Exciting things are happening at Ideal!

January 23rd - 24th, 2009
Western Retail Lumber Association "2009 Prairie Showcase", Prairieland Park - Saskatoon, SK. Come and meet us at booth #209.

The Prairie Showcase offers even more ways than ever for building materials suppliers and retailers to make great deals.

September 12th, 2008
Ideal sales manager, Dave Pestill, has landed a contract to write a series of articles on various computer related topics for the bimonthly BSIA News Magazine. Dave's articles will appear in each of the next six issues. Are you doing enough to protect your business? Read his first installment here (pdf 1.5MB) in the current issue; secure your company's network and internet connections. Dave calls upon his 25 years of experience in the computer industry to offer insights, knowhow and tips on how to keep your computer experience positive and cost-effective.

The BSIA NewsMagazine is the official publication of the Building Supply Industry Association of BC and is mailed to building supply dealers and suppliers in the province of BC.

September 11th, 2008
Building Supply Dealers Association of BC "Westcoast Building & Hardware Show - 2008", Tradex Center - Abbotsford, BC. Come and meet us at booth #122.

Experience British Columbia's own Westcoast Building and Hardware Show. Retailers are offered a great chance to discover new products and services and score some great deals! Friendships and relationships between retailers and suppliers are strengthened.

May 5th, 2008
Congratulations to IdealWare user Midway Building Supplies in Oroville, WA for opening a brand-new, 20,000 sq. ft. store. The new store layout is beautiful, and all the new POS equipment adds a clean look to the new location. Ideal staffers Dave and Gary were on hand to help with installation of new computer hardware and to get the new system up and running. With stores in Tonasket and Oroville, Midway Building Supplies serves the Okanagan Valley and Osoyoos Lake areas of North Central Washington State.

April 15th, 2008
Congratulations to IdealWare user Interior Hardware and Supply in Nelson, BC for opening their new and bigger store. The new store layout and new POS equipment represent a big improvement. In addition, Interior joins the ranks of True Value and are now an authorized dealer. As a long-time fixture in the heart of Nelson, Interior Hardware and Supply continues to serve the Kootenay area of South Central BC.

February 7th - 8th, 2008
The Lumber & Building Materials Association of Ontario "2008 Canadian Home Improvement Show", Toronto Congress Centre - Toronto, ON. Come and meet us there!

The 2008 Canadian Home Improvement Show is the industry trade event where retailers in the Ontario home improvement sector come to place orders with national suppliers and source new products.

January 17th - 19th, 2008
Western Retail Lumber Association "2008 Prairie Showcase", Prairieland Park - Saskatoon, SK. Come and meet us at booth #253.

The Prairie Showcase offers even more ways than ever for building materials suppliers and retailers to make great deals.

October 4th & 5th, 2007
Building Supply Dealers Association of BC "Westcoast Building & Hardware Show - 2007", Tradex Center - Abbotsford, BC. Come and meet us at booth #347.

Great deals = great savings! To discover new products and services! To build the bond and relationship between retailers and suppliers!

Sep 17th, 2007
Ideal is pleased to announce the addition of Susan Brennan to our team as an IdealWare Consultant. As well as assisting with the support of our existing clients, Susan will work with potential clients to demonstrate the advantages and flexibility of IdealWare and with new clients to set up the software and train staff.

Prior to joining Ideal, Susan was the IT Manager for S.P. Richards Co. Canada, the Canadian division of the Atlanta-based wholesale office supplies company. She played a key role in the growth of S.P. Richard's computer services in the rapidly expanding Canadian market.

With more than 25 years in the software business, Susan brings a broad range of accounting knowledge, business expertise and software experience in such diverse areas as lumber sales, wholesale distribution, and records management. We're very pleased to welcome Susan to our staff and believe that her skill set and experience fit Ideal's strategic plans and initiatives well.

May 15th, 2007
Ideal is pleased to announce the availability of an interface to the Seljax Estimating Software product. The interface will allow for inventory data to be exported into Seljax, plus allow for importing a quote from Seljax into the POS module of IdealWare. If you are interested in purchasing this interface, please call sales at 877-298-9077 ext 118. For more information on Seljax, please see the IdealWare Interfaces/Exports page.

May 2nd, 2007
In our continued effort to provide excellent choices to our clients on their hardware purchases, Ideal is proud to announce that we have become an Authorized Reseller of IBM Servers, and Lenovo (formerly IBM) workstations.

Jan 15th, 2007
Ideal is pleased to announce that we have developed an import report for Retail Advantage who are the leading provider of Print-on-Demand store Signage Products. For more information on Retail Advantage, please see the IdealWare Interfaces/Exports page.

Nov 20th, 2006
Ideal is please to announce Dave Pestill as the new Sales Manager for our organization. Previous to joining us, Dave was the National Sales Manager for Silk Systems/Silk Dimensions Systems for several years. He comes to us with over 23 years of experience in the computer industry, doing a range of things from network & internet security infrastructure solutions, several vertical software sales, and numerous accounting software sales roles. His wealth of knowledge in sales & marketing, combined with his technical expertise will benefit our existing client base, as well as drive new sales success for Ideal throughout Canada and eventually the USA. Dave can be reached at 877-298-9077 ext 118.

Sep 12th, 2006
Ideal is proud to announce our success at landing a predominant Dealer in the Building Supply industry – Dick’s Lumber. This was a well-fought battle for this new client versus several competitors, and Dick’s Lumber spent a considerable amount of time reviewing all the product offerings, and recognized that Ideal offered the best overall TCO/ROI (Total Cost of Ownership/Return On Investment). We are very proud to have Dick’s Lumber as the newest member of the Ideal family. Please see our Success Stories page.