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the tribune thursday july 8 1k local man builds new career goodwood keath barrie made a father unusual decision last february- after more than eighteen years in an interesting and can fbdb help you financial assistance management counselling management training information on government programs for business michael carter one of our representatives will be at the markwood motel 197 wellington st e markham telephone 2941431 on monday july 12th if you require financing to start modernize or expand your business and are unable to obtain it elsewhere on reasonable terms and conditions or if you are interested in the fbdb management services of counselling and training or wish information on government programs available for your justness talk to our representative rewarding vocation he quit the security of his job and embarked on a career as a singer and composer it is perhaps even more remarkable that this man fast ap proaching middle age is succeeding in a fiercely competitive market that is usually thought the preserve of the young it is just not true that you have to aim at the youth market to be successful keath barrie pointed out he said the belief that underthirties buy the most records is a fallacy he feels there is a vast market for material aimed at more mature audiences theolder people are totally ignored he said theres nothing for them so they dont buy records but keith barrie is changing that so far he has put out two albums both of which are selling well the first album is fast ap proaching the gold mark with the other not far behind as well keath has federal business development bank to 4420 bathurst st down s view telephone 6380823 opening new doors to smalt business turn off summer mat tctlh dunhambush central alrcoaditloisf syitem for any honw regard of dttjgn or construction pre fabricated flexible ducts small enough to be pulled between studs and around obstacles let homeowners enjoy the comforts of central airconditioning even in homes heated electrically or with hot water major atructural work voided installation is virtu- ally free from muss dust and household disruction soundiupprtttlng draft- r humldllyroduclng stml- bly priced spacepak9 cods ft and dehumidifies better removes as much as 25 more moisture than ordinary central systems result blissful com fort no mugginess coot dry air is mixed without drafts throughout each room the soacepak system has sound- absorbing qualities that mini mize noise for free home survey and estimate call the experts for over 40 years anvi toronto area 8811372 aurora area 7274258 appeared regularly- on tv given numerous personal appearances and toured the country with ann murray singing has always been part of my life i just asked myself can i make a living at it the answer seems obvious enrolment stouffvuxe stouffville district secondary school is expected to have an enrolment of 823 students this september making it the smallest high school in york region according to projected enrolment figures recently sub mitted to the york county board of education the busiest of the high schools will be markham district with an an ticipated enrolment of 2020 new school for principal lake wilcox the principal of lake wilcox public school bob anderson will not be back in september mr anderson principal at the local school for four years has accepted a new position he will head up a special education school in newmarket keath barrie a singer and composer residing in goodwood is becoming internationally known and has two bestselling albums to his credit v trustee visits the midnight sun stouffville trustee harry bowes was off last weekend for a quick jaunt to the arctic treyand j i shrub care phone richmond hill tree service and forestry co ltd 887774 where he learned that the area really lives up to its title of the land of the midnight sun harry left malton airport saturday after noon on a four hour charter flight that took him to frobisher bay on baffin island he arrived at 11 oclcok at night when the sky looked slightly overcast- as if before a rainstrom from then on until 3 am when he left the sky continued to get brighter harry said he expressed c advertisement advertisement advertisement sixteen years of rapid growth and development culminate in new 1 building new facilities for underwood chemicals broadloom new markham headquarters houses modern showroom roomy warehouse if anyone were to tell gon underwood of mark- jam that canada is not the land- of unlimited opportunity he might get quite an argument zi even so it takes unusual determination good thinking and a lot of s special kind of energy to build a million dollar business from scratch in just sixteen years v- 5jj that isexacuywhat ron underwood has done 3 today as president jif underwoods he heads- lip a corporate complex which embraces a three- branch retailwholesale broadloom operation a commercial and in dustriai building cleaning and maintenance organization along with a rapidly developing janitorial supply service which is heavily engaged in the supply and for- emulation of a wide range 2of professional cleaning land sanitation chemicals waxes and treatments stocked in the quartcr- ynillion cubic foot warchouse is a broad selection of paper j products lighting sup- optics and the miscellaneous of professional building maintenance and cleaning including such items as mops brooms mats waste receptacles garbage bags hot drink cups paper towels fluorescent tubes and a p full line of motorized equipment for- cleaning e floors carpets and walls it all started about t twentysix years ago iwhen ron underwood was eight years old that 5 was when the selling bug first bit him as his first venture into the ralm of commerce he spld the then wellknown jwatkins products line e cosmetics and lotions for the ladies door to door z and lie made money not much but enough to wet hs appetite by the age of ten he was into the christmas card business and had t negotiated his first bank loan strictly on his own for ron business on the side became a way of jife