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Mapleview Plumbing

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  Mapleview Plumbing was started back in 2021 by Phil La Penna and Mike Del Signore. They specialize mostly in residential plumbing, but also work on some commercial and high rise projects too. Prior to starting Mapleview Plumbing, Phil and Mike both owned businesses. Mike owned a landscaping company, while Phil had a plumbing company. Phil had gotten into plumbing through his cousin. His cousin had started up his own company and was looking for help - Phil gave it a try and enjoyed it. So much so that he eventually started PML Plumbing. Fast forward a little bit and Mike and him decided to start their own company together. The name Mapleview actually came from Mike’s landscaping business, it was the name of the business. They decided it was pretty generic and that it would make a good name for their plumbing business They both thought that their business would be more of a side job, a way to make a little more money. They would work during the day and work on side jobs at night un...

Daymaker Coffee Roasters

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Daymaker Coffee Roasters was started by Oliver Woodburn in June of 2022 in Mississauga, Ontario. They are a craft coffee roaster that strives to be a part of your day, possibly help make your day or even be a ‘Daymaker’! Daymaker Coffee Roasters is built on a 3-pillar foundation. Coffee - specialty beans, ethically sourced and roasted to perfection Environment - packaged in a biodegradable bag Purpose (this is the cool one!) From Oliver’s response - “ Daymaker Coffee is built on the social purpose of donating 3.21% of sales to support people with Down syndrome.  Why 3.21%?  People with Down syndrome have three copies of their 21 st chromosome which contributes to their uniqueness.” The name ‘daymaker’ came from an idea of Olivers to have an upbeat and inspirational natured brand. People generally start their day with a cup of coffee, he thought it would be great to be a part of this ritual by creating a coffee that is great tasting, so great that it might make your day! For o...