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Happy25th

Anniversary

GROUP DATE VENUE TIME RSVP CONTACT

Fraser North & South July 12th Playland, PNE, Vancouver, 2901 E. Hastings St., Hastings Park, Vancouver, V5K 5J1 3:00pm – 7:00pm Tracy Fisher

Burlington July 26th African Lion Safari, RR#1, Cambridge, N1R 5S2 11:00am – 2:00pm Diana DesRoches

Toronto & Woodbridge July 26th Kingsbridge Conference Centre, 12750 Jane St., King City, L7B 1A3 10:00am – 4:00pm Joe Spiteri &

Sharon Frenette

Ottawa August 9th Saunders Farm, 7893 Bleeks Road, Ottawa 10:00am – 4:00pm Kristen Hamilton

London August 16th Wildwood Conversation Area, 3955 Line 9, St. Marys, N4X 1C5 12:30pm – 5:00pm Tom Jubb

25 Years in CanadaCome Celebrate With Us!

This is a special year for us as we celebrate 25

years of trading in the Canadian market. Thanks

to our Torbram family of employees, suppliers

and customers we were able to start this

milestone year with tremendous momentum.

The 2014/2015 trading year saw record profits for the Canadian

operation on the back of 14.8% sales growth. Last year also saw

both the strengthening of our presence in the Alberta market, with

the opening of our new Leduc branch, as well as the launch of our

new company website.

We have everything in place to make our 25th anniversary year

not only a milestone year but a record year as well!

A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT

-Thomas H. Mackie

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EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT

Rafael Rivera, Systems Support, IT Dept. giving it his all.

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Rafael Rivera, Systems Support, IT Dept. Enjoys cycling and running!

Cycling Achievements:

• Raced 70KM off road mountain bike using single speed bicycle• Climbed Whiteface Mountain NY twice in less than 2 hours – Total elevation over 10,000ft• Raced 100KM off road mountain biking finishing 6hrs mark• Rode 200KM in a single day at avg speed of 28/hr• Rode from Scarborough – Niagara Falls in less than 6 hours• Enjoys sprint run up Ski Hills – Kelso/Glen Eden• Average cycling in a year: 10,000-12,000 km/yr

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01Roller Derby Queen

From Assistant Credit Manager to “Boote”, The- Designated Pivot...

Melissa Goddard, Assistant Credit Manager, Northwest Division has been involved with the Orangeville Roller Derby team since 2012.

“My derby name is Boote - my number is 2, and I am most commonly a pivot (a designated blocker that can become a jammer), but I am also a relief jammer (point scorer) for my team. I am there to do whatever my team needs. I was hooked to this sport from the moment I put on all my gear and skated for the first time in January 2012, after which I played in my first bout in July 2013. Game injuries kept me off

skates for about 6 months, but the injuries allowed me to take on a new role - temporary coach, which I also enjoyed very much, but playing is my passion.

The sport itself is very unique and intense and has made me an athlete, never having thought that word or lifestyle would ever be a part of my life. Roller derby has taught me everything I know about being a part of a team and the team motto “One Heart, One Team, One Track” is something I live by!”

- Melissa Goddard, Assistant Credit Manager, Northwest Division

Visit: http://orangevillerollergirls.com

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Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon (STWM) October 18, 2015Come run with us or help us raise funds! In past years most of us have run the ½ Marathon (21k), but you are more than welcome to run the race that suits you best (5k or full marathon).

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5k Forest CIty Road Race in London“We completed the 5k Forest city road race in London on April 26, 2015 and raised $210 for Charity - the Thames Valley Childrens Centre.”

- Tom Jubb, LGO Group Manager

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LGO Team: (left to right) Brent Clarke, Dietmer Pauly, Tom Jubb, Mary Cormier and Sarah Cormier.

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Aaron Loughran, Account Manager, Ottawa West, returns from the NetherlandsAaron recently participated in The Liberation of the Netherlands Trip 2015. Aaron is a member of the RCMP Pipes & Drums Band. “The sentiment Dutch people have for Canadians is unexplainable. It was an amazing trip.”

