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here are many things that are irksome about the media — irksome in the sense of dangerous. If you don’t watch out, you will discover the hard way that the media, as it is currently composed, is the biggest threat to freedom — yes, even freedom of speech — that exists on the planet.

One of things that is most irksome is that a few over-endowed, under-civilized media have decided they have a bullhorn and you need to listen.

Kerry Knudsen No matter what. If they could, they would place the bullhorn under your pillow and blast you awake at 3:30 a.m. to give you a dose of whatever they are selling. That is why we had to create laws against spam within a few years of its being invented. That is why there is an increasing demand for ad blockers.

One of the things that I find most irksome about Wood Industry magazine is its website. For over two decades, we have made every effort to produce a magazine and digital products that are interactive. We have always provided a direct means of communication between the reader and the writer, but the bullhorn remained. It has been basically a one-way medium with a one-lane response.

And the coup de grâce: just like all the rest.

Not good.

Another thing that is not good is the self-congratulatory message we see in editorials, claiming “an all-new website,” or a “redesign.” As if anybody cares about a redesign. Seriously. Granted, a good redesign, either of a magazine or a website, can enhance the user’s experience. In addition, a good redesign is the product of hours of thought and labour between and among art, editorial, sales and management. It is not easy.

Nonetheless, it should look easy, and it should be invisible in the user’s transition from the old design to the new.

So if it’s invisible and great, I guess something must be said, irrespective of how irksome.

So… we did it. A totally new web design and a totally new concept.

It is our belief that the reader, not the magazine, should INDUSTRY JULY/AUGUST JULY/AUGUST 2018 2018 WOODINDUSTRY 4 WOOD 4

have the bullhorn. That is actually why circulation audits matter. They prove the reader exists.

When you visit www.woodindustry.ca, you will see we have cleaned up the design a bit and made access to each area more obvious. This is a “normal” redesign.

However, you will notice a feature on the right called Ask-It Basket. This is a signal that you can take charge.

If you have a question (or a rant) you would like to address to the wood industry, you can click there, and Bob’s your uncle. You can ask about employment, find workers, sell used supplies or give me hell for mocking Justin Trudeau.

This is the front end of a bulletin board system that is exclusively for manufacturers of wood products, but it is NOT like LinkedIn or others. We will not collect your data or turn it into a podium for itinerate speakers.

If this works, it will be a place to organize trips or consolidate trade ideas. You can find out what others are paying in B.C. or Newfoundland for goods or services, assuming you can get them to answer. It will be a place to coordinate communications projects if we need to get the attention of Parliament. And it will be a place to meet people with similar concerns and arrange private, off-line communications.

To accomplish this, we will ask for a standard log-in, and we will use that information to assign you a “role.”

That way, each of us will know something of the other posters. Suppliers, media and government will have access to the discussions, but will be identified as suppliers, media and government, simply because their agendas may be motivated by other variables than your own.

The idea of a bulletin board is not new. The idea of integrating a reader-driven narrative into an international magazine site is either new, or we can’t find another.

This is a relatively small industry, and we should be able to use this idea, add to it, take from it and make suggestions for change without being overwhelmed by volume.

On the other hand, it may simply fade into obscurity, such as is painfully obvious in the bullhorn sites.

So this bullhorn is yours.

The On button is www.woodindustry.ca. You can get there on your browser, or by clicking any of the various links you will find in our magazine, our e-letters or our e-blasts. See you in Hotlanta.

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TRADE FAIR Canadians weigh in on the challenges and rewards of travelling to shows.

Almost every wood shop has equipment that was purchased as a result of a visit to a wood industry trade show — or trade fair as they say in Europe.

But do these events still call out to your shop, like Sirens to Odysseus, sweetly singing about tools that will make your business more productive? After all, the internet, the inbox, trade publications and visits from the friendly neighbourhood sales rep provide plenty of information about what might make sense for your shop.

During the 1990s, business analysts, consultants, and participants alike debated whether the surge in electronic commerce and Internet purchasing options might soon render the trade show an irrelevant relic of a bygone business era, according to Inc.com. Even after a slowdown in growth in the first three years of this century — due to INDUSTRY JULY/AUGUST JULY/AUGUST 2018 2018 WOODINDUSTRY 6 WOOD 6

post 9/11 decline in travel and a global economic slowdown — the trade show industry has grown steadily. For example, these trade shows accounted for more than $100 billion US in annual direct spending and attracted nearly 125 million individuals in 2004.

“In many industries, the trade show has become a must-seize marketing opportunity,” stated Business Week. For exhibitors, “It’s a time to meet prospective customers, get valuable feedback on your product or service, and close sales.” According to Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) based in Dallas, Tex., 92 percent of trade show attendees say they are looking for new products.

The performance of the trade show industry as a whole, as measured by the CEIR Total Index, posted a

far in advance. Allow at least 90 days to avoid snags and delays. Decide in advance what you are hoping to get out of the show — if it is a buying trip, know in advance what you hope to purchase.

Certainly, the challenge of all wood shop owners and managers is taking the time away from production to travel and attend these shows both in Europe and elsewhere.

Ralph Fehr, majority owner and operations manager at Elias Woodwork in Winkler, Man., usually goes to one show a year somewhere, often either IWF or KBIS. “I do it, so I can stay abreast of the developments on the equipment side of things,” says Fehr.

There is a danger of being on the bleeding, rather than the leading edge of technology, according to Fehr.

“Sometimes I buy things too early and end up being a beta tester. I’m not the happiest about that sometimes.”

He adds that there are two pieces of machinery in his facilities that have been sitting around for years because they weren’t really shop-ready.

“I end up having to buy them again later when they had worked all the kinks out, made improvements and made them actually work,” says Fehr.

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decent year-over-year first quarter 2018 gain of 1.8 percent. Building, Construction, Home and Repair; Industrial/Heavy Machinery and Finished Business Inputs; and Government all registered robust year-over-year gains.

In contrast, Consumer Goods and Retail Trade and Education posted year-over-year declines.

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The most important step for the attendee is to find a good show that is worth the time and trouble it takes to attend, Inc.com notes. Businesses should request detailed statistical and other information on past trade shows from the organizers. Once you have identified a show to attend, good planning is the key to a successful trip. Make your travel arrangements and submit the show registration

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Manuel Garzitto, project manager, Mosaic Millwork in Surrey, B.C., just returned from Xylexpo in Milan, Italy, this spring but says he only attends shows every five or six years. “Vendors reach to us via email,” he says, “with booth invitations — that’s almost always the way.”

With scheduling the greatest barrier to attending, according to Garzitto, seeing competitive products under one roof is a major benefit. And the latest trip to a wood industry show seems to have paid off for Mosaic Millwork. “We weren’t looking for anything in particular (at Xylexpo), but we did end up picking up a mid-sized panel saw that we thought would help us out. Sometimes we go to a show and haven’t picked up anything.”

Borys Hayduk, president of Palladium Products in Sturgeon County, Alta., attends such shows as AWFS, Ligna and WMS with the expressed purpose of upgrading his operations and to comparison shop. “I’m going to a show and going to a big brand to check out what they have,” says Hayduk, “then comparing them to others and trying to make out whose equipment is better, while thinking about the application and trying to see what would work out better in my plant — things like layout, size and other stuff.”

Hayduk likens the purchasing process to comparing a BMW versus a Porsche, or other high-end automobiles.

“So, for me buying a car is kind of like buying equipment.

Except it is expensive — it is kind of like buying a couple of Ferraris!” he exclaims.

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Palladium Products was sealed by attending AWFS in Las Vegas one year. “For me it was easy because I did the research before going to the show,” says Hayduk. “I went to the show to see it actually working. I compared with other brands and when I got there I made a decision.”

Snapshot of the future

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Every one or two years, Blayne Wyton, president of Prairie Barnwood in Morden, Man., makes the effort to get to a show. Because his company sells furniture, the activity is divided between either exhibiting or tool purchasing.

He, too, feels the wood industry publicity machinery gear up before shows.

“Companies will send us emails that they are at the show and what booth they will be in,” says Wyton. “They will invite us to see them and may say there is a new piece of equipment they want to show us.”

Prairie Barnwood will sometimes run into scheduling conflicts between the shows it would like to attend. “I would be attending a show as an exhibitor and unable to attend a show as a buyer,” says Wyton, using the example of a cottage show in Alberta falling on the same dates as wood tooling show in Las Vegas or Toronto.

“The other barrier that I have found,” he adds, “is that I’m not necessarily looking for equipment, so I won’t go to the show. But if I was to attend the show, most likely I would see things that would work with our equipment.

So, it’s making an investment just to go to the show even though I can’t necessarily see a need right away.

“It’s kind of investing in our own future of the business to see what’s new in the industry.”

