Industry Supporters

Official publication of the 2011 Woodworking Machinery & Supply Expo.

 

 

 

The organizers of the 2011 Woodworking Machinery & Supply Expo gratefully acknowledge and  thank the following organizations and publications for their support of this year’s event. To join our team of association, education and media partners, contact Rich Christianson at rchristianson@vancepublishing.com or 847-415-8024.

 

EXHIBITOR SPONSORS 

20-20 Technologies
WMS Booth #201

20-20 offers a single ntegrated software platform for industry-wide use, from showroom to factory floor. The company continually invents and defines the state-of-the-art in interior design and manufacturing software, providing design, specification, photo-realistic rendering and 3D visualization for configurable products.

Blum Canada Ltd.
WMS Booth #1100

Blum Canada, based in Mississauga, ON, is part of a global distribution network that serves the unique needs of over 60 countries. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Julius Blum GmbH of Hoechst, Austria, a family owned company, which produces the finest in functional cabinet hardware in the world. www.blum.com/ca

General International
WMS Booth #1239

General International offers a wide range of woodworking machines including bandsaws, dust collectors, sanders, shapers, table saws, wood lathes and more. The compan has distribution throughout Canada and the U.S., plus other nations. www.general.ca

 

ASSOCIATION PARTNERS

Architectural Woodwork Manufacturers Association of Canada (AWMAC)
The main thrust of the association has always been to promote and improve quality standards while keeping pace with new products and technology in the Architectural Woodwork Industry. www.awmac.com

 

Association of Closet and Storage Professionals (ACSP)
The ACSP is a trade association focused on bringing industry members closer together and serving as a unified voice for the industry. Members are companies that sell and install closet and storage systems to end-users as well as suppliers to closet and storage companies. The association recently launched an the industry's first Professional Stoage Certification program. www.closets.org

 

The Bluewater Wood Alliance Inc. is a not-for-profit company, incorporated in Ontario, with a mandate to further economic growth and the sustainability of the wood products manufacturing industry in South-western Ontario.  The aim is to make that industry more competitive in both national and international markets.  The organization is seen as a wood manufacturing cluster, which can be defined as a geographic concentration of manufacturers, suppliers, and associated institutions serving the wood industry. www.bluewaterwoodalliance.com

 

Canadian Kitchen Cabinet Association (CKCA)
The Canadian Kitchen Cabinet Association is a national association that strives to promote the interests and conserve the rights of manufacturers of kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities and related millwork, as well as their suppliers and dealers, throughout Canada. www.ckca.ca

 

Cabinet Makers Association (CMA)
The Cabinet Makers Association is a professional organization where cabinetmakers and woodworkers from both the residential and commercial markets get together and share their hard-earned knowledge and experience to help one another. We do not believe we are competition. We believe that working together is the best way to improve our own individual companies as well as the industry as a whole. www.cabinetmakers.org

 

Wood Component Manufacturers Association (WCMA)
The WCMA develops standards for the dimension and component manufacturing business in the U.S. and Canada. .The association develops and promotes a general demand for the industry's products and services and serves as a business referral clearinghouse between component buyers and makers. www.woodcomponents.org

 

 Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America (WMMA)
For over 100 years, the Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America has worked to increase the productivity and profitability of U.S. woodworking machinery and woodworking tools manufacturers and the businesses that support them. Over that time, WMMA has dedicated itself to the advancement of the U.S. woodworking industry and wood industry, with wood education training, wood industry research, support of woodworking shows, and diverse member programs and services. www.wmma.org

 

Wood Manufacturing Council (WMC)
The Council's mandate is to plan, develop and implement human resources strategies that support the long-term growth and competitiveness of Canada's advanced wood products manufacturing industry and meet the developmental needs of its workforce. The Council identifies and examines the necessary skills and knowledge required to respond to changing industry needs. The Council also develops an overall strategic plan to address key issues such as the shortage of skilled workers and the need for national standards for worker competencies. www.wmc-cfb.ca

 

EDUCATION PARTNERS

Centre for Advanced Wood Processing, University of British Columbia
The Centre for Advanced Wood Processing is Canada's national centre of excellence for education and research related to wood products processing and advanced wood products manufacturing. CAWP offers a wide range of training courses, continuing education programs and industry services, conducts applied research, and assists industry to employ students to work on special projects by coordinating a cooperative education program. www.cawp.ubc.ca

 

Conestoga College: Woodworking Centre of Ontario
The Woodworking Centre of Ontario is a 50,000 square foot facility that ranks in the top 4 in the world as a training institution for secondary wood processing education. Students are exposed to both custom and production training as well as the latest in CNC and computerized drafting technology. The school’s Technology and Cabinetmaker Apprenticeship programs have graduated hundreds since 1988. www.conestogac.on.ca/about/facilities/woodwk/index.jsp

 

Mohawk College
Mohawk College’s woodworking/cabinetmaking classes offers instruction on traditional trade practices and new technologies. Students learn to lay out, calculate, cut, machine, assemble and finish wood cabinets and fine furniture. www.mohawkcollege.ca/continuing-education/woodworking-cabinetmaking.html

 

MEDIA PARTNERS

 Canadian Finishing & Coatings Manufacturing (CFCM)
CFCM is Canada's bi-monthly tabloid trade magazine for industrial finishing (paint, powder coating, wood finishing, anodizing, PVD and plating, and paint and coating manufacturing. www.cfcm.ca

 

Canadian Woodworking & Home Improvement
Each issue of Canadian Woodworking is packed with tips, plans, tool reviews and more for the hobbyist woodworker and DIYer. www.canadianwoodworking.com

 

Wood & Panel USA
Wood & Panel USA is a digital bi-monthly magazine published for woodworking professionals in the U.S. and Canada from SME decision makers to multinational production plant managers. Coverage includes forestry, high-end automated technologies, panel manufacturing, solid wood processing, veneers, laminates, finished and semi-finished products, construction, general woodworking and more. www.woodandpanel.us

 

Wood Industry
Wood Industry bills itself as the authority on making and marketing wood products. Wood Industry is the official media partner of the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Expo (WMS) and publisher of the 2011 WMS Show Guide. www.woodindustry.ca

 

Woodweb
Woodweb is an online resource providing information for the wood industry including woodworking, cabinets, components, woodworking software and wood finishing. www.woodweb.com

 

Woodworking
Woodworking is a 24-year-old publication focused on Canada’s secondary woodworking industry. www.woodworkingcanada.com

 

Woodworking Network
Woodworking Network is the media network comprise of Wood & Wood Products, Custom Woodworking Business and CLOSETS magazines. www.woodworkingnetwork.com