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SHNIER & SCHULICH: Partners in Business Education

Toronto, Aug. 19/10 - SHNIER is pleased to announce that it was selected by the Schulich School of Business MBA program for an educational visit by 21 second year MBA exchange students from the Schulich campus in Mumbai, India. Shnier was chosen as an example of a category leading Canadian company, through which the students could be exposed to industry best business practices. The visit was comprised of a tour of Shnier's state of the art Brampton Ontario facility, presentations by Shnier Executives, and a Q & A session. The tour provided extensive insight into the functions of a successful and profitable value add floor covering solutions distributor. Topical areas discussed included sales, marketing, merchandising, operations, finance and administration, I.T. and H.R., from both a regional and national perspective.

Ranked the number one business school worldwide by the Aspen Institute, Schulich is respected globally, and welcomes students from around the world to its Toronto Ontario campus. Schulich is a full-service organization, offering complete MBA education services worldwide, as well as hospitality and career services.

SHNIER was honoured to be selected by Schulich for the visit and intends to continue cultivating its relationship with the school moving forward.

ABOUT SHNIER, GESCO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP SHNIER, Gesco Limited Partnership is Canada's leading National Floor covering Solutions Company. Founded in 1938, the company sells and services over 4,000 residential and commercial flooring customers, offering value-add products, programs and services. SHNIER is headquartered in Brampton, Ontario, in a state-of-the-art, 255,000 square foot central logistics centre. SHNIER's national operations include five warehouse, sales office and/or showroom facilities across Canada.

For more information:

Ed duDomaine, President & CEO Shnier, Gesco Limited Partnership edudomaine@gesco.ca tel: 905-789-3701

Chris Schneider, Director of Marketing Shnier, Gesco Limited Partnership cschneider@gesco.ca tel: 905-789-3703