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| BRANNJ President, Don DiNovi |
President's Message
Thank you to our newest Premier Partner, Sub Zero Wolf, for hosting our April 21st meeting at their beautiful showroom in Pine Brook, NJ. Vice President, John Bacon gave an very informative presentation for the attendees on product trends and techniques helpful to building industry professionals and Corporate Chef Ann Marie provided the amazing and delicious hors d’ oeuvres enjoyed by all! Thanks to the rest of the SZ team for their hospitality and sharing their showroom amenities including Beth Miscia, Kim Little, Anthony Mazzeo and colleagues.
Be sure to visit their showroom at 25 Riverside Drive, Suite 5 and call 973-567-4270 with any questions on their fantastic line of products. Also attending the meeting to welcome spring was our newly formed Young Professionals Group. The group has begun plans for exciting future events and community/business endeavors, so please contact the BRANNJ office if you are under 45 and interested in joining the YPG! During the last few years, BRANNJ has been pleased to become involved with community projects and industry collation partners such as Habitat for Humanity and Center for Food Action (CFA). At the April meeting, BRANNJ President Don DiNovi of Ulrich and Board Member Mary Anne Belvedere of Belvedere Building & Contracting, presented CFA Director Patricia Epsy with a donation check in the amount of $1,000. Through the efforts of some very special and dedicated members, BRANNJ builders and associates have been able to make a difference in the community by helping to “build people up."
Click Here to see photos of April 21st Sub Zero Event
I hope to see everyone at our upcoming events. Register to play in the tournament, sponsor to Northern, NJ building industry peers and/or attend a fantastic networking cocktail reception and dinner at our 69th Annual Golf Outing & Scholarship Awards on Monday May 23rd at our new venue, White Beeches Golf & Country Club in Haworth, NJ. This was a fantastic opportunity to play at a private club; it is now sold out!!! However come join us for dinner and networking in the evening, after the event!
On behalf of our Golf Committee, we would greatly appreciate all members’ participation.
On June 23rd we have a very special guest presenter, Robert Dietz, Ph.D., Chief Economist at NAHB in Washington, D.C. who will give a Mid-Year Housing & Economic Forecast for 2016 and looking forward to 2017. Be sure to register early for this Lunch & Learn seminar at Premier Partner, SaxBST in Clifton, NJ as seating is limited and this event will sell out!
On behalf of our Golf Committee, we would greatly appreciate all members’ participation.
On June 23rd we have a very special guest presenter, Robert Dietz, Ph.D., Chief Economist at NAHB in Washington, D.C. who will give a Mid-Year Housing & Economic Forecast for 2016 and looking forward to 2017. Be sure to register early for this Lunch & Learn seminar at Premier Partner, SaxBST in Clifton, NJ as seating is limited and this event will sell out!
See below for details of upcoming events and register online or call the BRANNJ office today!
Last, but certainly not least, I'd like to recognize our newest addition to the BRANNJ family:
Annie-MAC Home Mortgage
William T. Graf
Melissa DeBenedetto
330 Passaic Ave
Fairfield, NJ 070040
Last, but certainly not least, I'd like to recognize our newest addition to the BRANNJ family:
Annie-MAC Home Mortgage
William T. Graf
Melissa DeBenedetto
330 Passaic Ave
Fairfield, NJ 070040
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Premier Partner Spotlight!
Ferguson Enterprises Inc. is no slouch when it comes to business-to-business e-commerce. The distributor of plumbing supplies, HVAC products and building supplies has been selling online for seven years to its registered business customers—mostly professional contractors—on its home-grown B2B e-commerce site, FergusonOnline.com. The company has enhanced the functionality of that site over the years, including adding mobile optimization and other advancements aimed at allowing customers to more easily get information about products and make purchases online without the help of a sales rep. Last year, the company in what it calls a “soft launch” rolled out a new home page at Ferguson.com. The site has e-commerce functionality thanks to Oracle e-commerce platform technology, so existing customers can sign onto the site and purchase products. Noncustomers also can purchase products on the site without signing up for an account, and check out using a credit card. Ferguson.com has about 50,000 SKUs for sale, and that will grow to around 700,000 once the majority of the products listed on FergusonOnline.com are brought over to the new site. At that point the company will shut down the old site, says Mike Brooks, Ferguson’s vice president of e-business.
The new site, which took Ferguson close to 18 months to build, has two primary goals. One is to better serve existing, loyal customers with personalized offers and features that more closely link its websites, mobile apps and physical branches. For example, when phase two of the company’s redesign is implemented in the first or second quarter of 2016 and FergusonOnline.com customers are migrated to the new site, customers who are logged in will see personalized product recommendations, how-to information and articles tailored to their business specialty. For example, HVAC installers will see pipes and fitting products at the top of their pages, while building professionals will see sink, tubs and related products. If you are interested in finding out more about Ferguson’s on line platforms please contact victoria.reczkowski@ferguson.
Monday, May 23rd
Annual Golf Outing & Scholarship Awards—Join us at our NEW VENUE at
White Beeches Golf & Country Club. Great opportunity to play at a
top notch private course and enjoy a day on the links or just join us
for dinner and cocktails. Golfer and Foursome Registration Sold Out! Last Chance to Register for Golf & Scholarship Awards Dinner!
Thursday, June 23rd
Mid-Year Housing & Economic Forecast—Join us for a "Lunch & Learn" at Premier Partner SaxBST, Clifton, NJ, for a very special and informative presentation from the Chief Economist at the National Association of Home Builders in Washington, Robert Dietz, Ph.D., on the economic conditions in the residential and multi-family housing markets for the remainder of 2016 and forward into 2017. 11:30AM - 1:30PM. Click here to request more details!
Mid-Year Housing & Economic Forecast—Join us for a "Lunch & Learn" at Premier Partner SaxBST, Clifton, NJ, for a very special and informative presentation from the Chief Economist at the National Association of Home Builders in Washington, Robert Dietz, Ph.D., on the economic conditions in the residential and multi-family housing markets for the remainder of 2016 and forward into 2017. 11:30AM - 1:30PM. Click here to request more details!
(Be sure to look for Fall 2016 Events Calendar in the June issue)