and it blended with an active participation in i students affairs sports and education by the time he was eighteen ron had assembled the nucleus of an industrial cleaning operation with vehicles motorized cleaning equipment and a small -staff- of workers- z ron never hesitated -to- leap into the fray personally and fn his early days became extremely adept with a mop that phase of his life isnow far id the back- ground but his single- minded determination to grow and build the un- derwood business into a large and modern cor- poration has never flagged theres an ap pealing maybe unique thing about the business enterprises headed up by ron underwood they all dovetail neatly logically like a jigsaw puzzle that in itself tells you something about the kind of man ron underwood is he is a big man heavyset approaching his midthirties he thinks about a question before answering it you can see him turning the question over in his mind looking for a full com plete answer- the an swer when it comes is precise and to the point then he stops no last- minute additions no fumbling to correct a hasty phrase he gives you an answer and he stands by it conversely the kind of man ron underwood is tells you something about his businesses in some ways it sounds like a horatio alger story one of the local boy makes good tales si beloved by our victorian ancestors ron was born and raised in markham he still lives here on markham street in fact you cant get much more hometown than that the alger heroes though achieved their success by a stroke of heroism or luck saving the runaway horse with the bankers daughter aboard ron can justly say that such strokes of fortune played little or no part in his endeavours he started 16 years ago by establishing underwood building maintenance ltd in 1960 few people had the vision to see the potentialin this field but ron saw it and stuck with it i guess that its still the bestknown part of the business he says reflectively people noticed those brightly- painted trucks all over the place and thats what established the name in their minds things have changed he points out the com- pany generally presents a lower profile these days and the bright red trucks are pretty well a thing of the past were muchmore specialized now in the clients we service ron says were doing a lot of work for municipalities boards of education and large corporations however we still maintain our longtime relationships with our markham and area clientelle from ubm the underwood empire although he would never call it that spread and grew and it grew logically what do maintenance people deal with frequently rugs right hence underwood broadloom mills this division of the company now operates in three growing areas markham newmarket and barrie theyre warehousetype operat ions displaying in stock hundreds of full rolls of latest styles types and colours of carpeting ron underwood operates on the policy of- supplying carpeting to the customer at the best price for all concerned consistent- with quality the company takes great pains to deal with people on a local personalized basis we have all- bur merchandise in stock so the customer can sec it and assess it right in the store ron says weve also made it our business to hire the best people in the trade for our in stallation service we try to give each customer individual attention in both selecting carpet and completing the in stallation managing the newmarket broadloom operation is ed gold who has been on the job for several years ed is an expert in interior design colouration and specialty advertising he can and does write his own copy and directs his own commercials for t v in charge of the newest ubm branch ed gold heads up what is now one of the largest and most modern flooring warehouses in the area his inborn good taste is responsible for a lot of repeat customers and he is aided by glenn townsley born and raised in newmarket who is a specialist in vinyl hard surface flooring and linoleum head office personnel include such people as howard stone vice- president broadloom division alan marks general manager and ian miller carpet iri- stallation manager underwood broad- loom is constantly seeking better materials better methods better styles according to ron he usually has the newest styles six to twelve months before theyre generally available to other retailers lately- the company has begun to originate its own designs in carpeting these are manufactured under tight specifications and all have to pass the exacting standards set by the 1 company underwood broad loom is a big part of the business and a highly visible one other divisions in the corporate structure are less ob vious but they still fit into the overall pattern so building main tenance companies deal with carpeting all the time underwood broad loom in both retail and wholesale operations fits logically into that- what else well maintenance people use a vast amount of chemicals and equipment some of it unrecognizable to- the layman hence- the companys newest division underwood chemicals- located at the new underwood corporate head offices at 50 bullock drive in markham is a beautifully designed showroom this displays all products sold by the chemical division and even to the housewife hold attraction a relaxed atmosphere envelops anyone entering the building whether it be to purchase or just browse around no high pressure sales turnons or fancy footwork honest home town courtesy is obvious the show and tell centre tells stories of sanitation that interest the veterans of the industry as well as the novices the head quarters interesting and pleasant is always ready for the passerby or the scheduled visitor the 250000cubicfoot warehouse holds more than just the chemicals many manufactured by the company itself lighting paper products vacuum cleaners such as the average housewife never sees and specialized cleaning machines are a big part of the business those three un- derwood building maintenance underwood broadloom and under- wood chemicals are the heart of the overall company there are several smaller