• 2010-05-21

The Wood Awards

Canada Wood UK encourages wood users to identify relevant projects undertaken by their company in the last year and enter them into The Woods Awards 2010. The Wood Awards is the UK’s premier architecture and furniture competition, celebrating excellence in design in the world’s most sustainable material.

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• Media Contact:

• Name: Sarah Dade
• Tel: 020 3031 3692
• Email: sarah.dade@thegoodagency.co.uk

• 2010-05-21

Canada is ‘In Touch with Timber\'

Canada Wood UK

Photo: TRADA

The Timber Research and Development Association’s (TRADA) ‘In Touch with Timber 2010’ seminar was held in London on 18 May 2010. The one-day seminar was arranged to inspire construction industry professionals make the most of timber, both structurally and aesthetically, while providing an update on latest developments, ideas and innovations.

The event takes place annually, and this year's theme was 'Innovations in Timber', focussing on what has been and can be achieved with timber. The programme comprised of four inspirational seminars in the morning, including an insight into the design of the Woodwave roof structure used on the Richmond Oval Winter Olympic Stadium in Vancouver, provided by Paul Fast of Fast + Epp Engineers.

Alongside the seminar programme there was an exhibition showcasing timber-based products and services. Canada Wood UK was amongst eighteen organisations that supported the event, and arranged a stand from which partner association’s literature was distributed, samples shown, and technical advice provided.

The event was attended by approximately 150 architects, engineers, contractors, architectural technologists, surveyors, timber importers, and journalists.

TRADA is planning to launch a new UK show for the timber industry in June 2011, titled Timber Expo. The two-day event will comprise the highly informative In Touch With Timber conference and a supporting exhibition. TRADA aim to attract at least 100 exhibitors offering timber industry solutions and technogies. The location of the show has yet to be decided, but it is likely to be in the English Midlands region.

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• Name: Loretta Sales
• Tel: 020 8870 8794
• Email: loretta.sales@timber-expo.co.uk

• 2009-09-11

Canada Wood shows Real Cedar to the UK’s prosperous self-build market

Kindrochet Lodge, Perthshire

Photo: Wood Awards

The National Homebuilding & Renovating Show took place at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham during period 19 - 22 March 2009. It attracts an audience of self-builders, home improvers, developers, architects and trades people, and aims to provide inspiration, information, and advice relevant to home building, improvement, renovation and maintenance.

The event has remained popular, and appeared not to have been seriously affected by the current economic downturn. Exhibitor figures were reduced slightly, down to 480 from 530 in 2008; and visitor figures fell to 32,000 from 36,000 recorded in 2008.

Exhibitors comprised national and regional suppliers promoting their products, innovations and latest services. Wood, and oak in particular was well represented, shown as hardwood floors, joinery, timber frame buildings and decks.

The Western Red Cedar Export Association participated with a stand manned by
Canada Wood UK staff. Cedar samples and posters were displayed, and WRCEA
information materials were distributed along with brochures belonging to WRCEA’s
UK-based Associate Members. Visitor interest in cedar was overwhelming.

Centaur Media plc organise and promote The National Homebuilding & Renovating Show, and have already arranged for the next edition to take place during period 18-21 March 2010.

• Media Contact:

• Name: Patrick Cooper
• Tel: 0044-0-1252-522545
• Email: patrick.cooper@canadawooduk.org

• 2009-09-09

Canada Wood partners exhibit at Ecobuild/Futurebuild in London

The Ecobuild/Futurebuild trade fair took place at Earl's Court in London during period 3-5 March 2009. The show attracted more than 800 exhibitors and approximately 34,500 visitors - 33% more than in 2008. High levels of interest in the show reflects both the strong focus on sustainability and green issues that now pervades the UK architectural and design professions together with a host of recent UK government initiatives aimed at boosting green performance in the construction sector.

Ecobuild 2009 featured an impressive information programme, which comprised 500 experts speaking on topical issues related to sustainability in design, construction and the built environment. The subject matter addressed included: meeting the demand for green construction, challenges facing the construction industry in a period of economic downturn, building refurbishment, sustainable schools, carbon reduction and responsible sourcing, with an update on buildings regulations, codes and standards.

A Canadian Pavilion was arranged and co-ordinated by the High Commission of
Canada, accommodating Alouette Homes, BCWood Specialties Group, Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation, Canada Wood Europe, Canadian High Commission, Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), Forestry Innovation Investment Ltd, Fraserview Cedar Products Ltd, Ice Kube Systems Ltd, Icynene Europe, National Resources Canada - Canadian Forest Service, Quebec Wood Export Bureau (QWEB), Sperlich Log Construction Inc, Super E House Program and The Waldun Group. Exhibitors at the pavilion expressed their satisfaction at the high level of interest in Canadian wood products shown by visitors that included traders, architects, developers, engineers, artisans, self-builders lecturers and students.

• 2009-09-07

Canada Wood UK promotes Real Cedar at the Architects Journal Primary School Design Conference 2009

The AJ Primary School Design Conference took place on 25th February 2009 at The Royal Society of Medicine premises in central London. The event was arranged for specifiers and buildings suppliers, to help them understand how to become involved with primary school projects in the future, discover how procurement for the Primary Capital Programme will work, and access the government’s £3.5billion rebuild budget. There were 258 delegates in attendance at the event, comprising mainly architects, designers and engineers.

The Western Red Cedar Export Association helped support the event, and with Canada Wood received high-profile recognition on the event website and conference stage. Canada Wood UK arranged a Real Cedar booth on behalf of WRCEA, comprising a table top display from which samples were shown and literature distributed. As the only industry supporter to the conference, WRCEA/Canada Wood captured the full attention of attendees.