Bartle & Gibson

in 1944 mr. charlie bartle, a businessman in victoria bc, and mr. cecil gibson, a businessman in vancouver bc, joined together to start up a plumbing and heating wholesale. their first two places of business were a small store on robson street in vancouver, near stanley park, and another on yates street in victoria; mr. bartle was the manager in victoria while mr. gibson managed the vancouver branch. today, b&g consists of 31 branches spread throughout bc, alberta, and the northwest territories. there are 2 main distribution points for the company - one in port coquitlam, which serves the bc branches, and one in edmonton that serves the alberta branches, as well as being the operational head office and main accounting centre. b&g employs approximately 350 people company-wide, is privately owned, and is 100% western canadian. their focus is local, but their business scope is global. b&g has directly supplied materials for large projects in china, siberia, and the high arctic. custom