related companies supporting these main ventures 0v e r a 1 1 ro n estimates that his en terprises employ 180 or 200 people full and part- time i guess that puts us among the top dozen employers in thisarea he reflects with a trace of pride ron enjoys living and working in markham he reports excellent co operation and a sym pathetic hearing from officials and politiciansat all levels while much of the companys work is done in metro ron feels markham is the best location well be here fora long while to come he says in spite of his obvious work load ron finds time to contribute to the af fairs of the community and his industry he was one of th markham jayoee charter members rising to chapter president the youngest in canada he was in strumental in the for- mationof the markham hospital foundation group and participatedin the family life centre fund several times he has been elected to the executive of the canadian sanitation standards association and he was president of the markham chamber of commerce ron has come a long way in 16 years from a small maintenance service to a complex of high volume companies offering a wide range of services and products what makes under wood chemicals func tion first of all s recognize and cater to the contract cleaner as well as building management then they use every available modern tool of business to enhance and improve their service this includes specialized salesman magazine advertising a modern showroom cash and carry concept audio visual showandtell techniques direct mail and personalized service the use of a highly skilled telephone order depart ment together with a scientifically designed catalogue makes for a simplified order processing on the one liand while thebeautiful showroom encourages personal visits at which time goods can be examined at leisure in some ways ron underwood is hard to believe the typical success story sounds hackneyed to some people but there he is a big relaxed man who sits at ease behind his plain desk smiles and nods answers questions thoughtfully and precisely we have a sort of motto he observes we v wont knowingly let any customer be dissatisfied with our product or service its not formal or anything like that but everyone who works for me knows it this is no great speech just a quiet off- thecuff statement of simple philosophy its probably the key to the whole phenomenon of ron underwood but he just sort of says it quietly hes an unusual man ron underwood and even the most objective listing of his ac complishments sounds like a fairytale but we might alljjea lot abetter off if there were more like him amazement that hun dreds of children were running around all night they just go to sleep whenever they get tired he commented harry spent a brief five hours at frobisher bay before flying back but he said this was ample time to take a quick look around the flight was fairly economical as it only cost 169 as a school board trustee harry was par ticularly interested in inspecting the local schools he was given a tour of the elementary school where the majority of students are eskimos it had a huge gym with full equipment said harry in sharp contrast to summitview public school they had pretty good schools but they were only built four or five years ago he ex plained the tour was given a demonstration of eskimo games and were shown native sealing and hunting equipment v the ice in the bay was just beginning to break up according to harry and any crevasses around were full of snow buildings all stand on stilts so they wont sink into the permafrost the tundra was covered with a half inch layer of moss and harry likened it to walking on a sponge they were taken to an eskimo village outside of frobisher bay and were shown through a native home he described them as being cottage type shacks harry said the price of gas at one dollar per gallon wasnt too far out of line with prices in this area but a loaf of bread cost a phenomenal 180 a bag of peanuts that sells for 15 cents here goes for 50 cents there and a can of pop costs the same by sunday harry was back home with some arctic char that he purchased as a souvenir of the trip realignment may be completed this year r markham the muchdiscussed robinson street realignment project could be com pleted as early as nov f of this year this hope was voiced by councillor bud bonner this week survey work he said should begin this month the robinson ex tension will utilize the space between the bank of nova scotia and towne optical veering both right and left to link up with church and joseph streets traffic patterns will be reversed councillor bonner explained with the vehicular flow moving west on church and east on joseph both will be deadends at main small parkettes will be established at these locations the realignment will allow additional parking on main and east of main councillor bonner sees little disruption of the northsouth traffic flow during construction no homes had to be ex propriated on church street as anticipated in the original plan and the gospel church will not be moved said mr bonner committee set markham a committee has been formed and a campaign is underway to make markhams new indoor swimming pool a reality the target figure is 425000 with a com parable donation to come from wintario ron dancey of the kinsmen club is spear heading the drive hes the committee chairman others include doug johnson kinsmen linda johnson kinet- tes toni ignagni kinettes mike crompton rotary marv stewart rotary clyde wheeler veterans harold snowball firemen ross lawton firemen tony russell veterans don boynton victoria square lions and alex barton town treasurer additional names may be added in the weeks ahead mr dancey said the committee meets on the second and fourth wednesdays of each month at the markham centennial centre mccowan road could only if0nly i could get one with a sun roof said the customer you can et one with a sun roof we said love you said the customer and youll love the renault 5 see them today at greenwood garage i mile north of elpn mills rd- richmond hill 7734444 or 8848841