CASTLE News

Fresh off the heels of another industry leading year, Castle Building Centres Group is heading into 2017 with their first new member location in Western Canada - RenPRO Renovation Professionals. 

Located in Outlook, SK, less than an hour from Saskatoon, RenPRO has been serving the local community with their home renovation needs for over 25 years. Owner Greg Haapala is committed to helping professional renovation contractors and home owners with expertise and quality renovation solutions. Their retail store includes a wide assortment of home improvement products, design build services, as well as a designer flooring showroom. The business includes a full service renovation and construction team, ready to take on new projects from the ground up. 

As a new Castle member, RenPRO Renovation Professionals will expand their product offering in all categories, including interior and exterior home renovation and construction products. Access to additional lumber and building materials (LBM) products through Castle will help RenPRO better serve their home builder and new construction customers and expand their existing opportunities in this market.

 

Following the news of a new member location a few days previously, Castle Building Centres Group announced an additional two new locations in Quebec.

Quincaillerie Touraine, with locations in Gatineau and Cantley, is the newest independent to move away from the uncertainty of a competing banner, to the stability of Canada’s fastest growing buying group. The flagship location in Gatineau was established almost forty-five years ago by the Lacroix family, who added a second location in 2005 on a 10-acre footprint. Today, the family business is thriving and consists of two retail stores and large warehousing spaces. The family business is now owned and operated by Claude Lacroix, who is looking to take the business to a new level with continued growth.

Both locations include an extensive product assortment including lumber, building materials and hardware. Quincaillerie Touraine’s retail and contractor business has experienced tremendous growth in recent years. The company is looking forward to adding to their retail product offering with additional home improvement products and national brands through Castle’s buying power. The stores will celebrate their Grand Openings as Castle Building Centres in early spring.

Also in Quebec, Matériaux Direct, in La Pocatière, is the fourth new member location to join the group in less than a week.

Located near the south shore of the lower Saint Lawrence River, Matériaux Direct is positioned for success. Entrepreneurs, Dany Levesque and Maxime Bossinotte recognized the increasing demand for LBM by the contractors in their market and quickly developed a plan to fulfill this market need and open their first Castle location, Matériaux Direct. Why did Dany and Maxime choose Castle?

"Castle is the best buying group for an entrepreneur. The honesty and the independence they provide to the members and access to all major vendors is what we were looking for. Castle had everything." Dany Levesque, Partner

Although new to the LBM business, Matériaux Direct is already positioned for success and rapid growth through their contractor network. They are confident that with Castle’s support and buying power, the store and lumberyard will grow with more competitive pricing than the competition, and their entrepreneurial spirit. They are planning an official Grand Opening of the new location in early spring.

In the third week of 2017, Castle momentum is growing. Yet another new independent dealer has chosen Castle.

Situated in South Western Ontario, Florence Mill Inc. is the newest member location to open its doors to the community as the new Castle Building Centres. Florence Mill is a family owned and operated business that was founded back in the early seventies. Over many years and succession, the business has evolved into the full-service Lumber, Building Materials and Hardware store it is today. The growing business is owned and operated by Jeff and Sue Rickman, along with their son Chris. They pride themselves on family values and offering great service to their local community in Florence and the surrounding area.

The Rickmans are looking forward to being part of a thriving Canadian buying group that will open the doors to new opportunities and help them to grow additional product categories and expand their reach.

"We are a family owned Canadian business and our independence is important to us. We wanted to maintain that independence and continue to grow our business, not to become a small fish in a big pond. We chose Castle because they understand these family values and work to help their members become more successful." Jeff Rickman, Owner