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2008/2009 Charity Committee Announces Gala Event Entertainment & Habitat for Humanity Week

April 2007: Canadian Wholesaler Sales....a $367 million month!

TAMU’s Distribution Certification Program to be Held in Toronto

ASA Materials Market Digest, June 2007

Prince Edward Island’s export growth will moderate in 2007 before picking up in 2008 says EDC
Export Development Canada

Blame the Yen Carry Trade
By Stephen S. Poloz, Senior VP, Corporate Affairs and Chief Economist, Export Development Canada

Building Permits, April 2007
Statistics Canada

Wholesale Trade, March 2007
Statistics Canada

Non-residential Building Construction Price Index
Statistics Canada

Bank of Canada keeps target for the overnight rate at 4 1/4 per cent
Bank of Canada

Housing Starts Move Higher in May
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Deal or no deal: How to maintain your margins when battling low-ball competition
by Rich Vurva, Progressive Distributor

Where does a salesperson's time go?
by Robert Nadeau, Progressive Distributor

Grainger: Consolidation is Slowly Changing Marketplace
Modern Distribution Management

North American Average Stainless Steel Prices: Latest Forecasts
MEPS

Global Trends for Private Label Products
Merrifield Consulting Group

Ready to Put the Squeeze on Warehouse Performance?
Learn how best-in-class distributors are improving warehouse & distribution center productivity
Aberdeen Group/Infor

http://www.cmxciphexshow.com

CIPHEX RoadShow

Workshops

Stay tuned to the next issue of Pipeline Online to see CIPH's exciting and valuable schedule of workshops for fall 2007!

Multimedia

Improving Distributor Profitability by Al Bates

Employee Performance Improvement Tool Kit

College of Product Knowledge CD

Joe Ellers' Teleseminar Series Schedule for 2007

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

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

Essentials of Profitable Wholesale Distribution
Jim Olsztynski

Restructuring the DistributionSales Effort for Maximum Productivity
by Scott Benfield and Rich Vurva

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

Warehouse Productivity
Pat Kelley and Ron Hounsell

Lean Warehousing PLUS Warehousing Forum newsletter
Ken Ackerman

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

(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.