HPBA Canada Voice

May 2014

Are you interested in training?

Missed HPBAC's 2014 Webinar series?

Earn CEUs

There are only 2 live sessions left this year.

June 10 - Electronic Ignition for Hearth Professional
June 24 - Basic Electronics for Hearth Appliances

It's not too late if you missed our earlier live sessions. All sessions are available for viewing online. Contact hpbac@bellnet.ca to purchase the link to the recorded sessions:

Barbecue/Outdoor Room Sessions:

Successfully Selling Barbecue Grills
Bringing Fire to the Outdoor Room
How to Develop Barbecue Cooking Classes

Sales Sessions:

3 Steps to Increase Your Profit Margin
The Magic 8's of Selling
Selling Pellet Hearth Appliances
Successfully Selling Barbecue Grills

Pellet Sessions:

Pellet Troubleshooting
Selling Pellet Hearth Appliances

Gas Sessions:

Troubleshooting Gas Millivolt Systems
Diagnosing Gas Hearth Products
NFI Gas: Troubleshooting

Members pay only $35 per session and discounts are available for packages of 3, 5 and 10 sessions.

For details click here to download our 4 page flyer.

What's new at HPBAC

Enhanced security for Members Only Section of hpbacanada.org

Accessing the hpbacanada.org Members Only Section

You must be a registered user to have access to the Members Only Section of hpbacanada.org

Members who do not renew will be removed as users

Main contacts have been granted access for all member companies

User ID = email provided to HPBAC upon renewal or joining Password = member2014

Adding additional users within a member company

Send a list of email addresses and contact names to Laura Litchfield at hpbac@bellnet.ca. They will be added to the user list and will receive an email for verification.
Visit the Members Only Section page to register as a user. Enter your email address as your user name and a request will be sent to Laura Litchfield for approval. You can set up your own password.

HPBAC Board of Directors Meeting

HPBAC held a face-to-face Board meeting in Montreal on May 21st and 22nd. The two days of meetings proved to be productive with the Board of Directors reviewing and evaluating a number of possible projects for the coming year as well as the status of current programs.

A Board Orientation session was held prior to the directors meeting and HPBAC hosted a staff meeting with national and chapter staff as well as Chantal Demers from APC and Jamie Beaulieu from HPBA.

HPBAC's Board of Directors

Martin Miles of Valor Fireplaces, President

Kim Davis of Atlantic Fireplaces, Vice President

Eric Barnhill of Compact Appliances, Treasurer & Atlantic Rep

Paul Hebert of Travis Industries, Past President

Ingrid Schroeter of Napoleon, HPBA Board Rep & BBQ Rep

Steve Turnbull of US Stoves, At Large

Alan Baroey of Marsh's Stoves & Fireplaces, At Large

Dominique Pagé of United Buyers Group, At Large

Steve Abrams of Jackson Grills, Western Chapter Rep

Jean-François Fauteux of Maison D.F., APC Rep

Vince Volpe of CF & D, Central Chapter Rep

Jack Goldman of HPBA, Non-Voting

HPBAC Staff

Tony Gottschalk

Laura Litchfield

Erika Pollock

New member benefit program offers free marketing expertise

Are you looking for professional-looking marketing materials? Sign up for Contact 1:1 to access a catalogue of material that can be customized for your business.

Click here to print the flyer

Visit the website to sign up for the free program and to find out more. Mailing services are not available for Canadian members at this time but you can purchase final art or printed material.

www.contact1to1.com/hpba

Email Contact 1:1 info@goodgroupllc.com

Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association of Canada

Mission

HPBAC's mission is to promote and protect the interests of those members engaged in the hearth, patio and barbecue industries.

Vision

HPBAC's vision is that every Canadian will know they are making a good choice when they buy products manufactured and sold by HPBAC members.