Fehr has learned the value of doing advanced scouting before making the trek to a show, possibly with other staff accompanying him.

Once you arrive at the show, says Inc.com, review the list of exhibitors to see which companies interest you the most, or better yet, comb the list of exhibitors on the organizer’s website ahead of time. Highlight those companies and check them off as you visit each one, Inc.com advises. Some people like to make one general trip around the entire exhibit floor, highlighting interesting exhibits as they go and making a second, more serious trip to those booths. Be warned that this approach may not be practical for the largest national trade shows, which are often spread over several floors of a huge convention centre.

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do a little bit of homework beforehand,” says Fehr. “My guys at work always say they don’t really like travelling.

They don’t have very good flight karma, what with lost luggage and delays and weather issues.” To get to Atlanta, Ga., for example, Elias Woodwork staff will require three flight connections to get to or from Winnipeg, Man. There is another way to get to attend shows, and that is as guest of one of the larger machine tool builders, according to Hayduk. “If you bought a lot of machines in the past then the companies would help you. So, if I want to fly to Germany or the United States to see a show and I told them I wanted to buy something they would help.

They would help with hotel and anything I need, even get you a cheaper ticket.

“While you are there, especially in Europe, you have to spend at least two days to go through everything and see the different equipment, possibly in the small machines to see if they might help in your production processes.”

Training tips the scales

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Do not ignore the seminars that are offered as part of most trade shows, wood shop managers and staff have found in addition to making equipment purchases. These may be just as useful as the booths in the exhibit hall and are also a great way to meet people.

“Sometimes, we just go for the education,” says Garzitto. “It varies.”

For Hayduk, training is a key component at shows.

“Often they have a software presentation that can help you optimize, or there is something that you can actually integrate into your equipment. While you are at the show I believe that you have to spend time on this.”

Open mind, new horizons

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The speculative nature of attending wood industry shows is not lost on Wyton. “Just being able to attend a show it would open my mind up to what is possible and what the investment would be in order to get a (large) contract,” he says.

“But without attending the show I’m kind of limited to what my perspective is. For me it’s just to touch and feel it and actually see it. There are so many tools and pieces of equipment in one place versus driving to that one vendor in the city to visit their showroom.”

According to Fehr, it helps to go to a show with a shopping list. “But sometimes I just try to go with an open mind to see what’s new,” he says. “Sometimes you are surprised at some of the new ideas they have come up with for handling certain things. I always feel it is worth my while to do it.

“This year I’m taking two of my maintenance and operations guys with me (to IWF) because we have almost another 100,000 sq. ft. coming to us around New Year’s when a tenant should be out. We have ideas about what we want to do there.

“So, there is a definite ROI for going to shows.”

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he saw me coming,” Knudsen said, “but I sent my wife to his booth at the WMS show in 2015. She has Ontario’s Superior Court of Jus- such a sweet smile, and she asked, tice in January of 2016 issued an ‘Jean Naim?’, he said yes, and she order of judgement in favour of said, ‘this is for you.’”

W.I. Media Later efforts to contact Naim Inc., against at trade shows have been less sucJean Naim and cessful. “At WMS in 2017,” KnudThe Airdraft sen said, “Naim had a booth, but Group of it was only a video and a booth Companies in attendant. I watched to see if he excess of would come around, but he didn’t. $5,000, plus Finally, I went over and asked the Jean Naim pre- and attendant if she had been paid. She post-judgment said, ‘Not yet.’” interest at According to Knudsen, it is 18 percent per annum, retroac- very-rare-to-unheard-of that an tive to October of 2013. Airdraft’s advertiser would try to defraud website, w w w.airdraft.com, is a major industry magazine. “For now r ed i r ec t ed t o Vent le s s , one thing,” Knudsen says, “we are www.ventless.ca and Jean Naim. in the credibility business. People According to Court filings, advertise with us because they Naim contracted with Wood In- know we can help them gain produstry magazine for a full-year file, credibility and acceptance. program, supplied and approved But if you never even intended to an ad, and then failed to respond on pay, that all goes out the window. any matter at any subsequent time. It doesn’t make sense. Plus, there Following the third insertion, all is a value to advertising that evfuture ads were canceled for non- erybody recognizes, and you can compliance with contract terms assume that pulling a stunt like and collection efforts were begun. this ensures at least one marketReports from collection agen- ing avenue is blocked.” cies and lawyers confirmed that As of presstime, the judgeNaim had provided inaccurate or ment remains unfulfilled, alnonexistent business and home ad- though the plaintiffs have dresses, and phone numbers, and sweeping rights of seizure. Acpeople contacted at addresses pro- cording to Knudsen, anybody vided either disavowed knowledge that can provide information of Naim or said he had not been leading to the satisfaction of seen in years. According to one re- the judgement, including the porter, Naim has apparently been location of any real or personal at this game for a long time. assets, bank accounts or owed According to Wood Indus- invoices, can receive 15 percent try publisher Kerry Knudsen, of the amount collected. In addiNaim’s footwork has been success- tion, all respondents can remain ful in many areas, but it did not anonymous under U.S. and Caprevent service of the notice of in- nadian laws protecting sources tent to sue. “I knew he would run if for journalists.

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Laval, Que.-based Uniboard has announced an investment of $17 million in a new TFL (thermally-fused laminate) press line at its Sayabec, Que., mill. The TFL 7 press line will feature the same advanced technologies as TFL 6 with an increased capacity for its signature EIR/synchronized (the company’s WoodPrint family of textures) and deep-embossed textures, in addition to all of its melamine texture offerings. Uniboard will preview its 2019-2020 TFL collection at the International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta, Ga., from August 22-25, 2018 as well as at launch events in Montréal and Quebec in September/ October 2018. There will be 18 new designs and two new textures shown.

Richelieu rewards young designers

The winners of the second edition of the Richelieu Awards for Young Designers were announced recently during a ceremony held in Montreal, Que. The contest, sponsored by Montreal-based Richelieu, provides an opportunity for students and

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2020 and Promob to merge operations

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employees will be working in Hohenems. The central warehouse is on a property measuring 43,000 square metres and will offer a total of 30,000 pallet positions on 22 levels.

New CMA board members and officers

On June 18, the foundation stone was laid for the new Grass central warehouse in Hohenems, Austria. The global manufacturer of cabinet moving systems for the furniture industry is erecting a hub for its European production sites costing €45 million.

This is the biggest investment of the Würth Group in the company’s history. From the end of 2019 about 150

The Cabinet Makers Association (CMA) based in Chicago, Ill., with members in the U.S. and Canada, has announced the results of its annual election for the organization’s board of directors and also has appointed officers for Monika Soos 2018-2019. The CMA members re-elected Monika Soos of Sofo

Kitchens of Maple Ridge, B.C., to serve a three-year term as secretary.

Ken Kumph of Premier Builders of Georgetown, Mass., was elected by the members to serve on the board for three Ken Kumph years as well.

The Board has appointed officers for 2018-2019 as follows: Leland Thomasset of Taghkanic Woodworking of Pawling, N.Y., was appointed president; Chris Dehmer of Dark Horse Woodworks in Atlanta, Ga., is the vice president; and, James Fox of Fox Woodworking in Phoenixville, Penn., will continue as treasurer. Past president Matt Krig will serve as a member-at-large

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The CMA has also announced it will host a variety of activities during the upcoming IWF tradeshow in Atlanta at booth 26 near the registration at the entrance to building C. Current members and prospective members are invited join the CMA for events it has planned before and during the show.

Buller family acquires Superior Cabinets

Regina, Sask., Calgary and Edmonton, Alta., as well as through a network of 75 dealers, leveraging its 55,000 sq. ft. cabinet production facility in Saskatoon.

Hettich Canada makes supply chain and logistics changes

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Akhurst relocates to larger facility

Akhurst Machinery has outgrown its current facility and has moved to a larger one at 5939 Wallace Street in Mississauga, Ont. The new 18,000 square foot building facility is more than three times the size of Akhurst’s previous space, and the state-of-art showroom will enable live demonstrations of the latest woodworking equipment and technology, the company says. With a larger warehouse, more inventory will be available locally, providing for even quicker deliveries, it adds.

