AWMAC

Architectural Woodwork Manufacturers Association of Canada History of the Architectural Woodwork Manufacturers Association of Canada Tracing the history of this association takes us back to the 1920s when millwork operators in the Vancouver area were trying to create a better climate for the industry. From these efforts the Mainland Millwork Association was created and incorporated in 1948. The Mainland Millwork Association became The Architectural Woodwork Association in the 1950's. The Architectural Woodwork Association, the defacto Canadian chapter of the AWI, sent representatives to AWI National Conventions. During the early 1960s this group, in turn, was succeeded by the Millwork Manufacturers Association, and operated within the province of British Columbia, Canada. In the late 1960's, Gary Nikolai of Vancouver, British Columbia, traveled across Canada promoting a national woodworkers association called the Architectural Woodwork Manufacturers Association of Canada, in short, AWMAC. The main thrust of the association has always been to promote and improve quality standards while keeping pace with new products and technology in the Architectural Woodwork Industry. This group’s is intended to give a voice to the representatives of this association along with the various stakeholders of the industry who are concerned and involved in the quality of the Architectural Woodwork in Canada.