CANADA WOOD UK
Suppliers of: western red cedar, canadian cedar cladding, canadian plywood, douglas fir plywood, western red cedar cladding, canadian wood, plywood, douglas fir timber frame construction.
Canada Wood is a joint initiative between the Canadian government and timber industry association partners representing producers in Canada, serving as a link to approximately 10% of the world’s forest area and to Canada’s wealth of timber and wood products.
Canada Wood in the UK provides industry, trade, specifiers, designers and the public with the support that is available through our information resources and marketing initiatives. We are always glad to advise enquirers about technical issues, souces of supply, product availability, grading, environmental matters and related topics, and offer a series of RIBA accredited CPD presentations that can be tailored to individual needs.
The range of wood products from Canada is extensive, including unique softwood species, temperate hardwoods, each in the form of sawn timber, and almost everything from structural softwood grades right through to complete timber frame house packages! We have something for everyone, for today and tomorrow – and the Canada Wood programme is all about letting you know!
Canada is committed to sustainable forest management, evidenced by more than 149 million hectares of forest independently certified to CSA, FSC and SFI standards, telling you that Canada Wood is here to stay.
Canada Wood is a joint government-industry initiative, and partners include:
Forests Products Association of Canada (www.fpac.ca)
CertiWood (www.canply.org)
Coastal Forest Products Association (www.coastforest.org)
Council of Forest Industries (www.cofi.org)
Quebec Wood Export Bureau (www.quebecwoodexport.com)
Western Red Cedar Export Association (www.wrcea.org)
Canada Wood in the UK offers support, contacts and information resources.
These files are provided by the manufacturer. While Building Products Index takes every care to ensure the information is correct and up to date, we cannot be held liable for any out of date or incorrect information in them. You should check with before specifying or purchasing products.

Carbon footprint of 4 Canadian products in the UK
Published [19/04/11]File size [1272 KB]

Ash - white
Published [22/01/08]File size [84 KB]

Aspen
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Basswood
Published [22/01/08]File size [63 KB]

Beech
Published [22/01/08]File size [71 KB]

Birch - Canadian
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Birch - white
Published [22/01/08]File size [69 KB]

Birch - yellow
Published [22/01/08]File size [78 KB]

Cedar - eastern white
Published [22/01/08]File size [364 KB]

Cedar - western red - Growth, Properties and Uses
Published [20/01/05]File size [1411 KB]

Cedar - western red - Guide to Finishing
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Cedar - western red - Its Uses
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Cedar - white
Published [22/01/08]File size [1027 KB]

Cherry
Published [22/01/08]File size [89 KB]

Engineered wood products
Published [22/01/08]File size [3170 KB]

Flooring - hard maple
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Flooring - parquet installation
Published [22/01/08]File size [158 KB]

Hardwood - grading
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Houses - factory built timber frame
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Houses - timber frame manufacturers
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Larch - tamarack
Published [22/01/08]File size [409 KB]

Maple - hard (reg)
Published [22/01/08]File size [73 KB]

Maple - hard (sap)
Published [22/01/08]File size [74 KB]

Maple - soft
Published [22/01/08]File size [72 KB]

Oak - red
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Oak - white
Published [22/01/08]File size [71 KB]

Pine - jack
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Pine - white
Published [22/01/08]File size [148 KB]

Plywood - Canadian brochure
Published [18/01/05]File size [2970 KB]

Plywood - Canadian concrete formwork panels
Published [18/01/05]File size [844 KB]

Plywood - Canadian guide
Published [18/01/05]File size [879 KB]

Plywood - Canadian products
Published [18/01/05]File size [692 KB]

Softwood - spruce pine fir
Published [22/01/08]File size [225 KB]

Thermal Performance of Light Frame Assemblies
Published [16/01/12]File size [246 KB]

Walnut
Published [22/01/08]File size [92 KB]

Wood Trusses
Published [16/01/12]File size [642 KB]
Real Cedar at National Homebuilding & Renovating
January 2012
Real Cedar at The National Homebuilding & Renovating Show 2012, National
Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, UK.
Dates: 29 March to 1 April 2012
Canada Wood UK will represent the Western Red Cedar Export Association at
The National Homebuilding & Renovating Show, the UK's biggest show dedicated to the self-build and renovation sector. The team will display samples and literature at stand N123, and be happy to discuss requirements and take questions.
Western red cedar (Thuja plicata) combines form and function like no other wood or man-made material, beautiful, durable and stable, ideal for interior and exterior cladding, ceilings, joinery and decking applications. The wood is available from UK merchants who offer a variety of grades and profiles suited to your project.
Contact: Patrick Cooper
Email: office@canadawooduk.org
Tel: +44 (0) 1252 522545
Website: http://national.homebuildingshow.co.uk
Wood products from Ontario and Quebec at Ecobuild
January 2012
Wood products from Ontario and Quebec on display at Ecobuild 2012, ExCeL,London Dates: 20 - 22 March 2012
Canada Wood UK will be working with Ontario Wood and the Quebec Wood Export
Bureau to assist in representing their members, whose products include
softwood and hardwood lumber, engineered wood, prefabricated, panelised and log homes, treated wood, millwork, and remanufactured and finished products.
Our manufacturers offer products in maple, birch, ash, hickory, butternut, poplar, walnut, spruce, pine, cedar, hemlock, oak, cherry, beech, elm and many more species besides.
Contact: Patrick Cooper
Email: office@canadawooduk.org
Tel: +44 (0) 1252 522545
Website: www.ecobuild.co.uk