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castle news with a buying group that could is excited to begin their journey
help elevate his business. Castle with Castle and look forward
seemed the obvious choice, to bringing a broader range of
given the positive insight and products to their customers in
praise from his suppliers. Quispamsis and the Saint John
“Homestar has built a level of area.
trust within the community that “Successful independent
is unmatched in my opinion. We entrepreneurs understand
CASTLE CONTINUES TO GROW IN ONTARIO have worked hard to earn that the value of their brand and
Castle’s national footprint continues to grow In trust and take pride serving and how it connects them to their
Ontario with the announcement of a new member supporting our community, it customers through exceptional
location today. HBM Metal Roofing and Trim is the resonates throughout the Valley service, a sense of community
newest location to open its doors to the community and Saint John.” Mark Hatfield, and their people.” Ken Jenkins,
as a new Castle Building Centre. The store is located in Founder President
Havelock, a charming community in central-eastern, With the support of a Castle welcomes Homestar
Ontario. talented and dedicated team of Group to the family.
Founders Tom Main and Frank Nunes have been in over 100 employees, Homestar
the building industry for over 40 years. The new Castle
location is a full-service retail building supply store; and
the team are ready to offer their community a complete
line of building products including lumber, paint,
hardware, plumbing, electrical, tools and much more.
Tom spent many years of his career calling on
independent LBM stores and created many friendships
within the Castle Family. When he made the move into
his own LBM retail venture, the buying group that best
reflected his own values was Castle.
“What I learned over the years from the many Castle
dealers I connected with was that store owners were the
decision makers at Castle. Their fellowship was genuine,
and Castle’s family-based values really stood out to
me. Knowing my own children will one day continue my
legacy makes Castle the right fit for our business.” Tom
Main, Owner
Tom and Frank have a team of professionals ready to
service the community of Havelock and beyond. They
look forward to an official Grand Opening in the late
summer and to connecting with their Castle family at
future events.
“The Castle family has a unique connection with many
shared values. Their loyalty, dedication and connection
to their customers help to keep communities thriving.
We are pleased to welcome HBM to the Castle group.”
Ken Jenkins, President
CASTLE ADDS NEW LOCATION IN THE MARITIMES
Castle is pleased to announce that their newest
member in the Maritimes is Homestar Group. The new
member is located in Quispamsis, a suburb just outside
of Saint John, New Brunswick.
Founder & CEO Mark Hatfield is the essence of a true
independent entrepreneur. He discovered early on in his
career that working for himself was more gratifying and
was far more lucrative financially. Homestar began as a
small operation back in 2002 and quickly grew over the
years into a full service residential and commercial home
improvement company. Mark felt it was time to partner

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