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#WCLC2024: Trade Show Products & Services
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Fairmas Canada, a subsidiary of Fairmas GmbH, headquartered in Berlin, develops financial planning, controlling and management reporting solutions specifically for the hotel industry. Fairmas’ cloudbased BI solutions are easily incorporated into the hotel’s existing IT software environment and efficiently integrate with other third-party systems, including major property management systems (PMS), accounting systems, revenue management systems, and more. Fairmas also provides data management for hotel assets to standardize and automate the entire portfolio performance reporting.
Hotel Equities is a best-in-class owner, operator, and development firm managing a portfolio of 250+ hotels and resorts throughout the U.S. and Canada. Its hotel management portfolio consists of full-service, select-service, boutique, independent and lifestyle hotels.
It also offers world-class hotel management training programs and collaborates with brand representatives, institutional investors, and high-net-worth individuals, as well as form strategic partnerships with hoteliers to build upon its current portfolio of hotels.
Through the years, Hotel Equities has become a trusted business partner, known for its ability to build equity and generate upside potential.
The Nespresso Professional range of machines includes a variety of options allowing your guests to indulge in worldclass coffee experiences even outside their hotel room. Whether it be in the lobby, in a conference room or at the hotel restaurant, offer them convenient, consistent high quality coffee wherever they go.
nespresso.com/pro/ca/en/ hotel-coffee-machine
Avendra takes the time to learn about the nuances of your business goals, corporate brand strategy, purchasing practices and procurement needs and then tailor a supply chain management solution to meet your requirements—delivering great savings, as well as other benefits. Avendra successfully serves hundreds of properties across Canada with tailored solutions to fit every brand; from unique boutique and long-term living to the industry’s leading hotel chains.
Samsung’s display technologies provide hotel guests with a modern, integrated, and engaging experience. Since the pandemic, hotels are offering a variety of promotions such as staying more than 24 hours or daytime bookings to enable WFH. Visitors expect a personalized, diverse, and satisfactory experience throughout their stay. Samsung hospitality solutions are designed for guest comfort and hotel staff efficiency.
samsung.com/ca/business/ display-solutions/hospitality/
Gordon R. Williams Corporation offers cost-effective specialized HVAC solutions for both retrofit and new construction, with an extensive range of new and replacement HVAC products available for commercial, institutional and industrial buildings. Not just equipment, Gordon R. Williams Corp. provides total project management and turnkey solutions, no matter how complex your requirements are, including project coordination, start-up analysis as well as service and maintenance plans.
Providing hotels with advanced electronic locking solutions and a range of tailored services for guest convenience and peace of mind. From spearheading the latest advancements in contactless digital key functionality to pushing the limits on Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity and cloud-based innovation, ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions is committed to remaining at the forefront of innovation to fully serve the hotel security needs of both today and tomorrow.
assaabloyglobalsolutions.com/en/ hospitality-solutions
Simple Shower Solutions, based in Edmonton, serves customers across North America with innovative, leak-proof shower solutions. Founded by Richard and Lance, seasoned experts in residential renovation since the 1990s, the company emerged from their quest for a reliable, no-leak solution for secondfloor bathrooms in high-end homes. They discovered a market gap and developed a one-piece, ready-to-tile custom drop-in shower pan that is 100% guaranteed not to leak, designed for easy installation by both contractors and DIY enthusiasts. In a short time, Simple Shower Solutions has established itself as a leading manufacturer of the Ready-to-Tile Shower Base. Their product outperforms competitors by offering superior ease of installation, reliable performance, and excellent value, making it an ideal choice for high-quality renovation projects.
Built by hoteliers, exclusively for hoteliers, M3 is a powerful cloud-based financial platform and services company. Used by over 1,000 management groups and owner-operators, the platform works seamlessly with other key systems and tools in the hospitality industry for hotels of all sizes. M3 offers robust accounting and financial analysis across entire portfolios with optional operations and labour management features.
M3 is a company of over 250 professionals dedicated to hospitality and technology. With a vast array of expertise and partnerships, its team is ready to help you navigate the hotel and accounting industries with cutting-edge tools and invaluable experience.