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Springfield, Ore.-based Roseburg Forest Products of has named Phil Odom its business manager for the Phil Odom company’s plywood and lumber business. The newly created role consolidates the reporting structure of the company’s plywood and lumber sales organization. James Taylor, Kevin Smith and Kelly Robertson – sales managers for lumber, softwood plywood and hardwood plywood – will report to Odom. In addition, reporting to Odom will be central planning manager Patrick Schleisman and the plywood field sales team including John Biedermann, Bob Clark, Gary Hayes and Robin Long. Odom has held several roles at BlueLinx Corporation, where he most recently served as Vice President of National Business Development. Odom has also served as a board member of the Construction

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Filings WOOD of Montreal. The $3.5 million centre is both the main welcoming point for visitors of the park and a showcase building for Sepaq, the network of national parks in Quebec. The centre has been awarded by the prestigious American Architecture Prize and is currently in competition for other architecture and design awards. Entirely made of local wood, the centre’s conceptual quality of this project is the result of an integrated design process and active collaboration between the architects, engineers and Sepaq’s team. The architecture respects and reflects its environment as the building achieves high standards of environmental performance and was designed to fit harmoniously within the site.

Jasper Group purchases Paoli manufacturing site

Jasper Group plans to expand to Orleans, Ind., by purchasing a new manufacturing site and create more

than 300 new jobs by 2021. The company, which is headquartered in Jasper, Ind., will purchase and equip the 1.2 million-square-foot facility, which was formerly occupied by furniture manufacturer Paoli Inc. With renovations already underway, the company is retrofitting the facility, investing in new manufacturing equipment and upgrading its IT infrastructure. The new facility, which has already started production, makes laminate case goods and tables while also serving as a warehouse and shipping hub. Jasper Group plans to expand its production

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capabilities at the new site in the future to include upholstered products and veneer case goods and tables.

The Orleans-based facility will be the company’s seventh manufacturing site and its largest operations centre.

Cabinet Vision hires quality control technician

The Cabinet Vision division of Vero Software has hired quality control technician Kyle Hughes in step with its ongoing mission Kyle Hughes to invest in personnel and processes that ensure the continued development of its product. Hughes, who is based in Vero’s Tuscaloosa, Ala., office, is a recent graduate of the University of Alabama, from which he earned a Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Business Administration with an emphasis in information systems. Hughes accrued manufacturing-industry experience as a CNC machinist, and was most recently part of a team that built a website for the University of Alabama Financial Department.

Axyz to install waterjet cutting systems

Burlington, Ont.-based Axyz International, a manufacturer of CNC router and knife cutting systems,

recently acquired Wardjet, a manufactu rer of wat er jet cutti ng syst ems a nd cust om solutions.

Currently,Wardjet machines are demonstrated at Wardjet’s Ohio-based

manufacturing facility. Now, Axyz is installing the Wardjet X-1530 waterjet cutting system in its sales and demonstration facilities in Anaheim, Calif, Calgary, Alta., and Burlington. This will provide greater exposure to the versatility of waterjet cutting technology, the company says. Materials commonly cut with waterjet machines include alloys, steels, laminates, composites, plastics, acrylics, rubber, gaskets, fibreglass and glass.

Masonite purchases door division from Assa Abloy

Tampa, Fla.based Masonite International has completed the acquisition of the operating assets of the wood door Graham Thayer companies of AADG, Inc., part of Assa Abloy, which includes the brands Graham Manufacturing and The Maiman Company.

Graham provides the non-residential construction industry with architectural premium and custom grade flush wood doors. Maiman is a manufacturer of architectural stile and rail wood doors, thermal fused flush wood doors and wood door frames. The two divisions employ approximately 275 people located in their three manufacturing facilities in Mason City, Iowa, and Springfield, Mo. Net sales for the two divisions for the twelve months ended December 2017 were approximately $70 million US. Graham Thayer, Masonite’s senior vice president, Architectural, believes the acquisition fits well with Masonite’s existing Architectural business, with Graham and Maiman to provide Masonite with an expanded footprint to better serve its customers. The acquisition of these assets marks Masonite’s ninth acquisition in the last four years.

Law WOOD A remedy tough as nails

Construction liens C

onstruction liens offer security to anyone providing labour and materials that enhance the value of land and property.

Practically speaking, registering a lien on title to a property will prevent the owner of the property from Joe Figliomeni mortgaging, selling, or otherwise dealing with the property until the lien is dealt with. Ultimately, if a lien is not dealt with, the lien claimant can ask a Court to Order the sale of land and apply the proceeds of sale to pay their debt. In this way, the construction lien is a “tough as nails” remedy; it protects suppliers by assuring them that an owner will be unable to evade payment of legitimate debts owed to those who have enhanced the value of the property.

A couple of recent cases illustrate the real-world application of the con-

struction lien remedy.

The first case involved a local flooring supplier (who we’ll call “Floor Store”) and a customer (who we’ll call “Steve”). Steve initially contacted Floor Store and expressed his eagerness to upgrade the outdated laminate flooring in his newly purchased townhome. Floor Store’s general manager, Paul, and Steve agreed on the scope of work and price to supply and install new hardwood flooring. Unfortunately, after the installation was complete, Steve expressed his dissatisfaction with the work and Steve refused to pay the outstanding balance of his account.

As a gesture of good faith and in an effort to maintain good customer relations, Floor Store offered Steve a slight discount. However, Steve was adamant that he would not pay and even aired his grievances against Floor Store by posting a negative review about the company on its public Facebook page.

Given Steve’s response, Floor Store retained a lawyer to register its lien interest in Steve’s new home. After a short trial, which included testimony from Paul, Steve, and Steve’s wife, a Judge

found that Steve’s dissatisfaction with the work was unwarranted and that Steve ought to have paid Floor Store’s account. The Judge found Floor Store to have dealt honestly and in good faith and found Paul to be an expert in the supply and installation of hardwood flooring. As a result, the Judge ordered Steve to pay the entire amount of Floor Store’s claim and a substantial portion of Floor Store’s legal costs. Floor Store had no trouble collecting the total amount of its Judgment against Steve because the threat of a Court Ordered sale of Steve’s townhome was enough to compel him to pay Floor Store within a week of the Judge’s ruling. Steve even removed from the Internet his negative review of Floor Store; but the Judge’s reasons for her decision will, of course, remain in the public domain forever.

The second case involved a local flooring supplier (who we’ll call “Tile Style”). Tile Style retained the services of a general contractor (who we’ll call “Renovators”) to remodel and upgrade Tile Style’s showroom. These premises were actually owned by Tile Style’s landlord (who we’ll call “Property Corp”). After several construction delays, a dispute arose between Tile Style and Renovators; Tile Style refused to pay Renovators and Renovators eventually registered its lien interest in the property. Pursuant to the terms of the lease agreement between Property Corp and Tile Style, Tile Style was responsible for “vacating” the lien. To “vacate” the lien, Tile Style was required to pay into Court the full amount of the lien and an additional 25 percent of the lien amount as security

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for Renovators legal costs. Although the lien has been “vacated,” Renovators claim is secured by the money that has been paid into Court and the case is ongoing. If Tile Style and Renovators are unable to resolve their dispute, the Court will eventually adjudicate the matter and determine to whom the money that is deposited with the Court should be paid.

In Ontario, there are a set of very strict timelines and technical rules that govern construction liens and the process for “preserving,” “perfecting” and “vacating” a lien. Some of those rules are changing in light of recent amendments to the Construction Lien Act which, as of July 1, 2018, will become known simply as the Construction Act. However, two amendments that affect the timing of lien rights attaching to private property (i.e. not municipal or government lands) are worth noting:

fer lien claims to Deputy Judges of the Small Claims Court if they fall within the monetary jurisdiction (currently $25,000) of that Court. This will hopefully reduce the cost to small business owners seeking to enforce their lien rights; they can now retain a lawyer to handle the registration of claims for lien and certificates of action and then represent themselves in the Small Claims Court prosecution of their lien claim.

Contractors and trades who supply labour and materials to land, should

have a working knowledge of their rights and obligations under the Construction Act. In light of the recent legislative amendments, this is an ideal time for those involved in the building and construction industry to consult with a lawyer who has experience handling construction lien claims.

Joe Figliomeni is a commercial litigation lawyer at Lawrences Lawyers, Brampton, Ont. Comment at www.woodindustry.ca.

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A supplier seeking to preserve its right to lien a property must register a Claim for Lien with the local land registry office. The Claim for Lien includes a description of the services or materials supplied, the amount claimed as owing, and a legal description of the property to which the lien relates. As a result of the most recent legislative amendments, commencing on July 1, 2018, the deadline to register a Claim for Lien will be extended from 45 days to 60 days from the date of substantial completion of the contract or from the date the contract is abandoned or terminated.

If, after preserving its lien rights, a supplier’s Claim for Lien remains unresolved, the supplier must “perfect” the lien by asking the Superior Court of Justice to issue a Statement of Claim and Certificate of Action, and registering a copy of the Certificate of Action with the local land registry office.

Commencing on July 1, 2018, the deadline to perfect a lien will be extended from 45 to 90 days after the last date that a lien could have been preserved.

