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.

Register today for Mecanex Climatex 2007

Education and Training Focus: "The College of Product Knowledge"
Take advantage of this unique training resource available exclusively through CIPH!

CIPH Announces 2007 Webinar Schedule

CIPH will be responding to Bill C-257

Click here to register for "Demonstrating Total Cost Savings Webinar", March 28, 2007

CIPH Co-op Menu Expands

Take advantage of the Morneau Sobeco Group Benefits Program available through CIPH!

2006 Year-end Wholesalers Sales Results
Total Industry Sales at $4.64 Billion

ASA Materials Market Digest, February 2007

Rona Acquires Noble Trade
Modern Distribution Management 

St. Gobain's Building Distribution Unit Buys 6 Companies
Modern Distribution Management

Investment in non-residential building construction: Fourth quarter and annual 2006
Statistics Canada

Building Permits, November 2006
Statistics Canada

Building permits: Annual 2006 (preliminary) and December 2006
Statistics Canada

Soft Landing for Housing Starts in 2007 and 2008
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

China’s Economy Moderating… Maybe
By Stephen S. Poloz, Export Development Canada

Canadian Construction Industry Forecast
The Constructions Link Newsletter

Federal Industry Committee's Call for Action on Counterfeiting and Piracy Welcomed by Canadian Anti-counterfeiting Network
CIPH is a member of the Canadian Anti-counterfeiting Network
Click here to view a copy of the complete report

Annual Software Guides Published January 2007
Wallace Brown Smith Consulting Group
Software for Distributors
Software for Manufacturers

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Workshops

CIPH will be co-hosting the following workshops in Spring 2007. Registration details coming soon!

“Profitable Procurement Management In Construction Industry Supply Chain Horizontal Integration: An Alternative Low Cost Approach to Supply Chain Management” featuring Dr. Perry Daneshgari, MCA, Toronto, Wednesday, May 9, 2007

"Successful Selling Skills for Inside Sales" featuring Frank Foster, Edmonton, May 3, 2007

"Strategic Selling to Major Accounts" featuring Frank Foster, Toronto, May 24, 2007

"Leadership Skills for the Wholesale Branch Manager" featuring Jim Ambrose, Montreal, April 17-18, 2007

"Effective Inventory Management" featuring Jon Schreibfeder, Vancouver, April 11, 2007

Multimedia

Improving Distributor Profitability by Al Bates

Employee Performance Improvement Tool Kit

College of Product Knowledge CD

Joe Ellers' Teleseminar Series Schedule for 2006

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

Improving the Bottom Line Financial Planning CD

MBA: My Business Analysis

New Publications from NAW/DREF

Price for Success: An Online Course for the Wholesale Distribution Sales Team

Facing the Forces of Change®: Lead the Way in the Supply Chain available March 2007

Working at Cross-Purposes: How Distributors and Manufacturers Can Manage Conflict Successfully
By Mike Marks, Tim Horan, and Mike Emerson, Indian River Consulting Group

(CIPH members can take advantage of NAW Member Association pricing)

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.