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Suite 900, Bell Tower, 10104 103 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5J 0H8 T 780-801-0672 F 780-801-0679 TF 888-925-2653 www.blanketltd.ca Blanket Home Warranty offers the most comprehensive New Home Warranty Insurance coverage in the industry. We provide your purchasers with consumer protection they can count on with the financial strength and stability that builders, financial institutions and new home buyers demand. Our commitment as the leader in providing warranty related services is unwaivering. The Blanket Group of Companies provides you with ALL your necessary building insurance services from: • Course of Construction - very competitive rates • Commercial General Liability for your company and your trades • Access to our industry-leading Homeward Bond pre-sales igniter program • Our unique No Set-Up cost Letters of Credit • Our one of a kind Premium Financing program • Custom Mortgages for when the banks say NO to your purchasers, we help to close that deal • Mortgage Life Insurance for your purchasers - Guaranteed to save your purchasers money! >> Although it's an Alberta-based company, Blanket Home Warranty has supported Manitoba home builders since 2008. "We've been in Manitoba for more than seven years," said founder, Jason yar- much. "We've been a major contributor to the home- building industry there over that span, and want to grow with the industry there as a solid, trusted re- source that builders — and by extension their clients — can rely upon." The new-home warranty program enables builders to provide customers with a one-year defective ma- terials and workmanship warranty plus a five-year structural warranty on their homes. However, Manitoba's new-home warranty requirements will change — and for the better —some- time in 2016. "it's going to become more comprehensive so as to better protect consumers," said yarmuch, noting the warranty will be one year on defective materials and workmanship, two years on mechanical sys- tems and water-penetration, and seven years on a home's structure. "as has been the case for the past seven-plus years, we'll be there for builders to fully back the new standards." There's more good news: The company's services will be stronger than ever moving forward. "Blanket Home Warranty has formed a strategic alliance with WBi Home Warranty, making us one of the largest warranty providers in Western Canada," he said. "We're proud to partner with a company who knows and understands the economy and provinces in which we operate." Likewise, Blanket Home Warranty has made the effort to understand the dynamics of Manitoba's marketplace. "We have local representation in Manitoba that knows the builders and the market," yarmuch said. "That's very beneficial. it allows us to tailor how we do business to the individual market, which makes the process easier for everyone." The bottom line is that Blanket Home Warranty is here to stay, to help builders in every way they can. "We like to say that our clients are 'Covered with Care'," yarmuch said. "We're here to take care of of clients in a quick, fair, efficient – and helpful – manner." For more information, visit www.blankethomewarranty.ca. Covered with Care Blanket Home Warranty is Here for you By Todd Lewys for Blanket Home Warranty … P r o F i L e Gerry Koersvelt, Vice President, Manitoba Operations, has you covered. 142 Parade of Homes FALL 2015

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