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Design WOOD Both tool and furniture touchpoints are key

Handle with care H

andle: derived from the word hand. As a verb, it means: to feel or manipulate with the hands. As a noun, it means the part by which a thing is held, carried or controlled.

Many of the objects we live and contend with we do so by hand. By their handles.

Much of what is made is a tool, Paul Epp in one way or

another. And the utility of a tool is realized through its handling. Our hands handle the handles.

At one time, one very long time, handles were most often made of wood. So, the activities of a day would bring ones hands into contact with many different kinds of wooden handles. Think specifically of garden tools: hoes, spades, rakes and so one. Farming tools: hayrakes, shovels, plow handles. Sporting tools: baseball bats, tennis rackets, cross-country skies, gun-stocks. Kitchen tools: spoons, bowls, knife handles.

The steering wheels of early cars.

When we think of tools, a hammer

may be one of the first objects to come to mind. And there is a good chance we see it with a wooden handle. Axes too.

Tool handles are now sometimes made of other materials: aluminum, fiberglass, or other composites, and these are often promoted as superior. But some of us will still prefer the old way.

The wooden way.

There is something about the feel of a shaped piece of wood in our hands, that is irreplaceable. It’s a warm material, that is, it doesn’t readily conduct heat, so our hands make it feel warm.

Wood also is fairly readily shaped, so that a handle may be carefully formed to delight both the hands and the eyes.

The woods may be selected so that the graphics of its grain accent the chosen form, increasing our pleasure.

Attention to the small details of handles was possibly more highly developed at an earlier time. Perhaps we have lost something and regressed.

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fully formed, with small changes in curvature and section. There is a much stronger reference to animate forms, than simple geometry. These old tools are a pleasure to use as well as to look at. Unfortunately, their contemporary, high-technology replacements, with their straight lines, have lost a great deal. I would agree that the new materials do not suit an organic form, regardless of the plasticity of plastics, but we no longer have something in our hands that allows for a variety of sensations and experiencing. Too bad.

I’m pleased that the bats that are used in major-league baseball are wooden. However efficient the aluminum ones are, the sound of a wooden-bat struck ball is a sweet sound and that isn’t true of the metal ones. Even if this allegiance to tradition is a safety consideration, and not an aesthetic one, I’m happy to accept it.

Another type of handle that reflects traditional values is the arm of a chair.

You may not consider these to be handles, but if we think of chairs as tools: for sitting, then the arms are right-

ly the handles: where does our hand go? There is a widely accepted view that people like to have their hands on wood, in preference to other materials and we spend a lot of our time in chairs. It’s warm and it’s nice to us.

Design has often become a process of reduction. Two factors that support this are computer use and less familiarity with materials. Computers prefer simple geometry, although skill can offset that. And most people, designers included, don’t spend much time working with wood or any other material. We all live in a complicated world, and who has time?

But I don’t think we need to accept this as a necessary limitation. My suggestion for young designers is to spend some time with old tools. Look at them. Feel them. Use them if you can.

Learn their form vocabulary. That spot where our hand meets the tool is a very important place to lavish some thoughtful attention. This caution is for designers: Handle with care.

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PROFILE: F.C. WoodWorks, Winnipeg, Man.

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he weather may be warm now, but in that autumn snowstorm on a dark, early morning, an iffy GPS has led to me into the wrong driveway, but luckily my destination is just next door. The sign for F.C. WoodWorks is visible through the frosty windshield, even if the iPhone is telling me to drive further away.

Rick Mostert, president, of the Winnipeg, Man.-based custom cabinet and millwork shop answers the door and welcomes me in. We can’t talk yet, because a contractor rings just as we sit down.

The impression I get eavesdropping one side of the conversation is confirmed by Mostert. “We’re dealing with a lot of components in a building on this project,” he says. “Not just cabinets, but wall paneling, elevator corridors. I’ve got a meeting in a couple of hours with the ownership group and the contractor.”

Working with contractors more often than not, F.C. WoodWorks is often in consultation on multi-million-dollar projects. With 30 years of experience, Mostert’s skills as an estimator are always being tested. “We’re trying to figure out how we’re going to do this.

How we’re going to pare it down a little bit and we have some pretty good ideas. There is a lot at stake here — we’re talking millions of dollars in one project. It’s considered over budget, so now you have to do budget engineering, which is always a challenge.”

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Mostert and his company come from humble beginnings, as many small businesses do, and confesses he knew nothing about millwork at the beginning. “I was in the construction industry and did a lot of framing and house renovations when I was a kid.

When I was 21, I moved up to interior finishing like casings, doors and mouldings,” Mostert says. Not impressed by the fellow he was working for, “I decided it wasn’t the life for me.

“My father-in-law ran a fruit and vegetable store called Vick’s Fruit Market. He got me a job at the wholesaler where he bought a lot of his stuff.

They needed a driver to deliver to the restaurants, cafeterias and hotels.”

After a couple of years, Mostert started to teach himself cabinetry on the side and studied the hardcovered series of Fine Woodworking magazine available in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He worked in the neighbour’s garage that had a gravel floor. “The old story, right? It was an old lady’s who never used it, so I put a wood stove in there and that was my heat. I started building displays for my father-in-law’s store.”

Mostert started handing out his business cards to all of the customers he encountered while he was still making deliveries. One commission piece was for a chef, he recalls. “It was almost like a briefcase — multiple levels where he put all of his knives in. I carved his name in there.”

Little projects like that one, then

a kitchen or a bookshelf, kept Mostert going as he got his cabinetry “side-business” started. “That was when my wife and I were in our first home where we had children. Then we moved to a home that was a little bigger and had a big yard.”

This property also had a small, single-car garage which he was able to sell to clear space. “A guy came in with a semi-trailer,” Mostert says, “jacked it up and hauled it away. I built my first shop there. That was just under a thousand square feet. It was bigger

than my house at that time.”

Mostert purchased a small CNC boring machine in 1988 and later, in 2007, acquired a large nesting machine. He would be working in the shop at nights and weekends, with a typical first delivery call at 5 a.m. He would do

Estimating the cost and time of projects (left) is a skill informed by 30 years of experience at F.C. WoodWorks. For the company to be successful, there a never-ending education process with contractors, vendors, architects and clients.

his hospitality run and be home around 3 or 4 o’clock. “I’d have something to eat and go into the shop until 11 at night. I did that for two years.”

Suddenly the drivers at the company he was working at decided to go union.

“I said, ‘that’s it, I’m out of here.” Mo-

stert started working on his own full time and soon he was so busy even the 1,000 sq. ft. shop was too small.

The decision for F.C. WoodWorks to go commercial in 1993 and for Mostert to build a proper, 3,000 sq. ft. shop on his own proved to be prob-

lematic. “I built everything myself except for electrical. I ended up killing my business because I was too busy building my shop.

“My father-in-law gave me a bit of money to get me started there. At the time, I helped a big construction firm on a project the millworker had gone bankrupt on — through the bond I helped him.”

Initially, F.C. WoodWorks did a combination of residential and commercial projecs and hired its first employee in 1994. “From there we kind of grew by one employee per year,” says Mostert. “We’re at 20 now and I don’t know that I want to grow a lot bigger. It is definitely a handson business.”

For F.C. WoodWorks to be successful, there is a never-ending education process between his company, contractors, vendors, architects and clients, according to Mostert. He begins by noting that contractors need to learn more about who their customer is, so his shop can respond appropriately.

“What quality level are they going to go to? What would he consider acceptable or allowable and what is he willing to spend? Often what we get is that they want to design a Taj Mahal to get their name on it, but the owner is saying I can’t afford that.”

When the owner of a project can’t pay for it, “we’re in trouble.” So, Mostert tries to see what his company can do to bring down costs.

“It’s a lot of work.”

When a project is valued at anywhere from $1 to $4 million, it takes three weeks to bid, according to Mostert. “Then you have another week or two of paring it down to bring it under budget. We go in there and we talk about value then.

“Sure, we can bring things down to a level, but do you want to bring it down step to another level and the value is not there?”

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tougher, better.”

As a member of AWMAC (Architectural Woodwork Manufacturers Association of Canada), “we provide a commercial build cabinet that can withstand that abuse. Of course, it costs more. Now it’s up to me to try and educate the owner and show the differences and why there are differences. I can guarantee you my cabinets will last 5, 10, 15, 20 years.”

Mostert knows that the company has repeat customers that have come back to him because of helping the owner make a smart decision. “You can go cheaper but it’s going to be cheaper quality.”

F.C. WoodWorks fights against poor quality market forces every day.

“You have offshore Chinese people that don’t understand the business here,” says Mostert. “They are in the business, but are they really? Do they really understand the product? Do they really understand the environment that goes in and how it affects the product?”

Mostert uses the example of a large office building his company worked on. “We show up there with all of the millwork and we take our measurements and humidity is 65 percent.

