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Three Canadian wholesalers receive prestigious award
WiNNiPEg aND MoNTREaL — Three PhCP industry wholesalers have been honored by Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies program. Celebrating its 75th year of busi-
ness in Western Canada, B. a. Robin- son Co. Ltd. is now also an official member of “Canada’s 50 Best Man- aged Platinum Club.” Membership is restricted to the elite corps of organi- zations who have been Best Managed Companies for six consecutive years or more. This prestigious award is sponsored by Deloitte, CiBC Com- mercial Banking, National Post and Queen’s School of Business. B. a. Robinson Co. Ltd. is a fully
diversified distributor of plumbing, heating, electrical, hVaC, lighting, pumps and waterworks products. a family-owned company since since 1936, B. a. Robinson Co. Ltd. has served the construction industry and
retail home improvement market in Western Canada from its head office in Winnipeg. The company operates from 26 locations in British Colum- bia, alberta, Saskatchewan, Mani- toba and Northwest ontario. Deschênes group inc., one of the
largest Canadian-owned wholesale distributors of plumbing, heating, PVF, waterworks, hVaC/R, electri- cal and fire protection products was honored for a second year as the re- cipient of the 50 Best Managed Com- panies in Canada award. Deschênes group was founded in
1940 and has experienced significant growth through the leadership of Jacques Deschenes. Currently, and for the past 10 years, the Deschenes group has been led by Martin De- schênes, president and CEo, who emphasized the importance of the contributions of all individual em-
ployees, in all locations, in achieving this award. The company employs approxi-
mately 1,400 people, located in 98 branches across Canada. its suc- cessful business strategy focuses the efforts of all employees on ex- ceptional customer service with business growth supported through organic means as well as through acquisition. The Master group L.P., one of the
largest hVaC/R distributors in east- ern Canada, employs over 425 dy- namic and devoted individuals who serve the industry from 18 branches and distribution centers spanning from ontario to the Maritimes. Established in 1993, the program
recognizes excellence in Canadian- owned and managed companies with revenues over $10 million. Every year, hundreds of entrepreneurial companies compete for this designa- tion in a rigorous and independent process that evaluates the caliber of their management abilities and prac- tices. The program has continued to raise the profile of Canadian-owned
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businesses that have outperformed their competitors, created thousands of jobs, achieved sustainable growth and excelled both at home and abroad. The Canada’s 50 Best Managed
Companies program recognizes or- ganizations setting the highest stan- dards of business performance. Now in its 18th year, the Best Managed designation symbolizes Canadian corporate success: companies fo- cused on their core vision, creating stakeholder value and excelling in the global economy.
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ChiCago— having hunkered down and made deliberate and carefully calculated decisions in order to suc- cessfully navigate through the recent recession, channel partners from throughout the PhCP and PVF in- dustry look forward to the sustain- able recovery that lies ahead. aSa's annual convention in 2011 has been designed to underscore the impor- tant message that the industry will stand to gain the most of these new opportunities if every independent and national wholesaler, manufac- turer, vendor, independent manufac- turers’ rep and allied organization is “all in.” NetworkaSa2011 — scheduled
for September 13-16 at the Bellagio in Las Vegas — will bring together all of these channel partners to ac- complish ambitious goals for the in- dustry through advocacy, benchmarking, education and net- working. aSa members are working to build an indispensible organization that is the PhCP-PVF industry’s uni- fied voice. The program and speakers for Net-
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workaSa2011 will reflect the strength and energy that pervades aSa members during this dynamic time for our industry. Veteran broad- cast journalist Chris Wallace has been named as the speaker for the aSa Fu- ture Trends lunch. Wallace is the host of Fox News Sunday, and also con- tributes to the network’s political and election news coverage. Previously, Wallace worked at aBC News for 15 years, where he served as the chief correspondent for Primetime Thurs- day and as a substitute host for Night- line. in his speech, Wallace will provide a glimpse into what the fu- ture holds for our industry, for public policy and for your business The early registration deadline, in-
cluding a discount, will be June 1, and the regular registration deadline will be august 1.
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