- Aaron Loughran, Account Manager, Ottawa West

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Left to right: Barbette Ishi, Betty Lou Pacey, Patrick Traffas, Eddie Tsai, Nick Reeder and George Cederberg.

Curling With BL LightingNick Reeder at the curling event organized by BL Innovative Lighting on March 27th at the Richmond Curling Club.

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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Stampede Rotary Dream Home

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T.E.S. Penticton worked with Karoleena Homes and supplied electrical products for the PNE Prize Home Lottery!

PNE Prize Home Lottery

Working Together

T.E.S. Victoria – Worked with Compassionate Resource Warehouse to provided electrical supplies.

The Quonsets are used as hurricane/tornado shelters and are stocked with emergency supplies.

“On behalf of the Compassionate Resource Warehouse I would like to extend my gratitude for your kindness and generosity to us in our Philippine building project.This project involved purchasing supplies based upon plans boxing and sending them

T.E.S Calgary locations will once again provide electrical supplies to the Stampede Rotary Dream Home – 3rd year in a row!!

inside a container, sending a building team from Canada, and erecting 2 steel Quonset buildings in La Trinidad Phillippines.

The small Quonset was 11-50’ and the larger 40’ x 60’. These buildings will be used to replace an old maintenance building as well as a full skill development training centre – in tradesman and sewing courses.

We were so pleased that Jim Rattray was able to be involved with the planning, purchasing and packing of the materials and then was able to be present to install the full electrical systems in the buildings.

Thank you in your partnership in making this happen at a very reasonable cost to CRW. We so appreciate this and consider you part of the successful completion of the project.”

- Dell Marie Wergeland, President, Compassionate Resource Warehouse

TES JUNIORSWelcoming new bundles of joy

Born: January 15th, 2015 Weight: 6 lbs. 3 oz.

Proud parents: Jessica Taylor, London Group Office

Assistant and Justin Taylor and Grandpa – Paul Nador

(Stores Manager, Stratford).

Emmalynn Bage

Mason Ryan Taylor Zack Thomas Donald Morris

Born: Feb 4th, 2015 Weight: 6 lbs. 5 oz.

Proud parents: Tristan Bage, Stores Assistant,

Brantford and Dezeray Bage.

Born: April 27th, 2015 Weight: 7 lbs. 14 oz.

Proud parents: Danielle McLaughlin, Group Office

Assistant – Alberta & BC Interior Group and

Nathan Morris.

Aliya Oakes

Born: May 24th, 2015 Weight: 7 lbs. 9 oz.

Proud parents: Andrea and Bryan Oakes,

Account Manager, Kitchener.

NAME HIRE DATE TITLE LOCATION

15 YEAR SERVICE ANNIVERSARY

Glenn Murrant 03-Apr-00 Branch Manager North York

Desmond Cameron 05-Apr-00 Van Driver North York

Derek Spiteri 15-May-00 Branch Manager Scarborough North

10 YEAR SERVICE ANNIVERSARY

Steven Zander 15-Feb-05 Stores Manager Mississauga

John Hart 21-Mar-05 Stores Manager Woodstock

Dennis Loxterkamp 28-Mar-05 Stores Assistant Chilliwack

Jody Merkley 11-Apr-05 Branch Manager Brockville

Amber Plowman 01-Jul-05 Stores Manager Penticton

Mike Munro 07-Jul-05 Systems & Network Admin. IT Department

Paul Nador 18-Jul-05 Stores Manager Stratford

Albert Lilley 25-Jul-05 Branch Manager Rexdale

5 YEAR SERVICE ANNIVERSARY

Jessica Taylor 08-Mar-10 Stores Manager Kitchener

Ronan Berry 22-Mar-10 Group Manager Fraser North Group

Fraser McNevan 10-May-10 Stores Manager Peterborough

Gordon Eckert 10-May-10 Branch Manager Nanaimo

Ramkamal Ramuite 17-May-10 Stores Manager Scarborough North

Danielle McLaughlin 25-May-10 Group Office Assistant Alberta and BC Interior Group

