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timber mart announcements

Quebec TIMBER MART Dealer Grows
With two locations - Quebec City and
Boucherville, QC - TIMBER MART gypsum- gained by working About TIMBER MART
supply dealer, Manugypse, is set to open a closely with TIMBER Founded in 1967, TIMBER MART is the
third location in Mirabel, QC this March. MART members at largest national member-owned buying
group in Canada for the true independent
“Our new location in Mirabel will have the group’s Mount entrepreneur. With hundreds of members,
over 52,000 sq. ft of warehouse space, which Forest distribution including independent building-material
will allow us to better serve our customers centre. He will and hardware retailers, commercial dealers
across Quebec and expand our business to continue to be and manufacturers located in every province
cover a larger territory than ever before,” says based out of the across the country, TIMBER MART provides
Manugypse owner, Steve Rancourt. group’s Mount Forest its extensive dealer network with a menu of
“We congratulate Steve and his team on distribution centre competitive buying programs, comprehensive
this important milestone and look forward to and report directly to marketing services and personalized support to
serving their business needs as they achieve TIMBER MART’s Vice- drive independent business success. For more
their growth goals,” says Bernie Owens, President of Forest information, visit www.timbermart.ca and
TIMBER MART’s President and CEO. Products Trading, Bruno Baldessari. www.timbermartmember.ca.
Manugypse opened their doors in 1983 in
Quebec City and since then has grown their TIMBER MART Welcomes New Lumber
business to serve contractors and builders in Trading Team Member News from sellick equipment
both the Quebec City/Chaudière-Appalaches TIMBER MART welcomes Milynn Bruneau
region and Greater Montreal area. Manugypse to their national lumber trading team as a new
offers their customers a niche selection of commodity trader for Ontario. Ms. Bruneau
products including, drywall, insulation, steel will be responsible for securing commodity
studs, hardware and ceiling systems. products for TIMBER MART members in
Ontario.
TIMBER MART Promotes Nathaniel Boyd to “Milynn has The Sellicks Retire!
After 53 years at the helm of Sellick
Commodity Trader over 13 years of Equipment Limited, co-founders Howard and
TIMBER MART has promoted Sales experience in the David Sellick have decided to retire.
Development Agent, Nathaniel Boyd to the building material Howard and David co-founded the
position of Commodity Trader effective industry, six of which company with their late father Walter Sellick
immediately. As a member of the group’s has been spent in in 1968. Together the trio took the company
national lumber trading team, Mr. Boyd will be lumber and panel from a converted Ford tractor company and
responsible for securing commodity products trading and seven in built the Harrow, Ontario based company into
for TIMBER MART members in Ontario. purchasing and retail a world leader in the rough terrain forklift
“Nathaniel has progressive experience in management,” says
sales, and has built in-depth knowledge of Bruno Baldessari, market. Sellick Equipment Limited
Today,
the Ontario building material market and our Vice-President of manufactures a full range of rough terrain and
members’ businesses since he joined us in Forest Products truck mounted forklifts.
2019,” says John Morrissey, Vice-President of Trading. “We welcome her to the team and Sellick’s experienced engineering, sales
Distribution. look forward to seeing her career experience and service staff remains in place to continue
“We’re confident that our members’ and retail and commodity knowledge serve
commodity business needs will be served our membership’s business needs well.” supporting our extensive dealer network
throughout North America.
well due his trading and market knowledge. As a member of TIMBER MART’s national Gregory King, President and CEO,
We welcome him to the team,” says Bruno lumber trading team, Ms. Bruneau will work commented “We are grateful for Howard
Baldessari, Vice-President of Forest Products remotely and report directly to TIMBER and David’s leadership and contributions to
Trading. MART’s Vice-President of Forest Products not only the organization but the industry.
Mr. Boyd has over 10 years of progressive Trading, Bruno Baldessari.
experience in sales, three of which he’s We look forward to the continued growth
and expanded offerings of the Sellick line of
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