Volume 4 Issue 3

MARCH 2008

Pipeline Online is CIPH's web digest designed to provide you with the most up-to-date information on CIPH events, programs and trade shows, as well as delivering news on the industry and the economy.

Your listing of CIPH Team Staff

Register today for "Profitable Procurement Management In the Construction Industry Supply Chain Horizontal Integration” Workshop featuring Dr. Perry Daneshgari, May 15, 2008 in Toronto.

Special Report: National Plumbing Code of Canada 2005: Revisions and Errata

ISH North America 2008 Partners Offer Many New Seminars and Events Relevant to the Industries’ Diverse Interests

Register for the 2008/2009 Gala in support of Habitat for Humanity

Connect with Tomorrow at CMX-CIPHEX - avoid lineups and register now!"
March 27-29 2008, Toronto Ontario

Register on-line for MEET 2008 today!
May 7-8, 2008, Moncton, New Brunswick

Register today for CIPHEX West, Western Canada's Biggest Plumbing, Cooling, Piping & Heating Show!
September 25-26, 2008, Roundup Centre, Stampede Park, Calgary

Plan to Attend the 2008 World Plumbing Council Conference 
September 24-27,Calgary, Alberta

Hydronics Training Schedule, Spring 2008

Profit Improvement Report, Vol. 17, No. 1, March, 2008:
The Sales to Payroll Delta: A Critical Planning Tool
By Dr. Albert D. Bates, President, Profit Planning Group

ASA Materials Market Digest, March 2008

Building Permits, January 2008
Statistics Canada

Wholesale Trade, December 2007
Statistics Canada

Housing Starts move higher in February
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Credit Crunch Symptoms Spreading - February 20, 2008
By Stephen S. Poloz, Senior Vice-President, Corporate Affairs and Chief Economist,
Export Development Canada

Is the Slowdown Spreading? Ask Producers - February 27, 2008
By Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Deputy Chief Economist,
Export Development Canada

Raw Materials, Energy Costs Top Concerns in Survey
Modern Distribution Management

Think Big And Take Bold Action: A working guide to the business cycle in 2008 and beyond, complete with approximate dates for trend reversals
By Brian Beaulieu, PEI Journal Online

An Important Message to all members of the Canadian Standards Association
From Julia Hill, Chair of the Board of Directors

CIPH Region Update

Each CIPH Region provides members with meaningful opportunities to attend Business Meetings, Professional Development workshops, golf tournaments, and other special events. Plan your business trip around a CIPH Region business event!

Plan to attend CIPH BC Region's CIPH 75th Anniversary/Pioneers Night, April 19, 2008
For more information and to register, contact Kathryn Fallis: ciphbc@meet-ics.com

Plan to attend CIPH Quebec Region Dinner and Reception featuring Guest Speaker Norm Borg, April 3, 2008, Rideau Carleton Raceway, Ottawa
For more information and to register, contact Claude Robitaille: claude.robitaille@mtaplus.com  

CIPH Newfoundland Region will be holding their 2008 Annual General Meeting/Pioneer Night on April 29th at 5:30 p.m. at the St. John’s Ramada Hotel
For more information and to register, contact Josephine Taylor: taylor.bj@nf.sympatico.ca 

Register today for the 2008 CIPH Ontario Region Conference
Over 150 members expected to attend

Register today for Spring 2008 CIPH Ontario Region Business Meeting on Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 at the Mississauga Convention Centre, featuring Hockey Night in Canada’s Ron MacLean

2008 CIPH/ICPC Holiday Closings Survey Results 

In February, CIPH conducted a survey of members regarding 2008 holiday closings. Click on the links below to see the survey results

Wholesalers: Click Here 
Manufacturers/Master Distributors: Click Here 
Agents & Services: Click Here


http://www.ciph.com/abc.php


Workshops

CIPH will be hosting the following workshops in Spring 2008:

Multimedia

"Making Counter Sales Profitable" CD kit

Employee Performance Improvement Tool Kit

Inside Sales Training: New Directions in Inside Sales DVD and Advanced InsideSales CD

Improving the Bottom Line Financial Planning CD

MBA: My Business Analysis

New Publications from NAW/DREF

NEW: Official Guide to Wholesaler-Distributor Financial Success—Three-Volume Set

NEW: Profit Myths in Wholesale Distribution: The Truth About Sales, Margins, Inventory, and Expenses

5 Fundamentals for the Wholesale Distribution Sales Manager
Tim Horan and Steve Deist, Indian River Consulting Group

The Time, Space & Cost Guide to Better Warehouse Design, Second Edition
Maida Napolitano and the Staff of Gross & Associates

 



Questions? Comments? Have industry news to share?
Contact Steve Apps, Editor
Pipeline Online: s.apps@ciph.com

The Canadian Institute of Plumbing & Heating is a not-for-profit trade association founded in Montreal in 1933. CIPH is the Canadian Association representing the interests of companies that manufacture, sell, and distribute Plumbing, Hydronic Heating, Industrial PVF and Waterworks products and services. CIPH Wholesalers operate over 600 warehouses and showrooms across Canada. Over 10,000 Canadians are directly employed by CIPH members. Total annual industry sales are at $4 billion.


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