers’ quality of life by providing high-quality products and outstanding customer care. Through its extensive experience working with merchants and spa dealers, Canadian Spa Company recognizes the significance of WRLA’s vision of growing the building industry by connecting businesses.
Canadian Spa Company is excited to be the first WRLA member in the hot tub sector and looks forward to educating others in the community about the spa industry.
METEX SUPPLY CO.
Metex Supply Co. started in May 2020, providing high-quality products at more affordable prices to ensure their clients can make stone and other exterior options a reality in all the projects they dream up! They are a family run business started by two women who have combined experience of 21 years in the construction and customer service industry.
Metex Supply Co. is proud to distribute several industry-leading products such as LP Smartside, Hardie Board, IXL manufactured stone & brick, natural stone, Fastplank & more.
Welcome again, to the WRLA.
