Conferences & Events

January 25: TruServ Breakfast Seminar, International Centre, Toronto, ON. Put on by the Canadian Hardware and Housewares Manufacturers Association.

http://events.chhma.ca/onbr1_2012/onbr1_2012main.html

 

 

February 3-4: Orgill Spring Dealer Market. Orlando Convention Centre, Orlando, FL.  

www.orgill.com/content/dealer%20market/dealermarket.htm

 

February 15: Target Preparedness Workshop, Toronto Sheraton Airport Hotel and Conference Centre, Toronto, ON. HARDLINES presents a hands-on "Boot Camp" for dealers and vendors to better understand the impact of Target's arrival in Canada. Contact: brady@hardlines.ca

http://hardlines.ca/conferences-a-events/target-seminar.html

 

 

February 23-24: Atlantic Building Materials Show. Moncton Coliseum Complex, Moncton, NB.

http://www.absda.ca/trade_show

 

 

March 4-6: International Hardware Fair, Koelnmesse, Cologne, Germany.

www.eisenwarenmesse.com

 

March 30-31: TIM-BR MART National Buying Show. Toronto Congress Centre, Toronto.

 http://www.timbrmartshow.com

 



Construction spending in December 2010 was $787.9 billion, 2.5 percent below November 2010 and 6.4 percent below December 2009.  The annual value of construction for the full year 2010 was $814.2 billion, 10.3 percent below 2009.