QuickContractors.com acquires Cycle Profix Inc.
QuickContractors.com Inc. (“QuickContractors”) announced today that it has acquired Cycle Profix Inc. (“Profix”) a Montreal-based National retail service provider specializing in in-store assembly, including bicycles, seasonal products and exercise equipment. Founded in Montreal Quebec in 1996, Profix grew from supporting local stores in the greater Montreal area to…
Advantage Waste protects fleet with Brigade cameras
When one of Ontario-based recycling collection firm, Advantage Waste’s front loader garbage trucks was involved in a traffic collision with a reckless car driver; a lack of witnesses meant local police had little choice but to write off the incident…
Housing affordability at ‘crisis level’ in Vancouver
Housing affordability in Canada’s most expensive market — Vancouver — is at “crisis levels,” according to a new study, which says the re-acceleration of home prices, along with higher interest rates, are “slamming” ownership costs again. The cost of buying a home in Vancouver reached its…
A look at buildings that can cool themselves
The average temperature for June and July in Pomona, California, is in the 80s, and the building that Pablo La Roche’s office is in doesn’t have air conditioning. “But it’s still around 73 degrees inside, and very comfortable,” he said.…
How To Create The Best Marketing Strategy In Any Industry
When it comes to running a successful business, good marketing is usually half the battle. The product has to be right, the price fits, and best of all, you should have a whole range of distribution channels. However, marketing, without doubt,…
Proposed 65-storey tower would be Ottawa’s tallest
A developer building on a spot across from the Bayview LRT station is proposing what would be the city’s tallest building: one that would soar to 65 storeys. TIP Albert GP Inc. owns the 1.44 hectare property at 900 Albert…
A look at 5 technologies that are changing construction
The construction industry, in general, suffers from a traditional hesitancy to embrace nascent technologies, caused partly because projects take years to plan and complete. Recently, however, progressive construction honchos have begun to harness and realise the potency of tech – whether it’s…