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Canadian Hardwood Photos - Continued from page 1 Nicolas Aubert, W.J. Jones Ltd., Montreal, QC; Mario Lussier, Simon Lussier Ltee., Blainville, QC; Wayne Law, New River Hardwoods Inc., Mountain City, TN; and Mario Welch, Ecole Forestiere, Duchesnay, QC David Bailey, New River Hardwoods Inc., Mountain City, TN; Jonathan Levesque, Groupe Savoie Inc., Saint-Quentin, NB; Philippe LeBlanc, Lumber Resources Inc., Quebec City, QC; and Remy Caron, Groupe Savoie Inc. Pierre Bisson, Simon Lussier Ltee., Blainville, QC; Normand Yelle, Maski Inc., Louiseville, QC; Serge Robichaud, C.A. Spencer Inc., Laval, QC; Raymond Langelier, Bois Langelier Ltee., Montreal, QC; and Rene Richard, Produits Forestiers Saint- Armand Inc., Saint-Armand, QC Alain Poirier, Bois-Franc, Saint-Georges, QC; Chris Castano, Champlain Hardwoods Inc., Essex Junction, VT; Jean-David Alder, Produits Forestiers Saint-Armand Inc., Saint-Armand, QC; Loren Voyer, Champlain Hardwoods Inc.; and Brin Langmuir, Falcon Lumber Ltd., Toronto, ON Denis Dube and Bruno Volpe, J.D. Irving Ltd., Clair, NB; Serge Robichaud, C.A. Spencer Inc., Laval, QC; and Serge Dubreuil, Simon Lussier Ltee., Blainville, QC Guilame Genest, Jean-Francois Audet and Michael Massi, Primewood Lumber Inc., Drummondville, QC Claude Hebert and Marilyn Tremblay, Industries T.L.T. Inc., Sainte-Monique, QC; and Eric Vezina, Tembec, Solon, ME Serge Robichaud, C.A. Spencer Inc., Laval, QC; Marc-Andre Gaboury, Bois Franc, Saint-Georges, QC; Pierre Bisson, Simon Lussier Ltee., Blainville, QC; Dave Williams, Champlain Hardwoods Inc., Essex Junction, VT; and Alain Poirier, Bois Franc Chad Johnson, Baillie Lumber Co., Hamburg, NY; Ian Langlois, Primewood Lumber Inc., Drummondville, QC; Wally Klubek, Baillie Lumber Co.; and Steve Hanson, Vintage Flooring, Toronto, ON Simon Larocque, National Hardwood Lumber Association (NHLA), Montreal, QC; Lorna Christie, NHLA, Memphis, TN; Brent Stief, Huron Forest Products Inc., London, ON; Richard Lipman, Canadian Hardwood Bureau, Ottawa, ON; and Crystal Oldham, Hardwood Forest Foundation, Memphis, TN Terry Miller, Import/Export Wood Purchasing News, Memphis, TN; Shaun Rowe, Aurora Timberland, Bradford, ON; Michael Brooks, Quality Hardwoods Ltd., Powassan, ON; and Bob Rutledge, Tembec, Huntsville, ON Alain Thibeault and Annie Fournier, Preverco Inc., Daveluyville, QC; and Normand Yelle, Maski Inc., Louiseville, QC Chris Strang, Downes & Reader Hardwood Co. Inc., Stoughton, MA; Crystal Oldham, Hardwood Forest Foundation, Memphis, TN; and David Bailey and Wayne Law, New River Hardwoods Inc., Mountain City, TN Patrick Sullivan, TS Manufacturing, Lindsay, ON; Jeff Hurst, Hull Forest Products, Pomfret, CT; Michael Bernatchez, J.W. Goodfellow Inc., Hemmingford, QC; and Bob Rutledge, Tembec, Huntsville, ON Yvon Milette, Vexco Inc., Plessisville, QC; Peter Lovett and Michel Berard, Transit King City/Northway Forwarding Ltd., Montreal, QC; Ian Langlois, Primewood Lumber Inc., Drummondville, QC; and Eric Vigneault, Vexco Inc. Additional photos on page 8 Page 6 Import/Export Wood Purchasing News April/May 2017
Scansia/IFC Group: Showing Confidence In Oak As Vietnamese Furniture Makers By Michael Buckley Pictured are Import/Export Manager Nguyen Thi Mai Khoi and Managing Director Nguyen Chien Thang, both with International Furniture Limited Co. (IFC), Dong Nai Province, Vietnam. Binh Tan District, Vietnam–Scansia Pacifi c Co. Ltd. may be one of the more well-known and larger Vietnamese furniture manufacturers, but it was the International Furniture Limited Company (IFC) that started it all in 1999. Originally a state-owned company, known as Scanviwood, it had operated on the 2-hectare site, or approximately fi ve acres, in Binh Tan District, just outside Ho Chi Minh City. Once a privately owned joint-venture between Vietnamese and European owners who took control in An IFC employee applies a finish by hand to a solid Oak chair made at the company’s facility. American Oak comprises a large percentage of the furniture made at IFC. This dining set is an example of how Oak is utilized at IFC. outdoor furniture for IKEA, based on the locally grown Acacia plantation, and IFC producing interior furniture predominantly for the United Kingdom market, mainly in solid American Oak lumber, as well as European, according to company representatives. Each now has its own plans for expansion: Scansia by adding another production line and IFC by diversifying its markets. Additional photos on page 20 Continued on page 20 International Furniture Limited Company (IFC) produces interior furniture predominantly for the United Kingdom market, mainly in solid American Oak lumber, as well as European, according to company representatives. 2001 after the government sold its shares, Scansia Pacifi c was then set up here on a 17-hectare site, or 42 acres. Today both companies – Scansia/IFC – have their own different positions in the market with Scansia dedicated mainly to Pictured are American Oak strips being assessed for use as components in furniture manufactured by IFC. Chair production is a key sector at IFC, which employs 400 people. Import/Export Wood Purchasing News April/May 2017 Page 7
