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Industry NEWS

The complementarity of the timber mart updates
product lines, on markets with high
growth potential, such as home
improvement, tunnelling and mining,
will make Sika Canada one of the
leading suppliers of construction
solutions in the country.”
The owners of King Packaged
Materials Company, the Hutter
and Macpherson families, strongly
believe that Sika is the ideal partner
to continue the growth of King
products in all of their market
sectors. They look forward to the joint
business and sales activities which Timber Mart Hosts Ninth Annual
offer great potential to expand the National Buying Show
product portfolio across Canada and With over 1,000 dealers and
internationally.
vendors in attendance, TIMBER
SIKA CANADA INC. PROFILE MART hosted its ninth annual
Sika Canada Inc. is a wholly owned national buying show from
subsidiary of Sika AG, located in February 15-16 at the Toronto
Baar, Switzerland. Sika is a globally Congress Centre. The show served
active specialty chemicals company as a launching pad for a number
supplying the building and construction of exciting developments from
industries as well as manufacturing the buying group, including:
sector (automotive, bus, truck, rail, member-exclusive pool buys,
building and alternative energies educational sessions on new
components, etc.). Sika’s portfolio
notably includes high-quality concrete TIMBER MART programs, as well as
admixtures, specialty mortars/grouts/ the Timberkids’ Scholarship Fund MART Essentials, dealer marketing, merchandising
concrete, sealants and adhesives, program. and banner support.
waterproofing solutions, structural “Our show this year is bringing On Thursday, February 14, TIMBER MART hosted
strengthening systems, industrial great value to our membership a national dealer meeting, where members were
flooring, protective and decorative through many different channels,” not only kept abreast of the group’s activities but
coatings, as well as roofing systems. said Bernie Owens, president also where a new Timberkids Scholarship Fund
Visit Sika Canada’s website at www. & CEO of TIMBER MART. “From program was launched. Shortly thereafter, the
sika.ca the member-exclusive buying group hosted educational sessions on TIMBER
opportunities, to the educational MART’s new marketing programs and lastly, a
SIKA CORPORATE PROFILE welcome reception at 6 p.m.
Sika is a specialty chemicals sessions on new programs and
company with a leading position in services we’re launching, this TIMBER MART’s annual dinner and awards
the development and production of show will return more value to our ceremony was held the following day on February
systems and products for bonding, members than ever.” 15, where multiple dealers and vendors were
sealing, damping, reinforcing, and Over 200 vendor booths filled recognized by the buying group. The event also
protecting in the building sector the 80,000-square-foot show floor featured an appearance by Canadian Football
and motor vehicle industry. Sika has which featured a wide range of League (CFL) Commissioner, Randy Ambrosie and
subsidiaries in 101 countries around show displays and attractions, the coveted Grey Cup which was displayed both
the world and manufactures in over including Orgill’s new plumbing on the show floor and at the dinner and awards
200 factories. Its more than 20,000 and electrical assortments, as well ceremony.
employees generated annual sales of
CHF 7.09 billion (CAD 10.4 billion) in as TIMBER MART’s Store on the
2018. SIKA AG Zugerstrasse 50 6341 Floor which featured merchandised New Lumber Trader Joins Timber Mart in Ontario
Baar Switzerland Tel.: +41 58 436 68 00 displays of more than 2,000 As a Senior Commodity Trader, Barry McCartney
Fax: +41 58 436 68 50 www.sika.com SKUs of building materials and joins TIMBER MART’s lumber-trading team in
hardlines products. At the centre Ontario. In his role, Mr. McCartney will serve as
of the floor, the TIMBER MART a resource for TIMBER MART members in the
area encompassed hubs for all province by sourcing commodity products, securing
of TIMBER MART’s services and buying opportunities and managing TIMBER
programs, including: TIMBER MART’s pressure-treated lumber program in the
MART’s charitable foundation, region.
Timberkids, LBM solutions, TIMBER “Barry has over 25 years of experience trading
lumber, plywood and OSB in Ontario which he
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