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Two HHHBA Members Awarded for Outstanding Business Achievements
Pearson Dunn Insurance and Starward Homes each received an award for their perseverance and longevity at the 2009 Hamilton Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Business Achievement Awards celebration.

The Ironman award, recognizing local businesses operating for at least 15 years, was presented to Pearson Dunn Insurance. Starward Homes was inducted into the chamber’s century honour roll in recognition of its 101 years in business.

The Outstanding Business Achievement Awards recognize outstanding leadership and achievement in business. The awards presentation was held in late March at Michelangelo’s Banquet Centre.

Hellingman Communications Wins Prestigious PR Award
Hellingman Communications Inc. was honoured with a Pinnacle Award in the recent Pinnacle Awards competition held by the Canadian Public Relations Society, Hamilton chapter.

Hellingman won in the Audio Visual category for a video called “The CCAC and You: A Relationship You Can Trust.” The video describes the role of the CCAC’s community case managers, who see clients in their homes to assess them and develop home care service plans.

The 2009 awards were presented at a ceremony in early April.

Mario Borrelli is SAM Awards Finalist
Multi-Area Developments is extremely proud to announce that Mario Borrelli has been selected as a Canadian Home Builders' Association (CHBA) SAM Awards finalist for the American Standard Award for Sales Excellence at the 65th CHBA National Conference.

Mario has been a salesperson with Multi-Area since 1994 and has earned the HHHBA's Salesperson of the Year Award seven times. "He continues to be an integral part of the Multi-Area team and we're honoured that his dedication to our industry continues to be recognized at both the local and national levels," says Aldo De Santis, president of Multi-Area Developments.

The National SAM Awards celebrate excellence in new homes and renovation design, innovative technology and construction techniques, outstanding presentation, and marketing and sales activities across Canada. Mario will represent not only Multi-Area and the HHHBA as a finalist, but also all of Ontario, since he is the only finalist from outside of Western Canada.

The awards will be held at the national conference, which takes place in Whistler, B.C. from April 4-6, 2008.

Losani Homes Receives Distinguished Business Award
Losani Homes has been named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for 2007. This award comes from the prestigious business awards program – run and sponsored by The National Post Newspaper, Queen’s School of Business, CIBC Commercial Banking and Deloitte. Thousands of companies compete annually for the award, which recognizes excellence in Canadian-owned and managed companies with revenues over $10 million.

Losani Homes, a family-run business, is the first Ontario home builder to ever receive this impressive award.

"This award is being shared with our employees, suppliers and even home owners," said President Lino Losani. "Our ability to set goals and achieve them is the result of a dedicated team of professionals who uphold our corporate mandate of excellence – whether they are working in the office, or on the job site."

For over 35 years, Losani Homes has been active in the low-rise, new home building industry in southwestern Ontario. The company has won numerous local, provincial and national awards for design, marketing excellence and overall performance. Congratulations to the entire team at Losani Homes!

Coreslab Working With Holmes on Homes
HHHBA member Anthony Franciosa is pleased to announce that Coreslab Structures (ONT) Inc. is working with the well-known television show, “Holmes on Homes” in rebuilding a family’s home in Toronto. 

The house being rebuilt had been badly damaged during a renovation. The Holmes on Homes™ team decided to tear down the house and rebuild it rather than attempt to repair what had been done. 

The home is being constructed with reinforced concrete walls carrying three levels of hollow core slabs, solid landings and precast stairs.  The project is the focus of a fundraising effort which will pay for rebuilding the home.  Watch for a future two-hour televised special, entitled “Lien on Me,” featuring this project.

More information about the Lien on Me project is available at www.coreslab.com or www.holmesonhomes.com.

Losani Homes Sponsors Marathon Weekend
Losani Homes was the major sponsor of the November 2-5 "Road2Hope" Marathon Weekend that raised money for a local children's charity and celebrated the opening of the Red Hill Valley Parkway.

The high-profile weekend of road races was capped by a gala event on November 5, when Losani Homes brought in actor Michael Douglas as guest speaker. All proceeds of the marathon and the Evening with Michael Douglas support City Kidz, a local non-profit organization, and The Joy and Hope of Haiti, which is a group of Hamilton volunteers helping the children and people of poverty-stricken Haiti.

Losani Homes' connection to City Kidz began a few years ago when CEO Fred Losani participated in a North Pole expedition on behalf of children's charities – one of which was City Kidz.