20V MAX* Jobsite Fan
The 20V MAX* Jobsite Fan is UL Listed and tested to IP54. With up to seven hours of runtime when used with a 4.0Ah battery (sold separately) at maximum speed, the fan…
Month: January 2018
Is Government Sucking the Life Out of Small Business?
In July, Finance Minister Bill Morneau introduced a draft legislation proposing to overhaul taxation for private companies, ostensibly to eliminate “unfair tax advantages” that Canadian-controlled private corporations (CCPC) are perceived to have.…
AFA Forest Products Inc.
In 1974, AFA Forest Products Inc. was founded by four colleagues and friends - Al Jack, Frank Ingoldsby, Al Young and Gord Pace. In its inception, with only one branch in Bolton,…
Vancouver Convention Centre “LEEDS” the way
Courtesy of the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) www.cagbc.org The Canada Green Building Council® (CaGBC) announced that the Vancouver Convention Centre (VCC) earned LEED® v4 Existing Building Platinum, becoming the first double…
STYROFOAM™ CLADMATE™ CM20
Introducing ONE solution for ALL of your residential rigid insulation needs! STYROFOAM™ CLADMATE™CM20 extruded polystyrene foam insulation is designed with the builder and contractor in mind, providing the performance needed in a…
Top 3 Tech Trends to Grow Your Business in 2018
If there is one quote you should keep in mind when doing business in 2018, it’s this: “Change has never happened this fast before, and it will never be this slow again.”…
New Year, New Management
Today, many employers say they’re having trouble retaining their younger employees—specifically Millennials. At 82 million strong, Millennials are the workforce of the future. Studies have shown they want to work where they…
Renovation Trends to Watch in 2018
By their nature trends come and go; however, in the renovation and remodelling industry there are a few business mainstays. For example, contractors can always expect kitchen and bathroom upgrades to remain…
The Latest in Lumber
2017 was quite a year for the lumber industry in Canada. Headline-making forest fires in B.C., of course, were the biggest challenge. “We dealt with the fallout from fires this year, and…
Insulation Updates
If a home is meant to protect its occupants, then insulation is the armour to help make that happen. With new technologies, increasing code requirements and changing homeowner demands, that protection is…