Top Hardware & Home Improvement Retailers Honoured from across Canada

 
Suppliers and retailers from across Canada gathered last night to honour the retail home improvement industry’s best hardware and building supply retailers. The occasion was the 31st Annual Outstanding Retailer Awards, presented during a Gala Dinner during the annual Hardlines Conference. The event was held at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler Resort in Whistler, B.C. Retailers were honoured in eight categories covering the range of retail hardware and home improvement formats.

This year’s winners were:

• Best Hardware Store – Hydway Hardware, Fort Vermilion, Alta. Ray Toews and Robyn Currie, Owners. Award sponsored by the National Hardware Show.
• Best Building Supply or Home Centre under 15,000 square feet – Nova Scotia Building Supplies (Castle), Blockhouse, N.S. Andrew Mills, Owner; Curtis Saulnier, General Manager. Award sponsored by Jeld-Wen.
• Best Building Supply or Home Centre over 15,000 square feet – Centre de renovation Marieville (Home Hardware), Marieville, Que. Louis Turcotte, Eric Berthiaume, Simon Louvet, and Daniel Gervais, Owners. Eric Berthiaume, Store Manager. Award sponsored by BP.
• Best Contractor Specialist – The Cedar Shop (Sexton Group), Calgary, Alta. Tyler Palko and Brad Palko, Owners; Mitch Wile, President. Award sponsored by Trex.
• Best Large Surface Retailer – RONA+ Whitby, Whitby, Ont. Paul Santos, Store Manager. Award sponsored by JRTech Solutions.
• Retail Spirit Award – Hodgins Building Centre (Castle), Wingham, Ont. Brock Hodgins and Jordan Hodgins, Owners; Nik Glazounov, Manager. Award sponsored by Johns Manville.
• Best Young Retailer – Barry Eidt, Arthur Ace Hardware, Arthur, Ont. Barry Eidt, Co-Owner. Award sponsored by ACCEO Solutions.
• Marc Robichaud Community Leader – Nowco Home Hardware, Lacombe, Alta. Tyler and Deanna Nowochin, Owners; Tami Schneider, Manager. Award sponsored by BMF.

The winners were carefully chosen from a field of high-quality nominees submitted from every part of Canada. The winners stood out within this elite group thanks to their ability to exceed in the areas of good business practices, customer relations, innovation, and niche marketing.“While much of the chaos that marked the worst years of the pandemic are behind us, retailers face new and bigger challenges than ever before,” said David Chestnut, Vice President and Publisher of Hardlines Inc. “These winning dealers represent the innovation and passion for their businesses, and commitment to customers, that makes them truly outstanding.” 

About the Outstanding Retailer Awards

Launched in 1992, the Hardlines Outstanding Retailer Awards are the retail home improvement industry’s only national awards program dedicated to celebrating the achievements of hardware and building supply dealers across all banners in Canada. In its 32-year history, the program has honoured more than 170 retailers. About HardlinesCelebrating its 28th year, Hardlines Inc. is Canada’s leading authority on the retail home improvement industry. Hardlines’ products and services include a range of online newsletters and a print trade magazine, plus dedicated research and events, all committed to helping the industry it serves with news, insights and thought leadership.

For more information, contact Steve Payne, Editor of Hardlines Inc. at 416-219-9949, steve@hardlines.ca