Shannon Bailey 31-May-10 Stores Assistant Ottawa West

Marvin Ortega 14-Jun-10 Stores Assistant Mississauga

Murray Barber 14-Jun-10 Branch Manager Cambridge

Robert Gaudreau 14-Jun-10 Account Manager Project Management

Adam Saik 14-Jun-10 Graphic Designer IT Department

Greg McKenzie 15-Jun-10 Stores Manager Richmond

Pedro Santizo 24-Jun-10 Stores Assistant Vaughan

Keelan White 16-Jul-10 Business Manager TAMCO

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01 John Hart, Stores Manager, Woodstock receiving his 10 year anniversary gift from Tom Jubb, LGO Group Manager.

02 Mike Sharpe, Account Manager Stratford receiving his 5 year anniversary gift from Tom Jubb, LGO Group Manager.

03 Dennis Loxterkamp, Stores Assistant, Chilliwack receiving his 10 year anniversary gift from Nick Reeder, FNG Group Manager.

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ENERGY AUDIT AT WORK

KRP Properties is the capital region’s

largest,world-class business park

situated in the heart of Kanata, which

offers over 500 acres of green space

filled with mature trees, walking

trails and landscaped waterways. KRP

Properties has developed 2.8 million

square feet of commercial workspace

and offers a range of amenities to suit

individual desires from a 4-diamond

hotel to the 27 hole Marshes golf

course. KRP Properties has become

one of North America’s choice business

locations for those visionary companies

who want to attract and keep the best

employees and nurture strong customer

relationships.

ABOUT KRP PROPERTIES

Lighting Retrofit & Energy Savings

Cornerstone Ltd.

“KRP Properties was interested in becoming energy efficient and reducing their impact on the grid. A comprehensive energy audit survey was performed at the property to identify opportunities to upgrade lighting and provide energy savings. Each individual building was reviewed with minimum inconvenience and disruption to tenants. T.E.S. then provided solutions that not only best fit their needs, but also saved on energy reduction and carbon footprint, as well as offered maximum hydro rebates.”

- Aaron Loughran, Account Manager, Ottawa West

Cornerstone Ltd., in Caledon, Ontariosaved 60% on their energy bills translating to over $5000 in annual savings.

“We are extremely satisfied with the recent upgrades to the lighting in our facility. Thank you for making this an extremely quick and painless process. We appreciate the assistance from both Tamco and TES in

T.E.S. would like to thank the following participating vendors for their support and participation for the successful completion of this project: TCP – LED lamps, Tamlite Lighting and Fusion Lamps - T5 / T8 high bays, and CREE - outdoor LED lighting.

making the entire process from start to finish effortless on our part, and for doing much of the leg work during the approval process with our Hydro Supplier. The fixtures that your Sales Representative recommended fit our location perfect and have already reduced our hydro costs significantly. The increased illumination in the shop is even more than we expected. Lastly, we appreciate the follow up visits that were made to ensure our satisfaction.

It was a pleasure working with your team.”

- T. Warne, Shop Supervisor

Energy Audit conducted by the Orangeville branch and lighting supplied by Tamlite and Fusion Lamps.

Before: (4x) 400W MH, (21x) 1000W Metal Halide After: (25x) 6 Lamp 54W T5 Fluorescent

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North Kawartha Community CentreOur Peterborough branch recently received some positive feedback from an energy audit for North Kawartha Community Centre.

“Dear Sean and Aletta,

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you both for your assistance and work completed, on the recent lighting audit and LED lighting conversion at the North Kawartha Community Centre. As you know, we completed a comprehensive energy audit as part of our energy management plan. Although the arena surface lights and exterior wall-packs were identified as primary targets to reduce energy consumption, we also did not want to sacrifice current lighting levels with this LED conversion.

CUSTOMER TESTIMONIALSHowever, your assistance, expertise and lighting design options, resulted in an excellent finished product that I know all of our customers and staff will appreciate for years to come. In addition, not only will we experience an immediate reduction in energy consumption, and thus operating costs, but I also would like to thank you for your assistance with the Ontario Save on Energy Program.

The rebates available through this program provided a very attractive ‘return on investment’ calculation for this capital project.”

