Beaver Homes & Cottages’ Virtual Design Centre Wins Multiple International Awards

“Home Hardware continues to see unprecedented demand for custom homes and cottages and our new Virtual Design Centre lets our customers design their dream projects from the comfort of their home,” said Kyle Duguay, Marketing Manager, Package Sales, Home Hardware Stores Limited. “Beaver Homes & Cottages has earned a reputation for exceeding expectations when it comes to design, price and quality. Providing this rich, virtual content that inspires our customers and helps them bring their vision to life is another great reason to work with your local Home Hardware Building Centre.”

“The Virtual Design Centre builds on the innovative tools and services already offered through our Beaver Homes & Cottages packages, including 360-degree virtual tours and photorealistic renderings of our close to 120 designs,” said Kyle Duguay. “It also means customers can work remotely with their Beaver Homes & Cottages’ design consultant – a service that has become increasingly important.”

The MarCom Awards is an international competition that honours excellence in marketing and communication. Each year, about 6,500 print and digital entries are submitted from 41 countries.

The Vega Digital Awards (VDA) is an international competition that recognizes excellence in Video, Mobile, Social, Websites, Animation, Marketing, and Podcasts – across local and international platforms. This year, 1,392 entries were submitted to the competition. 

About Beaver Homes & Cottages 

Beaver Homes & Cottages’ material packages are available exclusively at Home Building Centres and Home Hardware Building Centres across Canada. Beaver Homes & Cottages joined the Home Hardware family in 1999 following the acquisition of Beaver Lumber. With over 500 locations, Beaver Homes & Cottages assists customers through the process of building their dream home or cottage from concept, to construction, to completion. Designs range from 400 square foot cottages to 5,000 square foot estate homes with each design being fully customizable through Home Hardware’s Architectural Solutions Group. For more information on Beaver Homes & Cottages visit beaverhomesandcottages.ca. 

Home Hardware Stores Limited is Canada's largest Dealer-owned hardware, lumber, building materials, and furniture home improvement retailer with close to 1,100 stores under the Home Hardware, Home Building Centre, Home Hardware Building Centre and Home Furniture banners. Founded in 1964 in rural St. Jacobs, Ontario, Home Hardware remains 100% Canadian owned and operated. Through the Home Hardware network, Dealer-Owners have extensive distribution and marketing capabilities as well as access to thousands of quality, brand name and private label products. Home Hardware Stores Limited has received designation as one of Canada's Best Brands and Best Managed Companies and is committed to helping Canadians with all of their project needs. More information about the company is available at homehardware.ca 

Aareas is a PropTech company that focuses on creating epic home-buying experiences. Our platform allows people to shop, purchase, and make selections using photorealistic virtual homes, communities, and virtual design centers, online or in person. We understand the importance of engaging with potential home buyers both in person and online. As buyers shift to digital, they expect speed, better service and 1:1 interaction with brands. That is why we strive to make the home purchase journey as easy and convenient as possible. We incorporate a number of solutions throughout the whole home-selling process. 30 years ago, we pioneered renderings and walkthroughs. Today, we build epic experiences, making the home-buying process simple and stress-free for people of all ages. 

The MarCom Awards is one of the oldest, largest, and most-respected creative competitions in the world. Winning a MarCom Award is highly sought-after, peer recognition from the creative industry. MarCom winners range from huge international creative agencies and Fortune 500 companies to individual creative professionals. MarCom is sponsored and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP), a 25-year-old international organization consisting of several thousand creative professionals. As part of its mission, AMCP fosters and supports the efforts of creative professionals who contribute their unique talents to public service and community organizations. Over the past few years, AMCP has given over $250,000 in charitable contributions. 

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