“We said, ‘Sorry we can’t install our millwork.’ You know how that goes, right? The contractor is like ‘What? I’ve got a deadline.’ I said, ‘I can help you — but sign here.’”

The humidity was reduced to 45 percent, but it put the project three weeks behind. “But now we know our product is in the right environment. We’re not going to get a phone call in three months when the Winnipeg dry comes in and sucks the moisture out of the building and everything starts falling apart. We condition our millwork to the environment three days prior to installation, because every building environment is different.”

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spected by an independent inspector, can provide peace of mind for builders, according to Mostert. “Yeah, you’re going to pay maybe 1 percent more. But you’re getting a shop training inspection, a prototype inspection and a final inspection.

“What we see when a GIS is speci-

Rick Mostert, president of F.C. WoodWorks, says the company is in a fight against poor quality market forces every day. As a member of AWMAC, Mostert stands behind the Guaranteed Inspection Service program where work is independently inspected to provide peace of mind for builders.

fied is that the bids are within 5 percent as opposed to 20 percent or more.

A big difference because they know they can’t cheat you.”

The AWMAC website spells out what a GIS agreement means in writing: The Guarantee will cover replac-

ing, reworking and/or refinishing to make good any defects in architectural woodwork due to faulty workmanship or defective materials supplied by the Manufacturer, which appear during the two-year period following the date of substantial completion.

Mostert notes that defects most often appear during this time frame.

“Plus, the nice thing with GIS is that now the owner gets a national guarantee,” he says.

“So now if I go out of business and something goes wrong, the (AWMAC) chapter has to pay for it. If the chapter can’t pay for it, then national pays for it. So, the owner is covered.”

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When confronted with the prospect of competing with the Ikeas of the world, Mostert understands that generational differences are in play.

“Our generation has that better philosophy. What is this new generation thinking? Maybe we need to adjust our thinking.

“I don’t know if I can dumb this down and go that route. It’s not what we’re about. We’re about quality, integrity, service, craftsmanship. Our business card even says so. Our reputation is as such as well.

I guess you may have to consider that you’re more and more a niche market. It is what it is.”

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Digital WOOD What you see is what you get

Graphic strides V

isualization has long been the underlying engine of the creative process. Drawings are the most effective way to represent and communicate ideas. In the wood industry, we use three distinct forms of visualisation: the conceptual drawing, the presentation drawing and Alain Albert the shop drawing, each having its own purpose and meaning to the manufacturers and their customers.

It has always been an essential skill to be able to represent your intentions by drawing them. Not only can you better communicate your ideas to your clients and colleagues, but it is an essential part of working out an idea in one’s own mind. Using the power of drawing, you can give form to an abstract idea and work out its details on paper and in your mind long before you start making dust. You’ll find that manufacturers with strong visualisation skills are also the most creative and often the most successful.

Back in the day, T-squares and set squares were the tools of the draftsperson, and knowledge of perspective and vanishing points was essential. Yet, the effectiveness of the drawing was limited. A shop or presentation drawing was a static image and the customer, or the shop worker often had difficulty interpreting the work and reproducing a true picture

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of the final project in their minds.

Moreover, once you drew a line on paper, vellum or mylar, it was a big deal to change it and start anew.

Move over, drafting tables and coloured pencils, we now live in the age of virtual reality and augmented reality.

3D visualization tools are changing the way we design and build projects. These tools are so much more powerful than just a few years back and our ability to represent an idea virtually is such that it is revolutionizing the wood-products manufacturing industry. Computer simulations are evolving very fast, to the point where it is difficult to discern between what is virtual and what is real, and this will have profound implications in our lives and our businesses now and in the future.

Sketches on paper and crude prototypes were the tools of the designer in the past. 3D CAD software is now able to represent materials, textures and connections is such a realistic way and in real-time so that you can build virtual prototypes of your creation before you need to set foot in the shop. You can see how parts connect to each other, visualize wood grain and colour and check proportions on the screen.

You can change attributes on the fly, turn and twist your model in space and inspect details up close or make your parts transparent to picture their inner workings.

The goal of course is to plan the potential work ahead and make it easier to spot errors and challenges before you start cutting a real piece of wood. Design software is becoming more intuitive to use, faster and

more effective and valuable to our businesses. The gains in efficiency offered by different software can also give you a clear market advantage. For example, more than helping you design your products faster, you can break down your drawings into components and lay them out on your material to give you the best yield. Some can integrate into a corporate wide ERP system to order components from your supplier if you don’t have enough inventory.

Conceptual or design software comes in many forms, from the intuitive and simple to use Sketchup to full featured engineering software such as SolidWorks or OnShape, not forgetting the basic old CAD drawing software like AutoCAD and DraftSight.

There is another category of design software that is tailored to specific industries. These tools offer parametric design of specific items, which means that you can control the features of the objects using a set of parameters. Case in point, the kitchen cabinet software. Equipped with this software, a cabinetmaker can build a library of standard components that can be customized parametrically thereafter. A new kitchen with different features and dimensions can be programmed in a few minutes. These groups of software each have their own features that make them perfectly suited for different manufacturing environments. Examples of these for the cabinet industry are eCabinet, Microvellum and CabinetPro. Parametric design software is making programming easier in other industries as well, such as for cabinet doors, stairs, sofa frames and roof trusses.

Now we come to the 3D presentation software. This is where the most exciting technology is breaking new ground and where we’ll see the biggest change from how we conduct our business today. The goal with presentations is to give the customers a picture of what they are spending their money on.

If you have a long relationship with specific customers and they trust you, you might be able to sell them something sight-unseen. But for the rest of us, the bar is set higher and the more realistic the rendering, the easier it is to understand the work and to make a purchasing decision.

Most of the software we have talked about until now offer some elements of presentation. You can get some cool images from Sketchup using plugins or from some of the other cabinet software right out of the box. If you need a quick rendering or if your customers understand what they’re getting at a higher level, this might be good enough, but if you need a computer-generated picture or walk-through that is hard to tell apart from a real photograph, then you’re going to need some specialized software.

Dedicated 3D presentation software is a special breed of tool where you can import a design file from your design program and render it using photo-realistic materials, textures and lighting. 2020, 3Ds Max, Rhino, Maya, V-Ray or RenderPlus are all examples of these kinds of rendering software. In the right hands, they can output a photorealistic image that is indistinguishable from real life. This is especially useful for catalogue and website content where the cost of multiple photo shoots with different scenery and many different products would be cost-prohibitive.

Computer and computer graphics have become so powerful in the last few years that we’ve seen a new kind of presentation software that’s able to cross the uncanny valley of virtual product presentations. It is a fully immersive virtual reality presentation where you can move inside a virtual room and you can experience 3D space just as you were walking through the finished project.

There is a Canadian company located in Quebec City that has built a presentation software called Vortek Spaces that lets you use a computer screen, a tablet or even virtual reality headset to walk your clients

through an immersive virtual showroom. You can now create their design in real time, all from the comfort of their own homes in the space where the project will eventually take form. That is the promise of next-gen presentation technology.

Whether you need to visualize some details of your new product in the design or the build stage or you want to help your customer to under-

stand what they are purchasing, 3D visualization software will breathe new life into your woodworking business, that’s easy to see.

Professionally trained in architecture, Alain Albert has worked in wood as an entrepreneur, in production management, in design and as a digital manufacturing consultant. Contact: aalbert@wimediainc.ca.

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Reefer Madness When will pot make them happy?

“Hey, Mister!

Wanna support the Girl Guides?

Buy some marijuana cookies?”

If you think that sounds far-fetched, think again. Take a look at the July 12 issue of Strategy Daily, a trade publication for Canadian marketers.

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es on satisfying consumer curiosity.”

But the lead photo and click-through story is, “Girl Guides focuses on giving youth a choice.”

Strategy Daily likely would protest that one has nothing to do with the other. And they may well be right.

However, the idea of subliminal persuasion is so basic to the practice of advertising and public relations that

to miss the correlation by proximity on the lead page of an advertising publication really demands the reader distinguish between whether the positioning is deliberate or careless.

This seems a fair question, both given the current political climate, as well as the history of public relations.

After all, the “Father of Public Relations,” Edward Bernays, famously launched his career by convincing young women in New York to smoke cigarettes.

Looking further by clicking on the “Girl Guides…” article, you are met with an image of girls working in a nursery, and you can note by the text under the image that Girl Guides has worked with Manifest Communications, an agency that specializes in “social change” for “some time.”

enough already?

Still a bridge too far? Probably. But a fair question might be whether the agents behind the marijuana reform movement have stopped with their

recent victories, or whether they will advance. Turned the other way, if agents for marijuana reform intend for cannabis use to penetrate further

into society, what kind of program might they invent, and what would the early stages look like? In most marketing programs, the first step is to prepare the market — to get potential consumers accustomed to the idea you are proposing before dumping it in its entirety on the political/ economic system.

