Product Development Services for Manufacturers and Designers

CAWP helps wood products manufacturers of all types and sizes to develop, prototype and test new products. We also offer technical mentoring services for industrial designers seeking to create innovative wood-based products.

Management Skills Training for the Wood Products Industry

CAWP offers a set of flexible and affordable management skills training courses that can be taken part-time while working in the wood products industry.

Industrial Wood Finishing
The UBC Certificate in Industrial Wood Finishing is a part-time industry training program that takes place every year from January to April. It combines 100 hours of supervised online study over 3 months with a week-long practical session.

Kiln Drying
CAWP offers a 150-hour modular course in kiln drying that currently represents the most comprehensive training program on the subject available anywhere in the world.

The Wood Innovation Group (TWIG) promotes New Opportunities & Partnerships

In October 2012 CAWP launched a business networking group called Outside the Box to encourage creative thinking about new product opportunities in value-added wood products and building systems.

Designing with Wood Program – Technical Mentoring for Designers

CAWP offers a technical mentoring service for industrial designers and other creative people who want to know more about the specifics of working in the wood products industry. We hope to answer some of the typical technical and business questions that designers have when starting to work with wood