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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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