TIMBER MART NEWS

TIMBER MART CONTINUES TO GROW IN QUEBEC
Centre de peinture Picasso Joins Group For Better Buying Power & Growth Opportunities

Located in Val-d’Or, Que. paint and hardware dealer, Centre de peinture Picasso is the fourth Quebec dealer to join TIMBER MART this year alongside: Matériaux Direct in La Pocatière, Distribution Méga Aluminium in Gatineau and Matériaux Appalaches in Lévis. Centre de peinture Picasso has joined the group in order to gain better buying power and grow their business with new product assortments.

“TIMBER MART will offer our business a diverse range of hardware and building materials at competitive prices which will allow us to offer our customers more and build our business beyond paint and accessories,” says Centre de peinture Picasso co-owner, Julie Bergeron. “TIMBER MART has a great reputation in the industry and we look forward to benefitting from all the programs they offer and growing our business as so many Quebec independents have before us.”

“In addition to our building material programs, Julie and her team will benefit from our vendor-direct programs with Spancan for hardware products,” says Alain Charbonneau, national membership development manager in Quebec. “We welcome them to our group and look forward to supporting their growing business for years to come.”

For over 35 years, Centre de peinture Picasso has been serving commercial and residential contractors in the Abitibi region and Northern Quebec with a wide selection of paint and accessories, plaster, ceramic tile as well as laminate and vinyl siding.

 

TIMBER MART WELCOMES NEW BUILDING MATERIAL DEALER IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
K.G. TIMBER MART Joins Group for Strong Buying & Brand Power

Offering a wide selection of building materials to contractors and builders in Prince George, British Columbia, K.G. TIMBER MART Ltd. (K.G. TIMBER MART) joins the buying group to gain strong buying power and brand recognition to develop their business.

“With TIMBER MART, we’ll have national buying power and all the marketing tools and support we need to grow this retail arm of our business,” says Bruce Kidd, owner of K.G. TIMBER MART and the Kidd Group of companies. “We look forward to working with the group and seeing our customer base and brand recognition expand in our local market.”

“Aside from taking advantage of our buying and marketing programs, K.G. TIMBER MART will also be adopting the TIMBER MART banner which will lend them brand power and offer them greater visibility in their market,” says Phil Temple, TIMBER MART’s regional director of member services for Western Canada. “We welcome Bruce and his team to our group and look forward to supporting their budding business for years to come.”

K.G. TIMBER MART owner, Bruce Kidd has been in the construction business for over 30 years. This new building material retail business will fall under the Kidd Group of companies which owns other businesses in Prince George related to construction (i.e. K.G. Homes), real estate, fuel, convenience stores and car washes. K.G. TIMBER MART plans to serve both contractors and residential builders out of their 3,000-square-foot retail and storage buildings with a wide selection of lumber, lumber products and building materials.

Contact:
Alexandra Kazan, Corporate Communications Manager
Direct: 289-843-3050
Cell: 416-577-5811
Email: alexandra.kazan@timbrmart.com

About TIMBER MART
Founded in 1967, TIMBER MART is the largest national member-owned buying group in Canada for the true independent entrepreneur. With hundreds of members, including independent building-material and hardware retailers, commercial dealers and manufacturers located in every province across the country, TIMBER MART provides its extensive dealer network with a menu of competitive buying programs, comprehensive marketing services and personalized support to drive independent business success. For more information, visit www.timbermart.ca and www.timbermartmember.ca.