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Le boom de construction des dernières années dans le sud-est manitobain a convaincu les propriétaires de La Broquerie Lumber Rona d’ouvrir une nouvelle quincaillerie de 8 000 pieds carrés, officiellement le 20 juin.

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Le boom de construction des dernières années dans le sud-est manitobain a convaincu les propriétaires de La Broquerie Lumber Rona d’ouvrir une nouvelle quincaillerie de 8 000 pieds carrés, officiellement le 20 juin.

Quand ils ont acheté La Broquerie Lumber en 2006, Paul Vielfaure, Bob Kehler et Farrel Rempel savaient qu’ils devenaient propriétaires d’une institution locale, appréciée par les villageois et agriculteurs depuis la création de la cour à bois par les frères Gabriel et Georges Choiselat au début des années 1950. Mais le trio d’entrepreneurs ignorait jusqu’alors combien il avait visé juste.

Pour Paul Vielfaure, “avant tout, c’était une question de bon timing.”

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Paul Vielfaure, avec Farrel Rempel, à droite: ‘Les clients de la région sont très loyaux.’
Gavin Boutroy photo Paul Vielfaure, avec Farrel Rempel, à droite: ‘Les clients de la région sont très loyaux.’

“On a acheté la cour à bois de Claude Moquin, qui l’avait acheté de la famille Tétrault, successeur des Choiselat. La cour avait une superficie d’une acre. On l’a vite doublée. Aujourd’hui, la cour a cinq acres. Et la petite quincaillerie qui remonte aux années 1970 a été remplacée par une toute nouvelle construction de 8 000 pieds carrés. Un gros box store de deux millions $ qui fait compétition au Home Hardware d’E. G. Penner et au McMunn & Yates, l’ancien C. T. Loewen Building Centre de Steinbach.

“Tout ça, c’est à cause du boom de construction dans le Sud-Est. À La Broquerie, Marchand, Richer, Saint-Labre et aussi à Steinbach, les mises en chantier, ça n’a pas dérougi depuis des années. Partout, les gens veulent construire.”

Les propriétaires de La Broquerie Lumber Rona connaissent bien le domaine. Farrel Rempel construisait des étables pour Hytek — aujourd’hui HyLife — l’entreprise d’élevage de porc établie en 1994 par Paul Vielfaure et ses frères, Claude et Denis, ainsi que leur partenaire en affaires Don Janzen.

Paul Vielfaure: “Lui, c’était vraiment un contracteur expérimenté. C’est Farrel Rempel qui gère la cour à bois. Bob Kehler, lui est inspecteur en construction pour la Ville de Steinbach. Il s’y connaît à fond. C’est en grande partie à cause de cette expertise et de la bonne gestion qu’on a réussi de passer de deux employés à une douzaine. La croissance s’est faite graduellement. On a agrandi quand c’était réalisable.”

C’est en 2011 que La Broquerie Lumber s’est affiliée à la chaîne Rona. “Avant ça, on était avec Tru Serv, l’entreprise qui a les quincailleries Macleod’s et Stedman’s, et True Value. On était un True Value.

“La plupart des quincailleries à la campagne s’associent avec les grandes entreprises. D’abord, elles sont connues. Mais avant tout, c’est parce qu’elles peuvent commander tous ces produits – outils, machines, etc. – d’un seul centre de distribution. Claude Moquin lui, achetait tout à la pièce. Nous, on préfère offrir les produits Rona. Quand une vente est annoncée dans les dépliants de Rona, les gens savent qu’ils peuvent venir chez nous pour avoir exactement la même aubaine sur les mêmes produits.”

L’approche semble avoir marché, puisque les ventes annuelles de La Broquerie Lumber Rona se chiffrent à près de huit millions $.

“On espère monter le chiffre d’affaires à 10 ou 13 millions $. La clé, c’est de rendre l’achat chez nous plus alléchant, au point où les clients n’auront plus besoin de se rendre à Winnipeg, ou même à Steinbach. Si les produits se vendent au même prix ou sont même un peu moins chers que dans les quincailleries des villes, pourquoi les gens voudraient-ils se déplacer? Pourquoi payer l’essence et perdre du temps?

“Côté matériaux de construction de notre cour à bois, on essaie de vendre légèrement moins cher qu’à Steinbach. Et on se tire d’affaires.”

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