Castle News
Castle Welcomes New Members
December 16th 2013: Castle Building Centres Group Ltd announced the newest independent member location to join the group - Lockwood Castle Building Centre, located one hour west of Ottawa in Eastern Ontario.
"This new member location reinforces Castle’s strategic advantage of supporting a business platform that delivers Independent’s maximum value while eliminating risk, liability or investment. We welcome Lockwood Building Centre to our family." Ken Jenkins, President.
"I had my reasons for joining the Castle banner; they are forward thinking and more suited to my needs as an independent. I knew I would have the freedom to operate in a way that benefits my business with no head office restrictions. Their hardware solution is an excellent replacement and involves no investment on our part and will ultimately open up new opportunities to be more competitive in this market." Robert Lockwood, Lockwood Castle Building Centre.
Lockwood Castle Building Centre is located in the well-known Ottawa Valley in the town of Renfrew. This full service lumber, building materials and hardware retail store is rich in history, dating back to 1936 when Frederick Lockwood started the company as a custom millwork manufacturer - Wood Works of Renfrew. Over the past 85 years, the reins have been passed on from generation to generation. Lockwood Building Centre is currently operated by Bob Lockwood, grandson of Frederick, who is no stranger to the LBM industry in Ontario; he currently sits on the board of the LBMAO as Chairman and is definitely in tune with the direction of the industry.
Bob has been cultivating this successful LBM retail location for almost 30 years, servicing contractors and consumers as a full service and highly respected home improvement centre in the local area. Lockwood Castle occupies a remarkable 7 acres of property on the outskirts of Renfrew with over 5500 sq. ft of retail space and a 5000 sq. ft. drive-thru lumberyard. Bob, alongside store manager Shawn Davidson, offers his customers real home improvement project know-how and expertise. Shawn, manager for 15 years, has built an impeccable team of knowledgeable and professional service associates. "We have a highly competent and service-oriented team; ready, willing and able to assist with projects big and small." Shawn Davidson, Store Manager
January 7th 2014: Castle Building Centres Group Ltd was pleased to announce 2014’s newest independent member, Got Wood Building Supplies in Geraldton, Ontario, which is 20 minutes from Longlac and 160 km northeast of Lake Nipigon, north of Thunder Bay.
"Castle is pleased have such a great start to the new year with the announcement of Got Wood Building Supplies as our newest member location. We welcome Got Wood to the Castle family." Ken Jenkins, President.
Stephane Parent and Lynn Gosselin, owners and operators of Got Wood Building Supplies, were very eager to start 2014 as a member of the Castle family. Stephane and Lynn continue to operate multiple businesses in the construction and retail channels, as they have for the past few decades.
Got Wood, their newer venture, (a 3 year old building supply location that supplies contractors with construction and building materials and a full service and highly respected home improvement centre in the local area) is now strategically poised for growth as part of the Castle buying group. Knowledgeable staff are always on hand and ready to provide customers with information and product knowledge. The team is looking forward to having access to Castle’s extensive supplier network and buying power; and proven Canadian hardware solution.
"After starting Got Wood Building Supplies in 2011, we realized that the key to continued growth would be to fly a nationally-recognized and respected banner. We decided that Castle Building Group would give us the recognition and branding we needed." Stephane Parent & Lynn Gosselin.
2013 Fantastic Fall Shopping Spree Winners
Castle Building Centres Group Ltd is pleased to announce the winners of the 2013 Fantastic Fall Shopping Spree. This exciting nation-wide promotion was held October 1st to November 30th and was open to all Castle member locations across Canada. Castle customers had the opportunity to fill out a ballot in-store for the opportunity to win one of three $5000.00 Castle Shopping Sprees. The prizes were awarded regionally with one winner per region. Regions included: Ontario and Quebec, the Atlantic and Western Canada regions. Thousands of ballots were received from participating Castle locations and the following winners were officially confirmed by KCG Marketing, an independent contest management firm on January 2nd 2014:
Western Region - Bulkley Home Centre, Telkwa, BC. Winner: Colin Jerome Warren
Ontario and Quebec - Hearst Co-op, Hearst, ON. Winner: Fernand Payeur
Atlantic Region - Notre Dame, Clarenville, NL. Winner: John Rowe
Coming SPRING 2014
Thank you to all Castle member locations who participated and their customers; and special thanks to Castle’s Valued Vendor Partners who sponsored the contest. Stay tuned this spring for Castle’s new and exciting national in-store contest promotion - Blaze The Trail.