Central Transport Refrigeration Ltd. (CTR) Wins Three Prestigious Awards 

CTR is pleased to announce that it was the recipient of the following three awards at the recent 2017 Carrier Transicold Dealership Meeting, held in Las Vegas, NV:

Platinum Award, Next Level2

CTR was rated by Carrier Transicold, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (UTC) as a Platinum level dealership, based on its high level of sales, technical expertise and service.

"This is the highest rating that a dealership can obtain and is a reflection of all of the hard work that CTR's employees perform day in and day out", states Will Wiebe, Vice-President.

Quota Buster and Triple Double Sales Awards

CTR exceeded its sales quotas in the truck, trailer and parts categories by more than 10%! This qualified CTR for both the Quota Buster and Triple Double Awards.

CTR was one of only five dealers across North America to receive all three awards! 

Don Harvey, President, states "We are fortunate to have such a great group of employees who are committed to exceptional customer service! These are truly team awards to be shared by all staff."

CTR will have the awards on hand at its Annual Open House on June 21, 2017. CTR invites all MTA members to come out and share in its success that day.

Earth Day is April 22nd! In honor of this special day we have a promotion starting today - April 22 on our TOP 4 eco-friendly and biodegradable products!

We polled the staff....here is our weekend in an "Eggshell" :)

Bryan:

``Spending hours hunting for 100’s on mini eggs and then finding some more 4 months later.
Spending time with my family and son`` 

Heather:

``Best part of this Easter Weekend… my mom’s cooking :)``

Dan:

``Drank my chocolate sorrows away while playing racing games at my friends place. Also attended Easter dinner last night.`` 

David:

``Best part of my weekend was spending it with family and friends. 
Favourite childhood memory was always the Easter egg hunt.`` 

Trish:

``Wonderful trip to Brandon, we had an awesome 30 person dinner, outdoor egg hunt for the little ones and an indoor scavenger hunt. It was awesome!``

Tim:

“On Easter Sunday I heard the crazy excited scream of my son and daughter as they were in the kitchen. They had just finished their Easter Egg gift opening and low and behold there a huge rabbit in our backyard. My son exclaims, "Look Daddy. The Easter Bunny wanted to make sure that Sarah and I had found all of our surprises"! And my  favorite childhood Easter memory...We used to go for dinner at my Grandparents place every Easter. The best part was the intense "Ping Pong Hockey" games between my 2 older brothers, my cousins and myself. Holes in our jeans and bleeding kneecaps always meant we had a great Easter time!”

Last week our Northern Business Development Manager Pat Hebert and Vice President Will Wiebe traveled to Coral Harbour, Rankin Inlet and Baker Lake in Nunavut. They had an awesome experience, it was a great opportunity to see the Northern way of life. Will described the people he met as "extremely kind, communial and hard-working". The weather was pretty decent, they managed to go on a week where it was -30, little wind and no blizzards! Balmy conditions for the North ;)

Thank you to all who took the time to meet with Pat and Will. They had a great time and appreciate your hospitality. We are hoping to get to Nunavut for yearly visits going forward.

Last night we celebrated CTR's longest standing employees....

Merv Enns and Richard Malegus have been with CTR for 25 years! We are very fortunate to have such loyal and dedicated employees on our team! Congratulations to Merv and Richard on your accomplishments and contributions over the years. We appreciation your hard work.

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS CARRIER CREW!!!

Our Carrier team received three amazing awards at the Annual Dealership Meeting!!! Here’s the 411…

Platinum Award, Next Level2

Only 5 dealers in North America achieved this prestigious award this year and we are one of them!!!   This is a huge accomplishment. This award encompasses every department in our dealership. Every single Carrier employee contributed to this award. Be proud team!!

Quota Buster Plaque

We exceeded our quotas in trailer, truck and parts. Great work!!

Triple Double Award

We achieved 10% or more year-over-year growth in dollar purchases from Carrier for Trailer units, Truck units and Parts. Fantastic!!

These awards are truly an amazing reflection of hard work, dedication, perseverance, positivity and TEAM efforts.

On the fly trips for customer needs, dedicated and customized service plans, efficient warranty repairs and filing – reducing downtime, expertise in unit and part sales, technical skills and training in the shop and on the road (available 24 hours 365!)…these are just a few examples of excellence in customer service and exceeding customer’s needs and requests.

Thank you and congratulations on an excellent job well done!!!

So this just happened!

McDonald's Shamrock Shakes for the entire staff and some lucky customers were treated as well!

What a great St. Paddy's Day!

Cheers to the Irish....heck! Cheers to Everyone - this is the day EVERYONE IS IRISH!

To celebrate...CTR will be enjoying Shamrock Shakes this afternoon!  Yeah!

Have a wonderful day everyone!

Here are our 3rd Annual Chili Cook Off Winners!

From left to right, Nick took 3rd place, Terry took 2nd place and we had our first ever 1st place tie - Jon and Will!!

Congratulations and thank you to everyone who voted!!

Please visit pinkshirtday.ca to make a donation to help end bullying. This year's campaign is to "Make Nice". Being nice is always a choice worth making. The proceeds from today's efforts go towards programs that teach children empathy and kindness to one another. Over the years PINK SHIRT DAY has raised over 1.5 million for anti-bullying programs!!

 

 

The warm weather has us excited for the wonderful world of BBQ'ing! 

