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UNIBOARD® PROUDLY RENEWS ITS FSC® CERTIFICATION
Laval, Quebec – February 26, 2018 - Uniboard recently renewed its Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certification, reaffirming its leadership in sustainability and responsible procurement.
Uniboard, in line with its values of environmental stewardship, was the first company in Canada to migrate successfully to the new FSC® Controlled Wood Standard. Uniboard had to meet new audit program, which included a new risk assessment.
Gaston Isabel, Director Fibre Supply; “We are proud to maintain our leadership in forest certification with our supply partners in Eastern Canada in the interest of supplying the best certified products in the composite panel industry.”
About Uniboard®
Uniboard Canada Inc. is a leading North American manufacturer of engineered wood products, having an installed capacity of over 660 million square feet of raw particleboard, high and medium-density fiberboard, of which over 50% is converted into value-added thermally fused laminate, laminate flooring, engineered flooring and rigid core flooring products. Its mills are located in Sayabec, Val d’Or, Mont-Laurier and Laval and employ over 850 people. Uniboard’s products are sold to retailers, distributors and finished goods manufacturers, which cater to the kitchen cabinet, furniture, office, home renovation, construction and floor covering industries. Uniboard is renowned for having one of the most extensive product portfolios of engineered wood products in North America, ranging from deep embossed and synchronized TFL textures to ultra-light MDF. Uniboard, the innovator in decorative composite wood products, has been redefining wood for 35 years. For more information, please visit: www.uniboard.com.
About FSC®
The Forest Stewardship Council® is a global, non-governmental, non-profit organization. It was created in 1993 by a representative group of organizations from 25 countries. Its mission is to set the standards for what is a responsibly managed forest, both environmentally and socially. To find out more about FSC certification, please visit www.fsc.org.
Contact:
James N. Hogg
President and CEO
Uniboard Canada Inc.
1 800 263-5240
Email: pr@uniboard.com
Uniboard, in line with its values of environmental stewardship, was the first company in Canada to migrate successfully to the new FSC® Controlled Wood Standard. Uniboard had to meet new audit program, which included a new risk assessment.
Gaston Isabel, Director Fibre Supply; “We are proud to maintain our leadership in forest certification with our supply partners in Eastern Canada in the interest of supplying the best certified products in the composite panel industry.”
About Uniboard®
Uniboard Canada Inc. is a leading North American manufacturer of engineered wood products, having an installed capacity of over 660 million square feet of raw particleboard, high and medium-density fiberboard, of which over 50% is converted into value-added thermally fused laminate, laminate flooring, engineered flooring and rigid core flooring products. Its mills are located in Sayabec, Val d’Or, Mont-Laurier and Laval and employ over 850 people. Uniboard’s products are sold to retailers, distributors and finished goods manufacturers, which cater to the kitchen cabinet, furniture, office, home renovation, construction and floor covering industries. Uniboard is renowned for having one of the most extensive product portfolios of engineered wood products in North America, ranging from deep embossed and synchronized TFL textures to ultra-light MDF. Uniboard, the innovator in decorative composite wood products, has been redefining wood for 35 years. For more information, please visit: www.uniboard.com.
About FSC®
The Forest Stewardship Council® is a global, non-governmental, non-profit organization. It was created in 1993 by a representative group of organizations from 25 countries. Its mission is to set the standards for what is a responsibly managed forest, both environmentally and socially. To find out more about FSC certification, please visit www.fsc.org.
Contact:
James N. Hogg
President and CEO
Uniboard Canada Inc.
1 800 263-5240
Email: pr@uniboard.com
