St. Jacobs, Ont. – Home Hardware Stores Ltd. kicked off its 2012 Tough as Nails Contractor Tradeshow series this week with an event in Peterborough, Ont. on January 16. These annual invitation-only events are designed to connect Home Hardware Building Centre suppliers with contractor customers across Canada. This year Home Hardware will hold six Tough as Nails tradeshows, in the Ontario cities of Peterborough, Waterloo and Sudbury, in Saskatoon and Edmonton in the West, and in Moncton, N.B. in the Maritimes.
“With over 507 Home Hardware Building Centre and Home Building Centre locations across Canada, we strive to be the destination of choice for contractor customers. The Tough as Nails contractor tradeshow is a much-attend event for contractors every year,” said Bruce White, vice-president, Merchandising and Marketing – Lumber and Building Materials, for Home Hardware. “These shows are a great way for Home to reinforce with our contractor customers that we provide superior customer service and quality products at competitive prices.”
Home Hardware Building Centre dealers bus contractors in from the surrounding area, with some coming from hundreds of kilometers away. The Tough as Nails tradeshow gives these pro customers a chance to learn about the latest trends in hardware, tools and building materials, and includes hands-on demos, exhibitor booths, and the opportunity to ask questions with product experts. They also get a chance to network with other contractors, renovators and tradespeople. The 5,000 contractors that are invited to the shows represent approximately $310-million in annual business in their local economies.
Everyone loves a little healthy competition, so every year at the Tough as Nails events we hold our legendary Contractor Skills Competition,” added White. “The tradeshow is a great way to cut loose and have some fun. The contractors receive free products, a free meal, and the chance to win great prizes, including a Toyota truck.”