- Gary Geraldi, R.R.F.A., C.I.T.Director of Parks, Recreation and Waste Management

Kawartha Community Centre arena. Shown with new LED surface lights after energy audit.

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BRANCH NEWSNorth York New Digs 2700 Dufferin Street, Unit 69, North York, ON. M6B 4J3T: (416) 781-3600F: (416) 781-3959E: sales.northyork@torbramelectric.com

Rexdale Facelift 75 Cityview Drive, Rexdale, ON. M9W 5A5T: 416.744.6888F: 416.744.2422E: sales.rexdale@torbramelectric.com

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What is an “Alternate” ?

What do the colours in Supplier Replenish mean?

Alternates or Similar are the same or replacement products sold by different vendors. These products are ‘linked’ in IMS so you can have a choice as to which one to sell.

BLUE - When you see a Quantity, Stock Code, Catalog # & Description in BLUE it signifies there is a cheaper alternative.GREEN - When you see a Quantity, Stock Code, Catalog # & Description in GREEN it signifies there are similar items. RED - When you see a Catalog # in RED it signifies that the Item is obsolete. - When you see a Quantity in RED it signifies there is surplus in your group. - When you see a RED Outline around the line it signifies that Min/Max values have been set manually and not calculated by IMS.GREY - When you see the Total box in GREY - Check item for better terms.

IMS TIPS & TRICKS

If there is an alternate/similar product in IMS, when the code is entered into a sales document (Quote, Packing Slip, Cash Sale) the stock code will be highlighted in green.

Use the F9 function key when your cursor is focused on the product line and the alternate/similar products will be listed with the vendor and pricing details.

Submit & ShareDo you have an article you’d like to share?Submit your article for the next issue of The Wire today!

Email to: marketing@torbramelectric.com

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ENERGY CHAMPIONSLighting Rebate AwardCongratulations to Joshua Jones, Branch Manager, Waterloo. Joshua won an award for the most ERII applications in the Kitchener/Waterloo/Cambridge/Guelph area for 2014 with 28 applications.

Left to right: Derek Webb, Account Manager, Hamilton, Jeremy Maffei, Account Manager, Burlington, Paul Strong, Channel Partner Supervisor for Horizon Utilities.

Joshua Jones, Branch Manager, Waterloo.

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The fastest.Most hygienic.

Costs less to run.Better for theenvironment.

Victor Motta, Account Manager, Vaughan puts his cleaning skills to the test!

$349BONUSVACUUM

DYSON AIRBLADE™ SPRING PROMOBUY NOW and receive a bonus Dyson V6 Slim cordless vacuum cleaner valued at $349

With minimum purchase of 2 Airblade V or Airblade dB in White. Limit one per customer. Offer valid while quantities last and/or until August 28th, 2015.

Energy Savings Champions AwardTES is proud to announce …..

Our Hamilton location as one of three nominees (placing second) for this year’s Energy Savings Champions Award: Conservation and Demand Management, Horizon Utilities.

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Burlington Appreciation Day

CUSTOMER APPRECIATION

ABOVE: (left to right) Back row: Bill Woldhuis, Adam Evanson. (left to right) Front row: Jeremy Maffei, Terry Newton, Mihran Egavian (Wiha Tools).

Left to right: Ben Heuving from Pro Electric, Bruce Etmanski from Conestoga Electric, Tom Jubb, GM – LGO: TES and Virya Hour from Nexans Inc.

LGO Golf Tourney

Enjoying a day of golf with our valued customers.

TES would like to thank the follwing sponsors without whom this event would not have been possible:

ABB, Thomas&Betts, Siemens, Eaton, Royal Pipe, P+S, Nexans, Lotus, Flir, Dyson, Klein, Hubbell, General Electric and TAMCO.

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Working withHardcore RenosThe Peterborough branch worked with TV show - Hardcore Renos and supplied Siemens products for an upcoming episode.

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Did you know?TES is the exclusive

distributor of theFlir C2 and TG165.

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Appointment in Project Department

Just Married - Congratulations! What are the Odds?

