John Drummond from YCIS said, "This week saw the official handing over of the wooden walkway that has been donated to our campus by Canada Wood. This walkway will be the foundation for a relaxation area where in future we hope to add a trellis with vines growing over it to provide shade for students in the summer months and shelter in the winter months. We are very grateful for this generous donation from Canada Wood that all students will be able to enjoy. "

Canada Wood is a consistent practitioner in delivering donations to the communities in China. Canada Wood hopes every people can enjoy themselves in the world of wood.

Although concrete, brick and steel are the primary structural materials for the vast majority of new homes built in China, there is great promise in training residential developers to use wood as a complimentary building material...

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Canada Wood and European Wood worked together for the first time to present a co-branded display booth. The display booth demonstrated the wood frame building envelope system, wood trusses and an infill wall system.

Canada Wood produced a package of marketing materials, including a visually appealing full color co-branded brochure, (Click here to download) which was specially created for the show. A co-branded gift bag and standing pull-up signage was also designed for the show. The goal of the promotional materials was to raise the profile of Canada Wood and European Wood with Chinese developers. They also sought to showcase the sustainability advantages of the wood frame building envelope system and to establish suitability for the Chinese market.

Canada Wood sponsored a symposium on the second day of the tradeshow featuring Mr. Wu Zuo Ming. Mr. Wu is a building code expert who is leading the development of the national in-fill wall code. Mr. Wu delivered a speech themed "Sustainable and energy-saving building envelop system".

Canada Wood personnel were very pleased with the outcome of the trade show. Our European counterpart concurred with the following comments:

"The show was really successful. There was an endless stream and people who were very interested in the building envelope system we designed for the Chinese market. European Wood and Canada Wood worked very well together to market the whole system. I was really impressed with the quality of work contributed by our friends from Canada Wood. Shows of this kind are invaluable. We are looking forward to future opportunities to team up with Canada Wood." – Shaoming Zhang, European Wood China
For more information, please contact Lance Tao at tao@canadawood.cn or call us at 021-5030-1126 ext 210

One of Canadawood’s own Construction Specialists was recently dispatched to the largest wood market in Beijing where he had just five days to build a medium sized, two-story structure in front of hundreds of curious customers.

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Ms. Carol A. Wolfson, founder of Second Chance Animal Aid (SCAA) said, "SCAA wishes to extend our deepest thanks to Canada Wood for your generous donation of wood (and building skills!) to a cat hoarder project we are supporting here in Shanghai. This hoarder, who now has almost 200 cats, has agreed to our very strict terms and conditions to stop collecting cats and improve the health and welfare of the cats already in his care. The cats are now all vaccinated, spayed/neutered and are in generally good health. Our challenge now is to create mental stimulation so they have a happier, more interesting life as we try to slowly find them permanent homes, one kitty at a time! We are very grateful to Canada Wood for helping create an environment that will stimulate and help socialize these precious cats in need. "

As a part of Canada Wood's charity activities, the donation showcased Canada Wood's mission to bring a better living environment to people and their best friends, animals.

About SCAA

SCAA is Shanghai's only private, non-profit organization working to save the lives of homeless companion animals. SCAA was founded in 2005 and is an all-volunteer organization, promoting foster care as an alternative approach to traditional shelters. We are committed to protecting all companion animals through education, advocacy and hands-on projects. To learn more about SCAA and how individuals or corporations can actively participate in our efforts go to www.scaashanghai.org .

The meeting, assembled by the collaborative efforts of different parties within Canada Wood, provided a platform for reps in various markets to exchange information and share key findings with each other. The meeting was chaired by Mr. Paul Newman. During the meeting, reps from different organizations, in various markets, recapped the spectrum of activities conducted in the past ranging from promotions, market research, demo projects and code development. Participants also discussed the strategic direction of Canada Wood's future efforts in China, which has now become one of the most prosperous and challenging markets for Canada's forestry industry.

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Officials in attendance were:

Mr. Chen Mingjian, Minister, Department of Pollution Control, State Environmental Protection Administration of China (SEPA)

Mr. Shen Yonglin, Director, Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau (SEPB)

Mr. Wang Xiucheng, Director, Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau (SEPB)

Mr. Wu Zhen, Deputy Director General, Pudong Environmental Protection Bureau