Moving to the real pot story, directly under the Girl Guides, Strategy Daily announces cannabis producer “Emblem launches first recreational cannabis brand.”

Maria Guest, Emblem’s chief marketing officer, says the recreational and medical brands, Symbl and Emblem, are built on many of the same values, including approachability and education — two attributes commonly identified with the young.

Strategy Daily reports, “The positioning for Symbl is really about owning and championing curiosity,” Guest says. “It’s such a rich territory, given the growing curiosity and interest Canadians have about cannabis and legalization right now, both among new and seasoned consumers.

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want to play a key role and help them navigate through that process.

“Guest says that while other brands are “playing” in the curiosity and education space, Symbl is differentiating by going down the route of what she calls “purposeful curiosity”: being more proactive in inviting Canadians to learn more about cannabis, answering questions and inspiring their curiosity about how it might fit within their current lifestyle. Symbl’s launch comes with its own campaign, dubbed “Get Curious,” which includes experiences and activa-

tions such as launching a presence on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram….”

canadian numbers

Statistics Canada recently released a study on marijuana use, “Association between the frequency of cannabis use and selected social indicators.” The study acknowledges that changes to legislation legalizing non-medical cannabis use will likely have important societal effects, and attempts to point at what some of those changes may be.

According to the study: “a recent report on drug use among high school students in Ontario found that cannabis is the illicit drug most used by high school students—yearly use rates increase from grade 9 to grade 12. Yet when asked attitudinal questions about their views on cannabis legislation, one-third of students were in favour of legalization, one-third were opposed and one-third were unsure.

This finding is significant, since the current legislation does not contemplate the legal use by high-school students, yet they apparently have been the recipients of an educational push from one or more sources.

Of interest to employers concerned with liability issues, the study found: “When results are adjusted for age and sex differences, individuals with less than a high school education have a significantly lower prevalence of cannabis use in the past month (6%) than those with a high school diploma (8.5 percent used at least once per month, and 4.4 percent used at least two to six times per week.) or a nonuniversity postsecondary (PSE) diploma (7.3 percent used at least once per month, and 3.6 percent used at least two to six times per week.)….

After taking age and sex differences into account, students were also less likely to use cannabis than those who were employed during the last year.

The study also found that there is a link between the presence of a physical or mental health disability and frequency of cannabis use, particularly among women, and that people who use cannabis frequently had lower confidence in the police and the justice system.

You can read the entire report at https://bit.ly/2mqb23l, or search for Association between the frequency of cannabis use and selected social indicators by Darcy Hango and Sébastien LaRochelle-Côté.

business and the border

Of concern to companies, the United States has not ignored the current move of Canadians toward legalized pot use, and has stepped up enforcement at border crossings to include lifetime bans to entry for Canadians deemed to

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receive money from the proceeds of marijuana sales.

According to CBC, Len Saunders is an immigration lawyer based in Blaine, Wash., a busy port of entry for British Columbians headed to the U.S. He says some of his clients are being denied entry — some have even received lifetime bans — for their business associations with marijuana….

“Despite the fact marijuana is legal in Washington state, and will soon be legal in Canada, the border between the two places is still federal jurisdiction patrolled by federal border guards.

“Saunders says his clients are being told by U.S. border guards that even a loose association — like being an angel investor — could land them a lifetime ban from the United States….

“Saunders said until recently it was unheard of to see a business traveller denied entry. “Now, he says, many Canadian business executives have decided, for the time being at least, to stay in Canada and not travel to the U.S. for business purposes.

“Barinder Rasode, the c.e.o. of the National Institute for Cannabis Health and Education, says fears of a lifetime ban are leading some business people to take extreme measures. “[They are] ‘wiping their phone clean or only communicating in certain apps so they can delete the app, or even shipping their phone ahead to their destination … these are realities we’re not used to as Canadians.’”

From a Canadian business perspective, there are clear liabilities in the event marijuana use becomes prevalent in the workplace. That liability may be extended as rules are made governing “acceptable levels” in the body, since the active principal, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is present in the blood and urine for up to six months after the last use.

Additionally, despite the current “educational” push to convince people that marijuana has no medical or social downside, the conventional wisdom among some immigrant populations does not concur. According to Latin Americans involved in Toronto’s construction industry, they love to see Canadians turning more to recreational pot. “That way,” they say, “we can get all the good jobs.”

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The Optimus CNC router from Axyz combines a routing spindle and multiple drill head and has an optional automatic material handling system. Heavy-duty, steel base and an 8 in. steel gantry are said to deliver stability, high speed machining and superior cut quality.

The routing spindle and multiple drill head are suitable for machining all types of wood. A servo motor system and helical rack and pinion provide exceptional performance and high-speed cutting, the company says. An aluminum vacuum bed with innovative auto zone management provides efficient and secure material hold down, it adds.

Units are available in a variety of standard sizes, with process areas up to 74.5 in. wide by 20 ft long.

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MULTI-AXIS CNC MACHINING CENTRES

Bacci America produces multi-axis (5 or more) CNC machining centres. The units can process a wide variety of materials, from solid wood to plastic, composite materials and aluminum. In addition, the company manufactures a line of CNC band saws. Several versions are available; vertical CNC band saws for shaped cutting, and horizontal band saws for thin precision cutting.

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head covers the whole working field, both horizontally and vertically. The unit offers up to 36 tool positions. In the reengineered design, the new machine chassis with solid steel ribbing is also said to guarantee maximum stability at maximum output. With a wide selection of various tool changers and software that fits the machine, the CNC machining centre is a reliable complete package for the production of doors, windows, staircases and solid wood furniture, the company says.

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The universal Format-4 profit H200 machining centre from Felder is said to produce finished workpieces with maximum efficiency. The drilling

The Maxcess from Grass is a full access, soft-close undermount drawer slide series for frameless cabinetry.

The series has a concealed drawer slide that offers a full view of the drawers and is said to feature the smallest extension loss in the indus-

INDUSTRIAL HIGH QUALITY try. The system fits conventional drawer construction and offers an oil dampener for a continuously smooth, easy close. The series features a load capacity of 75 lb that meets and exceeds ANSI/BHMA grade 1 testing standards. The drawer slide now features Euro brackets for frameless cabinetry but also is designed for face frame cabinetry. The company’s front locking device is also said to connect the drawer to the slide securely.

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Ogden Group specializes in the manufacture of machinery for the engineered flooring industry, including gluers, frame saws and wood repair systems. The newest product is the DRS Wood Repair System that repairs knots, cracks and other defects using a durable filling solution. Also, from the company are thin-cutting frame saws and the ReMax 500 CNC Horizontal ReSaw for industries producing sawn veneer products. The company also manufactures several models of radio frequency edge and face glue presses and gluers for the highspeed curing of wood in applications such as door stiles and rails, window, door frames, laminated products, cabinets and furniture. The newest addition to the press line is the Continuous PUR press for the production of engineered flooring.

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Liberta, a versatile modular system for building structures from Richelieu, is said to seamlessly integrate open shelving into a wide array of configurations and design styles for both residential and commercial projects. The system features easy-toassemble connectors and profiles that allow the creation of optimal storage solutions and customized furniture, the company says. Aluminum profiles can be cut to size and assembled with metal connectors that adjust four ways simultaneously with a grub screw and an Allen key. The components are also said to be easy to mount and disassemble without altering or deforming the profiles. Configurations can be

combined with glass shelves, decorative paneling and lighting options. The system comes in two sizes: 20 x 20 for smaller structures such as open-top cabinets, hanging shelves or tables and 25 x 25 for more robust structures such as lower cabinets, libraries or desks.

There is a choice of concealed or visible connectors, depending on the desired effect. Two finishes are satin aluminum and black anthracite.

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those within the signmaking, millworking, and nested-based manufacturing and fabrication industries. At its booth, software experts will explain how shops can cost-effectively harness a wide-range of capabilities – including 2D cutting, 3D surface and textures, relief editing, rapid textures and true shape nesting – to improve their operations. The software can be accessed via a subscription-based model or purchased outright.

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Thermwood offers a wide variety of high-performance three- and fiveaxis CNC machining centres suitable for the production, fabrication and trimming of wood, plastics, non-ferrous metals, composites and other advanced materials. Some of these applications consist of nested-based panel production, solid wood, roller hold-down machines for upholstery frames as well as the Cut Ready Cut Center that doesn’t require any programming.

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Osync Machine Analytics software from Onsrud is said to combine a powerful data engine and a robust user-interface, to provide real-time machine performance data to the end.