As seen in the photo Glenn Gulak (Carrier Parts Manager) manned the grill today so we could enjoy a traditional hot dog day with all the fixings! Thanks Glenn!!

 

 

 

Introducing Jen Boulet!

Jen is celebrating her 1 year anniversary at CTR! We are very happy to have Jen with us; she is a very dedicated and hardworking employee.

Jen is always willing to take on new tasks and has come to understand the ins and outs of our entire company. Jen is our inventory and receiving specialist – our one and only!

It’s hard to believe with over 800 product lines and 2,000,000+ skews that we only have one Jen J She’s doing great and we appreciate her happy go lucky attitude!

Happy 1 Year Anniversary Jen!

 

Introducing Jen Boulet!

Jen is celebrating her 1 year anniversary at CTR! We are very happy to have Jen with us; she is a very dedicated and hardworking employee.

Jen is always willing to take on new tasks and has come to understand the ins and outs of our entire company. Jen is our inventory and receiving specialist – our one and only!

It’s hard to believe with over 800 product lines and 2,000,000+ skews that we only have one Jen J She’s doing great and we appreciate her happy go lucky attitude!

Happy 1 Year Anniversary Jen!

 

Introducing Jen Boulet!

Jen is celebrating her 1 year anniversary at CTR! We are very happy to have Jen with us; she is a very dedicated and hardworking employee.

Jen is always willing to take on new tasks and has come to understand the ins and outs of our entire company. Jen is our inventory and receiving specialist – our one and only!

It’s hard to believe with over 800 product lines and 2,000,000+ skews that we only have one Jen J She’s doing great and we appreciate her happy go lucky attitude!

Happy 1 Year Anniversary Jen!

 

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Our Vision Room is complete and has been in full force since June 2016!

The #1 Rule to this bright new space: "Be open minded with the door open." Closed door meetings are few and far between around here.

The Vision Room is our central location for group discussions, brainstorming sessions and team building opportunities. The Vision Room has also become a great place for supplier demonstrations and gatherings with the sales teams.

Next on the list of requests for building modifications....a treadmill!  Wouldn't that be wonderful??? I highly doubt that will fly so I'm in the works of starting a daily lunch walking club....stay tuned for pics on that project!!

Introducing our Northern Team!  Pat Hebert, Mike Aney, Sean Cann, Nick Young and Ron Lavallee!

What do we do and who do we serve?

We source absolutely anything for the remote Northern communities. The majority of our customers reside in the Kivalliq region.

We’ve sourced vehicles, parts, tools, food, sports gear, household items, clothing, supplies and the list goes on….we’ve even sourced coffins, fish tanks, furniture and a swimming pool!  Who knew???

How long have we been around?

We’ve been serving the North for over 20 years.  Each year our Northern branch continues to grow and last year was our most successful year yet! We are proud to say we successfully shipped 9 sea lifts.

Who’s Who?

Pat Hebert – Northern Business Development Manager

Pat leads the team and is the primary source of contact. With the help of Mike Aney and Ron Lavallee the three have become sourcing experts. Pat has been with CTR for almost three years; he started off in internal sales for our auto / industrial branch and then moved to strictly Northern needs over a year ago.  Previous to CTR Pat was a licensed mechanic and general contractor so he has a great understanding of the North’s mechanical and constructional needs.  

Mike Aney - Parts Specialist

Mike has been with CTR for almost 5 years and for the last 18 months he’s been transferring from the auto / industrial internal sales team to predominately the Northern team.  There are a few reasons for the gradual shift; time of year, spike in Northern needs and of course the learning curve. Mike has shown flexibility and ambition and supports Pat’s skills nicely. They make a great team!

Sean Cann – Shipping & Inventory Specialist

Sean is going on 2 years with CTR and started off in operations such as parts picking, inventory receiving and now he runs the shipping department for the entire company.  Sean was a huge support system and team member in the 2016 sea lift season and we are excited to have him on board for another fantastic year.

Nick Young – Operations Manager for CTR Auto / Industrial

Nick started in internal sales and was promoted to operations manager last year.  Nick’s knowledge of operational needs is a huge help to the Northern team. Nick is able to allocate resources and problem solve when the Northern group needs more support during the peak of the season. Nick works for his team, with his team and for the Northern communities.

Ron Lavallee – Parts Specialist

Ron is our newest member to the Northern team! He has been with CTR for a year now and started with dispatch before moving into the exciting world of automotive and industrial supply sourcing! Ron has taken a recent interest in working with the guys on the Northern needs and we are excited to have him on-board!

Cheers to a fantastic group!

 

Well this is a first!!!

We are used to TEAM BLUE in the Carrier world not PINK?!!!

Jon Enns and Brandon Storm congratulated fellow technician Kevin Reutlinger by wrapping his tool box and tool bag in bright pink paper!!! Why you ask?!

Kevin is a proud new papa to a brand new baby girl!!!  

Side note: Kevin's one week anniversary at CTR is today!

Congratulations Kevin and family - we can't wait to meet her!

Every Friday at CTR....Jersey day!! We started the tradition two years ago and it's still going strong - some weeks are better than others but we sure have fun when we have a large group of participants! The teasing and smack talk make for really great day :)

 

In this picture, back row, left to right: Nick, Will, Heather, Nadine, Glenn, Marshall, Mike, Dan

Front row, left to right: Merv, Cheryl, Jen, Trish

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