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available at www.soprema.ca. acquired a second store in the area of BMR Pro banner and serve a customer base
Sherbrooke. The former Home Hardware, is mainly made up of contractors.
New Colour. Same Quality. located at 114 Laval Street in Bromptonville, Chaleur Building Supplies is a family
It is important to note that SOPRA- located 25 kilometres from the first business that was started by the Doucet
XPS is changing colour. In fact, due to the location. This new 6,900 square foot store family 55 years ago. One of the family’s
modifications made to the formulation and will provide a similar service offering to sons, Ludger Doucet, took up the reins
the increased recycled content, the colour the East Angus store. The new location of the store 30 years ago to ensure the
will go from orange to grey. Please note that will undergo renovations over the next few longevity of the business, which employs
just like the changes listed above, this shift weeks to update the storefront with the fifteen people.
in colour will not affect the performance and BMR brand and colours. Major renovation work is being planned
quality of SOPRA-XPS in any way. Gilles Doyon has been a BMR dealer in the coming weeks for this 4,100 square
for 23 years and has been running his foot store, including redesigning the interior
East Angus store with his two sons, Jessy so that it reflects the diversity of BMR’s
news from bmr group and Jérémy Doyon. One day, the three offering and renovating the façade so that it
entrepreneurs hope to each own their own displays BMR Group’s colours.
BMR store! “I didn’t expect to be buying “I decided to embark on this adventure
a second store right now,” said Doyon, with BMR Group because of their solid
“But when my sons told me about this reputation in the building materials
opportunity, and with the whole BMR team category, but mostly because of the
ready to support us in this project, we dynamism of the team, which proposed
decided to go ahead.” Doyon also said that concrete solutions to help me further the
he did not foresee that the current health development of my business,” explains the
crisis would slow his plans for expansion. hardware store’s owner, Ludger Doucet.
“It’s always an honour to see a dealer in “The fact that I had become one of the
our network feeling supported enough by last representatives of my previous group
our team to acquire a second store, which significantly limited the possibilities for
is a huge challenge,” said Pierre Nolet, growth,” he adds.
Senior Director, Strategy and Business BMR Group team now has 12 stores
Development at BMR Group. “The fact that in the New Brunswick. “To see a growing
Antonio Di Pasquale appointed Vice Mr. Doyon and his sons turned to us to take number of independent dealers from
President, Supply Chain and Operational on their project is a testament to the great various Canadian provinces aligning
Excellence trust bond that we have with this family, themselves with our business model makes
In mid-November, BMR Group welcomed which has been operating under our banner us incredibly proud,” says Pierre Nolet,
a brand new member to its leadership for more than 20 years. We wish them every Senior Director, Strategy and Business
team. Antonio Di Pasquale is joining the success with this new store, and our team Development, BMR Group. “BMR is
company as Vice President, Supply Chain will be behind them to support them in unquestionably the best banner there is for
and Operational Excellence. achieving their business goals.” supporting family business owners like Mr.
Di Pasquale is an accomplished manager News of the acquisition was received Doucet. It is the duty of our group to respect
with over 20 years of experience in the field. enthusiastically by the community, not the history of each of the stores that join
In his new role, he will lead the development least by the Bromptonville store staff, who the network, while representing a preferred
and optimization of BMR Group’s processes were all able to keep their jobs despite partner for the business development and
and strategies relating to procurement the change in ownership. “We’re creating growth of these businesses,” he says.
and demand planning. His work is sure to jobs, not taking them!” proclaimed Doyon,
benefit all members of the BMR network who was equally pleased with the smooth About BMR Group
and, above all, its customers. administrative transition and the support BMR Group is a subsidiary of Sollio
Well known for his leadership skills, he received from BMR Group during the
discipline and strong strategic vision, Di transaction. “It’s thanks to them that we Cooperative Group, which brings together
Pasquale is sure to be a major asset to BMR were able to go ahead with the acquisition. more than 300 home renovation centres
Group as it strives to accelerate its growth We were really well supported, and they did and hardware stores in Quebec, Ontario and
in Quebec and across Canada in the next a great job.” the Maritime provinces. BMR Group and its
five years. The company anticipates that members make an estimated $1.3 billion
he will not only meet its high standards of BMR Group Continues to Court New in retail sales annually and employ some
excellence and operational efficiency but Brunswick by Welcoming a New Dealer in 8,000 people in BMR banner stores. We lead
raise them as well. Beresford Quebec’s renovation industry, operating under
BMR Group is pleased to announce the the banners of BMR, La Shop BMR, Agrizone,
Second store acquired in Sherbrooke for G. arrival in its network of Chaleur Building and Potvin & Bouchard.
Doyon Renovation Centre Supplies, located at 757 Principale Street, in
BMR Group is pleased to announce that the town of Beresford, New Brunswick. The
Gilles Doyon, owner of BMR’s G. Doyon store, which has been part of the Pal Group
Renovation Centre in East Angus, has just since 1976, will now operate under the
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