Welcome Victor Axon to the Projects Department, as a Senior Lighting Quotations Specialist.

Victor has over 25 years of experience in the lighting and project world, and brings invaluable experience to the field.

Saturday, February 14th 2015 - Daniel Ramard, Account Manager, Woodbridge tied the knot with Vanessa.

Accounting staff show up in plaid.

T-Shirt DrawMelissa Goddard, Assistant Credit Manager, NW Division, presenting the Roller Derby prize to winner Judy Scott, Accounts Payable, Central Division.

EMPLOYEE BUZZ

Left to right (front): Monica Carvalho, Accounts Receivable, Central Division, Teresa Dipelino, Accounts Payable, Central Division, Lisa Medeiros, Assistant Divisional Account, Central Division. Left to right (Back) Paul Stoddart, Divisional Accountant, Central Division, Phil Flaherty, CFO, Todd McNamara, Divisional Accountant, Northwest Division.

Left to Right: Paul Stoddart, Julie Nepveu, Teresa Dipelino and Jenny Zhang.

Left to right: Melissa Goddard, and Judt Scott.

Service Anniversary Lunch Accounting Deptartment

Cheers!Whitby Branch enjoys a night out.

Left to right: Shane Brydon, Stores Manager, Adam Baskie, Driver, Chris Graham, Branch Manager, Brad Williams, Account Manager, Mike McGarry, Inside Sales.

EMPLOYEE PROMOTIONSCongratulations to the following staff members on their recent promotions!

New Woodbridge GMHeartiest congratulations to Carman Charron on being promoted to the position of Group Manager, Woodbridge group, February 2015. Carman joined the company nine years ago as an Account Manager with the Woodbridge group and within a short span of 3 months, was promoted to the position of a Branch Manager, which position he

Carman Charron, Woodbridge GM

held until his recent promotion. In the capacity of a Branch Manager, Carman always produced excellent figures for the company, whilst building solid branch teams and achieving business objectives.

We wish Carman every success in his new role and in adapting to life as a Group Manager.

GROUP EMPLOYEE NAME TRF FROM BRANCH POSITION NEW POSITION DATE

Alberta & BC Interior Don Janes - Account Manager Branch Manager 01-Jan-15

London Kenneth Fields - Warehouse Store Manager 01-Jan-15

Fraser North Philip Fridlieand - Warehouse Store Manager 01-Jan-15

Burlington Charles Biggar - Warehouse Account Manager 01-Feb-15

Toronto Saverio Macri - Warehouse Store Manager 01-Feb-15

Woodbridge Denni Roca - Van Driver Warehouse 01-Feb-15

Woodbridge Carmen Charron - Branch Manager Group Manager 01-Mar-15

Toronto Shane Brydon - Warehouse Store Manager 01-Mar-15

Toronto Michael McGarry - Van Driver Warehouse 01-Mar-15

Toronto Nytasha Galick Group Office - Toronto Trainee Account Manager 09-Mar-15

Woodbridge Dave Hopson Project Department Account Manager Branch Manager 10-Mar-15

Toronto Chris Graham In-House Account Manager Branch Manager 18-Mar-15

Woodbridge Harjinder Jassal Downtown Warehouse Store Manager 01-Apr-15

Woodbridge Todd Elson - Warehouse Store Manager 01-Apr-15

Fraser North Ronan Berry Downtown Branch Manager Group Manager 01-Apr-15

Woodbridge Victor Motta Brampton Store Manager Account Manager 06-Apr-15

Burlington Behic Azmi Scarborough North Account Manager Branch Manager 20-Apr-15

Abbotsford Sharon Cross - Account Manager Branch Manager 01-Jul-15

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Generac Champions...Go ahead put them to the test!

WE NEVER STOP LEARNING!

Jeremy Bartel of Flir conducting training at TES Head Office.

“Holy crap is that tool awesome. WOW,

A person who has been in this industry

ONE DAY would not have trouble using

it and picking the right drive for a

customer. It even tells you what

questions to ask!! Great idea.....if Mario

needs feedback, tell him I will be the

first waving the pom poms at the head

of the cheering squad.”

