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Hamilton-based Marchese Health Care has won a competitive bidding process to provide medical supplies, and infusion equipment and services for the Waterloo Wellington Community Care Access Centre (CCAC).  The company will open a pharmacy compounding facility and medical supplies depot in Kitchener, prior to starting its contract in June.

Marchese Health Care is a long-time provider of infusion and medical supplies to the Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant CCAC.  Established in 1961 as a community pharmacy on James Street North in Hamilton, Marchese Health Care provides community pharmacy services, medication management programs, specialized pharmaceutical compounding and cold-chain distribution of pharmaceutical products throughout Ontario.

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Starting in mid-April Hamilton’s Blue Line Taxi will be offering customers a new option to pay for their fares.  The company is installing debit card machines in its cabs and, unlike taxi companies in Toronto for example, there will be no service charge to customers.  “We’re always looking to improve our customer service and debit card machines will provide customers another convenience, in addition to being able to pay by cash or with credit cards,” says vice-president Anthony Rizzuto.

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Hamilton’s Shipton’s Heating and Cooling Ltd. has been inducted into the HVACR Heritage Hall of Fame of Canada.  The company is considered a pioneer in the industry, and was founded by John E. Shipton in 1924.   

Shipton’s Heating and Cooling Ltd. is now run by John’s grandsons Tim and Dave Shipton.

Tricia Hellingman is president of Hellingman Communications, a Hamilton-based public relations and marketing agency.  You can email her at thellingman@hellingman.com.  BizzBuzz normally appears every other Friday.