Monthly Archives: October 2011

This week I visited Home Hardware stores and Co-op Country Stores to set-up snow shovels. I traveled to Quebec for the CME ,AGM and traveled to Yarmouth for the NS Export Rally. I met with my banker to discuss access inventory caused by a decrease of consumer spending in the US. I was very excited to begin setting-up our Reverse D-Handle Snow Shovels in Home Hardware & Co-op Country Stores in Nova Scotia. I’m very proud we were able to develop a snow shovel with Superior leverage to handle heavy, wet or packed snow. We wanted to build a snow shovel that could truly withstand the rigors of the Canadian winter … to get at & pry loose the hard stuff.

This week I visited Proudfoots Home Hardware and Stewiacke Home Hardware to discuss snow shovels. I visited Scotsburn Co-operative to discuss their spring assortment for 2012. I ran into a potential new customer, Shur-Gain, while visiting stores in Antigonish, NS. & I attended the Atlantic Supplier Development Reverse Trade Show. While visiting Proudfoots, I was proud to learn, they were awarded the Paul Straus Public Relations Award acknowledging their long-standing commitment to the community through dedicated initiatives, including: significant monetary donations & volunteering towards the building of new high schools, a new community Health & Wellness Centre, fundraising campaigns and participating in community events like parades & local cleanups. They’re also a family owned business and I’m pleased to nominate them for the Family Enterprise of

This week I returned to Blomidon Nurseries to set-up their assortment, Rafuse Home Hardware to discuss snow shovels & The Trail Shop to set-up point of purchase signage. I had local meetings with Bridgewater Farmer’s Co-op & Ocean View Garden Centre. Ben & I were excited, returning to Blomidon Nurseries to set-up their assortment. Ben laid out a beautiful 2.5 by 5.5 foot point of purchase sign, telling the story of Trail Blazer Products Limited. I’m very proud to see the staff show their excitement in our products as we were putting them in place. Andrew Palmer, the General Manager with Blomidon Nurseries, suggested Trail Blazer xtreme pocket knives would be a great product to put their logo on and offer as gifts to their

This week I returned to The Trail Shop “Nova Scotia’s original outdoor store” in Halifax. I was there, with Ben Cumming, to set-up our new 3×6 foot end isle assortment. Ben laid out the point of purchase signage telling the story of Trail Blazer Products Limited. John Annett, the hard goods buyer with The Trail Shop, suggested the point of purchase signage should also point out that Trail Blazer Products are ideal tools for trail maintenance. Ben is now laying out new point of purchase signage for outdoor stores, to be use with their assortments of trail maintenance tools. Ben Cumming is doing a fantastic job with Trail Blazer’s point of purchase signage and also some flyers specifically prepared for Home

I had some local meetings this week with Blomidon Nurseries to discuss their fall assortment and Rafuse Home Hardware to discuss their outdoor knife assortment. Celebrating its 40th anniversary as a limited company, but serving the horticulture industry in Nova Scotia for over 50 years, Blomidon Nurseries offers a rare blend of quality service and product. Located in the heart of Nova Scotia’s beautiful Annapolis Valley, only an hour’s drive from Halifax and the South Shore. Their nursery carries a complete line of plant material – both the tried and true and the innovative and novel. Every year their greenhouses produce their bountiful crop of beautiful annuals for both residential and commercial uses. Their Garden Centre provides a wide selection