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INDUSTRY NEWS

castle continues to expand with BMR ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT HOME HARDWARE NEWS
new locATION IN ALBERTA

Castle growth continues with the BMR Group is pleased to announce the Home Hardware Stores Limited Recognizes
announcement today of a new member in appointment of Mr. Enrico Del Grande 18 Proud of My Home Achievement Award
Western Canada. T&L Custom Cabinets GP as Senior Director, Marketing and Digital Winners
LTD is the latest acquisition and second home Strategy. On September 12, eighteen stores were
improvement retail location recently acquired With over 25 honoured during the Proud of My Home
by the Onion Lake Group of Companies. years of experience Achievement Awards, part of Home Hardware
The Group, who also own Castle location in marketing and Stores Limited’s annual Homecoming buying
All Nations Building Supply in Onion Lake, digital strategies, event and recognition ceremony.
SK, are now positioned to serve the district of Mr. Del Grande joins Top honours were awarded to Shepherd's
Lloydminster, AB and surrounding community. BMR Group from Home Hardware Building Centre in Armstrong,
Being part of the Castle Group has given the Lassonde, a leader B.C., who took home the annual Walter J.
Group the opportunity to grow organically in the food and Hachborn Store of the Year Award. The award
and they are excited about this next chapter. beverage industry. was presented to Dealer-Owners Kyle Melvin
“The Castle Buying Group gives T&L Until recently, he and Brett Melvin, for upholding the values
Custom Cabinets the stability needed to buy held the position of on which Home Hardware was co-founded
better and be more cost effective with the Digital Marketing & by Walter J. Hachborn 60 years ago—value,
opportunity to expand our product mix to CRM Director. service, and dependability. The Melvins and
the consumer and beyond” Doug Hollington, Over the course of his career, he has held their store were also awarded Best Home
General Manager numerous leadership positions with large Hardware Building Centre – Western Region at
T&L has served the area since 1987, organizations including Metro, Centre du the ceremony.
and with their new retail space, will offer Rasoir, Fruits & Passion, as well as another "We are honoured to be recognized
customers a wide variety of new products and banner in the construction and renovation with these awards as our store prepares
services. The store will also design custom industry. to celebrate a century in the Armstrong
kitchens and cabinets, which is one of the With a Bachelor of Business Administration community next year,” said Kyle Melvin,
many areas in which they specialize. (B.B.A.) - Marketing from HEC Montréal, Mr. Dealer-Owner of Shepherd’s Home Hardware
Doug and his team are looking forward Del Grande is recognized by his peers for his Building Centre. “Brett and I are the second
to all the benefits of being part of the Castle curiosity, openness, sense of innovation and generation of Melvins to own and operate
group including member support and the broad experience. Shepherd’s Home Hardware Building Centre
potential to maximize profits while still “I'm delighted that Enrico has agreed to and are proud of our place in the store’s
maintaining the integrity of their local brand. join the BMR family and take on the exciting history. We share this recognition with our
“Our top priority at Castle is to empower challenges ahead. Our marketing and digital parents, Sandy and Dale Melvin, who helped
and elevate our independent dealers by strategy is at the heart of BMR's growth plan, lay the groundwork for the business to
delivering the lowest cost-of-goods partnered and Enrico will certainly be an important asset become what it is today.”
with the lowest cost-of-buying-group- in helping us achieve our objectives,” said The Walter J. Hachborn Store of the Year
affiliation. We provide our members with the Marlène Hins, Vice President, Marketing and Award acknowledges the top Home store
tools they need to experience exponential Communications. from more than 1,000 stores across Canada
growth. We do things differently, and because Mr. Del Grande reports to Marlène for achieving the highest standards in
of this, we are the fastest-growing buying Hins, Vice President, Marketing and retailing, merchandising, staff performance
group in Canada.”Ken Jenkins, President & Communications. Please join us in and overall quality and service.
CEO congratulating Mr. Del Grande and welcoming “The Melvin brothers and their team at
Castle welcomes T&L Custom Cabinets to him to the BMR Group team. Shepherd's Home Hardware Building Centre
the family. truly embody what the Walter J. Hachborn
Store of the Year Award stands for," said Kevin
Macnab, President and CEO, Home Hardware
Stores Limited. "At Shepherd’s Home
Hardware Building Centre, all customers are
treated like part of the family. Kyle, Brett and
the team get to know each of their customers

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