Sto Canada renews Canadian EIFS commitment with dedicated management, technical director and sales reps Canadian Design and Construction Report special feature Sto Canada has renewed its presence in the Cana- dian EIFS marketplace, appointing Bob Storey as new general manager and relocating technical director John Edgar back to Canada. The company has also ex- panded its sales force by adding two new dedicated sales representatives in 2013. Sto Corp. a leader in cladding and coating systems for building construction, restoration and maintenance started serving Canada in 1987, but North American operations were centralized in Atlanta, Georgia. Storey says Sto has always had a desire to have a thriving Canadian business and realized to achieve this Sto Canada needed to operate more as an independent business unit, focused on the unique needs and cir- cumstanced of the Canadian construction industry . “We recognized we had to approach the Canadian market from a Canadian perspective,” he said. “There are fundamental design differences between Cana- dian and U.S. markets, along with differences in codes, in climate and in preferred building materials. For example, the Canadian climate creates design re- quirements in the building envelope that are not typi- cal in the US markets, such as the common need for the air and moisture barrier to also act as a vapour bar- rier.” Sto Canada has more than 20 distributor partner lo- cations from coast to coast, and is part of a world- wide network, tracing its roots to Germany in 1835. Storey says this global connection will help the Cana- dian market. “Canadian architects and designers tend to be more inclusive when it comes to global influ- ences,” he said. “That, combined with Canada’s cli- mate, means we can turn to Europe and choose from product and system options that are right for Canada.” Storey says architects and engineers have started designing to meet 2015 national building code regu- 44 – Winter 2014 — The Canadian Design and Construction Report