Steiner Plumbing & Heating is moving into the former Provincial Granite building, conveniently located right next door to the company's current building.
Carla Wolfenden, Co-Owner of Steiner Plumbing & Heating, shares her excitement about the expansion and says this has been in the works for a while;
"It's been so busy, so it kind of got pushed back. We were lucky enough to secure the building next door when it came up for sale earlier this summer. We are really excited about it. We're hoping to have the renovations done over the winter and get those doors open as soon as possible."
Carla outlined some of the changes the new facility will bring;
"Our new space is probably about three times bigger than the current space that we are operating out of, so we will have a showroom. A lot of people probably don't realize we carry a lot of park products such as fireplaces, pellet stoves, high-end barbeques. We hope to have a few of those out for people to touch and feel; I know that it's not easy to buy things like that from a website or brochure. So we will have those things in our showroom."
Wolfenden says this expansion benefits everyone involved;
"Another thing we're looking forward to is having space for our staff to operate. That means we will have more inventory, we can be better organized, and just a space for our staff to even sit down and have a coffee. We've never had that before, so we are excited to provide that for our staff and as a result I think it'll benefit our customers because we'll be more efficient."
Carla says the company is also in talks to sell hot tubs at their new building, which is exciting for the community as Dauphin has been without a hot tub supplier for quite some time.
As for their current building, life comes full circle sometimes because once the new facility is ready to open, the original building may go back to being used as a sheet metal shop like it was back in the 1950s.
