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

ST. JACOBS, ONTARIO – December 6, 2021 — Home Hardware Stores Limited is pleased to announce its new Beaver Homes & Cottages’ Virtual Design Centre has been recognized with two international awards including a Platinum 2021 MarCom Award and a 2021 Vega Digital Award.
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Developed in partnership with Aareas Interactive Inc., Beaver Homes & Cottages’ Virtual Design Centre is a digital tool that gives customers the ability to personalize and visualize every aspect of their future home or cottage before they start building. 

“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.”



Launched on beaverhomesandcottages.ca in September 2021, the Beaver Homes & Cottages’ Virtual Design Centre works hand in hand with other visualization tools, giving customers the ability to build their dream home in a realistic and virtual 3D environment. Using streaming technology, customers can see real-time design changes to cabinets, appliances, floors and more on interior and exterior designs for some of the most popular models. 

“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.”
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“Beaver Homes & Cottages’ Virtual Design Centre is user-friendly and lets customers view the overall project or zoom in to examine smaller details,” said Frank Guido, CEO, Aareas Interactive Inc. “By removing the guess work out of how everything fits together, this platform helps customers fall in love with their design choices and see exactly what their future home will look like. We are thrilled to see this platform win two prestigious marketing awards.” 

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. 

For a preview of Beaver Homes & Cottages’ new Virtual Design Centre, view the Thompson and Kimberly II models.
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

About Home Hardware Stores Limited 
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 

About Aareas Interactive Inc. 
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. 

About the MarCom Awards 
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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