TIM-BR MART GROUP News
TIM-BR MART GROUP MEMBER, MUSKOKA LUMBER, ACQUIRES FIFTH LOCATION
Buying Group Supports Member’s Expansion into Huntsville, ON
VAUGHAN, ON, October 17, 2014 – TIM-BR MART Group (TIM-BR MART) member, Muskoka Lumber Building Supplies Centre Ltd. (Muskoka Lumber) acquires their fifth location in Huntsville, Ontario – a ten-acre property with a 19,500 square-foot building and future plans for another 25,000 square-foot manufacturing building. The new property will be used for the sale of lumber and building supplies, as well as the manufacturing of mouldings, sidings, and flooring.
"For the twenty-five years we’ve been a member, TIM-BR MART has negotiated healthy buying programs and offered rebates that have supported our expansion across the Muskoka region," says Tony Vanderstelt of Muskoka Lumber. "The new location will be our northern-most store; it will broaden our market reach and open up a new region of business opportunities."
"Muskoka Lumber’s fifth location is another step towards strengthening their brand across Muskoka; they’ve also recently renovated and invested in their Port Carling and Bala stores," says Ian Cook, TIM-BR MART’s Regional Director of Member Services for Ontario. "The management team at Muskoka Lumber leads a very well-managed and visionary company; they are extremely knowledgeable of the LBM industry and have always understood their market and their customers’ expectations. Muskoka Lumber truly complements our group as a member; we’re very proud to support their growth."
With the new property, Muskoka Lumber will have five retail locations along with three milling facilities, a finishing shop, and a rental facility – located across the Muskoka region in Bala, Bracebridge, Mactier, and Port Carling.
About Muskoka Lumber Building Supplies Centre Ltd.
Muskoka Lumber Building Supplies Centre stores are locally owned and operated – serving communities throughout Muskoka since 1988. Muskoka Lumber offers their customers a wide range of lumber and building materials, custom milling and finishing, and design and equipment rental services that are second to none. They support their customers with the right products, tools, expertise, and services they need to build their homes, cottages, boathouses, docks – their dreams. For more information, visit www.muskoka-lumber.on.ca.
TIM-BR MART GROUP STRENGTHENS COMMERCIAL ARM, WELCOMES NEW MEMBER, CLARE INTERIOR SUPPLIES
VAUGHAN, ON, October 14, 2014 – TIM-BR MART Group (TIM-BR MART), Canada’s leading buying group for Independents, strengthens their commercial arm with new member, Clare Interior Supplies Ltd. (Clare Interior Supplies). Clare Interior Supplies is a welcome addition to the Group’s commercial division and an integral part of the division’s growth plans.
"Joining the TIM-BR MART Group was an easy decision; we wanted to partner with a national buying group that we knew we could trust
and that had a solid reputation in the commercial GSD industry," says Jean Daly, President of Clare Building Supplies. "We look forward to working with Mark and his team and growing our business with a group that truly understands our needs and offers the products and pricing we need to be competitive."
"Throughout the twenty-six years they’ve been in business, Clare [Interior Supplies] has established a strong reputation in the commercial market and are well respected in the industry," says Mark Finucane, Vice President of TIM-BR MART’s Commercial Division. "We’re excited to have them on board; they’re an ideal commercial member with plans to grow and will benefit greatly from the programs we have with our gypsum and insulation suppliers."
Clare Interior Supplies joined the TIM-BR MART Group on October 1, 2014. They are based out of Hamilton, Ontario and specialize in the sale of drywall and insulation.
About Clare Interior Supplies Ltd.
A family-owned and operated business, Clare Interior Supplies has been serving commercial and residential contractors for over 26 years in Hamilton and the surrounding area. Stocking the best wall and ceiling products in the drywall industry and offering a full fleet of delivery vehicles and services, they ensure projects are completed with the high standard of quality their customers expect. For more information, visit www.clareinteriors.com.
About TIM-BR MART Group
In operation since 1967, TIM-BR MART Group is Canada’s leading buying group for Independents. It is a member- owned organization serving building material and hardware retailers, commercial dealers and manufacturers.
TIM-BR MART Group exists to help Canadian entrepreneurs involved in the sale of building materials and hardware be more profitable. For more information, visit www.timbermart.ca.