- Alyssa Trudel,

Stores Manager, Woodbridge

“This is a programme that was

developed with the assistance of Darryl

Pierce from accounting that allows the

user based on certain criteria to select a

variable frequency drive from ABB.”

- Mario Popoli,

Project Department Manager

The ABB Drive Selector can be found on

the TES intranet under the Resources

tab or simply search ABB.

ABB DRIVE SELECTORiNYC Light FairLight Fair held in NYC on May 5, 6 & 7 attended by Joe Spiteri, Toronto Group Manager, Wayne Davies, Ontario Regional Manager and Gary DesRoches, Burlington Group Manager.

Flir TrainingFLIR training at Head Office held on April 10th - training conducted by Jeremy Bartel of Flir.

Rex Power MagneticsGroup Managers taking a plant tour at Rex Power Magnetics in Concord, Ontario.

Left to right: Mats Stromvick, Andrew Hamilton, Sean Hayward, Aletta Littlemore, Tom Talas, Alex Robson and Daniel Snoddon.

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TES ABROAD

B2B is Live in the UK

In the UK the online electrical wholesale market place is now worth £400,000,000 million pounds per annum and this is forecasted to rise to £500,000,000 million by 2018, this means total online sales are set to become bigger than CEF UK and around 10% to 15% of the total market place in the next 3 years. The good news, after 32 months of preparation we launched our exciting new B2B website has required a considerable investment of time and money and it has required the establishment of new disciplines and functions for CEF and modernization of some of our more traditional methods.

This milestone event for our CEF UK is critical to our continuing success and has been developed to ensure we stay relevant to our customers whilst creating an opportunity for significant sales growth over the coming years. It has already been an exciting

journey with many challenges and we’ve only been trading for 7 weeks. We have 26,800 product lines (sku’s) in stock for next day delivery from our central distribution warehouse from over 180 leading vendors.

In the month of February alone we shipped over 4,500 orders through this new channel, with a sales value approaching £800,000 and attracted nearly 700 new customers who opened accounts online (No more paper account forms!). We now have 20,000 existing customers registered to use the new website, the challenge is to now get them to place their first order!

Interestingly over 75 percent of electrical contractors are now using a smart phone device to conduct their daily business. The web is being used to check inventory levels, source technical specifications, review price comparisons and to place orders

for products. It is therefore essential that CEF now provide a web site for our customers. Our site has been designed to compliment our existing branch business. As we develop our on-line business model we are very confident that this will help to drive additional traffic to our branches, as customers embrace our click and collect services and learn more about the services and products we offer. This will give our customers flexibility to shop with us on-line or via our branch network and many will alternate between the two depending on their circumstances at the time of purchase. Research has shown that for those companies who develop an effective multi-channel strategy they are likely to be rewarded with customers who spend more and stay more loyal to their brand. One of the key design principles of our site has been to ensure that customers can find products easily. This has

required an immense amount of effort to ensure our product content, attributes and images are organized and structured in such a manner to deliver an outstanding customer experience. Our highly disciplined approach will be rewarded by Google in terms of search results, furthermore our high quality content should be easy to action by our customers. Our marketing will endeavour to be memorable, inviting to look at and fun to read for new customers. We will be embracing digital marketing techniques and social media to drive brand awareness.

Our UK branch teams have been really pleased with the additional influx of activity it is still early days, it all looks very promising for the future.

Visit the new site at:http://www.cef.co.uk

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HEALTH & SAFETYSafety Shoes

Protective Overshoe Gets CSA Standard

Safety Shoes In accordance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, all employees working in the warehouse are required to wear steel-toed safety shoes. Each employee is eligible for a new pair of safety shoes every two years, for which reimbursement of up to $75.00 per pair is qualified. The need to purchase/replace safety boots shall be at the Branch Managers discretion. The company shall compensate the employee once original receipt for the purchase has been submitted.

The protective toe overshoe now has its own Canadian Standards Association (“CSA”) standard: CSA Z334. The standard was published on January 1, 2015, and manufacturers have a year to comply.

