New help for cottagers and homeowners
2 businesses aim to provide quality care inside and out
As we head into spring, new businesses and new business names are sprouting in Campbellford.
Just this week, in the Burgess Building on Front Street South beside the Trent River bridge two new businesses came to life – Trent Hills Cottage Crew, a property management company, and Cabinet Craft & Design, which will custom design kitchens, bathrooms and much more.
The two companies are a partnership of Bryce Ellis and Daniel Giddings, with Bryce focused on The Cottage Crew and Daniel using his 30 years’ experience on the cabinet side.
The pair came together three years ago as co-owners of the Trent Hills Thunder. Now, they hope their skills will make life easier for cottage and homeowners by providing valuable, locally based services.
The Cottage Crew will handle everything from opening to closing, including providing services for rentals. Giddings, who is a Trent Hills’ councillor, acknowledges that he’ll have to declare a conflict of interest when council discusses the hot topic of short-term rentals.
“But I think The Cottage Crew can help both sides by providing services to owners and giving the municipality a local contact if there are problems,” he says.
The municipality has been redrafting a policy for short-term rentals for many months. The last version stressed the need for local contacts who could handle any problems or noise complaints.
Ellis says the company will turn to local tradesmen if there are emergency issues such as water leaks. “It’s good for them too, because they know us and won’t have to worry about dealing with an owner who may live a few hours away,” he says.
The Cottage Crew takes the stress out of cottage ownership, its website says. “From seasonal openings to regular upkeep, we handle every detail with care.”
On the cabinet side, literally since it is on the right side of the hall across from the cottage business, there are several cabinet, sink, and countertop options to give homeowners some ideas of what they can install.
“I have a full-time interior designer so we can work with any dreams you have,” Giddings says.
“All our wood is sourced in Canada,” he adds. The company offers several suppliers with differing price points.
So long Bob, hello Equipment Ontario
On the south edge of Campbellford, a new business name is taking over. Bob Mark Equipment Sales and Rentals has been sold to Equipment Ontario and will be rebranding under that name.
Equipment Ontario was formed in 2021 as the result of a merger between Stoltz Sales & Service and Hub International Equipment. With the addition in December of Bob Mark and ESM Farm Equipment Ltd., based in Wallenstein, Equipment Ontario now has 11 retail locations. It closed the Bob Mark facility in Sunderland and shifted those employees to locations in Port Perry and Lindsay.
All other Bob Mark locations, including Campbellford, will operate under the Equipment Ontario name.
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