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Contractor Advantage

Contractor Advantage Magazine is the exclusive publication of Castle Building Centres Group Ltd. featuring quality Castle vendor brands available at Castle Building Centres locations.

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Castle Building Centres Group Ltd.

Castle Building Centres Group Ltd. is a Canadian member-owned, Lumber, Building Materials and Hardware buying group representing over 300 member locations across Canada.

Editorial Director Castle

Castle Building Centres Group Ltd.
Jennifer Mercieca

Publisher – Castle

Castle Building Centres Group Ltd.
Jennifer Mercieca

Art Director

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Contributors

Danila Di Croce

Danila Di Croce is a Toronto-based writer with over 10 years of experience in the fields of media and education, including a Masters in Media Production from Ryerson University. Throughout her experience, Danila has worked in the areas of public relations, marketing, radio and television broadcast, and has contributed to various national publications on a wide range of topics including entrepreneurship, building construction, workplace health and safety and hospitality.

Lawrence Cummer

Lawrence (“Law”) Cummer is a freelance writer and editor and has been a frequent contributor to Contractor Advantage, Ideas and Rough Construction for nearly a decade. Over his more than 20-year career, Law has written about contracting and construction, general business, information technology, health and safety, personal finance and almost every topic in between. He has a passion for storytelling and sharing how people can work better, easier — and “smarter” — from contractors to technologists to business executives.

Lisa Gordon

Lisa Gordon is a freelance writer and editor based in Port Dover, Ontario. For nearly 25 years, she has specialized in creating custom content for trade and association magazines, websites, newsletters and marketing materials. Contact her at mustangmediaservices.ca.

Melissa Campeau

Melissa Campeau’s writing has appeared in Contractor Advantage, Our Homes publications, Canadian Living, Profit, Canadian Family, The Financial Post, Mortgage Journal, HR Professional and Professionally Speaking (by the Ontario College of Teachers). She lives in Toronto with her husband, son, dog and various foster dogs. She also loves a good home reno– as long as it’s at someone else’s house.

Teresa Christine

Teresa Christine is an award-winning editor and author with over fifteen years of experience helping organizations build their brands and tell their stories through roles in marketing, public relations, and communications. Inspired by her love of writing and her passion for style and design, she began her own creative consulting boutique, Sassi Creative Co., in 2015.