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Aluminium. “Joining a group like TIMBER ORGILL ANNOUNCES NEXT EVOLUTION IN BUYING EVENTS
MART will give us the purchasing options
and support we need to truly expand
our business in the region and grow our
customer base.”

“In addition to our building material
programs and distribution, Mario and his
team will also benefit from our affiliation
with Spancan which will offer them many
vendor-direct buying opportunities for
hardlines products they may not have had
access to before,” says Alain Charbonneau, operations than ever. Integrating additional
TIMBER MART’s national membership Online Buying Events that work together
development manager in Quebec. “We with live events is definitely our path
welcome them to the group and look forward.”
forward to seeing them take advantage of The first change related to this new
all the purchasing opportunities we have to strategy is that Orgill will not be hosting
offer.” an in-person Fall Dealer Market, which had
Since 2014, Distribution Méga been planned for Aug. 26-28 in Chicago.
Aluminium has been providing residential With record sales increases in the home Instead, Orgill will host a multi-day Online
and commercial contractors in the improvement industry showing no signs Buying Event that will run Aug. 16-27.
Outaouais region a specialized assortment of slowing and retailers focused on helping The decision to forgo the in-person Fall
of exterior/building-envelope materials, their communities and running their Dealer Market was driven by a number of
including: siding, roofing, moulding, operations, Orgill is releasing more details factors, including staff and customer safety,
aluminium railings, columns, louvers and about the continued evolution of its buying uncertainty about access to services and
metal-bending services. Located on the events and how they will help support their overall market conditions.
Ottawa River in Gatineau, Que., Distribution customers’ growth. “We are encouraged with the positive
Méga Aluminium’s property encompasses a Last year, in response to the challenges trends we are seeing with vaccinations
showroom, a 22,000 square-foot warehouse presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the reduction in active COVID-19
and a 32,000 square-foot yard. Orgill debuted its first-ever Online Buying cases, however there are still so many
uncertainties when trying to plan an event
Event indicating that this inaugural event the size of one of our in-person Dealer
About TIMBER MART represented an evolution in the way the Markets,” Moore says. “While we are anxious
Founded in 1967, TIMBER MART is the company would host buying shows. to welcome our customers to a Dealer
largest national member-owned buying Today, with two highly successful Market as soon as possible, we’ve made the
group in Canada for the true independent Online Buying Events on the books, Orgill decision that it
entrepreneur. With hundreds of members, is expanding how online and live buying will be best to do so in February in
including independent building-material events will work in tandem to offer Orlando. Included in our consideration is
and hardware retailers, commercial dealers its customers a more comprehensive, the fact that retailers are busier now than
and manufacturers located in every province accessible and intuitive experience. ever with sustained surges in demand and a
across the country, TIMBER MART provides “While the restrictions placed on us continued challenging supply chain, pricing
its extensive dealer network with a menu of as a result of the pandemic forced the and hiring environment. Replacing the live
competitive buying programs, comprehensive innovation of our Online Buying Event, Fall Dealer Market with an Online Buying
marketing services and personalized support the concept has proven to be relevant Event also allows us to remain focused
to drive independent business success. For whether there is a pandemic or not,” says on supply chain recovery and helping our
more information, visit www.timbermart.ca Boyden Moore, Orgill President and CEO. customers in their stores during these
and www.timbermartmember.ca. “We need to offer our customers a variety continued challenges.”
of ways to interact with our team and our In addition to the switch from an in-
vendor partners. We also recognize that person to online event this fall, Orgill also
retailers are busy and more focused on their
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