As the entry point to the M3 platform, Accounting Core provides a set of easyto-use modules that streamline accounting functions. M3 allows hotel owners, management teams, and general managers access to an accurate snapshot across multiple properties improving efficiency and visibility to drive hotel financial performance.
The BMO Centre, located in Calgary’s emerging Culture + Entertainment District and at the heart of the Calgary Stampede, is now the largest and most modern convention centre in Western Canada, spanning over one million square feet. Designed to host major year-round events, it offers a memorable experience with its state-of-the-art architecture and facilities. The centre’s expansion includes three floors of tradeshow and convention space, featuring new exhibition halls, ballrooms, and a central hub, complemented by retail and café spaces, a pavilion, and public art.
In partnership with the Calgary Municipal Land Corporation (CMLC) and Matthews Southwest Hospitality (MSWH), a new convention centre hotel with 220+ rooms will connect directly to the BMO Centre. This marks the first major private investment in Calgary’s Culture + Entertainment District since 2018, enhancing the district’s appeal as a premier destination for events and conventions.
venues.calgarystampede.com/ bmo-centre/why-the-bmo-centre
Macrotech was founded with a vision to transform the hospitality industry by providing the best-in-class technological solutions. It has a strong foundation and goodwill of over 23 years and counting. The company’s DNA is customer-centric and strongly believes in relationship building and delivering quality products and services. Its products include advanced hotel Wi-Fi solutions, hotel kiosk hardware, hotel door locks, hotel phone systems, hotel TV STB and hotel ID scanners.
Genuine Comfort was founded in 2010 and has evolved to become a room air conditioning equipment distributor to the multi-family residential (apartment and senior living communities) and hospitality markets (hotels) across Canada & Mid-North U.S. In October 2020, Genuine Comfort grew with the acquisition of NRG Equipment Inc. and the Perfect Comfort brand.
Western Financial Group is a diversified insurance services company that is focused on creating security and has provided over one million Canadians with the right protection for more than 100 years. Headquartered in High River, Alta., Western provides personal and business insurance through 179 locations, its affiliates and a variety of connected channels, with a team of approximately 1,800 people.
MSI is the leading nationwide distributor of flooring, countertop, wall tile, and hardscaping products in North America.
MSI is focused on improving and innovating ways to service its customers in the most environmentally responsible ways.
MSI offers the greatest product variety in the marketplace. It imports over 75,000 containers per year and manages hundreds of millions of square feet in stock, including over 5,000 SKUs of luxury vinyl tile, porcelain & ceramic tile, quartz countertops, natural stone countertops and tile (granite, marble, travertine, slate, limestone, quartzite, and sandstone), prefabricated countertops, decorative mosaics, and sinks.
Wyndham is proud to offer 25 brands in a variety of markets and with an incredible range of styles to suit every demographic. It offers the largest and most diverse collection of hotel experiences in the world, with 9,200 hotels in 95 countries. The brand continues to focus on introducing thoughtful prototypes designed to lower development costs, capture greater efficiencies, and prioritize rentable square footage. Taking best practices from La Quinta’s successful Del Sol prototype, Wyndham launched the transformative Moda prototype. Also freshly debuted: a brand new Wyndham Garden interior and exterior prototype and a dual brand prototype for the La Quinta and Hawthorn brands. development.
With over 100 hotels in its portfolio, representing internationally recognized hotel brands, InnVest is the largest owner of hotels in Canada. Its management team oversees the day-to-day activities of almost 90 hotels, making InnVest the largest operator of hotels in Canada. InnVest’s portfolio is geographically diverse with hotels from Vancouver, British Columbia to Corner Brook, Newfoundland. From roadside inns to luxury urban properties, it is experientially diverse.
Its mission is simple—to deliver outstanding guest experiences and superior returns on quality hospitality investment.
Since 1997, Prostar Contracting’s “Customer First” mentality has made it a leader in the industry and allowed it to grow to one of the largest construction companies in the Lower Mainland successfully completing over 7,000 projects. Its differentiator is its experienced team.
The company makes sure all of its projects are completed on time, on budget, and with peace of mind. Its extensive in-house trades make it the ideal one-stop contractor for all of your exterior envelope and interior renovation needs. Prostar has established a distinguished record of finishing projects on time and on budget.
prostarcontracting.ca