The software is designed to help facilities operate all compatible machinery at optimal levels, and provides valuable monitoring feedback, comparison data and reporting.

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Think Lightweight provides a product range of lightweight panel products that replace solid materials to the architectural wood market.

European design influence in North America is driving the Customizable maintenance and service alerts can be delivered to a number of media devices – for instance a PC in the manager’s office (away from the floor) or to a smartphone. Predictive analytics generated by the software allows the user to plan and schedule machinery utilization and eliminate unforeseen downtime.

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The Mereen-Johnson model 1101 Single Spindle CNC Dovetailer is a LUA 118 is an acrylic self-sealing polyurethane from Milesi that combines performance and aesthetic appeal. Wood finished with two coats is said to be very smooth and silky and almost indistinguishable from the raw wood. The PUR can be used on any wood where a natural unfinished look is desired.

It is the best way to enhance the beauty of open pore woods like oak and wengè since it does not fill the grain of the wood, the company says. The product is resistant to yellowing and since it contains UV filters, it also protects the wood from colour change, as well as provides wear and scratch resistance.

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versatile machine which gives small shops the flexible production capabilities of the big shops at an affordable price, the company says. The machines include a large touch screen interface with easy-to-use functions that allow the operator to create a variety of custom dovetail joints which can be saved and recalled for later use. Four work areas with separate clamping allow fronts/backs and sides to be clamped at the same time as well as the ability to cut wide products if desired. This new design is said to add flexibility with a high-speed spindle and cutting profiles to help greatly reduce tear out. This flexibility also includes adjustable joint centers, tenon widths, and the ability to choose the number of tenons and their locations.

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CNC machine centre offers motorized panel support

The Busellato JET Optima T5 5-axis CNC machining centre now provides motorized IMC panel support. The machine is designed to tackle panelVortex Tool Company has expanded the XP “Xtreme Performance� series of solid carbide tooling. The tool is said to feature precise cutting ability and long life, the result of extensive testing performed at the company on its own CNC test router. Designed for difficult to cut materials, series 1300XP Downcut Spiral tooling produces a clean top edge of a dado-type or groove-type cut, or a simple through-cut where the bottom edge quality is not important, the company says. Suitable for cutting materials such as high-pressure laminate (HPC), series 3100XP Compression Spirals have been redesigned and manufactured using new techniques for tool life ten to one over current compression spiral tooling technology, it adds. Series 3400XP Compression Spirals with Chipbreakers are designed to provide as much as three to five times more tool life than standard compression geometry. The chipbreaker design allows for free

processing tasks, entry door hardware prep and, with an assortment of solid wood clamps and vacuum pods, many other jobs. Genesis Evolution software provides flexibility that allows the operator to program on the fly as needed and not rely solely on office-based staff to handle all programming. Features include: two available boring heads, 12V/6H and 18V/8H, both with x-axis grooving saw; 2 or 4 work areas arranged in X or Y; a variety of IMC vacuum cups and clamps; up to 34 automatic tool positions plus 10 manually managed positions; 15 hp S1 HSK-F63 electrospindle; and, PC on a mobile pedestal. www.casadei-busellato.com

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Production management software for cabinetmakers

Precision cutting diamond jointing head for edgebanders drying or curing of any type of organic coating. The system is particularly efficient with water-based coatings, the company says, since it forces the moisture out of the film within 2 to 3 minutes. With such a quick curing process, there’s no need to use fans or any air movement to make the paint dry faster, it adds, and since no dust or dirt is blown onto the paint, no buffing is required. The system works on organic coatings such as urethane, epoxy, water-based, polyester, alkyd, melamine, latex, lacquer, acrylic, glue and sealant. www.cncautomation.com

The WhisperCut low-weight PCD jointing head for edgebanders from Leitz is said to be the first to utilize field replaceable/sharpenable precision diamond inserts. It features an aluminum alloy cutter body that reduces machine spindle wear while damping cutting noise by as much as 5dB(A). The units also feature trouble-free chip clearance with

The latest version of WorkPLAN ERP, a software platform from Vero Software, has been developed for the specific requirements of production management, in terms of mobility and rapidity from the design phase of a project to delivery of the end product.

The platform has also developed an interface for the woodworking/joinery/interior-design sector. In its 2018 R1 release, the WorkPLAN CRM module is said to enhance performance and accessibility with the introduction of a Mobile License solu-

Vertical panel saws incorporate scoring and updated operator control panel

Manufacturers Colonial Saw has announced the Striebig Standard S model universal vertical panel saw. The technology has integrated new elements and retained proven benefits, the company says.

The vertical panel saw incorporates scoring and has a new operator control panel. The saw unit and control box of the model deliver both functionality and ergonomics through a new comfort premium package, it adds.

The unit incorporates four features: automatic pneumatic locking rollers; Y-axis digital measuring system; pneumatic saw head locking with motorized fine adjustment within 0.005

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New Products tion, resulting from a collaborative partnership with Swing Mobility, a mobile applications specialist. To optimize production equipment, the platform now offers integrated CMMS functionality. Both Cabinet Vision and WorkPLAN users will be able to recover the project from its design phase, synchronize component libraries, recover estimated time and material requirement via the Bid Center, input optimization and nesting programs via S2M, and manage production schedules with automatic distribution. www.verosoftware.com

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Device makes the clamping of drilling tools easier

The ServoLock system from Weinig is said to make the clamping of drilling tools more convenient.

Previously, a spindle nut would have to be loosened and tightened with a combination wrench. Handling such a key is awkward because the direction of rotation cannot be precisely defined.

Loosening and tightening the spindle nut also requires a high amount of force to reach the specified torque of 80 Nm. With the new system for its moulders, a planetary gear ensures significant reduction of the manual effort required, the company says. The unit also has an in-built slipping clutch that, similarly to a torque wrench, ensures that the spindle nut is always tightened with the correct torque. The direction of rotation is marked with arrows to make handling easier. A further benefit is the saving in setup time via the rapid loosening and clamping of the spindle nut. www.weinig.com

Planer is maneuverable for working on doors or hardwood

The Bosch GHO12V-08 12V Max cordless planer is about the same size as a hand plane, with 2.2 In. of planing width and a single-pass planing depth of up to 0.08 In. The tool planes up to 33 ft of one-inch wide hardwood per amp hour (Ah). The planer is suitable for a variety of wood applications, including door trimming. The planer offers planing speed of up to 14,500 rpm, and with constant speed circuitry it monitors and maintains speed under load for consistent performance. The tool can create rabbet cuts of up to 0.7 In. The 3.3 lb, 10-in. long unit (not including battery), the cordless planer housing is machined from a single piece of aluminum block to ensure stability and to reduce vibration. www.boschtools.com

Large orbital sander reduces labour by at least 50 percent

a vacuum phenolic system and spindle speeds range from 1,000 to 24,000 rpm. www.limtechindustries.com

Knurled knobs available in five finishes

Dual vacuum zone industrial CNC router

The nVentor 408TG industrial CNC router from SNX Technologies is engineered and built to offer rigidity.

The routers are sold as a complete

The GEM Industries orbital sander features an 11 in. drive pad said to reduce labour by at least 50 percent over traditional 5 or 6 in. rotary tools. As opposed to high speed rotary sanders, the 100 percent orbital action of the sander eliminates the possibility of swirl marks, leaving a totally consistent and uniform finish, the company says. The weight of the machine (18 lb) does all the work, with no need to apply pressure, it adds. Units come with, or without a shroud attachment for dust collection, and are available in 220-volt versions. http://gem-industries.com/

package that includes: twin-zone 4 x 8 vacuum table processing; a vertical spindle boring block; 12 hp main spindle, tool changer; tool presetting station; steel pop-up part location pins; and, a 10 hp vacuum pump with plumbing. The router is also certified as compatible with major woodworking CAD/CAM software systems. www.snxtechnologies.com

To provide industrial furniture with what is said to be a classic retro appearance, with a contemporary twist, Mockett has introduced DP250 knurled knobs. The knurled texture offers a tactile sensation, while the finished top and beveled edge provide an attractive accent to the textured cylindrical grip surface, the company says. Polished chrome, satin chrome, matte black, satin brass or anodized aluminum finishes are available. www.mockett.com/dp250.html

CNC boring machine designed for nested base manufacturing

Suppliers The Centaurus from Limtech Industries is an entry level series CNC boring machine. It employs many of the design and operating features as the company’s Orion series for reliability and serviceability, but with linear tool changing stations versus onboard carousel tool changer on the Orion series. The Centaurus series has features and available options designed for nested base manufacturing, specifically with the cabinetry and closet systems, with an in-line 32 mm line boring system in X and Y-axis.

