Steve Rhone

Part of RONA, Inc., Lowe's Companies Canada ULC is a Canadian home improvement company that serves approximately 20 million customers a week in the US and Canada. The company is based in Boucherville, Canada, and operates or services over 450 corporate and independent affiliate dealer stores in a number of complementary formats under different banners, which include Lowe's, RONA, Reno-Depot, and Dick's Lumber. The company has more than 26,000 associates in Canada, in addition to approximately 5,000 employees in the stores of independent affiliate dealers operating under the RONA banner. Founded in 1921, with fiscal year 2020 sales of nearly $90 billion, Lowe's and its related businesses operate or service more than 2,200 home improvement and hardware stores and employ over 300,000 associates.

Conner Industries, Inc. provides industrial remanufactured lumber, wood packaging, and specialty packaging solutions and services. Its assembled industrial lumber products include crates and containers, pallets and skids, and standards defined products. The firm's wood products encompass softwood, hardwood, and panels. Conner Industries also offers remanufactured products. Its services include packing consultation, unit load testing, warehousing and waste removal. The company was founded in 1981 by Thomas R. Rice and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

Merchants Metals, Inc. manufactures and distributes fencing systems. Its products include chain link, gates, ornamental, PVC, welded wires, wood, access control, bridge fencing, homeland security and recreational products. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

84 Lumber Co. LP engages in provision of building materials and services to contractors. It offers projects and plans, professional services such as installation, kitchen and bath design, and national builder services, and specialty products. The company was founded by Joseph A. Hardy III in 1956 and is headquartered in Eighty Four, PA.

The Watermill Group (The Watermill Group) is a private equity firm founded in 1978 by Steven E. Karol. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

West Marine Products, Inc. is a boating and fishing supply store that offers over 100,000 products for boating, sailing, fishing, or paddling. The private company is based in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Customers can shop with confidence and receive free shipping to home or stores with a price match guarantee. The company was founded in 1968 and has since grown to over 250 local stores with knowledgeable associates to assist customers. The company was founded in 1975 by Randolph K. Repass. Chuck Rubin has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Tradesmen International LLC provides staffing and labor support consulting services. It offers custom construction staffing solutions including commercial, heavy and light industrial, manufacturing and fabrication, institutional, residential, marine, power generation, alternate energy, petro-chemical, disaster recovery, and construction management and professional services. The company was founded by Joseph O. Wesley in April 1992 and is headquartered in Macedonia, OH.

The North American Wholesale Lumber Association, Inc. distributes forest products and other building materials. The firm is a trade organization comprised of manufacturers and wholesalers involved in the building material and forest products industry. It also provides access to business services such as telephone service and human resources consulting. The company was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Rolling Meadows, IL.

Weston Premium Woods, Inc. distributes hardwoods, softwoods and panel products. Its design line products include colour selection by cleaf, colour selection by finsa, thermo-treated ash by thermory and thermo-treated fused bamboo by dasso XTR and standard line products such as melamine, edge tape and MDF. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Brampton, ON.

The Logic, Inc. is a Canadian company founded in 2018 with David Skok as the CEO. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. The Logic provides in-depth reporting on the innovation economy, focusing on the organizations, policies, and people driving transformational change. The company is committed to sparking important conversations about what the country wants to achieve and making a better place to live and work.

Element5 LP manufactures cross-lamented timber products. It also provides engineering and design services. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Phaze3, Inc. is a private company that focuses on the development of human capital, personal growth, and community activism. The company believes that the success of any project, whether commercial, political, or communal, depends on how they guide their inspiration into reality. Phaze3 is based in North York, CA. The Canadian company aims to merge their initiatives skillfully to achieve optimal results. Rick Ekstein has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

AWZ Ventures Inc (AWZ) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Ashkenazi Yaron and Sonshine Edward. The firm is headquartered in Israel.

Atlas FRM LLC (Atlas FRM) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by Andrew Bursky and Tim Fazio. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Tradesmen International Holdings LLC operates as an holding company. The company is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

ARXX Corp. manufactures and supplies insulated concrete wall systems. The firm supplies products to residential and commercial constructions. The company was founded Bob Sternberg, Jim Miller and Robert Budihas in 1978 and is headquartered in Cobourg, Canada.

Detail K2, Inc. is a Canadian company that sells and maintains snowplows, trailers, winches, auto accessories, and outdoor power equipment. The company is based in Burlington, Canada. The company was founded in 1997 by Steve Malizia, who has been the CEO since 1997.