Neil Hawthorne
Wasaga Beach, Ontario L9Z-3A8
Phone- (705) - 429-5168 Or E-mail- **************@*****.***
Furniture Rental Experience
Canadian Furniture Leasing / Executive Furniture (1987 to 1998)
Started in the showroom servicing the Office and Corporate residential clients
with their long and short term rental needs and sales, as well as the monthly renewals
for office and residential rentals.
- Furnished model suites for the housing and condominium
builders sales offices in the GTA, also managed the Office rentals and sales division
- Developed the “Specialty Rentals” side of the business to service the growing Trade-show
and Special Events coming into Toronto and Montreal. Provided contracted furniture,
warehoused and delivered for the Show Contractors Exhibitor Kits, which their sales staff
used for their upgraded furniture offerings for Trade-shows, Special Events, Concerts and
Hotels.
- Signed exclusive contracts with the (4) major show contractor/designers
Stronco Show Services, Chairman Mills Show Services, GES Canada Show Services
and Freeman Decorating Show Services. To provide furniture programs for them here in
Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal.
Furnishings By Exclusive (1998-2002)
Started with (2) partners, after leaving Executive Furniture Rentals.
- Provided rental furniture for the above industry as well as the Corporate
and Meeting planning side of the industry.
- Provided office furniture to the Provincial Government, Movie and television productions
and “Staging furniture” for the Real Estate Brokers in the GTA
Progressive Furniture Rentals (2002-2010)
Started after (1) partner was purchased out
- Serviced the markets we were already contracted to, as well as new markets in the
USA with the Trade-show and Special event rental companies doing business in Canada
* (2010 to 2012) Sold my shares of Progressive furniture and moved to B.C.
Executive Furniture Rentals (2012-2013)
Returned to Toronto December 2012
* Contracted to develop new office, hotel and staging division rental
programs; arranged meetings and presentations for new and existing
clients.