This new set of safety criteria was developed since the criteria under CSA Z195-09: Protective Footwear, was not doing the job. The new standard CSA-Z334 does something else that is just as important: it clearly states that protective overshoes should not be regarded as safety footwear: it is for temporary use only. The protective overshoe is great for individuals touring the premises; not so great for the worker operating a press at the back.

The biggest difference that lies between the old standard and the new is at the toe - CSA-Z334 recognizes that all toe caps are not the same, and the ones used

All Health and Safety forms can be

found on the TES intranet site at:

http://tes-ca.net

HEALTH & SAFETY FORMSi

in protective overshoes have a different design and purpose. They are higher and wider to accommodate a foot already wearing a shoe. The standard has defined the application that has not been done before.

For more information please visit: http://www.wsps.ca/Information-Resources/Articles/Protective-toe-overshoe-gets-its-own-CSA-standard.aspx

Did You Know...Eating a sodium-heavy diet may lead to more headaches?

A recent study found that people who eat around 1,500 mg of sodium per day are 25% less likely to experience headaches than people who eat upwards of 3,000 mg. Do you have excess sodium lurking in your diet?

• Increased sodium intake likely leads to increased blood volume and expanded blood vessels, resulting in a headache.• According to Health Canada, the upper limit for the general population is 2,300 mg. • Read your food labels and start to educate yourself on just how much you are getting every day!

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WHAT’S NEW

Group Number Eight

The groups/branches underwent a structural change out West in British Columbia. Effective April 1, 2015, an 8th group called the ‘Fraser North Group’ was added to our original chart, consisting of 4 branches. This decision was reached by management with a focus and vision to stabilize and increase results in the West, as well with a view for further expansion. The new group is led by Ronan Berry, previously the Branch Manager of the Downtown branch, who has consistently brought results in the top 10 position in all categories of the business.

We wish Ronan all the best in his new endeavour, and also look forward to exciting times for the business out West!

Ronan Berry, Fraser North Group Manager Revamped Intranet

Information at your Fingertips

How often are you visiting the new TES intranet site? Updated weekly. Visit http://tes-ca.net

New Delivery Vans

Standard Safety Features • 4-wheel anti-lock braking system with 4 ABS channels• Daytime running lights, centre high mounted stop light• Dual airbags with passenger front-impact side cancellable airbag• Airbag occupancy sensor• Front height adjustable seatbelts with 2 front pre-tensioners• Ignition Disable - SecuriLock immobilizer security• Panic alarm

Additional Safety Added • Rear-view camera• Reverse sensing system• Back-up alarm and speed-limiter (to 121 km/hr)• Bluetooth

“We have taken possession of our new van today, let me say our driver is over the moon! Wanted to say thank you ...looks like a great choice.”

- Kevin Matthews, Branch Manager, St. Catharines

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Were You Paying Attention?Answer the question below for your chance to win a $50.00 Walmart gift card!

Who are our Gen Champs?Send your entries to: marketing@torbramelectric.com by September 1, 2015 to qualify.

Last Issue’s Winner of the $50 Tim’s Card: James Cookson, Stores Manager, Salmon Arm Branch (Fraser South Group) with General Manager, Andrew Dawes.

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Find the MessageLook for the hidden letters scattered within the images to spell out the 25th Anniversary secret message and win a $100.00 Bon Appétit gift card!

Send your entry to: marketing@torbramelectric.com by September 1, 2015 to qualify.

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The all new TES website launched April 24th, 2015.

Check it out at: http://www.torbramelectric.com

Now Features:

• New BUY NOW function

• Improved navigation

• Industry associations proudly displayed

• Product section quickly displays

vendor partners

• Dedicated Energy Savings

section showcasing:

◦ Energy Saving Calculator

◦ Lighting Profile

◦ Links to relevant government sites

• User friendly Careers page

• Links to our Social Media pages

On Your Mark,Get Set, Go!

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We at R. STAHL can help! With our universal package of innovative explosion protected products and systems, we are able to provide solutions for anywhere

in the world from our location in Edmonton, Alberta. We are proud of our world class engineering and manufacturing capabilities. Consider it done!

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