uses see castle disambiguation . this article needs more links to other articles to help integrate it into the encyclopedia . please help improve this article by adding links that are relevant to the context within the existing text . december 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message castle building centres group ltd. type cooperative founded newmarket ontario 1963 headquarters mississauga ontario key people ken jenkins president products lumber and building materials slogan your trusted building supply partner website www.castle.ca castle building centres group limited castle is the oldest canadian based cooperatively owned buying group of lumber and building materials . as a member of castle a store has the access to volume pricing and rebates . castle also offers its members a menu of programs to which they can opt in or out based on their own needs ; inventory advertising and service programs are not made mandatory by the central office . the members of the group are known as shareholders to reflect their cooperative association . castle also produces the contractor advantage a magazine published bi monthly and distributed nationally . articles in the magazine are specifically geared toward products trends and the business side of contracting . contents 1 banners 2 history 3 references 4 external links banners edit castle members do not necessarily fly a castle branded banner as the store owners are truly independent and can choose to fly any non competitive banner . many stores do not even have a brand associated directly with the name of their store opting for something more familiar in their market . some banners that are in use today include castle tru value do it best ace hardware pro hardware recently more stores have been adopting the castle banner . history edit the company began in 1963 when a group of dealers in ontario formed bold lumber buying organization of lumber dealers . bold s ambition was to negotiate their pricing with suppliers based on their collective volume . after their first year they grew from 6 to 20 dealers . by 1969 the business charter was adjusted to expand beyond 50 dealers . membership grew from across the country giving bold a national presence . in 1969 the board of directors rejected the notion of a public share offering and franchising concepts in favour of encouraging the independent control by its members . the name changed to castle building centres group limited in 1982 . the company at this time had grown to 157 . the first castle logo appeared in brown white and gold . castle was among the first to introduce the concept of the drive thru lumberyard concept . as big box stores emerged in canada castle s member stores continued their growth as independent businesses looked for competitive advanatages . it was apparent that the focus on lumber and building materials set the typical castle store apart . optional supplemental programs were made available to help member stores with their specific needs such as local flyers television spots health & safety tools and insurance . the castle logo was also updated to blue yellow and white . in 2007 castle s president and industry notable provan wylie retired . replacing him is ken jenkins formerly of gypsum manufacturer cgc inc. references edit external links edit castle web site commercial building supplies web site retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title castle building centres group & oldid 647237204 categories hardware stores of canadacompanies established in 1963retailers cooperativescooperatives in canadacompanies based in mississaugahidden categories articles with too few wikilinks from december 2012all articles with too few wikilinksarticles covered by wikiproject wikify from december 2012all articles covered by wikiproject wikifypages using infobox company with unsupported parameters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 15 february 2015 at 12 21 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view