F irst established in December, 1982 in Summerside by Henri Gallant and his business partner, Paul Arsenault, HMS has been serving communities across PEI for 40 years. It’s remained in the family ever since. In 2018, Henri’s son, Pierre, bought the business from his father so Henri could retire. Additional members were added to the team as the business was growing, including hiring Crystal Cameron in March of 2018 to join the team as General Manager, so Pierre could focus on business development. Since then, the business continues to thrive and grow. In terms of what services HMS offers, Crystal says, “We have a Copy Centre in Summerside and printing services in our Charlottetown location. We also sell and install furniture in addition to having a range of office supply products and wholesale.” The store’s main furniture line is Global Furniture Group, says Crystal, which is produced in Canada and “has a rigid quality testing facility.” The store sells everything that every business, whether small or large or personal and corporate, can benefit from, whether it’s office supplies, like pen and paper, to office machines, like shredders and projection media, to janitor and maintenance supplies. Some of the high quality brands the store sells include Pilot, Uniball, and Sharpie brands in addition to a line of Bugatti bags. As an independent retailer, Crystal says what they uniquely offer compared to a big box store is their delivery service. “We offer delivery in house from tip to tip in PEI. This includes office supplies, wholesale and furniture.” She also adds that it’s important for islanders to support local businesses because they are “the heart of our communities and HMS supports our local customers and organizations.”
Because when it comes to their customers growing their business and doing what they love to do, Crystal says that’s what HMS is all about. “We love seeing when our customers succeed and the lessons they share with us every day that makes us love what we do.”
Charlottetown 65 Queen St., 782.355.1156
▲ (top) Pierre Gallant (bottom) Crystal Cameron
Summerside 291 Water St., 902.436.4281 www.hmsoffice.ca
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