ABSDA

EXPO 2025

►	TIMBER MART announced it has promoted Damien Sohm, previously LBM Procurement Manager for Quebec, to the position of National Procurement Manager.
►	ABSDA Academy is breathing life back to the Electrical and Plumbing Fundamental training in January 2025. These hands-on programs will play an important role in accelerating employee knowledge in these key departments. Registrations are now open
►	Retail sales increased by 0.4 percent to $66.9 billion in September, according to new StatsCan data. In LBM and garden categories, sales for the month increased by 3.0 percent.
►	PPG Industries has appointed Juliane Hefel SVP of Industrial Coatings in addition to her strategic and operational leadership of the global supply chain management business.
►	Hardlines president Michael McLarney and Bill Morrison, a veteran executive of Ace Canada, TruServ Canada, and the Hudson’s Bay Co., were inducted to the Canadian Hardware & Housewares Industry Hall of Fame.
►	TIMBER MART has promoted its Regional Director of Member Services for Western Canada, Phil Temple, to the role of Director of Member Services, effective immediately.