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Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

(Vancouver, B.C.) BuildDirect, the world’s leading online wholesaler of building supplies, has joined in with two popular TV shows to help save a Pasadena family from a home renovation disaster.



Friday, April 20th, 2007

(Vancouver, B.C.) To help celebrate Earth Day, BuildDirect, the world’s leading online wholesaler of building supplies, has launched a new resource to help customers make more environmentally sound choices when purchasing building products. The new green building products page will include links to relevant information about environmentally conscious products that BuildDirect offers, as well as explanations of what constitutes a “green” product.



Friday, January 19th, 2007

(Vancouver, B.C.) BuildDirect has increased it’s presence in Tennessee to meet increased buyer demand for its popular line of Yakima decking. The leading online wholesaler now ships its Yakima line directly from Memphis, resulting in faster delivery times and greater savings for customers throughout Tennessee and surrounding States.



Sunday, January 7th, 2007

(Vancouver, B.C.) Jeff Booth, President and CEO of BuildDirect, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ellen Siminoff to the leading online wholesaler’s board of directors.



Friday, January 5th, 2007

(Vancouver, B.C.) As we move into the New Year the demand for more environmentally friendly and more exotic flooring options is expected to increase.



Thursday, December 7th, 2006

(Vancouver, B.C.) BuildDirect, the world’s leading online wholesaler, has launched two new lines of flooring products to meet increased consumer demand for exotic hardwoods. The new lines, Toona, hand scraped hardwood flooring, and Taun, stained exotic hardwood flooring, are made of two Asian wood species not commonly found in North America.



Tuesday, December 5th, 2006

(Vancouver, B.C.) Jeff Booth, President and CEO of BuildDirect, joined together with Mekmer Marble President Murat Kucuker to announce that BuildDirect will be taking over the wholesale marketing of all Mekmer products worldwide.



Tuesday, December 5th, 2006

(Vancouver, B.C.) BuildDirect has been named as one of the winners of the prestigious British Columbia Export Awards. The company was recognized as one of the top 24 exporters in B.C. and the top exporter in the Professional and Services category.



Tuesday, October 10th, 2006

(Vancouver, B.C.) Jeff Booth, President and CEO of BuildDirect, is pleased to announce the appointment of Rob Davidson as Vice President of Marketing. In his new role, Rob will be responsible for BuildDirect’s marketing worldwide.



Thursday, April 27th, 2006

(Vancouver, B.C.) Robert Banks, co-founder and Executive Vice President of Vancouver-based BuildDirect.com Technologies Inc., has been chosen for the Quantum Shift 2006 program, BuildDirect announced today.