Canadian Wood inaugurated an exclusive audio-visual display centre featuring varied applications of their wood species and new-age technologies in the wood business. The centre is spread across a sprawling 1300 sq.ft space in the heart of Mumbai’s commercial district.
The aim is to help architects, real estate developers, interior designers and solid wood manufacturers to design and build innovative interiors and wooden structures using sustainable, certified wood products. With a distinguished team of technical advisors and market development specialists, industry practitioners can hold consultations free of charge on wood building systems and specific product applications.
The centre will educate and motivate the industry through engaging materials and interactive kiosks on different wood species, emerging building trends, life-size showcase of exterior and interior applications including a pergola, solid wooden doors, windows and furniture.
Honourable Minister Amrik Virk (Minister of Advanced Education, British Columbia) and Sandra Carroll (Deputy Minister, Ministry of Advanced Education, British Columbia) inaugurated the display centre at a private event organised at FII India’s* office.
* Market development agency for Canadian Wood
Canadian Wood Display Centre
Forestry Innovation Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
Unit No. 1202, A Wing, 12th Floor, Naman Midtown
Senapati Bapat Marg, Elphinston Road
Mumbai 400 013
Call on +91 22 49221601 or write to Rowena.dsouza@bcfii.in for appointments |
Pranesh Chhibber, Country Director, FII India said, “There is a huge demand for wood as a building material, both for structural and internal applications. What is most essential however is its supply from sustainable, certified sources. As a world leader in sustainable forest management, wood products from Canada are poised to be a game changer in the Indian market. The display centre has been created by a team of experts after a great deal of research, on-ground industry data, observations and interviews. We hope that the centre becomes a source of inspiration and empowers the industry to adopt sustainable measures.” The display centre is open for viewing with a prior appointment to ensure there is an expert on hand to make the most of this experience. For appointments reach out to the FII India office by calling on +91 22 49221601 or write to
rowena.desouza@bcfii.in.
About Forestry Innovation Consulting Pvt Ltd - FII India Forestry Innovation Consulting is the British Columbia government’s market development agency for forest products in India. Its mandate is to promote B.C. and Canadian forest products by building relationships with importers, wood manufacturers and government agencies. This is done by providing technical and product information on the wide variety of timber products available from B.C., Canada.
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Canadian Wood Display Centre, Mumbai 
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