CKCA Meets 2019 - Chances to meet, network, tour plants and talk to experts:
- New Date - Ontario Regional (Chatham, ON) - June 10/11, 2019 - Visit Windmill Cabinet Shop and other plant tours to be announced soon!
- Fall regional (East) - September 23 and 24, 2018 - Nova Scotia - Plant Tours to be announced soon!
CKCA Grows Again!
A warm welcome to
new CKCA members for January
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CKCA News & Trends:
- What happens at IDS doesn't stay at IDS! Observations from those who attended - new products! Read more here.
- CREA quarterly forecast - Home prices decline in parts of Canada - 2019 home sales activity expected to be held in check - Read more here
- Richelieu's Trend Watch for 2019 - Don't miss it! Click here.
CKCA industry report
- Is HR keeping you up at night? Think Kaizen. - Here's a sneak peak at CKCA's next article in Woodworking Canada. Click here.
- These CKCA members have certified, what's stopping you? As Harvey Boehlig, Rosehill Woodcrafters says " We do promote the certification in our showrooms and we did have a sign at the recent Renovation Show in Winnipeg in our booth along with stickers in every cabinet. Our sales people are reminded to tell customers what that means as well when they are dealing with people in our showrooms."
CKCA Surveys-National Perspective:
- Results from the CKCA 50th anniversary survey - Ingredients for success - We surveyed about advice to pass along to the next generation - here's what one participant said: "Figure out what's really important to you. What are your core values. Build your entire professional life around those values and never compromise or entertain your doubt."
- Mentorship Tool on it's way! We're rolling up the results from the CKCA 50th Anniversary Survey (now closed) and building a Mentorship Tool coming your way in 2019.
- Could your industry questions be the next CKCA survey? Call us - we're here to support you.
Are you getting the most from your CKCA membership?
We asked Caroline Castrucci, Vice President, Administration at Laurysen Kitchens and this is what Caroline said:
As for the networking, that is invaluable to us as a company. It gives us the opportunity to get to know people in the industry in other parts of the country where we can pick up the phone and call them to discuss their purchase of a large machine because we are looking at the same system or spray line.
I have had a number of calls from other manufacturers about their design programme and how to improve their training and how we calculate our pay structure. Also have spoken to other firms about their installers and what training they have, what they might be looking for in an installation crew. IF they are self-employed or are on staff. We have also asked how they pay their shop employees, hourly, piece work and if they have a bonus structure.
The list goes on and on of benefits that we have had from our membership.
CKCA Tips & Tools:
- BDC helped this company with digital transformation - Could they be the help you're looking for? Read more here.
- HR Tips and Advice - CKCA Welcomes Amrita Bhogal, HR Manager at Sunrise Kitchens - see regular HR articles from Amrita, an enthusiastic practitioner of Kaizen - Amrita is the next generation in our industry - read her articles here. (Extra tip: Come to CKCA National Forum in April and meet Amrita who will be one our presenters!).
- Purchasing Direction - More insight from CKCA member, Peter DeGelder of The COGS Approach - Read more here.
- Growing your business in 2019? Don't forget your website! Start the year off right, read this article from CKCA's virtual showroom partner - Candybox Marketing - read article here.
- Follow Through on your Ideas - Understand what truly stops you. Lynne Jacob, MLJ International gives you another piece to the puzzle for business success - read article here.
- Start 2019 with a good clean out of old stock - Don't throw that out - donate! - CKCA has partnered with Habitat for Humanity to make it that much easier to donate - Just call Rumee Shrestha at 647-289-5064 or rshrestha@habitat.ca
- Increase your chances of hiring the right person. Use the FREE CKCA Careers Section (available to members only) - Post positions here
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