Three table sizes of 4 x 8, 5 x 10 and 5 x 12 ft are available. Finished table top is

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New Products Bottom-fixed runner for pull-out shelf increases work surfaces

opening. In case of very large shelves or particularly heavy loads, more lock-open devices can be added, in order to increase the stop strength and to improve the stability of the shelf used as a work surface. www.salicecanada.com

Shelf, the bottom-fixed runner for pull-out shelves from Salice, is now available with a lock-open function. A simple magnetic accessory is said to significantly increase the functionality of the runner. It is now possible for the shelf to be held at its maximum opening position in order to use it as an additional fixed work surface which can accommodate small domestic appliances such as kettles or food mixers. It is then sufficient to apply a simple and firm pressure on the frontal to release the shelf and allow the runners to bring it back to its closed position. The lock-open device can be used together with Shelf runners, both with the company’s Smove decelerated closing and with Push

Water-based finishes adhere to closed and open grain substrates

Bendable substrate panels provide architectural features

The M.L. Campbell MagnaMax line of finishes now include MagnaMax H2O Pre-Catalyzed Water-Borne Pre-Cat Polyurethane. The lowemission, VOC-compliant product is a nonflammable, Greenguard-certified formulation. Applied with any equipment, just like MagnaMax pre-

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catalyzed lacquer, the company says, MagnaMax H2O readily adheres to both closed- and open-grain substrates. Then it is said to dry quickly, providing the same sanding and recoat times as many solvent-based products. The finish mimics solventborne coatings by providing a warm, natural amber appearance that enhances the wood’s natural grain. The product is suitable for: kitchen and bathroom cabinets; dormitory, household and office furniture; millwork; wood flooring; and, display fixtures. www.mlcampbell.com

Timberflex from Kerfkore is a bendable panel that has a three-ply Italian poplar face ready to paint or laminate without the need for patching or sanding. The panels can bend to a 5 in. radius and are flat without dips, valleys and hard spots that are often found in bendable plywood, the company says.

The product is dimensionally sized to have the same thickness throughout to assure seam hiding characteristics.

The panel material is produced from engineered wood products and will provide a dimensionally stable panel that is consistent in performance and uniformity. Advantages over conventional bending methods include: less labour; no veneer checking or telegraphing; and, elimination of sanding, patching and laying up multiple layers of plywood. Additional benefits include never “springing back” and always “hanging true.” The material is available in 4 x 8 and 8 x 4 panel sizes and comes in 1/2, 5/8 and ¾ in. thicknesses. www.kerfkore.com

Bullets WOOD The value of permits issued by Canadian municipalities increased 4.7 percent to $8.2 billion in May. This followed a 4.7 percent drop in April, the only month this year where municipalities reported a total value below the $8.0 billion mark. —Statistics Canada

The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture estimates the export value of Vietnam’s most important forest products to be $4.3 billion US. Wood products accounted for the vast majority of $4.1 billion US, an increase of 12.7 percent over the same period last year. —Fordaq

The study, The Entry into and Exit out of Self-employment and Business Ownership in Canada, reports that self-employment has higher entry and exit rates and lower survival probabilities than business ownership. Over the period from 2002 to 2013, almost one-half of entrants to business ownership survived five years while less than 30 percent of entrants to self-employment did the same. Less than one-half of all entrants to self-employment survive for longer than two years after entry. By contrast, about 63 percent of all entrants to business ownership can survive at least three years. —Statistics Canada

According to preliminary estimates, Canada’s population was 37,067,011 on April 1, 2018. It took two years and two months for the Canadian population to go from 36 million to more than 37 million, the shortest length of time ever observed for an increase of this magnitude. —Statistics Canada

Data from the Canadian Housing Statistics Program reveals that non-residents own 3.4 percent of all residential properties in the Toronto census metropolitan area (CMA), while the value of these properties accounts for 3.0 percent of the total residential property value in that metropolitan area. In the Vancouver CMA, non-residents own 4.8 percent of residential properties, accounting for 5.1 percent of total residential property. — Statistics Canada

People

A Gallup a poll in late June found that 62 percent of Americans said they feel China’s trade policy with

the U.S. is unfair, with only 30 percent considering it fair.

—Statista U.S. log exports increased 6.7 percent in Q1 2018 year-over-year to 3.09 million cubic metres with export value up by 14.7 percent to $656.3 million US. U.S. log exports to China, the largest consumer of U.S. logs, gained 11.0 percent to 1.39 million cubic metres and 19.8 percent by value ($344.5 million US). The exports to second-largest consumer Canada slipped 0.2 percent to 916.4 thousand cubic metres, and exports to Japan increased 2.6 percent to 497.7 thousand cubic metres. —U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Bullets WOOD The value of Japan’s imports of wooden doors in April imports were up 4 percent. Imports from China accounted from 56 percent of total wooden door imports with a further 18 percent from the Philippines, 10 percent from Indonesia and 7 percent from Malaysia.

—ITTO The number of job vacancies in Canada totaled 462,000 in the first quarter, up 75,000 (19.3 percent) from the first quarter of 2017. Meanwhile, the job vacancy rate rose 0.4 percentage points to 2.9 percent, continuing the series of year-over-year increases in the number of vacancies and the job vacancy rate that began in the fourth quarter of 2016. —Statistics Canada The U.S. goods and services deficit were $43.1 billion US in May, down $3.0 billion from $46.1 billion US in April. May exports were $215.3 billion US, $4.1 billion US more than April exports. May imports were $258.4 billion US, $1.1 billion US more than April imports.

—U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis China’s log imports were 14.38 million cubic metres in the first three months of 2018, up 14 percent over the same period of 2017, hardwood log imports rose 25 percent to 4.93 million cubic metres. —ITTO In May 2018, 3.8 million cubic metres of roundwood was harvested for use by the forest industries in Finland, and increase of 10 percent from April. —Fordaq Year-on-year, the value of Japan’s March 2018 imports of wooden kitchen furniture were 25 percent higher but compared to levels in February 2018 March imports were down 6 percent. —Lesprom In the 1Q 2018, the Homag Group’s incoming orders increased by 4 percent to €415 million. The order backlog was worth €676 million as at March 31, 2018, while sales, at €295 million, were on a par with the previous year. —Homag Group U.S. boxboard production in April 2018 increased 4 percent when compared to April 2017 and increased 2.6 percent from the previous month. —American Forest & Paper Association The Canada Manufacturing PMI (purchasing managers index) went up to 57.1 in June 2018 from 56.2 in the previous month, beating market expectations of 55.4 and setting a new record high. —IHS Markit

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Real gross domestic product (GDP) in Canada edged up 0.1 percent in April as 12 of 20 industrial sectors increased. After a decline in January, GDP has risen every month since the beginning of 2018 and is 2.30 percent year-over-year. —Statistics Canada In 2015, the Canadian federal government reported that there are 131,754 federal requirements that impose an administrative burden on businesses. This is an increase from 129,860 in 2014, the first year the federal government started collecting this data from regulators. It also reports that Ontario has more than 380,000 regulations on the books. —Canadian Chamber of Commerce Construction spending in the U.S. during May 2018 was estimated at $1,309.5 billion US, 0.4 percent above the April estimate of $1,304.5 billion US. The May figure is 4.5 percent above the May 2017 estimate of $1,253.6 billion US. —U.S. Census Bureau The June PMI in the U.S. registered 60.2 percent, an increase of 1.5 percentage points from the May reading of 58.7 percent. —Institute for Supply Management The U.S. GDP in April was 2.80 percent year-over-year and 2.00 percent quarter-over-quarter. —Trading Economics According to the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association’s monthly Trend of Business Survey, participating cabinet manufacturers reported an increase in cabinet sales of 1.6 percent for May 2018 compared to the same month in 2017. Stock sales were up 0.8 percent, semicustom sales increased 0.3 percent and custom sales increased 8.8 percent compared to May 2017. —KCMA The top upcoming construction project on the books in Alberta for July is the Frontier Oil Sands Mine Project from Teck Coal in Fort McMurray valued at $20 billion, while the top project in B.C. is LNG Canada Export Terminal from Shell Canada in Kitimat valued at $40 billion. —ConstructConnect Business conditions at U.S. architecture firms remained strong in May, with an Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score of 52.8 (any score over 50 indicates billings growth). Slightly more firms reported an increase in firm billings than in April, and May also marked the eighth consecutive month of billings growth. —AIA

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Canadian building permits In millions of dollars

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55

Toronto, Ont. Toronto, Ont.

55

Regina, Sask.

50

Regina, Sask.

Regina, Sask.

50

Edmonton, Alta.

Edmonton, Alta.

45

Vancouver, B.C. Vancouver, B.C.

40

Vancouver, B.C.

40

Quebec, Que. Saint John, N.B.

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Saint John, N.B.

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